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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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OUR VISUAL WITH THE

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

Portlethen Golf Club is maturing into one of the most popular parkland courses in the North East of Scotland. To give its 800 plus members the best course possible, course manager Neil Sadler relies on products from ICL.

With the beautiful Findon Burn

Germany plans to back an EU proposal that would allow the continued use of glyphosate in weedkillers, according to a letter from the agriculture ministry.

Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto's Roundup, but has provoked a dispute

Chopping down about 50 trees in a Leicester park to improve the route to a "significant" war memorial has been described as "devastating".

The trees in Victoria Park were felled to restore the link between the Arch of Remembrance and the park's gates

Eric Bouton, director of parks for Calais, has praised Etesia for helping him to create a new vision of the port city in northern France.

Former handyman and soldier, Eric Bouton, had no idea where his career path would lead him. It was only until he

Geoff Gilbert, East Grinstead Town FC’s groundsman, has praised his new Dennis G34D cylinder mower, which has been purchased from local dealer Lister Wilder.

Nicknamed ‘The Wasps’; East Grinstead Town FC was formed in 1890 and has always had a strong

How can you make green-spaces like parks and gardens autism-friendly?

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Flower Shows at Chelsea and Tatton Park will showcase ways to optimise green spaces for people with autism; a neurological disorder with no known

Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh is challenging the government to make sure workers do not lose out with the introduction of the new National Living Wage.

The new Living Wage, which came into force on April 1, means that all workers over the a

Its fair to say that I am a seasoned traveller to the Indian sub continent, having visited the place for work and pleasure regularly since 2006.  Travelling to India, its always fun and always an eye opener but its fair to say my recent visit was the

I was going to write about compost this month and the different techniques I’ve been using to produce more gardening ‘gold’ for my plot.

Then I found out it’s World Autism Awareness Week and I couldn’t resist writing about my fabulous autistic son an

Sherriff Amenity has announced the launch of Bunkerfilter™ – a new robust bunker filtration system which offers drainage at a flow rate of up to 14.5 litres per minute.

The arrival of Bunkerfilter™ will come as welcome news to greenkeepers and course

Dave Balmer, Stadium Manager at Gloucester Rugby believes that the rapid establishment of Limagrain’s MM60 grass seed ensured that the pitch was in perfect condition to host a number of 2015 Rugby World Cup fixtures.

Dave will have been working at Kin