Landscape Plant Focus - Ulmus
Disease-resistant cultivars could help the elm to launch a comeback, says Miranda Kimberley.
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Landscape In Depth
Green Space Management - Best practice tendering - part one
17 February 2012In the first of three articles on tendering, Sid Sullivan tackles the key questions during the planning phase.
Striking a balance between restoration and innovation
10 February 2012The choice between restoration and innovation when redesigning historic gardens is a question of reconciling the site's past story and modern visitor needs, Hannah Jordan reports.
Landscape Plant Focus - Ulmus
10 February 2012Disease-resistant cultivars could help the elm to launch a comeback, says Miranda Kimberley.
Market report - Ride-on mowers
03 February 2012Getting the maximum benefit from your mower is key when budgets are tight, Sally Drury maintains.
Landscape News
- Ransomes Spider takes the strain off staff
- Gardening Scotland secures Hopetoun Gardens sponsorship deal
- Broxtowe County Park benefits from £170k green link to city centre
- South East England officially in drought
- Cold snap "puts the mockers" on mild-weather reports
- IoG opens consultation on use of artificial turf
- Herbaceous criteria updated at Waterperry
- Barcham conference to hear tree junction study
- Learner heads to Lantra final
- Braintree District Council horticulture team collects RHS certificate
Landscape Comment
Hewson On ... Subsidies offer help to sign young talent
09 December 2011News that youth unemployment has rocketed beyond one million is as shocking as it is disturbing and unwelcome.
Tapping investment confidence
02 December 2011While this week's warning from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development that the UK is likely to slip back into recession is deeply disappointing, it is unlikely to have caused much surprise given recent events within the eurozone and...
Cuts to upkeep spell disaster
25 November 2011Many in the green space sector will remember the shock we all felt two years ago, when news broke of California's proposals to close a large number of its state parks in response to its budget crisis.
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Chelsea 2011
News and views on this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
How To Buy...
How to buy - Chainsaws Innovative technology is delivering improved performance for petrol chainsaw users, says Sally Drury.
How to buy - Tree guards and shelters Protection against a wide range of threats is essential for healthy tree development, says Sally Drury.
How to buy - Shredders These machines are ideal for reducing bulky, soft, wet green material, Sally Drury explains.
How to buy - Arboriculture kit New ropes, platforms, saws and clothing are all available to help tree workers, says Sally Drury.
How to buy - Tree stakes and ties Keeping the root ball of newly planted trees steady in the ground is key to development, says Sally Drury.
How to buy - Mini-excavators Weight, ease of control and adaptability are key factors when selecting these machines, says Sally Drury.
Latest Machinery Tests
Echo HCA-265ES
10 February 2012Try it. The Echo HCA-265ES is a machine that you will either love or hate. We tested it at Alscot Park in Warwickshire two years ago and it got a distinct "thumbs down". Today, at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, we have a difference of opinion.
What's New
Rose 'Boscobel'
17 February 2012Rose 'Boscobel', with deep reddish-pink buds opening into salmon-pink blooms held in clusters. It forms a bushy shrub.
Rose 'Heathcliff'
17 February 2012Rose 'Heathcliff', with large, deeply-cupped blooms and forming an upright shrub with slightly spreading growth.
Rose 'The Lark Ascending'
17 February 2012Rose 'The Lark Ascending', an outstandingly floriferous shrub rose that is very healthy and reliable.
Rose 'Royal Jubilee'
17 February 2012Rose 'Royal Jubilee', which has a bushy habit with many slightly arching stems.
Trilo B7
17 February 2012New from the Grass Group, the Trilo B7 is a three-point linkage mounted blower for clearing leaves, litter, debris and water off golf courses, sports grounds and synthetic pitches. It features a 180 degs reverse spout as standard, wide castor wheels ...
Sundials set for show airing
17 February 2012Macmillan Hunter Sundials is using the Landscape Show at Olympia on 16-17 March to launch a range designed by Alastair Hunter.
Ask Sally Drury
Advice from Horticulture Week's equipment expert
- Why do some grass trimmers have loop handles and others have bike handles? And why are curved-shaft machines cheaper?
- My gardener has asked me to find out information on the small STIHL hedge trimmer he tried during your last visit to our garden. We cannot remember the model.
- Can you recommend a ride-on brushcutter?
- How can I find wholesale plant suppliers in my area?
- What low-profile, remote-controlled brush mowers are available and what is the cost of available machines?
- Is there a battery- powered barrow?
Additional Information
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- Key Account Manager Horticruitment OTE £28K+, UK
- Trainee Gardener Chelsea Physic Garden £13,660, London
- Genuine Horticulturalist Private Estate Competitive. DOE., Oxfordshire
- Garden Centre Sundries Supervisor Horticruitment £18K, Derby
- Garden Centre Manager Horticruitment £33K, Berkshire
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In This Issue
NEWS: RHS hears call for outsider role in judging
RETAIL PLANT FOCUS: Gladiolus
INTERVIEW: Stowe School head gardener, Barry Smith
MARKET REPORT: Catalogues and point of sale
GROWER PROFILE: BLSA's John Allan
