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Job losses are on the cards at Kew Gardens as the world-famous botanical site faces up to a £5million funding gap.

The 300 acre Unesco World Heritage gardens opened in 1759 and saw a rise in visitor numbers last year of 29 per cent. Yet it is still s

Maintaining their commitment to educating groundsmen and greenkeepers, Dennis and SISIS have kicked off their 2014 series of ‘on the green’ seminars, starting at Potton Bowls Club in Bedfordshire.

Continuing its programme of working closely with turf

Reelig Glen, a Forestry Commission Scotland site near Inverness, is home to four of the tallest trees in Britain – one of which is also the tallest of its kind in Europe.

Everyone knows the famous Dughall Mor – a Douglas Fir that at one time held the

Seven new research projects have received a share of £7m to help address threats to UK forests, woods and trees.

The multi-disciplinary Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Initiative (THAPBI) will generate knowledge to tackle pests and diseases and to

Wildflowers are to be planted in Monmouthshire to increase pollination and help reduce the decline of bees.

Some grassed areas such as roadside verges and cemeteries will also be cut less often to allow existing plants to set seeds.

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A pick of National Trust (NT) gardens are set to feature in a new BBC 4 series uncovering the rich social and horticultural history of four British heritage landscapes in April.

British Gardens in Time, explores the grand Georgian landscape at Stowe

Charity organisation, Groundwork, has announced the appointment of a new national chief executive.

Graham Duxbury (right), who has worked for Groundwork for more than 15 years, most recently as its director of development, replaces Sir Tony Hawkhead

Nasa has developed a spacecraft that looks like a giant sunflower that they hope might one day be used to find Earth-like planets.

The prototype deployable structure, called a starshade, is being developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasa

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The year 2013 once again demonstrated the dramatic impact of droughts, heat waves, floods and tropical cyclones on people and property in all parts of the planet, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s Annual Statement on the Status of

Garden retailer Adam Wigglesworth from Aylett Nurseries in Hertfordshire has been appointed vice president-elect of the Horticultural Trades Association.

Adam obtained an Agricultural Economics degree (BSc.AgEcon), at Wye College, University of Londo

Marshalls, the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer is today hosting its annual Register Awards at Bagden Hall, West Yorkshire.

Celebrating excellence in hard landscaping design and installation, this year’s national awards attracted over 650

TV presenter, ethnobotanist and best-selling author James Wong is to become an RHS Ambassador.

As part of his new role James will have a special focus on championing horticultural science and will work alongside other RHS Ambassadors and the horticul

BTME was a roaring success and everyone left Harrogate with a spring in their step anticipating the new season with relish. Alas, the weather has been playing its part again in spoiling thoughts we had of an early start to the season. Here Alan Abel

Communities, schools and the landscape of the Brecks area in East Anglia will benefit from a series of new landscape and heritage conservation projects thanks to a £1.5million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

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Traceable and responsible supply chains for timber retailers; better practices that respect the environment and local people; increased revenues for smallholder farmers. It sounds like a pipedream, but for one community in Java, it's a reality.

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The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has named the top 10 garden diseases of 2013, based on enquiries received by the RHS gardening advice team.

For the 18th year running honey fungus is the number one disease, with its presence confirmed on 215 sam

From Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May, 2014, the Garden Museum will host a week long festival of green infrastructure events.

The museum will be used as a hub for dialogue and debate between professionals from a range of vocations, and aimed at a dive

Councilllors have branched out in their area of expertise by taking part in a tree-training programme.

Members of East Grinstead Town Council's planning committee admit they have been stumped on occasions in the past when considering applications to