Forum

About the Landscape Juice Network

Founded in 2008. The Landscape Juice Network (LJN) is the largest and fastest growing professional landscaping and horticultural association in the United Kingdom.

LJN's professional business forum is unrivalled and open to anyone within within the UK landscape industry

LJN's Business Objectives Group (BOG) is for any Pro serious about building their business.

For the researching visitor there's a wealth of landscaping ideas, garden design ideas, lawn advice tips and advice about garden maintenance.

Business (1613)

Design business case study

I am a second year RHS MHort student looking for a design business that I could use as a case study for my current assignment. My assignment is to create a business development model for my own business, which is maintenance, and develop it into a de

Started by Jodi Dickinson in Business

0 Replies

Employing staff ... ?

After some advice for anyone that employes staff.

Been running 2 years, fuly booked and turning down big jobds daily because I havent got enough hours in the day! .. Im considering employing someone but it seems like a bit of a minefield so just have

Started by Emily Stevenson in Business

16 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Jun 25, 2021

PRO

Value your time ....

Not mine, but this little 'story' sent to me via SM and so relevant :

A customer asked a contractor how much it would cost to do this project.

The contractor gave him a quote: £4500

The customer responded: That’s seems really high.

The contractor ask

Started by Gary RK in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Jun 12, 2021

PRO Supplier

Community Interest Company

Has anyone else had dealings with a Community Interest Company? One of my local villages have a community group that cut communal grass around the village, Strim the edges along country walks, and basically keep the village looking nice and neat. How

Started by Andy Harrold in Business

4 Replies · Reply by John F Jun 2, 2021

Non chemical lawn care.

Hi all been a while since I've posted I hope everyone is stayin safe. So my question is about lawn treatments is it possible to improve a lawn without using chemicals I'm interested in taking as organic an approach as possible and I'm mindful that

Started by Chris Roberts in Business, Groundscare, and Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman May 19, 2021

LJN PRO

Directory of landscape/gardening/maintenance based software apps

We would like to create a directory on LJN of known software applications for our industry (ideally UK centric) to help people looking for suitable business solutions.

It is clear there is a growing number of software vendors in this marketplace, so

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Business

24 Replies · Reply by Scott Walter Dec 31, 2023

Prices for differnt work

Hi all

I hope you are all well and busy!

Just wondering if you have different prices (charges) for normal gardening jobs, grass cutting to weeding to hedge cutting or you change for each job done? Like the following

Will you charge less for cutting gras

Started by Brian's Garden Maintenance in Business

18 Replies · Reply by John F Apr 9, 2021

Subcontracting work confusion.

Hey, I'm currently getting more work in than I can take on and now feels like a good time to act on it.

The trouble I'm having is that the range of work I have coming in is vast. I personally stick to maintenance work most of the time but occasionally

Started by Adam Hutchinson in Business, Landscaping, and Hire

5 Replies · Reply by John F Mar 13, 2021

Where is the best place to advertise for gardening staff to join our team?

Hi.

I'm just wondering where people tend to advertise to find gardening staff with good plantsman / horticultural experience these days? There was a time I would have come here to Landscape Juice Network but the jobs section seems redundant now and br

Started by Paul Johnson in Business, Careers, and Jobs

5 Replies · Reply by Vince Jan 22, 2022

PRO

Scheduling software

Hello!

Just wondering if there is any software available for scheduling reccuring gardening work? I'm curently using a paper diary and would like to get everything automated to save me time. I have trialled eWorks Manager, Jobber, Workever and a few m

Started by Vicky Adams in Business, Groundscare, and Info

1 Reply · Reply by Groundleader Mar 20, 2021

Selling my one man band business

Hello, and I wonder if people can help/advise. I am thinking that this year will be last before packing up. I am a one man band gardener/landscape gardener in Bucks and have been happily turning over over £60k on the basis of a c.2 - 3 day week (my

Started by John in Business

12 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Feb 11, 2021

Nextdoor.co.uk

speaking to a friend today, she mentioned an advert for nextdoor.co.uk posted through her letterbox. Upon inspection it seems an interesting idea and they allow businesses on too. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Started by Andrew Marson-Hull in Business

14 Replies · Reply by John F Feb 10, 2021

PRO

This made me smile

I'm slightly addicted to Facebook market place, there are some good bargains that appear there - but this one takes the biscuit...

There is a nice pic of some 3' high box hedging that looks to be well looked after and the ad says

"Approx 55 feet in t

Started by Adam Woods in Business, Landscaping, and Deals

14 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Feb 21, 2021

of 81

Hot Discussions

What is average cost for mowing a garden?

Started by James in Turfcare

PRO

How much does it cost to lay turf per square metre?

Started by Phil Voice in Turfcare

Leading contributors

Featured Discussions

PRO

The right cutting attachment for the job - Stihl

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

LJN PRO

Spring Matters - Wild Birds

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Social Media

PRO

Business van funding - The options

Started by Gary RK in Vehicles

PRO

Landscape Gardening Business Management Software

Started by marc mazure in Design, Accountancy, and Health and Safety

PRO

World Mental Health Day

Started by Fleur Voice in Health and Safety

Pleached trees - London garden - rules

Started by Sally Perigo in Design

LJN PRO

Directory of landscape/gardening/maintenance based software apps

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Business

Employing staff, employed or self employed which is best ?

Started by Rodney Scott in Business

Trade green waste centres

<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-WQ68WVXQ8K"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-WQ68WVXQ8K'); </script>

LJN Sponsor

Advertising

Blogs

PRO Supplier

Etesia Hydro 100 is the Perfect Solution for The Retreats Group

Posted by Fusion Media on January 17, 2025 at 12:56pm in Industry news

The Retreats Group, which encompasses three of the leading luxury hotels in Wales—Twr y Felin Hotel, Roch Castle, and Penrhiw Priory—has always been dedicated to maintaining immaculate grounds that reflect the beauty of its locations.

For…

PRO Supplier

ICL Introduces Trophy XL®: A New Turf Herbicide for Challenging Weed Control

Posted by Fusion Media on January 16, 2025 at 10:05am in Industry news

ICL is pleased to announce the launch of Trophy XL®, a new turf herbicide from Corteva Agriscience that combines established herbicide technology with the innovative active ingredient Arylex™. Designed for managed amenity turf, Trophy XL offers…

PRO Supplier

Introducing the GroundsFest Academy: Free Education for the Industry

Posted by Fusion Media on January 15, 2025 at 2:48pm in Industry news

GroundsFest is proud to announce an exciting new initiative: the GroundsFest Academy.

The GroundsFest Academy which has been designed to provide free education for anyone working in groundscare and landscaping.

By reinvesting…

PRO Supplier

The Grass Seed That Changed the Game for Warwick Schools Foundation

Posted by Fusion Media on January 15, 2025 at 2:24pm in Industry news

Managing the expansive grounds of Warwick Schools Foundation requires precision and dedication, and Grounds Manager Duncan Toon relies on trusted solutions to meet these demands.

Recently, he found that MM Tetra Sport grass seed has become…

Featured business articles

About LJN

#xg { position:relative;top:120px; } #xn_bar { top:120px; }

Hello, you need to enable JavaScript to use Landscape Juice Network.

Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

GroundsFest is proud to announce an exciting new initiative: the GroundsFest Academy.

Note: this page contains paid content.

More on LJN

Featured business articles

About LJN