Garden centres record ‘best ever’ sales over bank holiday weekend
After poor early-spring returns, pent-up customer demand led to a sales bonanza at the weekend, with some garden centres reporting “best ever” days.
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Moth threatens Kew celebration
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew curator Nigel Taylor says the oak processionary moth could damage the garden’s 250th anniversary celebration in 2009, if it is not eradicated this spring.
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Taylors Bulbs targets motorists
Lincolnshire-based Taylors Bulbs used an eye-catching display of tulip bulbs as a marketing opportunity to promote its company to motorists this spring.
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Study looks at non-native agent to control Japanese knotweed
The official release of a non-native weed biocontrol agent to tackle Japanese knotweed in the UK could take place as early as next summer.
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Cheshire gets £17.3m to create new green space
Around 170ha of brownfield sites in Cheshire and Warrington will be transformed into green space following a £17.3m cash injection.
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Welsh College under fire as government wants answers
Welsh College of Horticulture (WCH) principal Dr Mark Simkin said his governors are still in place but the Welsh Assembly “wants to talk to us about information we have provided”, following a spat over management and mergers.
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Adviser advocates using youth facilities to ‘design-out crime’
A lack of facilities for young people drives them back to the play areas they have grown up with, and ensuing boredom leads them to vandalise those sites, a crime-prevention design adviser told delegates at a recent GreenSpace conference.
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Scarborough parks department enjoys new tourism designation
Scarborough parks department has moved to a new local authority service area — tourism and culture.
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