New Roots in Warwickshire
Award-winning garden design and landscape company Isola Garden Design has moved to Stoneleigh Park’s Rural Innovation Centre, Warwickshire. Isola Garden Design was founded by James Brash in 2006, and is
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Trees Flourish at University
Nottingham Trent University city site is in Nottingham city centre, with 30 buildings surrounded by 5.1 hectares of open space. The heart of the campus underwent a multi-million pound refurbishment
Appearance is Everything
Plant growth regulators such as daminozide can help growers improve the durability of protected ornamental plants, minimising stem damage during transport and retail. Daminozide, active ingredient of B-Nine® by Arysta
Clean up at Harrow School
Founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth 1, Harrow School is on a 300-acre estate, surrounded by acres of sports fields ranging from Astroturf pitches, 2G
Reorganising Management
Following the untimely death of Tony Hewitt, Executive Chairman of the Parkwood Group, in late December, Glendale Horticulture is reorganising and bolstering the senior management team. “Tony had been actively
Orchid Heaven
The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) newest Show, RHS Chatsworth Flower Show partnered by Wedgwood will return to the magnificent 1,000 acre Chatsworth Estate on 6-10 June. During Joseph Paxton’s time
Grow Now with Hurrells Seeds Coldstart 100
Hurrells Seeds introduces its year-round winter active grass seed mixture Coldstart 100! Hurrells Seeds is an independent family-run grass seed company with more than sixty-five years of experience. It has
Million Tree Forest
Michael Gove recently visited the UK’s largest modern forest in the Ochil Hills in central Scotland, where he saw more than 1.3 million trees. Confor arranged the visit to Jerah
SGD Award Winners
At The Society of Garden Designers’ sixth annual award ceremony in London, Robert Myers was presented with the Grand Award, Matt Keightley won three awards, and Spanish designer Fernando Caruncho
Mitigating HS2 Impact
A green spaces expert is calling on landowners to plant trees to lessen the environmental impact of the new High Speed Two (HS2) rail network. Deric Newman, general manager of
Trees in the Planning Process
The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) has partnered with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to deliver Trees in the Planning Process, a half-day seminar on April 13, in Oxford.
Greens Maintenance Seminars
The first of the 2018 Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars will be at the Ipswich & District Indoor Bowls Club on Tuesday 13th March. The seminars combine practical
Shortlisted for Award
Green-tech has been shortlisted in the Pro Landscaper Business Awards 2018, Supplier category. Category winners will be announced at the Pro Landscaper Business Awards ceremony on Friday 9 February 2018,
Void Becomes Space
Brewin Dolphin will return to RHS Chatsworth this year with a conceptual garden inspired by a past landscape of the Chatsworth Estate. It will be designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes who
Acknowledging the Best
Paving manufacturer Bradstone’s 2018 national installer awards acknowledge design expertise and quality craftsmanship. Categories include Best Patio Transformation and Best Driveway Transformation, and Installer of the Year award. The judging
Nursery Investment
Glendale Horticulture took ownership of a 15.5 acre site nursery in Harvington, Evesham on 2nd January 2018. The new site has 16,868sqm of existing glass and is ideally situated within
Versatile Paving
The Talasey Group has supplied approximately 2,990 metres of its Natural Paving’s Promenade Classic Sandstone for a 60-unit housing development in Chigwell, Essex, on the site of the former Tottenham
Kickstart
Eddie Mills, Course Manager at Edgbaston Golf Club in Birmingham, believes his fully integrated iTurf programme has helped maintain the particularly stubborn clay-based greens to an exceptional standard. Established in
Airport Project
As part of the construction of a new £15m link road at Manchester Airport, Johnsons of Whixley has supplied a range of trees, plants and grasses to the new Enterprise
Grow in 2018
As we welcome in a new year we’re looking forward to another season of unrivalled flower shows from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). With an esteemed portfolio, including the world-famous