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In its response to the Environmental Audit Committee report on Pollinators and Pesticides, the government rejects the mounting peer-reviewed evidence that led the European Commission to conclude that a moratorium on the use of three neonicotinoid ins

Marshalls have today announced that Martyn Coffey has commenced a month long induction as Chief Executive designate with immediate effect.

Martyn Coffey joins the Company from BDR Thermea Group, a manufacturer and distributor of domestic and industri

The Shade Zone Exhibitors Stand at the Lawns Show, Cottingham

Apply for the RHS/GCA Interchange Fellowship 2014/15 before 31 October 2013, and you could be travelling across the ocean to either intern or study in the USA, developing your skills, knowledge and experience while building invaluable contacts throu

The BBC and RHS have signed a new, four year contract which includes the exclusive rights to broadcast RHS Shows at Chelsea, Hampton, Tatton and Malvern on the BBC until 2017.

The new deal will continue to give BBC audiences unprecedented access to t

A quick look over some recent headlines.

Garden planning: how to plant combinations of flowers
Some plants are made for each other. Choose those that complement each other and autumn can be a golden moment.

Droughts, mink and habitat loss blamed for

Landscaper employment opportunity with Kirman Design

Kirman Design is an established multi-award winning garden design and landscaping practice based at Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury, Cheshire (Garden Centre of the Year 2002, 2010 & 2011). Work is va

Lime Orchard the garden design and construction franchise business, has cut though recessionary times with a zing!

Judy Behl – managing director of Lime Orchard says “ Since we started trading in 2009, we have grown the business, profitably, year on

The SISIS team of designers and engineers have been working closely with groundsmen, greenkeepers and course managers, throughout the country, to ensure that the launch of the new Rotorake 600HD meets the high expectations that the company sets.

This

SISIS have launched two re-designed products – the pedestrian Dart powered vertical action aerator and Rotorake TM1000 tractor mounted heavy duty scarifier.

For the past twelve months, the SISIS team of engineers have listened to what customers were l

Martin Guy Developments (MGD), a golf services supplier and maintenance contractor, has signed a rolling 12-month preferred supplier agreement with Sherriff Amenity. The agreement covers exclusive provision of fertilisers, chemicals and grass seed.

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Drainage works carried out by leading sports turf contractor, Souters Sports, at North Wales Golf Club have recently been completed and delivered beneficial results to the club.

Set in the seaside town of Llandudno with excellent views over the Conwy

Once a month ProSift Cleaning give one lucky customer a free pressure washing clean.
The winner for Aug was Martin from Orpington. Pictures are on our website www.prosift.com on our blog section on the website.

To enter, all you have to do is go to ou

PSD Groundscare have appointed David Joel as their Business Development Manager for the South and East.

David has a wealth of experience in the horticultural machinery industry having spent the last seven years as general manager of a garden machine

Homebase is urging Britain’s next generation of gardeners to join its ground-breaking Garden Academy apprenticeship scheme.

The academy, for people aged 16 and above, is a pioneering scheme set up between Homebase and Adam Frost to help raise the pro

Next time you are clearing a garden or undertaking a similar project, you might want to keep your eye out for a racoon or two.

Researchers are warning that towns and cities face increasing problems from invasive species, citing the spread of racoons

An amateur naturalist says she was "very excited" to find a rare giant beetle in her garden.

The European rhinoceros beetle was found by Angie Hill in Martley, Worcestershire.

Conservation trust Buglife identified the beetle from a photo Ms Hill sent

wp>Today, the RHS announces the launch of the world’s first global online gardening for wildlife course- to educate people on planting and creating attractive habitats for wildlife in their gardens. The course is bookable from September 7 via both Th

Gardeners will be able to get a wealth of advice and inspiration for growing fruit and vegetables at the Wakehurst Seed Festival being held at Wakehurst Place, the country estate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex on