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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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A community initiative has enabled residents and local schoolchildren in the Llandaff North area of Cardiff to join forces to nurture an award-winning garden.

The show garden – named ‘A Growing Community’ – has been installed at its permanent site in

Following further increases during the third quarter the value for prime arable land now averages just under £8300 per acre across Great Britain. This pushes average growth up to 8.5% so far this year - our baseline forecast for average value growth

Award-winning marketing and corporate communications agency Fusion Media (Europe) Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Clark as their new Marketing Co-ordinator with immediate effect.

Lauren joins the company as a graduate of Midd

Marshalls have announced that David Sarti, Chief Operating Officer, will retire from the Board on 31 December 2014.

David Sarti joined Marshalls in March 2001 and was appointed to the Board in January 2004. He also holds an external non-executive pos

Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over 30 years, gives his take on disease management going into the colder weather.

Fusarium. Take - All Patch. Dollar Spot. Anthracnose. Leaf Spot. Brown Patch.

All these fungal attacks have been design

Trellis & garden screening - an alternative use.

Do you have an unsightly object in your garden? Are you wanting to hide your wheely bins, hide a car parking area, oil tanks etc?

Using Trellis or other styles of screen fencing is a great way to screen

Pottering around the garden or fixing up the house has been linked to a longer life in a study of people over the age of 60, reports the BBC.

Older people can struggle to exercise vigorously, but the study said simply getting off the sofa and avoidin

PAUL COOLING has been elected to the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) board replacing Sue Allen who is retiring from the role.

The Chairman of Coolings Nurseries has been a long-time supporter of the IGCA and his appointment continues t

A quick look over some of the recent headlines.

10 ways to reconnect with nature this autumn
Studies suggest we are becoming disconnected from wildlife, and losing the benefits. So how can we get back to nature this autumn?

National Trust has 'open m

Two workshops on developing guidance within the amenity sector on an integrated approach to the use of pesticides, are to take place early next year.

Each workshop will feature talks about integrated approaches to amenity weed control and consider ap

For the past 25 years, innovation has been the key to Etesia’s success. During this period the company’s research and development department have constantly manufactured a series of innovative machines that have revolutionised green space maintenance

Unsettled weather is expected to continue over the next few days with further spells of heavy rain and strong winds for most parts, particularly over Saturday and Sunday.

The Met Office says that as we move into Sunday night and Monday morning there

When the artificial sports pitch at Elizabeth College in Guernsey began to show signs of deterioration in its ability to drain, the college’s bursar, Mike Spillar, brought in synthetic surface maintenance specialists Replay maintenance to restore the

Sandal Rugby Club in Wakefield, Yorkshire has entered a new exciting era in their long history with two new pitches constructed by Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors.

Following a competitive tendering process, the c

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As if ash trees didn't face enough difficulties, coming over the horizon is a tree boring insect that's hitched a lift on trucks.

Researchers have recorded the presence of the emerald ash borer in Moscow since 2007, as it became established in broadl