Arboriculture - Woodland revival
16 Sep 2011 | by Kristina Chapleo
Removing conifers from a Suffolk wood has restored an ancient habitat and created a community resource, Kristina Chapleo finds.
Apples are among the most rewarding fruits to grow at home, says Miranda Kimberley.
Removing conifers from a Suffolk wood has restored an ancient habitat and created a community resource, Kristina Chapleo finds.
Tip blights can damage a variety of conifers.
Vegetable seed sales are still growing while flowers have seen a lift too, Sally Drury reports.
Tendercare was founded by Andrew and Angela Halksworth in 1989 to provide larger plants for garden designers and landscape architects. It has two sites, at Denham in Uxbridge, Middlesex, and at Hall Barn in Buckinghamshire. The company grows more than 100,000 mature and specimen trees, shrubs and herbaceous...
These sun-loving flowers provide bursts of colour late into the season, says Miranda Kimberley.
Wider and better ranges are key to keeping fruit tree sales on the rise, says Gavin McEwan.
Identifying key factors in other industries can lead to success in your business, says Leslie Kossoff.
The four big seed houses are delivering improvements in quality and disease resistance while keeping yields high, Richard Crowhurst finds.
Since Sir Tony Hawkhead took over as chief executive 15 years ago, Groundwork has grown from a charity with a £20m annual turnover delivering 800 projects a year to one with a £150m annual turnover delivering 6,000 projects a year.
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