Landscape Juice Network

Watering service.

Hi all,

hope everyone is surviving the heat etc! Just wondering if anybody has experience with offering a watering service, I guess mainly targeting people going on holiday for long periods over the Summer, any advice greatly received! 

Photo rights

Hi
How do you go about getting permission to use photos of your clients gardens?

Do you simply email them and ask...'is it ok if...?'

Do you send them a questionnaire where they have to tick a box saying 'Ok to use pictures of my…

Innovative fence panels

Hi there

I'm on the lookout for interesting fence panels - possibly black or grey - possibly composite boards for a project- has anyone been able to source something a little different? I dont want to construct them from scaratch and then…

Planting courses

Can any recommend home study diplomas for planting design courses? I've been looking at Oxford College of garden design but would be interested if anyone had pointers for me. I've been a gardener for 20 years but feel I want to do a bit of…

Tree died that I planted 3 months ago

Hi.

I planted a young plum tree (6ft) 3 months ago which has now died. How do you deal with this situation with the client? I.e. I replace everything at no charge, they pay for new tree and the Labour is free, they pay for Labour…

Garden Design

Hi guys Im planning to start doing some small scale garden design soon. Just wondering what I need in terms of drawing up plans. Do you use a software package or do some of you do drawings? Is there a software package that people on here…

biodegradable weed control fabric

Does anyone have any experience using  biodegradable weed control fabrics? 

There seems a lot of different options : from essentially rolls of paper / cardboard to mulch films ( 3-8 months degrade) , Jute mattings -- expensive ? degrades 18…

Mood Boards

Hi, I am aware that some gardeners and designers use a thing called ‘mood boards’ to give planting suggestions to clients.

Can anyone recommend any templates for this specifically for gardeners.

Thanks

Ian B

Shootgardening discussion on Facebook...is it real?

Retained Firefighters needed

Slight tangent I know however.... you may not be aware that in many regions of the UK there is a desperate need for part time retained Firefighters.Most small local Fire stations are run by paid retained Firefighters who get to the station within 5…

Escalating design and materials costs.

So I am currently in the process of pricing up a quote for a design for a potential client and the costs seem to be skyrocketing even with me finding good deals and cheaper alternatives, also the design has gone through several revisions, with…