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Cider production - An apple phenomenon

- With cider production enjoying considerable success, Geoff Dixon looks at yields, the best cultivars and issues facing the sector.

Dixon On ... Time to play the economic field

- Former US president Bill Clinton's famous aphorism - "It's the economy, stupid" - applies to horticulture as to everyone else. Voters and hence politicians are basically interested in money in their pockets. When the economy does well, money is spent and life is happy. A struggling economy means little spending and unhappiness.

Dixon On ... Landscapers tackle Olympic challenges

- Hindsight is safe, prediction is perilous. Remember the "barbecue summer" that ended-up as a monsoon? But here goes. The Olympics will test Britain's abilities for landscape maintenance as never before.