Home ⁄ News ⁄ Horticulture

Makita’s New Kit

Four new machines have been introduced to Makita’s range of outdoor maintenance and grounds care equipment with the latest 4-stroke MM4 engine technology at the heart of two of them. The new Makita EB5300TH Back-Pack Blower is a refined version of ...

Jul 16, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Hardscaping, Horticulture, Machinery, News, Softscaping Comments 0

GREENHOUSE GARDENING NOSTALGIA

Hartley Botanic, the RHS’ recommended aluminium greenhouse and glasshouse supplier, was awarded a 5 star tradestand award for its exhibit at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show. The Lancashire manufacturer and its design partner, landscape and garden maintenance company Base Squared, battled the ...

Jun 15, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Design, Horticulture, News, Trade Shows Comments 0

Is there a Crocodile in your shed?

The Chillington Crocodile brand range of hoes are easy to use, labour saving tools that are perfect for digging, ground clearing, weeding and planting. Designed to be used with a rhythmical swinging action their hoes take the strain out of digging ...

Jun 12, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Design, Horticulture, News, Softscaping Comments 0

THIS WEEKEND! National Garden Scheme

This bank holiday, the National Garden Scheme celebrates their 90th anniversary. Since 1927 they’ve donated over £50 million to charity by opening gardens and raising money from entry fees, tea and cake. In 5 years they’ve donated a staggering £722,000 to ...

May 26, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Horticulture, News, Trade Shows Comments 0

THE ARB SHOW – THE SCIENCE OF TREES

The move inside the gates of Westonbirt Arboretum, a huge range of activities and a record number of exhibitors and visitors combined to make it the most successful ARB Show in the trade fair’s 19-year history. The new and improved showground ...

May 25, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Arboriculture, Features, Horticulture, Machinery, News, Trade Shows Comments 0

Chelsea Physic Garden – The importance of plants

Tucked away beside the Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden is a celebration of the beauty and importance of plants. Founded in 1673 it is one of London’s oldest botanic gardens and contains a unique living collection of around 5,000 different edible, useful, ...

May 17, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Arboriculture, Horticulture, News Comments 0

NEXT ISSUE ‘ Trees, People and the Built Environment’

Next issue The Landscaper’s Ffion Llwyd-Jones will be attending from the ‘The Trees, People and the Built Environment’ conference She will report how integrating trees hedges bushes, shrubs into the urban environment improves the environment and cuts down on pollution http://www.charteredforesters.org/event/icf-trees-people-built-environment-3/ ...

Apr 3, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Hardscaping, Horticulture, News, Trade Shows Comments 0

Colour to Culzean Castle

Johnsons of Whixley Wholesale Commercial is working alongside The National Trust of Scotland to add vibrant colour to the newly re-modelled entrance to Culzean Castle, and the surrounding country park, on the Ayrshire coast. The Castle, and the 600-acre park that ...

Mar 6, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Contracts, Horticulture, News Comments 0

New Principal for Capel Manor College

Capel Manor College Governing Body have announced the appointment of Malcolm Goodwin (pictured) as Principal, to succeed Dr Dowbiggin on his retirement on 31 July 2017. The appointment was made by a Panel of Governors led by Lady Salisbury, which used ...

Mar 6, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Contracts, Design, Features, Hardscaping, Horticulture, Machinery, News Comments 0

Learner of the Year Awards

John Boyd, a talented horticulture apprentice from Port Glasgow, has won the horticulture category at Lantra Scotland’s annual Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards. The runner-up spot went to Brooke McKenzie, from Croftfoot in Glasgow. The awards were presented ...

Mar 6, 2017 Posted by david.curtis In Horticulture, News Comments 0

news:Horticulture