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Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over 30 years, gives his thoughts for 2014.

The whole year kicks off again with the annual pilgrimage to BTME and Harrogate. It’s so hard to believe 12 months have passed so quickly.

At least those mont

Jacksons Fencing is opening up its garden design competition for the fifth year running, hoping to inspire and delight.

Aimed at garden designers, landscape architects and other landscaping professional the project will be run along the similar lines

Nick Smith, development manager for culture and leisure at Stockton Borough Council, has been appointed as the new show director for Harrogate Flower Shows.

Nick, who is 35, has a background in landscape architecture, design and management.

"As an av

Every area of public and private expenditure is under scrutiny to see where savings can be made and the approach to pitch drainage can make a significant difference to long and short term expenditure.

Terrain Aeration is one company that offer a long

Police have launched an appeal to trace a rare plant that has been stolen from one of the greenhouses at Kew Gardens, south-west London.

A Nymphaea thermarum, the smallest water lily in the world and extinct in the wild, is believed to have been stol

Leading sports ground contractor, Souters Sports, has continued its policy of investing in state of the art equipment with the purchase of two MAN TGX 26.440 lorries. The two Lorries have been bought for their reliability and efficiency.

Winner of sev

Leading natural and artificial sportsground contractors White Horse Contractors association with Barclays Premier League side Chelsea FC has seen renovation works undertaken at the club’s Cobham training ground.

Building on the relationship that the c

What a fantastic year 2013 was for Aura Landscapes! We were given the opportunity to create a plethora of incredible landscaped gardens and outdoor living spaces for our customers, as well as becoming regional award winner at the Marshalls 2013 award

The importance of high visibility clothing is evident across many different industries and it has plenty of domestic uses too. According to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, introduced in 1992, employers must now make sure that t

The Horticultural Trades Association is looking to help get people growing plants this spring by launching the ‘It Starts with a Pot’ campaign.

The campaign is designed to show people that gardening does not have to be complicated but that it can be

The Environment Agency is continuing to warn of the risk of flooding in southern England as the forecast is for more rain over the coming days.

Communities in Dorset, South Wiltshire, Somerset and the Thames Valley are being urged to remain vigilant

A quick catch-up on some of the recent headlines.

What European garden designers really think of Britain
Britain has a long and rich tradition of garden design, but how do European designers perceive us, where do we stand on the world stage - and are

Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long-lasting positive impact on people's mental well-being, a study has suggested.

UK researchers found moving to a green space had a sustained positive effect, unlike pay rises or promotions, which onl

Marshalls has announce a number of new additions to its domestic product range available to homeowners in 2014. 

Marshalls new products are designed specifically with the needs of the homeowner and installer in mind.

Driveways are boosted with a  new

My name is Roy Vernon and i buy and sell natural, reclaimed, York Stone Flags for a living in the North West. 

On my website, i have a dedicated blog page where my customers can vent off, rant on, or simply air their views, on those vagabonds who so b

A long delay to the introduction of rules meant to prevent housing developments exacerbating floods, looks set to end.

House builders had previously rejected Department of Environment demands that ponds and collection hollows should be incorporated t

A proposed £150m garden bridge over the River Thames has been labelled as a vanity project by Shadow transport minister Lord Davies, The BBC reports.

The bridge, designed by Thomas Heatherwick.

Shadow transport minister Lord Davies of Oldham describe

Brett Landscaping has underlined its ability to bring exceptional functionality and aesthetics to commercial landscaping installations with a 15,000m2 project to upgrade the bus interchange at Watford Junction Station.

The Brett solution integrates t

An Oxford landscaping firm is growing a successful business as a LazyLawn licensee, after the area’s demand for artificial grass leapt by 20% in just 12 months.

David Bickford of Harmony Lawns Ltd, which is based in Carterton, has become the only fir