Cercis
Blooming on bare stems, this plant looks striking as a specimen or grouped, says Miranda Kimberley.
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Reviewed - Handheld tools
18 May 2012What will the Thenford estate garden team make of the latest hand-tool offerings? Sally Drury finds out.
Pest & Disease Management - Moles
18 May 2012Moles are widespread throughout Britain but absent from Ireland. Even small populations can damage sports turf, playing surfaces and amenity lawns, but control may not be necessary in less intensively used or managed areas. The damage is a side-effec...
Interview - Robin Wallis, co-owner, Hortus Loci
18 May 2012Last October, Robin Wallis set up Hortus Loci with Mark Straver at Whitewater Nurseries in Hook, Hampshire, to grow 400,000 perennials, roses and fruit trees a year and supply gardeners and landscape architects. Between them, they have sourced and gr...
Creating landscapes - a career in garden design, landscape architecture or contracting
11 May 2012Designing a garden or building a landscape requires vision, practical skill and sound business sense, says Sarah Engerran.
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Landscape News
- Historic letters from Korea turn up at Chelsea
- University of Leeds wins gold and wows visitors at Chelsea
- Writtle wraps up Chelsea silver for its grow-your-own garden
- Easigrass steps in after exhibitor has last minute 'meltdown'
- Chelsea Flower Show 2012 best in shows announced
- Thompson & Morgan scoops RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year 2012 award
- Hitchmough warns Chelsea too much native planting is ruining horticulture in public spaces
Bowles and Wyer landscaper blogs on creating Tom Hoblyn's Chelsea show garden.
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How To Buy...
How to buy - Handheld tools Buying the best tools that you can afford will pay dividends in the long run, says Sally Drury.
How to buy - Tractor-mounted mowers A high-quality finish and attractive stripes have increased roller mowers' popularity, Sally Drury explains.
How to buy - Amenity turf pesticides Accurate diagnosis is crucial before applying pesticides to amenity turf, says Sally Drury.
How to buy - Hedge trimmers & cutters Value, power and performance are among the key features on the latest models, says Sally Drury.
How to Buy - Aerators The latest models feature clever technology but knowing when to use them is still key, says Sally Drury.
How to buy - Bike-handled brushcutters Diverse models and a wide choice of cutting heads make these tools essential kit, Sally Drury observes.
Latest Machinery Tests
Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D
11 May 2012When you have a lot of mowing to do, you need a productive machine. With a reputation at stake, you need a machine that leaves a great finish. St Albans School grounds manager Ian Smith says he chose the Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D rotary mower to comp...
John Deere 2500 E-Cut Hybrid
11 May 2012Cutting height, ball speed and a light touch from the greens mowers are all critical factors for Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club course manager Mike Mercer.
Etesia Bahia Electric
11 May 2012Forest Green Rovers FC is truly green. The chairman of the Nailsworth-based club is green electricity company boss Dale Vince OBE.
Amazone GHL-T 150
20 April 2012If you want a machine to cut grass and lots more besides, then this one should be on your shortlist. The Amazone GHL-T 150 Groundkeeper is a proper four-season piece of kit.
What's New
Rose 'Ebb Tide'
18 May 2012Rose 'Ebb Tide', launched by CK Jones owner Keith Jones at Harrogate, is a dwarf floribunda that grows to 60cm and costs £12.
Brevi cultivation deal
18 May 2012Huntington-based RECO is now distributing the full range of Brevi power harrows, rotary cultivators and inter-row cultivators in the UK.
Makita MM4 engines
18 May 2012Delivering more horsepower, torque and reliability than the same capacity two-stroke engine, the new Makita MM4 four-stroke engine is powering the company's line-trimmers, brushcutters, leaf blowers and high-pressure water pumps. The engine is curren...
Limagrain wild flowers
18 May 2012Limagrain UK has published an updated 2012 brochure of wild flower mixtures for landscape and environmental schemes, golf courses and general amenity areas.
BAR 7 RPR grass mix
18 May 2012The latest breeding breakthrough - Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass (RPR) - is featured in Barenbrug's BAR 7 RPR sports perennial mixture. Now commercially available in the UK, it has been field-tested at various high-profile venues, including Manches...
Hosta 'Curly Fries'
11 May 2012Hosta 'Curly Fries' miniature has been launched by Mickfield Hostas partner Melanie Collins.
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Ask Sally Drury
Advice from Horticulture Week's equipment expert
- When buying a hedgetrimmer online, is it normal practice for the machine to be assembled and tested before despatch? I ask this in case the warranty is invalidated.
- I am looking to buy a hedge trimmer to cut hedging material including hawthorn and a bit of copper beech, but mostly conifer
- Can you recommend a log splitter?
- In your weed control article (HW, 16 March) you said quads can be used on footpaths for spraying, but I've been told we can't. What is the situation?
- Can we fit flail decks to our out-front rotaries to cope with longer grass?
- What is a good wheeled brushcutter? We often need to cut large areas that have not been mown for ages but want to leave as neat a finish as possible
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In This Issue
NEWS: Garden centre sales start to pick up after relentless poor weather
GROWER: Packaging update
INTERVIEW: Robin Wallis on the Hortus Loci launch
PEST & DISEASE FACTSHEET: Moles
KIT TESTS: Handheld tools
