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The British Library has unveiled a Georgian inspired garden, complete with a cherub of the infant Prince George.

To mark the launch of its new exhibition opening this week, Georgians Revealed: Life, Style and the Making of Modern Britain, the library

With they’re continued success in the natural and artificial sportsturf sector, White Horse Contractors (Northern) are proud to announce their latest completed contract – North Durham Academy.

Following a highly competitive tendering process, the comp

Time is running out for Newcastle upon Tyne's botanic garden, home to a collection of rare plants once used for research into projects as diverse as water conservation and drugs for dementia.

When the city's university leaves the Moorbank site it has

Registration opens today to find new design ideas for London’s Royal Docks. The Landscape Institute and Ecobuild, with support from the Mayor of London and London Borough of Newham, have launched ‘The Royal Docks Ideas Competition’ to find innovative

A product designed to add colour and bring benefits to fine turf during pre-dormant and dormant times of year is being introduced into the UK for the first time by Sherriff Amenity, one of the leading turf care and sports equipment suppliers.

Manufact

Business costs have continued to rise during 2013, with energy costs still the most commonly seen increase among small businesses, according to the latest research from the Forum of Private Business.

The Forum's latest Cost of Doing Business survey,

The RHS has created a series of short films in which young professionals in horticulture share what they love about their jobs and explain why their careers matter.

The films were made in response to a survey revealing that just 16% of pupils highli

 Liverpool Landscaping Careers

Landscaping as a career?

We have been established for over 30 years and in the last 5 years have seen so many  businesses pop up out of no where. Many of these landscaping companies have been set up by past employees o

The Great British Garden Revival is a new series starting on BBC Two in December, that aims to do for plants what the Great British Bake Off has done for cakes.

Many of the BBC's gardening experts will be tasked with explaining and highlighting some

The proven reliability and consistent finish achieved by Charlie Yeomans, Head Groundsman at the University of Warwick and his existing Dennis cricket wicket mower made the British manufacturer the obvious choice when he was looking to purchase a new

The government has launched a consultation on how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should shape the future of farming and the rural economy in England.

The new EU rules set the framework for how CAP funding may be spent, but the UK government suc

UK building, construction and landscaping sector leaders have learned about a new business and human rights programme in the export sandstone sector of Rajasthan, India.

At a recent presentation the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and member compani

I've made live an interactive plant finder, identification and pruning guide website which is still growing.

www.rightplants4me.co.uk

The website is designed to help you find the right plants to suite every aspect of a garden and seasonal need.

You simp

If you have cared for a public park, or just enjoy walking around them, do you have any ideas on making them financially sustainable?

With public sector funding for services like parks projected to fall by 60 per cent or more over the next decade, am

Thomas Heatherwick plans to suspend ‘1000 tonnes of garden’ over the River Thames in London, in his ambitious £150 million bridge proposal.

Plans were initially mooted in June this year to create a garden-like pedestrian bridge linking Temple and th

The National Trust is hoping that a plantation of trees at Holnicote, near Minehead, can help in the fight against ash dieback.

The trees have survived the disease for longer than thought possible, 11 years, and it is thought there might be an opport

Figures published today by the Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) show an 11 per cent drop in major injuries compared to 2011/12.

Provisional statistics published by the HSE show that in Britain between April 2012 and March 2013:

- 19,707 major injurie

John Brookes MBE celebrated his 80th birthday last week. He has been designing gardens for over 50 years, and is well known for his classic book Room Outside, which was first published in 1969. In my opinion John has done for garden design what Eliza

Marshalls and UNICEF UK have formed a three year partnership to protect children working in the hazardous stone quarrying sector in India.

With funding from Marshalls, UNICEF will carry out research into quarrying in the Indian state of Rajasthan and

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced grants totalling £21m to conserve nine distinctive landscapes.

This investment will ensure a boost for rural areas and provide long-term social, economic and environmental benefits.

The landscapes are:

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