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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 Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
What is it?
LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
The site is…
As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
“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…
This series isn't just for landscapers and gardeners starting out: it's also a refresher for existing…
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So, this is what I did - and it worked.
Made sure I was charging as much as the local market would bear - so I definately was showing a healthy profit - ran the business for near enough a year. Got…"
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Servicing battery tools
There doesn't seem to be any manufacturer info available with regards what servicing if any is needed for battery tools, not that i can find anyway.When i say tools, i mean things like the motor end of long reach hedge trimmers, and Kombi motor…
Read more…New episode of Two Ordinary Blokes Podcast
We chat over knowing your numbers, eating frogs and RASI forms. Please like and share to help us grow this channel.https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PwhpTOoJrhqiyRRK32qM7?si=252f753485694354
Read more…liquid moss killer
i have to treat some small areas of lawn with a lot of paving round them and one area there is a swiming pool. my usual way is lawn sand and a broardcast spredder but this is not ideal for this job, what liquid killer do you recomend for a knapsack…
Read more…how good does this look?
Im looking for my first 100 founding members to join and use canopy and i have approx 65 spaces left.. if your in the UK running a garden maintenance / landscaping company and could be intrested , feel free to enter the waiting list.Thecanopyapp.com
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