Charlie Dimmock and Alan Titchmarsh are joining a host of horticultural organisations including the Garden Centres Association, Professional Gardeners Guild and National Allotment Society in supporting 'Watch Your Back!', a new health campaign urging
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Jacksons Fencing, one of the UK’s market leaders in the fencing and gate industry, has introduced an exciting new product to their garden shelter range. The Curve was first introduced to the landscaping world at the end of last year, offering a moder
A mature ash nicknamed Betty is offering new hope against ash dieback disease after the tree in an ancient woodland was the first to be identified as possessing a strong tolerance to the disease.
Scientists from a government-backed consortium of univ
Waitrose has come under fire for continuing to use a weedkiller on farmland despite banning it from its stores.
The grocer delighted anti-pesticide campaigners last month after deciding to remove glyphosate-based weedkillers, including Roundup, from
Four bicycle couriers are taking their companies to a tribunal in a bid to get employed workers' rights, including paid holidays and the minimum wage.
If successful, the case could have a huge impact on the growing number of workers who are being wro
The Complete Group is pleased to announce the launch of a range of newly designed websites for each of its unique services including Complete Weed Control, Complete Ice Control, Complete Invasives Control and Complete Moss Control.
The new websites ha
Crowd control measures are being introduced to protect a popular bluebell wood from being damaged.
Thousands of people descend on the National Trust's Dockey Wood at Ashridge, Hertfordshire, each spring to walk through carpets of the flowers.
Many ar
The European commission has ordered a ground-breaking moratorium on two endocrine-disrupting weedkillers that have been linked to thyroid cancer, infertility, reproductive problems and foetal malformations.
Use of Amitrole and Isoproturon will now be
Sherriff Amenity, a leading supplier of professional amenity products and provider of specialist advice, once again demonstrated its commitment to education by hosting the BASIS Foundation Award in Amenity and Horticulture at BTME 2016.
The course cov
This week we have been privileged to work on a stunning site creating a stylish frameless glass balustrade solution for various locations in the outdoor living area.
The customer required a glass railing to run alongside their stone patio leading down
A notice appeared on a lamp post in our lane, an application to remove a conifer. While that tree was not a thing of great beauty, I knew it was important to our birds.
Blackbirds and thrushes used it as a song-post, proclaiming their territories, an
An "elaborate" Roman villa has been unearthed by chance by a homeowner laying electric cables in his garden in Wiltshire.
It was discovered by rug designer Luke Irwin as he was carrying out some work at his farmhouse so that his children could play t
The global temperature in March has shattered a century-long record and by the greatest margin yet seen for any month.
February was far above the long-term average globally, driven largely by climate change, and was described by scientists as a “shoc
BALI Yorkshire and North East are collaborating with their members to exhibit their show garden ‘Tea for Two’ at this year’s Harrogate Spring Flower Show, which aims to celebrate two very different traditions and ceremonies surrounding tea. The garde
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The European Commission should renew the EU market approval for glyphosate for another seven years only instead of 15 as originally proposed, says the non-binding resolution, which was passed by 374 votes to 225, with 102 abstentions.
Furthermore, th
Nathan Scarff, Derby County FC’s new head groundsman, believes that his newly purchased range of SISIS turf maintenance equipment has made life a little easier at the iPro Stadium.
Nathan and his team of three groundstaff tend to the pitch at the iPro
Tree planting and other natural approaches have prevented flooding at Pickering in North Yorkshire over Christmas, at a time when heavy rainfall caused devastating flooding across the region.
An analysis of the Slowing the Flow scheme published on We
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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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