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Fertilisers; Liquid or granule

It’s a perennial question..liquid or granular fertiliser? The answer may be ..both! They each have pros and cons but a treatment plan for every lawn or paddock should ideally incorporate both types.

Hi Has anyone had any experience in treating large lawns with biological control for Chafer grubs.

We have a lawn 5550m2 and have had a major infestation this year, Has anybody had experience in treating a large area, how successful was it, how did yo

Domestic hard landscaping manufacturer, Bradstone, has launched a glossy new colour brochure as it moves into its 60th year.

Designed to bring a wealth of information to the fingertips of professional landscapers and homeowners alike, the new 116-pag

A Hertfordshire school has been fined for safety failings after a pupil suffered permanent paralysis when a swing collapsed.

St Albans Magistrates’ Court heard how on September 2011 a 13-year-old pupil at the school was playing on a wooden swing in a

A new mobile-phone app from Syngenta has given greenkeepers and turf managers the opportunity to maintain their spray records simply and effectively and improve the efficiency of all spray applications.

Launched at BTME 2016, the GreenCast Turf App h

Global temperatures in 2015 were the warmest on record, according to data published by meteorologists in the UK and US.

The Met Office figures show that 2015 was 0.75C warmer than the long-term average between 1961-1990.

US data suggests that 2015 "s

ICL launch four new products

ICL has kick-started 2016 by expanding its product portfolio after announcing the launch of four new formulations.

Over the years, ICL has developed a rich portfolio of products serving the needs of turf and landscape, pr

Limagrain has once again set the standard after announcing the addition of a new ryegrass - which is set to be part of the acclaimed MM50 grass seed mixture.

Alison, the latest ryegrass from Limagrain, follows in the footsteps of varieties such as Ven

Amid all the anguish, anger, frustration and fear inflicted on Cumbria by Storm Desmond there have been some unexpectedly light-hearted moments.

One of the most notable concerned three koi carp found floating above the Brunton Park pitch when the flo

A unique lost garden in Lancashire is set to be safeguarded for the fascination of future generations after being awarded £3.4million of National Lottery money.

The historic Terraced Gardens at Rivington - built on the edge of the West Pennine Moors

Australian retail giant Wesfarmers has agreed to buy UK DIY chain Homebase from its owner, Home Retail Group, for £340m (A$705m; $485.2m).

Wesfarmers already owns Bunnings - one of Australia's largest suppliers of outdoor living and DIY products.

The

The HTA, in partnership with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), have developed a one-day conference, which will be held at the National Agri-Food Innovation Campus at Sand Hutton, near York, on Wednesday 17 February.

The conference aims to cl

The other day when I meant to do some gardening but it was raining so hard (again) that I didn’t, Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are a-Changin’ popped into my head. It’s been my earworm ever since.

Dylan may have been singing about change of a different

Pellenc has announced a host of new features for their new range of batteries ensuring a quiet, powerful, low vibration and low emission operation for users. Pellenc is sold exclusively in the UK by Etesia UK.

There are 18 tools available in Pellenc’

The 70^th SALTEX exhibition exceeded all expectations after an independent audit confirmed the exhibition as the largest turf management event in the UK with a total of 8,714 unique individuals attending. Now, the visitor surveys have been flooding in

In the fight against climate change, trees are an ally. They suck in carbon dioxide, reducing the harmful greenhouse gases. But there’s a problem: we’re asking them to work overtime.

Trees can’t absorb enough of the carbon dioxide humanity is throwin

The David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) Scholarship Season closes this month. Those who want to apply for a scholarship have just three weeks left to do so before the deadline - 31 January 2016.

The last DCF Scholarship Season saw a total of £14,000 awa

A species of rare UK butterfly is under threat after a widespread tree disease caused its only habitat to virtually disappear.

According to research, the population of White-letter Hairstreak butterflies has dropped by 96% in the last 40 years.

Exper

Dennis and SISIS have announced that they will once again be exhibiting at the Golf Industry Show (GIS) in San Diego, California on 10 and 11 February 2016 at Booth 2517.

Last year, at the exhibition held in Texas, both Dennis and SISIS reported the s

A Tameside housing trust has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left hand when it was struck by a metal blade on a ride-on mower. 

The 24-year-old from Stockport, who has asked not to be named, sustained several broken bones an