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Danger signs in the garden Tiny holes in foliage If you find holes in your plant that are very small there’s a good chance that you have flea beetles in your garden. They are called this because of their size and they jump like fleas. A Flea beetle won’t kill a whole plant however their larvae feed on the root system of a plant this will make the plant more susceptible to other problems. Mulch your beds to deter the larvae from emerging. Some adventurous gardeners even hoover the little pests off the leaves – but this will have to...

Gruner see Green lake… a popular tourist attraction in Austria, the lake is situated in a village called Tragoss and is surrounded by the Hochschwab mountains and forests. The lake got the name due to the clear emerald green water. The clear green water comes when the snow melts at the end of winter… causing water to flow down the mountain and build up in this particular spot each year. The fascinating thing about this lake… when the water isn’t there it’s a park used by many. Meaning when the water arrives it completely covers the whole park. It’s a...

Not all plants are herbivores So, you’ve probably heard of a Venus fly trap, a carnivorous plant that waits for its prey (flies and small insects) to land on them, they then close on the insect like a mouth, the plant then digests the insect and takes the necessary nutrients from them. However unknown to many people there are lots of carnivorous plants. The largest and most deadly of these is the Nepenthes Rajah. Nepenthes Rajah is part of the pitcher plant family, these plants live deep in the jungle and are shaped like a large beaker with a lid...

A Whole Universe Beneath Our Feet Plants nurture a whole world of creatures in the soil that in return feed and protect the plants, including and especially trees. It is a subterranean community that includes worms, insects, mites, other arthropods you’ve never heard of, amoebas, and fellow protozoa. The dominant organisms are bacteria and fungi. All these players work together, sometimes by eating one another. This cosmos is only now revealing itself as a result of scientific discoveries based on better microscopic imaging and DNA analysis. There is much still to learn, but it boils down to this: Plants nurture...

White strawberry...and you'd thought you've seen it all A Pineberry is a hybrid fruit which means it has been genetically breaded from two other fruits. It has been made up of a Fragaria chiloensis, (the beach strawberry) which originates from South America and the Virginia strawberry which originates from North America. Both are part of the strawberry family. However it is said that they taste closer to a pineapple than a strawberry. The pineberry is best known for its peculiar colour as it is white and part of the strawberry family making it a white strawberry. A pineberry is smaller...

Marquees & Instant Shelters...Parklife Festival Crocodile Trading supply nationwide, a vast range of heavy duty Marquees and Instant Shelters throughout festivals all over the UK. Our Commercial Quality Structures are popular as a base for many activities….Catering, Exhibiting retailing etc. Many of our Instant Shelters and Marquees are used in festivals all over Britain, Parklife being one of them. Parklife Festival is an annual festival held in Manchester in the grounds of Heaton Park. Heaton Park is one of the largest municipal parks in Europe covering an area of up to 600 acres. Heaton Park has been open as a...