Magazine - Articles in June 2012

Open Air Theatre in Wanstead Park
30 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Epping Forest
The City of London Corporation are proud to present an exciting programme of outdoor theatre performances in The Temple enclosure, Wanstead Park.

LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES
30 Jun 2012 - Website of the Month - Lesley

RSPB: ‘Government’s vision for UK Overseas Territories mustn’t follow same route as last time’
30 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - RSPB
Rare species highlighted in previous White Paper subsequently went extinct.

Cutting in the wet gives Etesia the edge in hire market
30 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Etesia
Specialist hire company, Acacia Groundcare Equipment Rental, has recently increased its fleet of Etesia pedestrian mowers to an impressive 30.

New eFIG Committee Elected
29 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - eFIG
eFIG’s retiring chairman, Kenneth Freeman of Ambius stressed that eFIG had accrued some fine achievements in the course of the last year despite a generally difficult financial climate.

E-Strategy turning into eLearning reality
29 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)
The successful training partnership between the Horticultural Trades Association and Horticultural Development Company will be continuing, following the commitment by both organisations to a 15 month project, starting this month.

ADAS grow environmental services - tailored archaeological assessments
29 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - ADAS
ADAS has established an archaeology team to help developers assess the impact of their proposed schemes on heritage assets across the UK.

Technical Surfaces’ partners Freedom Leisure to maintain synthetic sports pitches
29 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Lucy Nicholls
Technical Surfaces has teamed up with Leisure Operator Freedom Leisure to provide specialist maintenance to 10 outdoor synthetic sports pitches over the next three years.

Lincolnshire Environmental Award 2012 finalists announced
29 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
The finalists in the Lincolnshire Environmental Award will make presentations to the panel of judges on Wednesday 4th July at the Bentley Hotel in Lincoln.

Survive…Adapt…Grow…
28 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)
Announcing the 2012 HTA Garden Futures Conference at One Great George Street, London, 9-10 October 2012.

Sweet Scent of Success Prevails at Shrewsbury Flower Show
28 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Beccy Law
Artistic excellence and Olympian efforts of the floral variety will be rewarded by one of the show’s most loyal competitors at this year’s 125th Shrewsbury Flower Show.

Summer Highlights at Kew Gardens
28 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Kew
There is no better place in London to enjoy the summer than at Kew.

HTA delighted to support Trees in the Townscape
28 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)
As part of its ‘Greening the UK’ campaign, the Horticultural Trades Association is proud to be one of the main sponsors of a new guide on urban trees published today by The Trees and Design Action Group.

RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 Champions Community Gardening
27 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
The RHS and Groundwork have united to raise awareness of the extraordinary difference community gardeners are making to Britain today.

Plan it, Plant it this Autumn
27 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is delighted to announced the launch of a brand new PR campaign, aimed at encouraging gardeners to continue to garden throughout the Autumn.

TROPICANNA® canna –year round colour, inside and out
27 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Redhead PR
TROPICANNA® canna (var. ‘Phasion’) is a dramatic, multi-hued tropical foliage plant that grows successfully in both garden and pot.

Merchant Taylor’s get the Pro treatment
27 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Agripower
Yet another high class facility has been completed for the prestigious Merchant Taylor’s School in Middlesex by Buckinghamshire based sports contractor Agripower.

Largest roof lawn sown with Barenbrug seed by Spearhead Turf
27 Jun 2012 - Projects - Amy Ellingham
One of the largest green roofs in Europe features turf grown by Spearhead Turf from Barenbrug grass seed specially chosen to blend in with the project's surroundings. The green roof is 18,000sq m green roof - equivalent to nearly three professional football pitches, and has a unique blend of Barkoel crested hairgrass, crested dogstail and quaking grass.

£75,000 needed to help save priceless wildlife habitat in Kent
27 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is appealing for public contributions to help save 32 hectares of ancient woodland in Kent that is home a variety of wildlife species.

Washout summer hits moths
26 Jun 2012 - Landscaping News - RSPB
Unseasonably wet and cold weather is taking its toll on the UK's moths.