From the Landscape Juice Network

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas!
Here's wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas, and probably more importantly, a prosperous, healthy and successful 2015.

Labour costs
What tips and ideas do you have to help cost out the work undertaken by a small team covering both hard and soft landscaping?

Meet your supplier

▪ Business name: London Stone

▪ Contact: Steve Walley

▪ About: Specialist suppliers of natural stone paving and bespoke stone products

▪ LJN Page: LJN profile/SteveLondonStone

▪ Website http://www.londonstone.co.uk

Latest landscaper & gardener vacancies

Looking for staff? See your job offer here

Gardener required: Orpington

Landscape manager: Cheltenham

Maintenance gardener: Slough

Gardener (Part-time, Self employed)

Landscape foreman: Chelmsford

Featured member

ANP Services Spalding

Adam Pilgrim
* Business name: ANP Services
* Location: Spalding
* About: Domestic/commercial grounds maintenance
* LJN page: landscapejuicenetwork./AdamPilgrim
* Website: anpservicesspalding.com

In the Business Objectives Group

Sports grounds quote advice
With a new job looking after a sports ground, one member has some questions.

Do you know your hourly worth?
Sometimes it helps to sit down and think about the money side of things to ensure your business prospers.

A photo pic from members

Ipe deck and cedar pergola with beautifully contrasting soft meadow planting by Sophia's Gardens

More from the forum and blogs

LJN member review of 2014 - looking forward to 2015
Network members have a look back on how their business went, and a look forward to how they hop things progress,

How commercial growers root-ball ground stock for lifting
It can be a tough job to get a plant out with its root-ball still in place, but commercial growers use a nifty method to help.

Alternatives to the traditional 'panel van'
Using a panel van and trailer is common amongst landscapers, but what other vehicle set-ups are possible? See photos of how one member works.

Waterproof jacket
As the rain clouds roll in the talk turns to keeping dry but what jackets do you recommend to keep the grey clouds at bay?

Honey fungus
With an outbreak of honey fungus in the garden, one network member is looking for solutions to help clear the area.

LJN Practical Pesticides roadshow planned February 2015
A number of events in England and Scotland will let you get up to speed on pesticide use in a relaxed, informal setting with other members of the network.

Training from Progreen

News headlines

Use of seat belt on all-terrain vehicle could have saved worker's life
The co-owner of a sporting and farming estate in the North Yorkshire national park has been prosecuted after a 79-year-old occasional worker died in an overturned all-terrain vehicle on remote moorland.

Parliamentary debate on Kew Gardens cuts spurs Government to increase funding
Just hours before a landmark debate in Parliament on cuts to Kew Gardens funding, secured by Zac Goldsmith MP, the Government has rushed out an announcement that a further £2.3million is going to be awarded during the 2015/2016 financial year.

Press releases

Tobermore assist exciting new business enterprise hub in Weston-Super-Mare
Based within Weston Business Quarter, 'The Hive' is an exciting new business enterprise hub which aims to provide the best resources for business advice and support.

Durham Marriott Hotel redevelops 17th century landscape
Situated on the banks of the River Wear, the fabulous Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County offers sensational views of England's famous Durham Castle and cathedral.