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Perennial planting benefits community

The city of Leiden has a history of horticultural firsts; its botanic garden was the site of the first tulip...

Perennial pioneers

Research from the Netherlands shows planting perennials in amenity settings can save money in the longer term, says Magda Ibrahim

Landscape: The City gets greener

The City's latest prestige office development opens a new chapter in rooftop garden design

Landscape: Greening the landscape

Without a commitment to sustainability, contractors risk losing out on work

Landscape Review: Going for play value

Creating new play areas has become more challenging as government guidance and completion times throw up their own challenges

Landscape Review: Changing play spaces

With innovative kit and a broad programme of seminars, this year's PlayFair promises to give play providers a lot to...

Cash & Carry: Luring customers in

The downturn means cash and carries are working harder than ever - resulting in opportunities for customers

Stemming the tide: Sustainable drainage

New legislation is likely to put sustainable drainage on the mainstream agenda.

Landscape Review: Sustaining renewal

A new study suggests the amount of public-sector funding committed to regeneration may soon overtake the private sector's contribution. LR...

Landscape Review: Schemes for schools

Education, education, education." That was the mantra that saw Tony Blair clinch election victory for the Labour party in 1997.

Interview - Luciano Giubbilei, garden designer and owner, Luciano Giubbilei Garden Design

Going against family tradition and exploring unfamiliar territory takes a strong will. But for Luciano Giubbilei - who began his...

Tackling problem paving

The new law to discourage front gardens from being paved over is an opportunity for landscapers and suppliers.

Soft landscaping - cutting the cost of tree care

Picking more mature trees, the right varieties and an appropriate environment can all help to reduce maintenance, says Jez Abbott.

Notebook

Business Management: New landscape, new rules -- Part 3

In the final instalment of her three-part series, Leslie Kossoff looks at how firms can benefit from thinking small.

 
 

New Products

Koro by Imants scarifier

Campey Turf Care Systems has supplied a 1.2m Koro scarifier collector to Real Madrid. It will be used as part...

 
 

Events

The Ideal Home Show 2010

  • 03-29 March 2010|

    Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London

  • Media 10
 

Spring into action

  • 18 March 2010|Bishop's Stortford Bowling Club, Bowling Lane off Beldams Lane, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5FE
  • Sisis Equipment (Macclesfield) Ltd

Creative use of plants with Christine Walkden

  • 20-21 March 2010|Writtle College, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3RR
  • Writtle College

Plant Focus

Ornamental Malus

Although famous for their blossom, crab apples offer other seasonal interest too.

Erysimum

Wallflowers are a harbinger of spring and provide a familiar sweet scent, says Miranda Kimberley.

Shrubby Lonicera

There are honeysuckles for winter fragrance no matter how cold it gets, says Miranda Kimberley.

Potatoes

No grow-your-own offer is complete without spuds and the range is inspiring, says Miranda Kimberley.

Chimonanthus, Calycanthus and Sinocalycanthus

These exotic shrubs provide seasonal fragrance as well as unusual blooms, says Miranda Kimberley.

Test Reports

Echo HCA-265ES

"Don't like it at all," declares Alscot Park gardener David Williams, rejecting the Echo HCA-265ES. "It doesn't seem to be...

 
 

What Kit?

Find and compare landscape & amenity equipment.

What kit? - Find and compare landscape & amenity equipment
 
 
 

Latest Blogs

Matthew Appleby

 1. Good to see the Daily Telegraph gardening section plugging the biggest new garden centre to open this year. I...

Leslie L Kossoff

Nocton Dairy Consortium

You have every reason to ask.  Why am I writing a post about the Nocton Dairy Consortium - clearly a...

 

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Editor's Comment

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Food security brings pressure for action

News that University of Warwick bosses have been "summoned" to a meeting with environment secretary Hilary Benn - as the...

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Research Update

Science into practice: improving plants with irrigation management

Testing potential for the use of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) as a tool to manage plant quality for the hardy...

Research matters ... salt tolerance in shrubs

As competition for water supplies increases, growers may soon be obliged to water their ornamental shrubs with saline water.