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185 Years of Mower Manufacturing

This year sees a major milestone in the grounds care industry with Ransomes Jacobsen celebrating its 185th anniversary of mower production at Ipswich. Edwin Budding’s historic lawnmower design was patented

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CONTINUES TO BLOOM

Pictorial Meadows, supplier of  meadow seed mixes and related products, is delighted to be continuing its partnership with Prof. Nigel Dunnett at the Trentham Estate in Staffordshire for a third

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New Chinese Business

  STRI Group has launched its new Chinese company with partners Shanghai KeHua Sports Promotional Co. and Beijing iRENA Group. The inauguration of Shanghai Tizan Turf Science Co. Ltd, took

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Cricket Seminar Date

Dennis and SISIS have announced that they will be holding their  cricket seminar on February 16 at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Groundsmen from all levels of cricket will be able

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Win a Cast Iron Stag!

This Christmas RoundWood of Mayfield giving away over £1000 of prizes in a festive competition! First prize the  Majestic Stag RRP £743 All you need to do to is follow

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DRIVEWAY BOLLARD LIGHTING

Now that winter is approaching its time to think about making your driveway safe and inviting for visitors. By Martin Bennett     A gravel drive is a great deterrent

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NEW HOCKEY PITCH

One of the oldest schools in the country, The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Hertfordshire, has given its talented hockey players a new place they can call home with

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Award-winning artist

Candice Bees  is an exciting emerging award-winning artist who originally trained in illustration, but has now taken up sculpture to portray animals of all shapes and sizes, using wire as

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Going Al Fresco

Creating an outside eating area that can be used in the hours of darkness requires special attention to lighting.  Martin Bennett explains The phrase al fresco is borrowed from Italian

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Cleaning water – naturally

Naturally occurring wetlands have a natural, innate ability to remediate contaminants from water. Over the decades British Flora have supplied many millions of reeds, Phragmites communis, for both habitat creation

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Overseas garden tours!

With ‘singles’ making up almost one third of clients going overseas to view exotic and often very private gardens, the tour operators of Worldwide Garden Tours are working hard to

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Green Apple Awards

Leading architecture practice Holder Mathias has won a ‘Green Apple Award for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage’ in recognition of its pioneering approach to designing sustainable cabins for Forest

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Pond of the month

This is a central, circular pond with surrounding curved pools designed by Carolyn Grohmann of Secret Gardens. Water Gems, the contractors are an Edinburgh based landscape and water features specialist.

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High satisfaction

Writtle College has excelled in postgraduate satisfaction as revealed by the latest industry students’ survey results. This year’s Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES), which is open to all postgraduate students

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Increased UK coverage

Green-tree soils increase Southern coverage with addition of two new partner production sites The Green-tree soils and growing media division of Green-tech has increased its UK coverage with the addition

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Brown’s Birthday Bake

No birthday is complete without balloons, presents and most importantly, a birthday cake. In light of this, the Capability Brown Festival are launching Brown’s Birthday Bake – a competition taking

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