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The European Commission has banned the use of insecticide, fipronil, after fears about the damage it was doing to bees.

Widely used across Europe by farmers, fipronil will be banned from use on corn and sunflowers from the end of 2013, after member s

40% fall in companies in financial distress raises in second quarter, according to restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor.

The number of companies in financial distress dropped sharply in the second quarter, in the latest sign of improvement in the

The Institute of Horticulture (IoH) is delighted to announce that Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to grant a Royal Charter to the Institute of Horticulture. The Institute's Royal Charter will come into legal effect when it is seale

Can paving stones help cut pollution levels? Scientists in the Netherlands reckon so.

The BBC reports on so-called 'smog eating pavements' that are made up of concrete, sprayed with titanium oxide.

And it is the chemical coating that neutralizes poll

Working together is the best way to defend British trees and plants from the pests and diseases threatening them, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said.

He was speaking at a meeting of woodland organisations and forestry groups, who were discussin

The UK government has in place a consultation process covering local air quality in England, with a deadline of 30 August 2013.

Local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland are required to regularly review and assess air quality in their areas ag

• Gardeners are less likely to display signs of depression
• Poll found 80 per cent of gardeners feel satisfied with their lives 
  
• Only 67 per cent of non-gardeners feel the same way

If you’re feeling a little down, don’t reach for a glass of wine – gra

A quick look over the headlines from the past couple of days.

Deadly oak disease 'spreading' in UK
The government is stepping up monitoring of a disease thought to pose a serious threat to UK oak trees.

Volunteers recognised as 'green heroes'
'Green

The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has put forward three demands to tackle the issue of planning controls in the UK.

The organisation's Save our Countryside Charter is calling for:

• Don’t sacrifice our countryside. Our open space

Well, with the hottest day of the year so far in the offing it has been hard to keep plants (and me) from wilting. we both need similar things - plenty of water and some shade. I have set up an awning in my own garden to help the planting beneath fro

I recently read a thought-provoking article which questioned the sustainable credentials of the garden lawn. Whilst I applaud the principle of always looking for new and better ways to maintain our gardens using fewer resources and toxic chemicals, I

So just how much is a garden worth? Well in London you can add around 20% to the value of a property, according to estate agents, Marsh & Parsons.

Peter Rollings, chief executive of Marsh & Parsons, said: "Location and outdoor space can make the diff

The director of public health in Stockport, Dr Stephen Watkins, has said to cut costs 'sheep, goats or llamas could be used as an alternative to mowing'.

However, the Stockport Express newspaper reports that the council PR department said that whilst

A fungicide with a long history of use in the agricultural sector is to be trialled for its potential to help reduce the impact of a serious fungal disease affecting pine woodlands.

Concerned that Dothistroma needle blight, which affects mainly pine

BRETT PERMEABLE PAVING MEETS THE COMPLEX DRAINAGE NEEDS OF A CAR PARK SITE

Permeable paving supplied by Brett Landscaping has provided an effective Sustainable Drainage Solution (SUDS) for a car park site in Cheltenham.

Cheltenham Architects car park

Pembroke College Head Groundsman Trevor Munns has chosen a Bowcom GMX machine for all line marking at the college sports ground.

The 12-acre sports ground at Pembroke College, Cambridge University’s third oldest seat of learning, provides year round s

The Future Forests Network is a collaboration between the Forestry Commission, The Silvanus Trust and the Sylva Foundation.

This new project aims to map the occurrence of new and novel species already growing in UK forests, to provide the forestry se

The pest Oak Processionary Moth is present in parts of London and Berkshire, and efforts to control it have become more sophisticated as those involved have gained experience.

Monitoring its distribution and spread is essential to its effective manag

The cost of Real Time Information (RTI), a new HMRC payroll process introduced in April which all firms with employees have to use, is only adding to the pressures small businesses face.

Research from the Forum of Private Business showed firms are pa

(click to enlarge image: weather forecast for the mean's tennis final at Wimbledon)

As landscapers and gardeners we plan their working and leisure lives around the weather (or the forecast). There's nothing more stressful than continually upset sche