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Electrical weed control
A trial at Oxford Botanic Garden using electrical apparatus provided successful for weed control without leaving harmful residue. Engineering consultant Roger Balls and electrical engineer Dr Mike Diprose demonstrated success in initial trials on the rampant onion weed, Nothoscordum. The…
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Halloween and pumpkins
Halloween means high demand to buy pumpkins. One of the largest growers in the UK is David Bowman, with a 200ha farm growing three million pumpkins especially for this time of the year. Over 100 staff lift the massive crop…
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Bespoke Garden Steelwork
Bespoke metal and steelwork items will allow the owner to adorn their garden with something both special and unique. Traditional items in steelwork can include garden gates and railings as well as items such as bespoke fruit cages and pergolas…
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Bespoke Garden Water Features
Bespoke Garden Water Features for your garden Water has played an important part in gardening since the very beginning. Originally the garden water features found in ancient Persia, Greece and Egypt were the preserve of royalty being used to cool…
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RHS to review judging system
The closed world of judging by Royal Horticultural Society is up for review and not before time some would say. To all those designers that have toiled away at the recent Chelsea Flower Show may well wonder why they got…
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Plant guarantees may change because of climate change and possible severe winters
In the UK we have experienced two very severe winters with many gardeners experiencing at least one loss of a plant and some many from newly planted to established plants. Nursery growers suffered significant losses of stock and with tight…
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Listed Property Garden Designer
How to tackle a garden design for a listed property? Barry can assist you with a sensitive design and planting scheme for your property. If you are privileged to own a listed property then you may wish to take extra…
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New maze at Cliveden
The original maze at Cliveden has been lost, but The National Trust has recreated the original one commissioned by Lord Astor. It took over two years to reconstruct and last winter over 1,000 2 metre high Yew trees were planted…
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New Biopesticides unveiled
Fargro launched two new biopesticide products at Wellesbourne Centre. A granular bioinsecticide – Met52 from Novozymes contains the natural Metarhizium fungi and is for Vine Weevil control. for protected and outdoor soft fruit and ornamentals, containers and open ground. Also,…