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This week will see the opening of a new nature reserve that has been named after the man who led the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust for many years.

The reserve is to be named Tasker’s Meadow as a tribute to the trust’s former chief executive, Andy Task

Hanson Formpave has supplied over 2,000m2 of paving to Barratt Homes’ Hanham Hall development, which is set to be the first of its kind to achieve the new zero carbon standard.

Set within 12-acres near Bristol, the development will be one of the firs

Next weekend, London's private gardens and squares are open to the public. Expert urban explorer Todd Longstaffe-Gowan plots his path through the best

Open Garden Squares Weekend is the London Parks & Gardens Trust's highest profile event and, since

The Design Concept:

Reflecting the current economic climate, the concept behind the Austerity Garden is high design on a low budget. In being innovative with affordable materials the garden will showcase creative design solutions. Rather than disguis

As the UK job market and economy continue to struggle, an increasing number of people working in horticulture are finding themselves faced with debt problems. Last year Perennial, the national charity for people working in horticulture and their fami

Gardeners' World Live rolls into the NEC Birmingham next week, and for one designer it has been a journey to savour.

Sharon Hockenhull, from Bolton, was selected by multi-award winning garden designer Cleve West and experts from the RHS to build a ga

A number of residents in Manchester city centre have backed the ParkStarter scheme which aims to reclaim 'zombie' car parks.

Over the weekend, supporters of the scheme rolled out 62 sqm of turf across six parking spots, that were paid for to cover th

Sherriff Amenity has entered into a unique partnership with Bowcom, to sell market and develop line marking products exclusively throughout the United Kingdom.

The agreement will see the national Sherriff Amenity Sales team promoting and selling Bowco

The National Gardens Scheme (NGS) and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are inviting amateur gardeners across England and Wales to apply for funds to support their community horticultural projects.

The fund of more than £100,000 was created in me

Seed potato grower, Ian Barbour from Annan, has smashed the Guinness World Record for exhibiting seed potatoes at Gardening scotland 2013.

Barbour from JBA Seed Potatoes and a team of volunteers spent three days washing more than 3000 individual pot

Just a quick pick of news headlines from the last couple of days.

Bumblebees take off with a special fungus weapon to save strawberries
Growers turn away from chemical pesticides in the battle against grey mould.

Which fruit juices are the most ethic

Urban areas could be the best hope for the survival of many species, but to do so we need to incorporate the natural world in new and innovative ways.

There is an optimistic view of the unprecedented migration we are witnessing from rural to urban a

The Weinor Zenara cassette awning impresses with its puristic design: the innovative two-point connection to a house only requires two wall brackets even for widths of 6.5 metres. In addition, all integrated components are invisible and space-saving.

You most probably don't need telling, but this spring is on track to be the coldest in more than 50 years.

The Met Office has said that the UK's mean temperature for the season (March-April-May) is currently 6.0°C, based on figures from 1 March to 28

A campaign has been launched to bring people and communities together to sow, grow and support UK native wild flowers.

Grow Wild, a new campaign funded by the Big Lottery Fund, aims to inspire people to get together to transform unloved urban sites,

Just getting to grips with the prospect of building two RHS Show Gardens this year in July, Hampton Court then Tatton Park. I must be Mad !! to find out more check out my Build Blog http://www.august-garden-designs.co.uk/Blog

Both Show Gardens are es

Five-year-old Edinburgh twins Olivia and Matthew Ducreux who are supporters of Poppyscotland meet a one-and-a-half tonne turf panda in the Turffit Garden for Gardening Leave at Gardening Scotland 2013.

Both charities are taking part in the national g

Detailed notes and guidance have been published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) on dealing with invasive plants.

The guide, titled Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed and other invasive plants, provides information on the

A widely used insect nerve agent has been labelled a "high acute risk" to honeybees by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). A similar assessment by the EFSA on three other insecticides preceded the suspension of their use in the European Union.

Following a competitive tendering process, Souters Sports, the UK’s leading crown green construction contractors, were chosen to construct the new bowling green on a former decaying factory site for Budenberg Bowling Club in Broadheath, near Stockpor