Heart-shaped strawberries launch on European market
British Horticulture
Strawberries grown in a clear mould to give them a distinctive heart-shape have gone on sale on the Continent.
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Rumours circulate over housebuilding push
British Horticulture
Beleaguered government officials are said to be lining up a new strategy to increase the volume of housebuilding on a huge scale in an effort to pep up construction.
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Linda Lennon - by royal appointment
British Horticulture
Linda Lennon joined the civil service as an admin officer when she was 18 and has worked in training, human resources and, before taking her post at the Royal Parks, was chief executive at the Parole Board. An avid blogger and conservationist, she says her biggest job now is to smarten up the parks for the 40 million people who visit every year after the 11 Olympic and Paralympic events they hosted.
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QD Stores snaps up Milton Keynes garden centre
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Nottingham-based QD Stores has bought the Roman Way garden centre in Milton Keynes.
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Juliet Sargeant is elected the new Society of Garden Designers chair
British Horticulture
Society of Garden Designers has been forced into a snap election for a new chair following the surprise resignation of Charles Rutherfoord after just eight months in the post.
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Researchers pioneer transparent growing media, opening window on nutrient management
British Horticulture
A team of researchers from the James Hutton Institute and the University of Abertay Dundee has developed a transparent growing medium which enables real-time analysis of the roots of growing plants.
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Less than four weeks to go to enter for Grower of the Year Awards 2013
British Horticulture
With just under four weeks to go to enter the Grower of the Year Awards 2013, celebrating the very best in UK production horticulture, businesses across the sector are being urged to start planning their entries today.
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Kent garden centre wins wildlife garden prize
British Horticulture
Millbrook Garden Centre in Gravesend has won gold in the Best Wildlife Garden in Kent Awards after entering Kent Wildlife Trust's 2012 Wild About Gardens scheme.
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