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Juniper is best known for its aromatic berries, which are prized for the flavour they impart to gin.

In fact, the word ‘gin’ derives from genièvre or jenever - the French and Dutch words for juniper.

Juniper is one of only three native conifers - the

I had the opportunity to visit London Stone's West London showroom this morning for a meeting.

Set within a large Garden Centre environment (and one which I knew well from my youth as an Aquatic Centre), I was genuinely impressed with their site, sho

Defra and the Forestry Commission have published a one year update to the Government Response to the Forestry Regulation Task Force. The update reports positive progress on almost all of the Task Force recommendations, including:

• Significantly inc

National Parks England, alongside Defra, has launched a 'Love Your National Parks' campaign to celebrate all that England's National Parks have to offer.

This year's National Parks Week runs from 29 July to 4 August and aims to boost the economic val

People in 18 countries across Europe have been found to have traces of the weed killer glyphosate in their urine, a study by Friends of the Earth Europe has found.

The findings raise concerns about increasing levels of exposure to glyphosate-based we

Well the Shade Zone team definitely enjoyed the sun and the interest in our Algarve Rotating Blade Canopy at last weekends’ World of Parks & Leisure Home Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

Interest came from several areas - with park owners, holid

The designer behind the stunning Olympic cauldron is planning a giant £60 million floating garden to bridge the Thames.

Thomas Heatherwick’s design would be the first new crossing since the Millennium Bridge opened to the public in 2002 and would cre

Nick Milne is a co-director of Southern Landscape Contracts Ltd SLC based in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.

SLC is a young company with big ambitions and already operates extensively around many regions of southern England with depots in Hampshire and B

A third of all honey bee colonies were lost over the winter of 2012/2013 – more than double the losses of the previous year – with increased losses recorded in all regions of England.

The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) today announced the resu

One of the highlights of the City of London Festival, running from 23 June to 26 July, will be a pop-up mobile orchard.

Both real and manufactured trees will take root at a number of City locations during the festival.

Part installation, part perform

Those with an interest in the UK forestry industry can take part in a series of free e-lectures as part of a project aimed at building links with counterparts in Canada.

The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) and Forest Research, have joined forc

I try to work with as many artists as I can when creating garden designs and in the two RHS Show Gardens I am building this year at Hampton and Tatton there is no exception. I have commissioned a very talented abstract artist Martin Bush to create a

Alan Ferguson, Head Groundsman at St George’s Park - the FA’s National Football Centre, has chosen Dennis as a key supplier of maintenance equipment for use on the natural elite pitches.

The award winning groundsman purchased three Dennis G860’s compl

Communities across the Glasgow area are being encouraged to head outdoors, get active and enjoy a new network of 13 Commonwealth Woods.

A legacy project of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the network includes woods that are well-established, boasting an

The European Commission has adopted a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of spatial planning.

Green Infrastructure is a tried and tested t

If you want some inspiration, or just a smile, check out the finalists for the prestigious Shed of the Year competition.

Close on 14,000 votes were cast to narrow the search down to the winners of eight categories who are now competing for the ultima

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published feedback and findings following its request for input into the strategy for the management of urban diffuse water pollution in England.

This form of diffuse pollution in rivers and wa

A little sunshine, warmer temperatures followed by the usual bouts of rain and the grass and weeds are up and away.

It’s the same every year, this sudden spurt of growth in the paddock, around the estate, the meadow, all want topping and you need to

It's no secret that plants play an essential role in the health and well-being of our planet. But a new study suggests that as the trees around us become fewer, it may actually come at the expense of human lives.

Over the past decade, an estimated 10