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| New Sizzling Barbecue Sensations for 2010 from Antony Worrall Thompson 08/02/2010 Celebrity chef and author of best-selling book Barbecues and Grilling , Antony Worrall Thompson enters his 3rd year at retail with his popular range... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Two great 'Gates' offers 05/02/2010 Two great Gates offers A visit to www.cannockgates.co.uk, website of the UKs leading wooden and wrought iron gate manufacturer, Cannock Gates Limited, reveals not just... Read More Of This News Story |
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| See the Finer Side of Cumbria at Holker Hall & Gardens 04/02/2010 As Holker Hall & Gardens in Cumbria prepares to open to the public for the 60th season, Lord & Lady Cavendish are also inviting... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Practically Paper - a new look for an old favourite! 02/02/2010 Foldaway bags and boxes that look just like brown paper - except theyre made from wipe clean 100% recyclable polypropylene and polyethylene. Light as... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Size Isn't Everything! 01/02/2010 GROWN FOR YOU REVEAL THEIR TOP FIVE FRUIT PLANTS FOR A SMALLER GARDEN Grown For You, leading online fruit and vegetable supplier, is looking to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| A Green Christmas Starts with Unique Christmas Gifts 17/12/2009 Online Eco-friendly gifts company tree2mydoor.com is urging Brits to follow the European trend this Christmas and go even greener. The surge in online Christmas gifts... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Garden Bird Supplies awarded 2009 Gold Standard 17/12/2009 Garden Bird Supplies have been awarded the 2009 Gold Standard by the BSA (Birdcare Standards Association) for the exceptionally fine quality of their Ultiva®... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Cut the Conifers! 12/12/2009 Leading online fruit tree and vegetable supplier, Grown For You, has lent its weight to The Tree Councils call to protect native hedgerows by... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Tripod Ladders 19/11/2009 Tripod ladders are nothing new; they have been used in orchards, for many years. Originally made of wood, they gave easy access to the... Read More Of This News Story |
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| McGrath Mobile Industrial Burner 17/11/2009 The operational principle of the McGrath Mobile Industrial Burner lies in a controlled high velocity curtain of air across the top of the combustion... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Magical Christmas Celebrations at Holker Hall 27/10/2009 Christmas is a time for family, friends and celebrations and with only a few weeks left until the time honoured festivities begin, what better... Read More Of This News Story |
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| PlantforLife champions the next phase of Grow Your Own 25/10/2009 New research from PlantforLife reveals the trend for 'grow your own' has more than doubled, with over half (54%) admitting they now choose to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Fine Artist, Sarah Naybour.....The Next Gertrude Jekyll? 24/10/2009 Talented Oxford College of Garden Design new graduate, Sarah Naybour, has won the prestigious Student Designer Of The Year (2009) competition. It's the second time... Read More Of This News Story |
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| More Enchantment In The Illuminated Gardens At Brodsworth Hall 17/10/2009 Visitors to Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, near Doncaster, this October will have the chance to see the Victorian splendour in a whole new light,... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Plug plants rather than seeds are the perfect choice for gardeners 04/10/2009 A recent Which? report found that up to 59 per cent of vegetable seeds in a packet may be dead and up to 73... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Tommy Walsh Joins Forces With New Dansand® 10/09/2009 This month (June 2009) TV's DIY and building Guru, Tommy Walsh joins forces with Danish company, Dansand A/S to launch Tommy's Choice... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Top Five Tips For Autumn Lawncare 09/09/2009 Autumn is the time of year that the lawn lover really needs to prove their commitment to their garden. To survive the British winter... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Grow Your Own made easy 04/09/2009 There is nothing nicer than the taste of home-grown fruit and vegetables. And now Gardening Direct has made it easy for gardeners of every... Read More Of This News Story |
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| WD-40 research finds White Van Man called to ensure DIY problems sorted 20/08/2009 Research commissioned by WD-40 has shown that although house-proud Britons are as keen as ever to ensure their home is their castle, the recession... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Professional Green Market Now Footsafe 18/08/2009 Footwear comfort and protection have never been more important and its worth noting that many factors come into play when the selection of safety... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Unique Indoor - Outdoor Hot Tub From Jacuzzi UK 11/08/2009 Jacuzzi UK has announced the launch of its first UK hot tub that can be installed indoors or outdoors. The Jacuzzi® Unique hot tub... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Green-fingered kids discover the joys of gardening with Potting Parties 07/08/2009 Children are set to go vegetable crazy this summer with the launch of the Potting Party, the latest activity to keep kids occupied during... Read More Of This News Story |
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| De Jager Pink Garden Bulbs Support Breast Cancer Campaign 05/08/2009 Breast Cancer Campaign, who aim to be the leading specialists in breast cancer research throughout the UK, has teamed up with premier flower bulb... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Garden Benches of Distinction 04/08/2009 The average park bench or garden seat may not attract a great deal of attention from the general public, but they have a long... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Kids Reveal their 'Perfect Garden' In Time For Summer Holidays 27/07/2009 Leading garden centre Notcutts has been taking the advice of children this summer, asking their advice about what makes their 'perfect garden'. The findings... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Protect Your Lawn Against a Fatal Invasion This Autumn 23/07/2009 With autumn nearly upon us your lawn is at risk of coming under attack from a silent pest, which could transform your lawn from... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Brits Buy into DIY As They Stay At Home This Summer 23/07/2009 Sales data from the UK's leading 'consumer revenge' discount site has found that two of the three most popular retailers on the site are... Read More Of This News Story |
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| The Benefits Of Mulching Your Lawn 22/07/2009 In recent years mulching your lawn has become increasingly popular. We have all become more environmentally aware, but the fact that mulching actually makes... Read More Of This News Story |
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| HTA highlights 'enormous growth potential' for garden leisure 16/07/2009 New research carried out for the HTA highlights substantial opportunities for garden retailers and suppliers of garden furniture and barbecues to benefit from the... Read More Of This News Story |
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| HTA survey reveals greater interest in and enjoyment of gardening 16/07/2009 According to the latest survey by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) the nation's interest and enjoyment of gardening is increasing. Our knowledge of gardening... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Gardening Direct's £14,000 pensioner prize winner refuses to believe her good fortune 16/07/2009 Keen gardener and pensioner, Betty Barnett, refused to believe it when Gardening Direct rang to say that she had won £14,000 in their summer... Read More Of This News Story |
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| PlantforLife launches the Colour Me, Colour My Garden campaign for summer 14/07/2009 TV's fashion expert Mark Heyes teaches us our true colours for the garden PlantforLife launches the Colour Me, Colour My Garden campaign for summer When it... Read More Of This News Story |
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| A quicker picker for your Tutti Frutti! 06/07/2009 As garden and hedgerow berries reach maturity the mammoth task of harvesting is upon us. One way to reduce this often back-breaking chore is... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Record Setting 176,522 Attend Royal Highland Show 02/07/2009 London, 2 July 2009 - Scotland's Royal Highland Show, in cooperation with RURAL TV - the world's rural channel - now reaching into over... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Wyevale voted Best Garden Centre 01/07/2009 The Wyevale Group is celebrating after being voted the 'Best Nursery or Garden Centre' in an online poll by the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. The... Read More Of This News Story |
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| The TruGreen Guide to Watering Your Lawn this Summer 19/06/2009 The 'Great British Summer' can be unpredictable at best. A week of blistering heat and blue skies can be quickly followed by chilly temperatures... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Heather Growers Boost Interest At Hampton Court Garden Launch 18/06/2009 Exhibiting at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 7-12 July 2009 Stand Number: D1 HEATHERS are due for a massive boost in popularity as the British... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Double deckers for B&Q 17/06/2009 B&Q is seeking to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 4600kgs per day with the introduction of a 60-strong fleet of double decker distribution... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Peat-Free Wool Compost Makers Help Restore England's Ancient Bogs 15/06/2009 Exhibiting at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 7-12 July THE MAKERS of an eco-friendly, peat-free compost made from wool and bracken are creating new... Read More Of This News Story |
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| New Railway sleepers for gardens give long life with special treatment 09/06/2009 A RANGE of new railway sleepers has been launched by AVS Fencing Supplies Ltd with the same long-life treatment as their acclaimed timber fence... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Springwatch presenter creates new food to save baby birds 09/06/2009 Chris Packham of BBC1's Springwatch has created a special food called Tweet to save baby birds. Says presenter Chris "Both the RSPB and BTO recommend... Read More Of This News Story |
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| NS&I invites voters to pick their favourite sustainable garden 05/06/2009 The NS&I sponsored Grow Your Own campaign is to showcase three gardens from 10 June in Birmingham. For the second year, three unique and visionary... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Grow your own boosts B&Q 03/06/2009 B&Q has confirmed the strength of the trend for consumers to grow their own vegetables, recording treble digit increases in the sales of greenhouses... Read More Of This News Story |
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| New Director Of Sales For Henri Studio 30/05/2009 Henri Studio Limited has announced the appointment of Simon Routledge to Director of Sales for the UK. Mr. Routledge has been Sales Manager for the... Read More Of This News Story |
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| HSS Hire launches "most powerful tool in the equipment hire industry" 29/05/2009 HSS Hire drives cost reduction, transparency and hire control with LiveHire Manchester. 27 May 2009. HSS Hire, the nationwide tool and equipment hire company, is... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Tree Gifts Buying Trends Changing - Fathers Day 2009 29/05/2009 Gift buying trends are changing. We are perhaps now seeing a big shift in gift buying habits towards more ethical and eco-friendly gifts, specifically... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Brits deserting far-flung holiday destinations for their own back gardens! 28/05/2009 Notcutts Garden Centres has just published the findings of new research which shows that Brits are deserting far-flung holiday destinations for their own back... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Wyevale causes a buzz about bees 28/05/2009 Garden centre group Wyevale is to mount a joint campaign with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust during June, to raise awareness of declining bee populations... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Blenheim Palace winner of Garden of the Year Award 27/05/2009 The magnificent gardens of the famous Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire have won the 2008 Garden of the Year award sponsored by the Historic Houses Association... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Dobbies customers keen to grow their own 13/05/2009 Dobbies Garden Centres is seeing record sales of 'Grow Your Own' produce as customers look to save money and eat more healthily during the... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Westland Horticulture Launches National Weed Control Week (11th to 17th May) 12/05/2009 How well do you know your weeds? The answer is probably not as well as you would like so in a bid to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Landscaping centres for Wyevale 12/05/2009 Eight branches of the Wyevale garden centre chain are to launch Landscape and Fencing Centres this month. Each centre will feature up to 300 sq... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Marshalls Backs 'Growing Your Own' Initiative 03/05/2009 Landscaping company appeals to consumers to make their gardens a better place to grow their own produce Thousands of people will take on their first... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Marshalls Launch 'The Street' for the 2009 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 03/05/2009 RHS Chelsea Flower Show principal sponsor Marshalls plc has launched a bespoke newspaper called 'The Street'. The on line publication has been created to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| RHS Olympic Park Great British Garden competition 08/04/2009 Win the chance to help design a Great British Garden for the London 2012 Olympic Park. Britain is renowned as a nation of great gardeners... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Marshalls accepted into UN Global Compact Initiative 09/03/2009 Building on its award-winning sustainability programme, Marshalls plc has become the UK's first heavyside materials manufacturer to be accepted into the prestigious UN Global... Read More Of This News Story |
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| UK manufacturer continues its ongoing commitment to reducing emissions 22/01/2009 British Sugar has published the carbon footprints of its TOPSOIL and LimeX products which have been calculated using the new PAS 2050 method. British... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Marshalls Reveal Carbon Footprints 22/12/2008 Marshalls plc has released official data showing the carbon footprints of every item in its domestic product range. In an industry first, consumers will now... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Councils Green Credentials Assessed In New Report 24/11/2008 The Horticultural Trades Association's (HTA) Greening the UK campaign will today alert Councils in England of the need to improve the control mechanism to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Kubota Goes LIVE! 20/08/2008 An unquestionable strength of Kubota is responding to customer feedback and in reply to requests for more 'hands on' customer experience opportunities, the Japanese... Read More Of This News Story |
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| RHS launches VAT petition 06/07/2008 The RHS has launched a petition calling for VAT on all ornamental plants and seeds to be reduced from 17.5 percent to 5 percent,... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Grassform take on TrakMats for South East 18/05/2008 Own experience prompts decision Essex based sportsfield and golf course construction company Grassform Ltd. has taken on the agency for the well known TrakMats... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Investigating the environmental impacts of gardening in the UK 01/05/2008 Plants and gardens naturally carry with them a strong environmental message, but there is a need to qualify this with sound scientific evidence to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Grassform complete work on the RJ National 14/03/2008 Exciting opportunity Building a golf course on a factory site in the middle of Ipswich may seem like a crazy idea, but not when the... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Q Lawns at the Ideal Home Show 06/03/2008 Q Lawns turf growers have joined forces with celebrity gardener David Domoney to promote the importance of having a real live lawn. The... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Working together to speed up peat reduction 29/02/2008 Garden retailers and growing media manufacturers are being encouraged to join up to the Growing Media Initiative (GMI), an HTA initiated scheme to speed... Read More Of This News Story |
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| HTA extends its mystery shopper service 21/02/2008 The HTA is to extend its mystery shopper service in 2008 so that retailers can choose to make use of the service in any... Read More Of This News Story |
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| New water strategy good for gardening 21/02/2008 The HTA has welcomed 'Future Water' The Government`s Strategy for Water in England. In particular it notes that Government is to change householders` permitted... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Huge New Jacobsen Fleet at Five Lakes 31/01/2008 Ernest Doe & Sons, RANSOMES JACOBSEN dealer for Essex, has recently delivered a huge fleet of new course maintenance equipment to the prestigious Five... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Inturf invests £500,000 in new equipment 31/01/2008 Inturf has invested nearly £1/2million in a new Trebro Autostack harvester - as well as tractors, sprayers and mowers. The equipment is expected to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| JCB's global sales exceed £2 billion 16/01/2008 Global sales will reach a new record in 2007 by exceeding the £2 billion mark for the first time. Production is also set to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| HAPPY NEW YEAR! 02/01/2008 The Landscape Link would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. We hope 2008 will be an exciting and prosperous year for... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Essex turf grower looks to local supplier to reduce carbon footprint 18/12/2007 Running four lorries daily to deliver their turf products to customers in south-east England, Paynes Turf (F.E.Payne and Son) use a high quantity of... Read More Of This News Story |
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| The Wildlife For All Trust use Rolawn Blended Loam for area of outstanding natural beauty 27/11/2007 Rolawn, Europe's largest turf grower and leading supplier of safe, quality topsoil has donated their Blended Loam to 'The Wildlife for all Trust' for... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Marshalls Wins National Payroll Giving Award 27/11/2007 Marshalls has been announced as winner in the category of 'best promotional partnership' at the National Payroll Giving Awards 2007. Neil Davidson, Marshalls' Corporate... Read More Of This News Story |
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| The Landscape Link - web site changes are now LIVE! 22/10/2007 After months of hard work the latest changes to our web site are now complete. In a drive to make our directory more focused and... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Majestic buys £80K dumper to aid tree moving 19/10/2007 Majestic Trees based in Hertfordshire has invested nearly £80,000 in a Morooka track dumper. Managing director Steve McCurdy said the kit was designed to... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Rolawn expands bulk products facility 08/10/2007 Rolawn, Britain's largest turf grower and leading topsoil supplier have purchased a second site adjacent to their main bulk products facility at Seaton Ross,... Read More Of This News Story |
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| The Landscape Link - Web Site Developments 01/10/2007 Over the past 4 months our developers have been working hard on changes to The Landscape Link web site. These changes are nearly finished and... Read More Of This News Story |
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| South West Regional Growers Show 28/09/2007 Held at the Matford Centre, Exeter on 3rd October... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Marshalls & Tarmac help create Yorkshire's largest inland Beach at Eureka! 27/09/2007 Leading hard landscaping manufacturer Marshalls plc recently teamed up with aggregate supply partner Tarmac to help create Yorkshire's largest inland beach. The new beach... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Prior Park returns from the Wilderness 27/09/2007 The restoration of the Wilderness at Prior Park Landscape Garden has reached its culmination with the completion of the Serpentine Lake and Cascade. Originally designed... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Gardens 'can attract house buyers' 27/09/2007 A well presented garden can be a real attraction to home buyers, according to the results of a new survey. Research conducted by Halifax Estate... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Get your garden into shape during National Conifer Week 31/08/2007 During National Conifer Week, 29th September until 7th October, gardeners are being encouraged to head down to their local garden centre and look at... Read More Of This News Story |
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| NEW Inspirational Images - The Landscape Link 31/08/2007 We have now finished uploading all the images for our Inspiration section. The Inspirational Images are a great resource for all your designing and building... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Climate Change and declining botanical skills threaten UK plant conservation 09/08/2007 Challenges posed by a changing climate and a decline in botanical knowledge have been highlighted as significant threats to the conservation of wild plants... Read More Of This News Story |
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| US dept specialist buys Focus DIY 03/08/2007 Focus DIY has been bought for £1 by dept specialists Cerberus who have paid off their dept's of £174m. Work has begun to turn... Read More Of This News Story |
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| The Yellow Book 2007 17/07/2007 The famous Yellow Book (previously know as Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity) is available in all major bookshops. Listing nearly 3,500... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Leylandii trees top housebuyers' plant hate-list, says poll 04/06/2007 Designers should consider which plants not to include in a design as list reveals most-hated plants. The survey, carried out for uktvgardens.co.uk, asked 6,000... Read More Of This News Story |
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| UK MET OFFICE - Records broken 09/05/2007 The Central England Temperature (CET) is the world's longest running temperature series and dates back to 1659. April 2007 and the 12-month rolling period... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Web site development - The Landscape Link 27/04/2007 In a bid to bring you all the information you need we have created some brand new sections to the web site. They are: Shows -... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Celebrating the centenary of Hidcote Manor Garden 14/04/2007 Television presenter Chris Beardshaw is celebrating the centenary of Hidcote Manor Garden in Gloucestershire by designing a 1930s arts and crafts-themed garden for Chelsea.... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Budget Highlights - 2007 30/03/2007 Corporation tax for small companies increased from 19% to 22% over three years. Cut in corporation tax from 30% to 28% for large companies from... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Dates for your diary 20/03/2007 Ideal Home Show - 9 March to 1 April Held at Earls Court, London Tel: 0870 606 6080 RHS London Orchid Show - 17-18 March At RHS Lawrence... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Lawn advice for March 07/03/2007 Check that electric and petrol-powered mowers are in good working order. Mow the grass if the weather is mild enough and the lawn shows... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Dates for your diary 19/02/2007 Euro Plants Open Days - 21st-22nd February Tel: 01707 649996 RHS London Flower Show - 13th-14th February Tel: 020 7649 1885 Lawn Care Conference - 15th February Tel: 01480... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Send us NEWS! 17/02/2007 If you have news you think the Public or Trades would be interested in then please email it over and we will add it... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Advertise with us TODAY - receive 30 percent off 16/02/2007 Advertise your business in our landscaping directory for as little as £69 per year. Whether you are a supplier, manufacturer or a trade, bring your... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Weather Function Enhanced 08/02/2007 The Weather function has been enhanced and allows users to select which location they would like the weather to be shown for.... Read More Of This News Story |
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| The Landscape Link goes LIVE! 07/02/2007 The Online Landscaping Directory has officially gone LIVE. All our testing has been completed and is now live for use!... Read More Of This News Story |
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| Final TESTING of The Landscape Link - Online Landscaping Directory 06/02/2007 The Online Landscaping Directory is in the final testing stage. Our team are testing all the web site features to make sure The Landscaping Directory... Read More Of This News Story |
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