All Flowers articles – Page 42
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ArticleNew varieties at Plantarium
Numerous new varieties will be on show at the upcoming Plantarium show in the Netherlands.
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Plants 'central to Euro economy'
The EU-backed 'Plants for the Future' Technology Platform has officially released its final Strategic Research Agenda, claiming that plants are central to the future of the European economy.
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Green light for Finlays
The Office of Fair Trading has given the go-ahead to James Finlay Ltd’s acquisition of Flamingo Holdings.
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ArticleRoyal Show needs more fruit and veg
The fruit and vegetable industry should reclaim its place at the Royal Agricultural Show, said Sir Don Curry.
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ArticleEMR's Sallybright prospects
East Malling Research (EMR) has named two new June-bearing strawberry varieties to be launched at Fruit Focus on July 25.
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ArticleEuro flower power
The latest round of European flower trials took place recently in the Netherlands, with a number of varieties catching the eye.
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Artist wants houseplants
Artist Lisa Cheung is asking for people to lend their favourite houseplants, treasured shrubs or prized vegetables to form part of ‘Summer Palace’, a new artwork scheduled to be a major feature at the Southport Flower Show.
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Rainbow Trust at Hampton
The Rainbow Trust children’s charity will be making its first appearance at the Hampton Court flower show this year.
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Conifers go contemporary
Conifer growers are upping their profile with a contemporary garden at the Hampton Court Flower Show.
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New beds at Ball Colegrave show
A number of new bedding varieties will be on show during the RHS/Ball Colegrave National Flower Bed Competition at the upcoming Tatton Park flower show.
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ArticleBumblebee battle commences
Sainsbury’s and Syngenta have joined forces in a nationwide project for growers dubbed operation bumblebee.
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ArticleEveryday low pricing? That's not NFU pricing
As supermarkets continue their domestic price war, the NFU has hit out at one major chain for potentially putting the industry in jeopardy.
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Plantlife criticises stewardship
Only one field in 500 in England is being managed in the best way for the UK’s wildflower heritage to survive, according to enviro-charity Plantlife.
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ArticlePesticide importer wins appeal
A Worcestershire pesticide importer was found not guilty on appeal against 11 charges of importing illegal pesticides in a case at Shrewsbury Crown by Defra.
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ArticleDesperate for change
Manchester’s New Smithfield Market has been in a state of limbo since the wholesale market’s redevelopment plans were announced. Nine years on, the master plan has been finalised and the council is confident that a developer will be appointed at the end of this year. The market’s traders have met this news with a mixed response, but everyone seems to agree on one thing - change is necessary. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleTake-off for airfreight facility Manchester
Pangaean Ltd’s new airfreighted perishables handling and distribution centre has opened at Manchester Airport. The centre is the only one of its kind outside London in the UK, and is now offering fresh produce companies in the North West the same opportunities as those located in the South. Elizabeth O’Keefe met John Crofts, managing director of Pangaean, at Manchester’s World Freight Terminal to find out how he is bridging the gap between the North and South of the country.
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ArticleNew phase for Arndale Market
After three and a half years in planning, the new Manchester Arndale Market opened in September last year. Elizabeth O’Keefe went to investigate what fresh produce the Manchester City Council’s “original market experience” has to offer.
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Online retail sales surge set to continue
Online retailing has spiralled since the Millennium, and new research by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests we ‘ain’t seen nothing yet. Food is one of the three key drivers of online sales figures, and the value of the online market could reach as much as £35 billion by 2011, as shoppers young and old log in rather than going out.
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Climate control system unveiled in Canada
Canadian IT specialist Climate Control Systems Inc has launched its new Climate Manager product, a climate control computer 25 years in the making.
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Midnight in the garden of good and evil
It’s midnight. Alan Titchmarsh wears a black balaclava, grits a penlight torch between his teeth. In his hands: a succession of jet-black spades and trowels. “Charlie,” he whispers, “Hand me those begonias…”