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IF YOU’RE FEELING BORED IN YOUR RECEPTION SPACE, TRY THESE IDEAS FOR CREATING SOME WOW EFFECT.

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

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