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Making restoration flow

EU funding has helped three local authorities work together to rejuvenate neglected waterways. Gavin McEwan reports.

Berberis

This hardy shrub offers colour and structure, and is a good choice where security is an issue.

Quality housing design for the future

As costs increase, can developers be persuaded to stick to good design principles? Magda Ibrahim reports.

Notebook

Capitalising on a changing market

In the second of her articles on surviving the downturn, Leslie Kossoff looks at how adapting your strategy can help...

 
 

New Products

SCH develops new professional sprayers

Two new sprayers have been developed by SCH Supplies of Ipswich. The Multi Nozzle Sprayer has a wide boom with...

 
 

Events

Arboriculture and Bats - A guide for practitioners

  • 21 November 2008|Hinchingbrooke, Cambridgeshire
  • Hinchingbrooke

Brickwork in the Garden

  • 22 November 2008|Writtle College, Chelmsford Essex
  • Writtle college

National public [waterways] training day

  • 24 November 2008|Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, EC4R 9EL
  • Thames 21

Plant Focus

Berberis

This hardy shrub offers colour and structure, and is a good choice where security is an issue.

Gentiana

Species-rich gentians bloom from late spring but really come into their own in autumn, says Graham Clarke.

Bamboo

Unfussy and quick to establish, bamboos are ideal for screening and specimen planting, says Dave Holland.

Rudbeckia

As prairie-planting schemes become more popular, this genus looks set for a comeback, writes Sally Nex.

Amelanchier

This low-maintenance genus provides intense spring and autumn interest, writes Jim Handley.

Test Reports

Bobcat E10

One of the newest in the marketplace is the E10 from Bobcat. It's small and compact, and it weighs in...

 
 

What Kit?

Find and compare landscape & amenity equipment.

What kit? - Find and compare landscape & amenity equipment
 
 
 

Latest Blogs

Matthew Appleby

Arise Sir Alan Titchmarsh, gardening knight

It's about time the Queen knighted another gardener. It would be good for the horticulture industry to have a figurehead...

Gill Tacchi

Knashing of teeth and tearing of hair

Its a cheerless time and we all feel bruised and battered by daily more bad news. But hey, I am...

 

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EU vote could turn with your input

Many in the industry may be feeling downhearted at last week's decision by the Environment Committee of the European Parliament...

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Research Update

Root zone can remove aerial pollutants

It is widely recognised that some potted plants have the ability to absorb aerial pollutants. Consequently, such plants can be...