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25 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby, Jonathan Tilley and Jez Abbott

Following granting of 28-day exemption in hosepipe-ban-hit regions industry lobbyists draft a revised code of practice.

Deluges put an end to drought but not hosepipe bans

11 May 2012

Some 19 regions are no longer officially in drought following the wettest April on record and continuing rainfall in May.

Chris Beardshaw calls for peat-free investment

04 May 2012

Garden designer Chris Beardshaw has said the Government should invest now in peat alternatives because a voluntary ban will not work.

Beehive-maker points customers at pyrethrum products

04 May 2012

A manufacturer of garden beehives is advising its customers concerned about the impact of insecticides on bee populations to use its pyrethrum-based products.

John Stanley anticipates the end of the garden centre salesperson

01 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

International retail consultant John Stanley has envisaged an 'end of the salesperson' scenario in garden centres.

Hillier garden centres offer hosepipe ban advice

01 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Hillier Garden Centre Eastbourne is advising customers on how to reduce water usage in the garden to avoid the £1,000 hosepipe fine.

Wettest April on record does not mean end to hosepipe bans

01 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

The wettest April in the UK for over 100 years will not lead to an end to the hosepipe ban, say water companies.

BBC checks out Vital Earth on peat targets

27 Apr 2012

Vital Earth, the organic compost firm, is to be featured on BBC's Countryfile TV show on Sunday.

B&Q promises peat-free topsoil launch

27 Apr 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Chain pledges to introduce peat-free alternative to its own-brand topsoil product after row over peat content.

Frustration continues to grow over interpretation of hosepipe ban rules

27 Apr 2012

Frustration within the turf and landscape industries continues to grow over water companies' interpretation of hosepipe ban exemptions.

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