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As we finally re-accustom ourselves with spring, and the sun finally decides to grace the UK with a more prominent presence, Shade Zone UK Ltd is now bracing itself for what we hope is going to be a busy summer.
With the large range of shading produ

I KNOW it's not landscape related, but a NASA video of the sun is quite mesmerising.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has had virtually unbroken coverage of the sun's rise toward solar maximum, the peak of solar activity in its regular 11-ye

I'm looking for any unwanted work in the gatwick area I'm a new business but very experianced. If any one has any leads on here or any jobs they don't want or haven't got time for let me know.
Thanks will be much appreciated.

Fullers Mill Garden under Perennial ownership

In January 2013 Perennial were delighted to accept ownership of Fullers Mill Garden at West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, which remains fully funded by its creator, Bernard Tickner.

Bernard moved to Fullers Mil

The £4 million WRU National Centre of Excellence, which provides training facilities for the Welsh rugby team, Cardiff Blues, Cardiff City FC and the Welsh FA at the Vale Resort near Cardiff, South Wales has selected Complete Weed Control (South Wale

Open Garden Squares Weekend (OGSW) takes place in London this year, opening some 218 hidden and little-known gardens to the public on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June, 2013.

Gardens are located across 27 London boroughs and range from the historic

Garden guru Chris Beardshaw is recommending a new technique for bigger blooms – blast your plants with heavy metal.

The broadcaster and gardening expert reveals on Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time on Friday that a constant diet of Black Sabbath wor

It is not likely to bother the judges at Chelsea, but you have to smile at Debbie Ballard who her turned her front garden into a 'living room' after falling out with her local council.

The BBC reports that Debbie put an old chair in the garden of her

Up to £250,000 will be available to reimburse farmers for the cost of removing sheep killed in freak snow in England last month, farming minister, David Heath announced today.

This is the latest move in a programme of support to help farmers affected

The daffodil is one of the few plants with a 'corona', a crown-like structure also referred to as the 'trumpet'. New research suggests that the corona is not an extension of the petals as previously thought, but is a distinct organ sharing more genet

One of Scotland's rarest carnivores is showing encouraging signs of recovery, a new report has highlighted.

From Argyll to Aberdeenshire, and Caithness to the central belt, the pine marten is proving that rare mammals can recover their numbers, given

Bayer AG and Syngenta AG face more pressure over crop chemicals suspected in bee-deaths as retailers including Sainsbury's, the UK’s third largest supermarket chain, said they’re looking into the matter.

“At present we have not banned the use of neon

Composite Decking is an ideal alternative to traditional timber decking, with the following key advantages:-

• The warmth and feel of timber
• An attractive and contemporary appearance
• Little or no maintenance
• Defect Free - no splits, cracks, knots, warp or

The "extraordinary level of conservation" of genetic data in the tulip tree remains largely unchanged since the dinosaurs, a study suggests.

The species' genomic change is about 2,000 times slower than in humans, making it a "molecular fossil", a tea

The number of dead and distressed seabirds found on the south coast increased dramatically over the weekend. Hundreds of birds, mostly guillemots, but also a smaller number of razorbills and puffins, were washed up on beaches in Cornwall, Devon and D

It is National Gardening Week and this year's event is concentrating on two themes, horticultural careers and wild flower meadows.

Running until Sunday, April 21 there are a number of events and open days across the country, an online map is availabl

Compacted, waterlogged golf and bowls greens in Norwich are now a thing of the past after local grounds maintenance provider, Waveney Norse (based in Lowestoft) recently invested in a SISIS Autoslit.

Aeration is a key process to improve drainage, redu

video of us laying setts were working on a project in wiltshire .a courtyard on a new build country house. 170m2 reclaimed granite setts laid in bogun pattern there laid to road spec but this courtyard is foot traffic only there are eight videos to l

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Has anyone used or brought a Pellenc Helion Pole Hedgetrimmer, What are they like to use? What are the costs involved compared to a petrol version? and how good is the dealer network? as i have been asked to look into the pros a cons of Battery ver

British Seed Houses has launched a bespoke seed mixture especially for the specifiers trying to meet the demands of today’s market.

Designed with professional landscape gardeners and architects in mind, AberSustain will offer the ultimate low mainten