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The enormous heads of Allium schubertii, at least 25cm across, are still standing in the garden, though they flowered in June. This is one of the great advantages of this particular allium: the seedheads last a phenomenally long time. The soft greyish-mauve sphere gradually bleaches to the...

Agronomy services supplier Agrovista UK has bought farm monitoring and prediction specialist Plantsystems for an undisclsosed amount.Continue reading...

The IPSN is running a survey for the Agapanthus Gall Midge to determine the worldwide distribution of the Agapanthus gall midge and to collect information on the biology and lifecycle of the midge. It is looking for gardens with Agapanthus in their collections to participate.Continue reading...

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Does a city ever really need lawns? That's a question posed by Angelica Gray in her new book Gardens of Marrakesh. In preparation for reading it, I've been trying to summon up images of Marrakesh that aren't straight out of desperate cliché. So far I've done badly. Keith Richards and Anita...

Advance prices for tickets of RHS shows 2013 are now outContinue reading...

BGEN, LEEF and BGCI, networking organisations with a focus on outdoor learning, are co-organising a networking day at RBG Kew. Find out more and book your place.Continue reading...

WHEN you want to make the most of your garden, try being creative with petals.Continue reading...

Dingle Gardens continue to do Shrewsbury credit. The turf and formal flower beds have been maintained to the highest standards for more than 60 years to my certain knowledge. It would be a tragedy if Britain lost the art and skill of producing these colourful displays.Continue reading...

They're annoying, people who claim they just "threw" something together. My neighbour can do it. She strolled down the street this morning towing two kids to nursery, wearing a voluminous green knitted woollen thing that I'd have been scared to buy, paired with an assymetric pair of grey suede...

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One of Scotland s leading independent landscaping businesses, Findlay Clark Landscapes (Aberdeen), has been placed in liquidation. The company, which had a turnover of around 1.5m and 31 full- and part-time staff, was hit by the recession and a shortage of skilled staff. The business has stopped...

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A list of timber species has been compiled in order to provide a composite working list of timber tree species in trade.Continue reading...

Price: £1,299 Battery: Lithium-ion 32.4V 3Ah Battery charge time: 50 mins Battery run time: 50 mins Speed: 0.45m/sec Slopes (max): 35 per cent Cutting width: 26cm Height of cut: 20-60 mmContinue reading...

"Seven-year cycles," says Nick Macer, owner of a superb nursery called Pan Global Plants in Gloucestershire, “they’ve had a lot to do with the way my life has worked out.” And because I don’t really get what he’s talking about, I’m rather relieved I’ve turned up at the nursery in the year that...

THERE'S something deeply satisfying about pottering around an allotment and growing your own produce. No doubt that's why plots are currently in such short supply with waiting lists of up to 40 years in some areas of the country.Continue reading...