I recently had cause to think of my grandfather and how he struggled with the concept of the zipper fly.
There is a great deal of emotion involved in the peat debate, which is not surprising because some of us have a lot to lose if draconian measures are taken without considering their implications.
As a nurseryman, wherever you go in the world, you're told the British are the best gardeners on the planet.
28 Apr 2011
This is a familiar theme, so familiar I'm almost uncomfortable raking it over again: isn't it time we saw the price of plants increase? Two harsh winters have caused greater plant losses than we've seen in many a year - that's stock in parks and gardens as well as nurseries - and the net effect is an...
I've never been attuned to the latest fashions; I find something comfortable and stay with it.
In recent months our trade has been beset by plant health problems. Perhaps it always has been, but are we seeing more? If so, do they follow a pattern and can we do anything to lessen the issue?
I am not keen on football. I have never played the game and never followed a club.
Any insect, given a full tabloid page in close-up Technicolor, would appear photogenic and sinister.
The natural range of Fraxinus excelsior starts well south of the UK and finishes some way north, so you'd think it would be more than happy here.
Production horticulture is a fragmented industry -- we have no massive players and that influences the way the industry works.