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Grass species of crops adopt an "austerity" strategy and limits the development of its root system during times of drought, a study has revealed.
The results offer an insight into the little understood biology of roots and could help breeding effort
The future of London’s proposed garden bridge has been called into further question after the city’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan, halted preparatory work on the structure over fears this could involve more public money being spent.
Khan officially backs th
Employers have responded to the new National Living Wage (NLW) by raising prices or reducing profits rather than cutting jobs, according to a survey from the Resolution Foundation.
The wage, which requires employers to pay staff aged 25 and over at l
IN an attempt to help the bees, Defra is advising UK homeowners to grow more flowers and cut the grass less often.
It goes on to say that its advice to families, gardeners, farmers, developers, land owners and local authorities is simple:
- grow more
CED Stone Group have been sponsoring show gardens at the RHS Flower Shows for over 27 years, including RHS Chelsea, RHS Hampton Court, RHS Tatton Park, RHS Malvern and RHS Cardiff.
We had the privilege of supporting 12 show gardens at this year’s RHS
Marshalls' revenue for the 6 months ended 30 June 2016 was up 2 per cent at £202 million (2015: £199 million). This reflects a stronger sales performance in May and June compared with the first 4 months of the year. UK revenue in these 2 months was 5
When Cardiff’s Principality Stadium installed a 3G synthetic surface to the surround of the pitch, head groundsman Lee Evans knew there was only one company he would turn to when it came to maintaining the surface.
Lee’s journey to what he calls his ‘
ICL has announced that it will be exhibiting at the GLAS (Garden Landscape Amenity Sportsturf) Trade Show on stand B4, which will be held at Dublin’s Citywest Hotel on 21 July 2016.
Not only does the GLAS event offer visitors the chance to see some of
Charlie Yeomans, head groundsman at the University of Warwick, has praised the robustness of Limagrain’s MM60 grass seed.
The University of Warwick is a world-leading university with extremely high academic and research standards - Warwick is in the t
Gardeners searching the web for advice on the best way to tackle Japanese knotweed are likely to find confusing and contradictory advice, a study says.
Researchers found the accuracy of information varied significantly, and could result in the furthe
Bob Carder, head of grounds at Stamford Endowed Schools in Lincolnshire, has praised his range of Dennis mowers for helping him keep on top of a busy work schedule.
Stamford Junior School, Stamford High School (girls) and Stamford School (boys) are al
The UK is likely to continue to have soggy summers regardless of global warming according to a new study.
Scientists say that greenhouse gases will cause a general rise in summer temperatures, over the course of this century.
But they argue, it is ra
The organisers of SALTEX have announced that outdoor working demonstrations will be returning to the 2016 exhibition, which will be held on 2 and 3 November at the NEC, Birmingham.
The return of this feature will once again provide exhibitors with the
William Sinclair Horticulture Limited, has been fined over two separate incidents that occurred at their Ellesmere Port and Lincoln sites. The incident at Ellesmere Port resulted in serious injuries to a worker as he fell from an unsecured ladder.
On
My client came tottering across the vast expanse of carefully striped lawn in a pair of heels that probably cost more than I make in a week. I stopped planting the wrong plant in the wrong spot that she had insisted upon, and awaited her arrival.
“I’
Dome garden green wall
With the endless rain in Britain do you ever wonder what it would be like to be Spring all year around?
That is what Jonny from the Dome Garden was trying to achieve.
He contacted Hedged In for advice. We came up with the idea of
The European commission has given a last-minute reprieve to glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s bestselling Roundup weedkiller, just hours before it faced a recall from shops across the continent.
A row over the health risks posed by the sub
It’ll probably come as no surprise to you that June has been wetter than normal across much of the UK, according to the Met Office.
Provisional information released today, covering the 1-27 June, shows that some parts of England and Scotland have had
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“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
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My chooice is to scarify, overseed then top dress using Field 4 organic dressing, it's bloody brilliant.
You work it over the lawn with a lute or landscaper rake, i buy in bulk and have it delivered.
Hope that helps.
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Some of you may not be aware that your public liability insurance does not cover you for accidents/ damage whilst driving ride on machinery across car parks or on private roads. A separate policy "Road risks" is required regardless of whether the…
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Hi everyone,Firstly, my sincerest apologies if this is not allowed. I set up my self employed gardening business a couple of years ago, went really well but unfortunately developed Rhabdomylosis, and turns out I have a rare genetic condition. Now I…
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