UK gardening and DIY records healthy performance for 2012
British Horticulture
Although total consumer durable spending was down by 2.8 percent in 2012, DIY/Gardening remained stable in the market and is still the largest sector tracked by retail consultant GfK.
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Easter tours of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to shed light on the emerging landscape
British Horticulture
The developers of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are to offer park tours for Easter 2013.
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Two die in apple store at Blackmoor Estate
British Horticulture
Two young fruit packers have died after falling unconscious in a controlled atmosphere apple store at Blackmoor Estate in Hampshire.
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Knight defends peat target reference
British Horticulture
Peat 'should be a minor irritation you have the guts to sort out', task force chair tells conference.
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Experts challenge "myths" that SUDS are difficult and costly at Ecobuild
British Horticulture
Costs and benefits of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) need to be shared, but the technology is neither expensive nor difficult to look after, experts said at Ecobuild yesterday.
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Neonicotinoids update: No qualified majority reached at meeting of EU Member States' experts
British Horticulture
As announced by the European Commission, a ban on three nenicotinoids (NNI) - clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam was submitted on Friday (15 March) to Member States' experts on the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health / Pesticide residues.
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Stars of UK production horticulture celebrated at Grower of the Year Awards
British Horticulture
More then 400 professionals from the UK production horticulture industry gathered at a celebratory event on Wednesday night to hear the names of the winners of the coveted Grower of the Year Awards for 2013 revealed.
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Organic research boosted
British Horticulture
A new international group has been formed to take forward research in organic agriculture. Launched at the BioFach industry event in Germany earlier this month, the Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM has a total of 36 founder member organisations, including the UK's Organic Research Centre.
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