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John Deere has rolled out a new TE Gator electric sports turf utility vehicle that boasts an increase of up to 75 per cent in battery life and an on-board battery charger.Continue reading...

Forest Green Rovers has planted wildflower areas brimming with several orchid species around its stadium.Continue reading...

A landmark Court of Appeal decision could reduce the number of subsidence claims brought against councils.Continue reading...

Aberdeen city councillors who abandoned the £140m City Garden Project this week have been condemned by Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond.Continue reading...

RHS calls for gardeners to vote on their favourite dahlia.Continue reading...

Argyll grower Highland Heathers has gone into receivership and laid off 43 people across four sites.Continue reading...

The National Garden Gift Vouchers (NGGVs) scheme is claiming to be the first voucher provider to use Facebook as a direct selling platform.Continue reading...

The Landscape Institute is to shoot 10 films of key professionals involved in the Olympic Park design.Continue reading...

Northern Ireland officials have successfully eliminated potato wart disease (PWD) from the province after a decade-long campaign.Continue reading...

Perennial specialist Howard Nurseries has been awarded a Suffolk Carbon Charter, Gold Standard, for its environmental practices.Continue reading...

The Olympic Park landscapes and buildings have been given a gold rating from Britain's most successful Paralympian.Continue reading...

Turf grower Q Lawns has bought two eco-friendly VW Golf Bluemotion cars for its sales team to keep in touch with customers, be kinder on the environment, and save money.Continue reading...

Concessions services provider First Franchise has put its first charity shop into a garden centre, in a move that director Ian Silverton says is a perfect fit for garden retailers.Continue reading...

Sales at Dobbies Garden Centres rose 22 per cent last year to £136.4m, with pre-tax profits up six per cent to £10.5m in the year to 29 February 2012.Continue reading...

The Four Oaks Trade Show is expecting to break its recent records once again for exhibitor numbers when it opens its doors on 4th September - with 480 exhibitors already booked for the event.Continue reading...

Researchers at Kent's East Malling Research will combine their expertise on cherry breeding and cultivation with that of colleagues in other EU countries under a new agreement.Continue reading...

Registration has opened for the 7th International Symposium on Light in Horticultural Systems to be held in Wageningen University in the Netherlands.Continue reading...

Borde Hill Garden in West Sussex will extend its autumn opening times to give visitors more of a chance to see the gardens.Continue reading...

Award-winning children's TV duo, Dick and Dom, will join the RHS panel to judge the 2012 RHS Young Photographer of the Year Competition, which sees children and young adults aged under 18 years submit their best gardening shots.Continue reading...

A new how-to guide to help communities spot plots of disused green space for food growing has been published by the Government. The guide, Space for food growing , advises communities on new ways to gain access to less conventional sources of land and green space to grow food as well as...