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The London Tree Officers Association 's (LTOA) newly elected executive committee will be chaired by Jake Tibbetts who has replaced Dave Lofthouse. Tibbetts is team manager for arboriculture at the London Borough of Islington, while new vice-chair Richard Edwards is trees and woodland officer at...

New guidance is encouraging those making decisions on planning issues to put green space at the heart of new building projects from the outset, including domestic gardens.Continue reading...

And how am I going to reach that?" my neighbour guffaws. We are looking up at a stray tendril, hovering temptingly between the ground and first floor, just out of reach. The rain has made everything grow so ridiculously, fairy-tale-beanstalk-tall this year. Stems have grown long and wandering,...

IT was Henry VIII who first declared Kent the Garden of England, and it's a title that the most south-eastern corner of Britain still proudly holds.Continue reading...

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The Metropolitan Line was never part of the life I once lived in London. But I had one of the classic early posters issued by the railway, promoting the cosy domesticity of these outer suburbs: hollyhocks, delphiniums and a Shirley Temple-esque child running down a path to greet her father...

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Online searches by consumers for accredited landscape gardeners have shot up by 47 per cent compared to last year, according to TrustMark.Continue reading...

Figures revealed by the Garden Centre Association for July sales in its member centres - of which there are around 200 - show that catering, clothing, gift and food sales were up, but sales in its nine other categories fell.Continue reading...

The Landscape Group has won a total of 36 Green Flag awards for sites ranging from Southport to Eastbourne.Continue reading...

K-Leaf, a newly developed solution which increases potassium in plants, can help overcome low Brix levels such as those experienced by growers this season, according to supplier Solufeed.Continue reading...

Garden centre Christmas supplier Festive Productions have bought Widmanns, the UK's only tinsel-making company. Festive CEO Ian Newton said: "We are delighted to announce we have purchased Widmanns which also includes the purchase of their tinsel manufacturing operation, making Festive the only...

Perennial specialist Blooms of Bressingham is publishing its perennials catalogue as an iBook available for iPads.Continue reading...

Falling numbers of people moving home have led to an increase in garden landscaping, according to TrustMark, the quality mark for tradesman.Continue reading...

The Old Railway Line Garden Centre near Hay-on-Wye in Powys is building an extension covering more than 2,000 square metres, and has recruited 13 members of staff to help in its new restaurant.Continue reading...

Figures revealed by the Garden Centre Association for July sales in its member centres - of which there are around 200 - show that catering, clothing, gift and food sales were up, but sales in its nine other categories fell.Continue reading...

The Olympic Delivery Authoirty has launched a new free London 2012 Gardens app that provides a guide to the gardens in the Olympic Park.Continue reading...

Controversial field trials of GM potatoes will begin in Ireland shortly after approval was granted by the republic's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Continue reading...

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has announced details of its £40m masterplan, following the release of a £1.5m fund from the Scottish Government.Continue reading...

Proper ground preparation is key to ensure a lasting return from new orchards, Hutchinsons agronomist and Norton Cider Growers director Nigel Kitney told of members of the supplier group meeting at one of its Gloucestershire orchards last week.Continue reading...