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Defra has held a ‘Plant Health Stakeholder Summit’ in London that looked at ways to protect the UK’s trees and plants from pests and disease.

A key element of the work has been the development of a risk register, highlighting 700 possible threats to

While not expected to happen in the next year or two, scientists believe the UK will begin to experience drier summers within a decade.

Scientists at the University of Reading say that major currents in the North Atlantic Ocean seem to be slowing dow

Signs are to be put up in the New Forest warning dog owners about a little-known disease that has killed 17 dogs across Britain in recent months.

The Forestry Commission notices tell owners to take their pet to a vet should it develop lesions on its

In an initiative by the RHS and Defra, £50,000 is being made available to help community gardening groups use less peat-based growing media.

The organisations are making the money available to It’s Your Neighbourhood and Britain in Bloom groups throu

An article on the Guardian website provides evidence of how alien species can be unintentionally spread around, caused merely walking in a particular area and picking up spores (or seeds) on footwear.

"Scientists have discovered an unexpected leftove

Bristol City Council has been fined for safety failings after a park keeper suffered serious injuries when she was thrown from a tractor as it overturned.

The 51 year-old worker, from Bristol, who does not wish to be named, broke her pelvis and badly

The Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to ensure wall building skills are not lost.

The project aims to improve career prospects in dry stone walling by providing five trai

A major conference on Northern Ireland’s changing landscape kicks off today.

landscape professionals will be joined by Minister for the Environment, Mark Durkan, and delegates from the UK and Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) an

Sherriff Amenity, one of the leading turf care and sports equipment suppliers, is pleased to announce the launch of a new professional spreader – the Trojan DSi.

The Trojan range is renowned by grounds care professionals to be designed and built with

The tennis courts at Old Albanian Tennis Club in St Alban’s have received a new lease of life following a Replay Rejuvenation® and will now be fit for play for a number of years.

Ideally, artificial turf pitches (ATP’s) should be maintained from day o

A study has determined that trees accelerate their rate of growth as they get older.

Scientists studied nearly three-quarters of a million trees around the world, and discovered that large, old trees increased their rate of growth. It was previously

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