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More than four out of five people want laws protecting wildlife to remain as strong or be made tougher after the UK leaves the European Union, according to a new poll.

The EU has world-leading environmental protection standards and there have been fe

Capability Brown, the most famous of all English landscape gardeners, moved mountains and flooded valleys to create his illusions of idyllic pastoral vistas – but he was staggeringly well paid for his efforts, earning more than the equivalent of £500

Adam Grantham grounds manager for Reading FC, believes that Limagrain’s MM60 grass seed has helped him achieve a pitch which can stand up to the rigours of a multitude of both rugby and football games.

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Scientists have discovered the cause of the recent run of miserable wet summers as they begin to unravel the mysteries of the Atlantic jet stream.

Researchers from the University of Sheffield and the Met Office have identified a number of possible fa

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Most countries in the world have little capacity to deal effectively with invasive species, a study suggests.

The spread of non-native species threatens livelihoods and biodiversity, but the issue is worsened by global trade, travel and climate chang

New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) suggests half (52%) of small firms have been stung by unfair contract terms with suppliers, costing nearly £4 billion in the last three years.

Suppliers are failing to make auto-rollover clau

There is clear evidence that some of Britain’s rarest mountain plants are disappearing due to a steadily warming climate, botanists working in the Scottish Highlands have found.

The tiny but fragile Arctic plants, such as Iceland purslaine, snow pear

The Arboricultural Association has published a position statement on biosecurity in arboriculture and urban forestry.

The association has said that many trees in the UK are under threat from the introduction and spread of imported pests and diseases.

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Last month was the hottest month in recorded history, beating the record set just 12 months before and continuing the long string of monthly records, according to the latest Nasa data.

The past nine months have set temperature records for their respe

Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched the latest element in their ongoing orchard conservation work: an interactive community orchard map that lists around 400 community orchard groups across the UK, found at: www

Jacksons Fencing, a UK market leader in the fencing and gate industry, has introduced an exciting new product to its premium garden fencing panel range.

The Tartan Trellis panel is a refreshing new spin on traditional trellis; designed by placing the

The largest list of employers to be named and shamed for failing to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage has been published.

Almost 200 employers who failed to pay their workers the legal minimum have been publicly named, Business Minister Mar

A few weeks ago, I was expecting to enjoy the summer in the communal garden of my new home, but after weeks of the legal process grinding on, my dreams were shattered by something lurking out there: Japanese knotweed.

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It’s been a few weeks since Brexit and things are pretty cloudy. We don't fully know what it means and how it will affect us all in a daily basis just yet. Alan Abel from Complete Weed Control discusses what this means for the amenity industry.

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Twenty-five years ago, the Midlands villages of Moira, Donisthorpe and Overseal overlooked a gruesome landscape. The communities were surrounded by opencast mines, old clay quarries, spoil heaps, derelict coal workings, polluted waterways and all the

Popular aquatic plant water hyacinth will soon disappear from UK ponds after the European Commission finally published its list of species of EU wide concern, as part of the Invasive Alien Species Regulation.

The list effectively bans long-term sale

SALTEX 2016’s all-encompassing and free-to-attend LEARNING LIVE programme is set to explore what impact leaving the European Union will have on the industry, when the exhibition opens its doors at the NEC, Birmingham on the 2 and 3 November.

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