Garden Centre Association to reveal regional winners
British Horticulture
The Garden Centre Association (GCA) is to reveal the Best in Area garden centre winners at six awards presentation evenings taking place nationwide.
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Help Make Parks A Priority - lobby your MP to sign the EDM with this template letter
British Horticulture
Horticulture Week is calling on readers to write to their local MP urging them to sign an Early Day Motion highlighting the crisis in maintenance funding for urban parks.
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GIMA Awards 2012 - the winners
British Horticulture
Scotts Roundup Gel Weedkiller was the big winner at the Garden Industry Manufacturers Association awards 2012 took place on 12 July at Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow.
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New contract - Grounds maintenance in West Devon
British Horticulture
West Devon Borough Council wants grass and hedge cutting and shrub-bed maintenance around housing estates, sheltered housing, council buildings, play areas and closed graveyards for two years and worth up to £400,000.
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Market changes to top propagators' agenda
British Horticulture
The International Plant Propagators Society regional conference 2012 will take place at East Malling Research (EMR) in Kent.
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Dutch GM potato field trial will open to public
British Horticulture
Field trials by research body Wageningen UR featuring genetically modified potatoes will open to the public on 23 August.
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DCLG report says green spaces can revive high-street fortunes
British Horticulture
Parks, gardens and trees hold the key to overturning retail wreckage on our high streets, says a Government report prompted by the high-profile shopping siren Mary Portas.
The report, published by the communities department, formed part of its Portas programme of support for high streets, said DCLG landscape strategy and policy officer Julie Tucker. It is aimed at professionals charged with improving streets and town centres.
Re-imagining urban spaces to help revitalise our high streets insisted small design changes could make big differences to the way a spaces were approached and used. The quality of the walking environment was a huge factor in people s shopping choices.
"The vital role trees, parks, gardens, waterways and other green spaces can play in promoting sustainable places is often overlooked," said the report. "These patchworks of green woven through our towns provide numerous benefits, creating places people want to live, visit and invest in."
For further details see the 17 August issue of Horticulture Week
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Landscape Group wins 36 Green Flags
British Horticulture
The Landscape Group has won a total of 36 Green Flag awards for sites ranging from Southport to Eastbourne.
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