Do you have a good work/life balance? How do we determine what constitutes a good work/life balance? Some people spend their entire life working on their business. As a result, they don’t have a good family life. Nothing but work has resulted in a ba
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So yesterday, Monday evening, I did the rounds of my local area looking for prospective customers, handing out flyers to those people I saw out walking their dogs, running or just getting home with the shopping. Lots of gardens that need some work do
Despite the slowdown in the economy, Etesia UK is bucking the trend and expanding its nationwide Pellenc dealer network. Since first launching the range of lithium-ion battery powered tools just one year ago, Etesia UK has established a path of conti
Two recently held open days in the heart of Kent’s countryside at Lamberhurst Engineering Ltd premises were dedicated to Hakki Pilke firewood processors, Thor Log Splitters and Palms Trailers and Cranes. Over the two days a good many customers were d
Long term career dreams are beginning to bear fruit for Jasmine Bellinger, who left the financial services industry to concentrate on a new Wiltshire landscape business and has just been named the Women and Work Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports T
With more than 15 years’ experience in HR Nicki Jackson decided to take a new path in life and retrain as a garden designer with help from Lantra’s Women and Work programme and because of her dedication, she has been named the Women and Work Horticul
Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting land-based industries, announces today, 1 April, that they have been appointed to accredit the Investors in People programme to English businesses operating within the land-based and environmental sector.
Agripower Contractors, a leading specialist sportsturf contracting company, has successfully completed the construction of a full size 3rd generation synthetic pitch at Southfields Community College in London.
The Buckinghamshire based contractors ha
The spring is finally here, and that means it’s time to think about gardening. Some of you keen gardeners will have already been planning your space throughout the winter months, but for those of you who might have just moved house to a new garden, o
Garden Pathway Edging - Doing It Ourselves
How many times have we laid down something perfect in our gardens, only to have it change character over time? I mean, we can choose among a billion subjects, really, Trees grow, flowers and perennials doub
Well what a couple of weeks its been, I have just finished my latest design and build commission and developed a gorgeous new product at the same time.
The client brief was to design a low maintenance garden for their newly acquired holiday home. The
So there I was sitting in my garden admiring my handiwork and taking in the late afternoon sunshine and I thought to myself, "sod this lark....working all week and only having the weekend to do the garden" so I decided that it was about time I did so
A waterside garden - informality within a structured environment
As people who make gardens, designers and landscapers work to a client brief. Sometimes this is very broad and unformed, the client needing to be coaxed through the process of deciding
Ask any gardener or grounds maintenance person what they think about Etesia mowers and to those that haven’t used them before will either tell you that they are not suitable for the their clients lawns or aren’t they just used on council grass verges
New Patio in Manchester using Golden sand multi Fairstone sawn paving a premium product supplied by Marshalls the leading paving suppliers in the UK and pointed using Marshall's Weatherpoint 365, the patio was completly pointed in less than 2 hours i
Equipment manufacturer Etesia is reminding all buyers of its turf care machinery and its UK dealerships of the importance of warranty registration at the time of purchase.
This follows an incident recently where a ride-on mower bought three years ago
Italian Manufacturer Ferrari has added a new compact tractor range to its well established series line-up, distributed exclusively in the UK by Lamberhurst Engineering.
Full to the brim with features that will assist its operator, The new Ferrari Cro
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As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
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Stihl BG86c problems
Hi all, hope this is in the correct thread.So i've had some BG86c blower problems recently. Long story short, i've replaced the carb with a genuine Stihl carb as my previous one wasn't priming, everything was fine once replaced but on full throttle…
Read more…Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?
Just curious I have purchased most of my cordless machines on line so had no reminders to have it serviced and it all runs fine .One machine I purchased from a supplier dealer with a showroom and it's perfect for light trimming no problems at all a…
Read more…Drainage Issues - Grass Flooding
Hi all New to the forum, but looking for some advice. My mothers garden sits much lower than the garden to the left and directly behind, so all all the water flows into her garden making it very wet and the grassy area unusable. I am looking for…
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