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More than 80 unloved and neglected urban spaces across the country will be transformed into green oases for everyone to use, thanks to a share of a £1.5 million dedicated fund, communities secretary Greg Clark has announced.

Increasing the availabili

Dennis and SISIS have announced that they will be holding four of their popular bowling green maintenance seminars throughout February and March 2016.

The seminars are designed to educate greenkeepers on how to maintain and look after bowling greens.

Artificial grass has led to its significant growth in popularity in recent years and a reputation for being eco-friendly because it doesn't need water, fertilizer, or to be mowed. Plus, the newest generation of artificial grass often looks good enoug

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2016, from 29 February to 4 March, will show that Modern Apprenticeships work for businesses, individuals and the Scottish economy.

Organised by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the campaign highlights the commitment of

ICL has appointed Darren Hatcher as a Technical Area Sales Manager, covering Hampshire, Surrey and London.

After leaving school Darren began his career as a Greenkeeper before working his way up to Course Manager. After fulfilling a life-long ambition

No doubt, the English countryside offers the finest setting for quintessential garden parties, if weather permits. With  long dark and cold winters and countless rainy days, how are you supposed to enjoy your garden? Well, how about taking it indoors

It has caused severe damage to plants and trees in the US and southern Europe and now there are fears it is heading this way. With experts warning that it could make the devastating ash dieback disease seem like “a walk in the park”, the UK is on red

Compare and contrast these two stories. In Lancashire, five museums will close on 31 March because the county council needs to cut its museums budget from £1.3m to less than £100,000 so that it can maintain at least a skeletal version of statutory, e

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Spring is a busy time and businesses may require more employees. Employers have several responsibilities towards the staff they employ under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974;

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National Trust Garden teams in South West England have been busy recording flowers in bloom in this year’s annual Valentine’s Flower Count, with nearly all gardens showing an increase on last year.

In 2008, 3,335 plants in bloom were recorded in Devo

More than one in nine children in England have not set foot in a park, forest, beach or any other natural environment for at least 12 months, according to a two-year study funded by the government.

Children from low-income families and black, Asian a

A TRADITIONAL ceremony which marks the arrival of spring has taken place - at the earliest time in 100 years.

For more than a century the blooming of six magnolia trees at the Great Gardens of Cornwall - a group of 12 of the best-known, largest, most

As a long time user of Limagrain products, Simon Cotterill – head greenkeeper at Market Drayton Golf Club, believes that the company has been instrumental in helping him transform the greens.

Positioned in the surrounding countryside of Shropshire; li

Etesia has launched three new battery-powered pedestrian rotary mowers – the PACS push and PACTS single speed 46cm models and the NACS push 41cm model. All new models are now also available with the new rear roller kit for easy, effortless striping.

Growing concerns over Recycling firms who set up on private land before going out of business, leaving waste mounds costing millions to clean up.

Research has revealed that environment agencies in the UK are dealing with dozens of abandoned waste mou

A report published today (9 February 2016) shows that taking part in nature-based activities helps people who are suffering from mental ill-health and can contribute to a reduction in levels of anxiety, stress, and depression.

The report A review of

Despite promises to improve the amount of woodland cover and tree planting in the UK, the amount of new planting in England has dropped from 3,300 hectares in 2013-14 to 2,400 hectares in 2014-15 and unconfirmed analysis of 2015-16 suggests that this

In Madrid, pretty much every unused space will soon be covered in plants.

The city is spending millions to expand existing parks, and as many roofs and walls will be covered with greenery as possible. Twenty-two vacant lots will be turned into urban

Governments should consider scrapping high denomination banknotes such as the £50 note to combat financial crime and tax evasion, including paying builders in cash, a former bank boss who advises the UK government has argued.

The Guardian: High-denom

Harrowden Farms Ltd purchased Norfolk based Q Lawns in 2007, then acquired Turfland, Lancashire in 2010 followed by Stewarts Turf in Edinburgh in 2012.

The three turf companies have been working together ever since but have now merged under the name