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It is not very often that product withdrawal brings an even better replacement in its wake, offering great value for money and much wider areas of use than previous incarnations, however this can definitely be said of new Kurtail Gold (15

Richard Dexter, Head of Grounds and Gardens at Oakham School, has reported successful results from using Limagrain grass seed.

Oakham School, situated in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, is a boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 10 to

Scott Fraser, head greenkeeper at Easter Moffat Golf Club, has commented on the success of using ICL products on the stunning eighteen hole course in Airdrie, Scotland.

Founded in 1922, Easter Moffat Golf Club is regarded as one of the best and most c

Dennis and SISIS have announced that they will again be teaming up with Bowls Scotland to deliver a number of informative seminars, all designed to help club greenkeepers and volunteers maintain their bowling greens.

Dennis and SISIS have a long histo

Highlights:

· Revenue increased by 8 per cent to £386.2 million (2014: £358.5 million) as a result of volume growth driven by strong demand

· Strong profit before tax growth of 57 per cent to £35.3 million (2014: £22.4 million)

· Improvements in oper

Planting trees around rivers could reduce the height of flooding in towns by up to 20%, new research suggests.

A study for the Environment Agency concludes that trees round a feeder stream can slow the rush of rainwater and save properties from flood

RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is to host its first flower show from 10 to 12 June this year.

From browsing and buying to gaining first-hand advice from horticultural experts in beautiful surroundings, the RHS Garden Harlow Car

A dramatic spike in the price of iron ore this week has been blamed on an upcoming flower show that is designed to showcase green-living in one of China’s most smog-choked industrial cities.

Steel mills in Tangshan – a city of about 7 million inhabit

A rebellion by several EU countries could scupper plans by the European commission to approve the relicensing of a weedkiller linked to cancer by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The vote to relicense glyphosate, a key ingredient in herbicides

Jason Cummings of JSC Paving and Landscaping, based in Poole, Dorset, was crowned ‘Marshalls Contractor of the Year’ after scooping the top prize for the ‘Best Engineering Achievement’ category, and was presented with a brand new Toyota Hilux pickup

Green-fingered Scots are being urged to do the right thing when it comes to sourcing plants, with the publication of the first national plant health strategy.

Bringing plants and trees into Scotland from holiday and purchasing plants with unknown pro

Japanese knotweed is growing months ahead of normal in parts of the UK according to a national trade body.

Mild winter weather has prompted unusually early sightings of the invasive plant, according to the Property Care Association (PCA).

Japanese kn

When I decided to muster a panel of experts both in and out of the gardening world to a debate titled “The future of gardening – How do we spark a revolution?”

I was naive to think that we may have to cajole people to get animated about the subject.

Following the success of last year’s exhibition, more than 70 per cent of SALTEX 2015 exhibitors have already re-booked for the 2016 event - which will be held at the NEC, Birmingham on 2-3 November.

Firmly established as the UK’s leading turf managem

This winter was the wettest recorded in Scotland since records began in 1910.

Met Office statistics show that an average of 760mm (2.5ft) of rain fell across the country in December, January and February.

This resulted in a spate of floods which inun

Alan Abel from Complete Weed Control considers some of the seasonal maintenance activities for the part-time groundsman.

Typically, now is the time that turf managers need to keep an eye open for any disease infestations. Regular brushing is vital dur

Just before Christmas I tentatively embarked on something that looks set to change the course of my life. I had returned from South Africa a few months earlier with seed of many threatened members of the protea family and I was forced to make some de

Seeds of exotic plants illegally collected in the Himalayas are being sold in the UK, the BBC has found.

National Himalayan authorities say no permission was obtained to gather and export the plant material.

The activity harms the environment and dep

The valuable cooling effects of large urban green spaces has been established; now scientists from Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Commission, have studied small and medium sized  parks in London to determine the optimum size, di

This winter is on track to be the warmest ever recorded in England and Wales, according to preliminary figures from the Met Office.

The agency is due to process the final set of winter temperature readings from weather stations around the UK on Tuesd