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Who owns garden design copyright?

Here's a puzzler for the garden designers.

On our blog we sometimes post case studies of a completed design project, where we go in-depth through a project from the initial brief and site visit, right through to the completed garden. We include phot

Started by Keith Barker in Design

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Garden and landscape design software review

What garden design software would you recommend to your peers for garden or landscape design?

Out of Google Sketchup and Vectorworks Landmark, what comes out on top and why?

Started by Phil Voice in Design

18 Replies · Reply by David from 3DGvisuals.co.uk May 20, 2013

Starting up next year.

Hi everyone. I found this site a week or so ago and it has been fantastic trawling through the forums etc for info.I am leaving the RAF after 26 years next year. In 2003 I completed a C&G Garden design course, this last year I have been studying RHS

Started by Dan Pearce in Design

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Working relationship between a garden designer and a landscaper

We've talked a lot on LJN about the need to produce and use good terms and conditions for your business and I guess we've covered the business to consumer aspect extensively but how many of us create and use terms and conditions in a business to busi

Started by Phil Voice in Design

2 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jul 14, 2010

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Debate: Can a garden be a work of art?

"This week’s Hampton Court Flower Show will see high-concept installations side by side with more genteel designs. Is gardening losing touch with its roots? Victoria Summerley grasps the nettle" http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/

Started by Phil Voice in Design

7 Replies · Reply by Fenlandphil Jul 6, 2010

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Garden Photography

Having made the change to digital from 35mm a few years ago, I still enjoy photography both for business and personal use. Even now I considered myself just an amateur, but do enjoy magazines, books and articles etc on both the technical and creative

Started by Gary RK in Design

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Design Plans...what is 'normal' ?

This is a question for the Designers out there... Following a client brief, if you (as a designer) come up with a very intricate design with architecual features (read that as complex hard landscaping build), what level of plans do you supply to land

Started by Gary RK in Design

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Hello Landscape Juice World!

Let's cut through all the clutter and talk about great landscape design!

Started by Kathleen Hassinger in Design

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Help Needed With High Profile Garden Design - Recommendations Welcomed

Hi FolksI've just got the commission to design a 20m x 13m courtyard at the centre of a barn conversion in East Yorkshire.The courtyard is overlooked/linked by the properties games room, lounge, kitchen swimming pool and gym and the Client wants me t

Started by David Beasley Garden Design in Design

2 Replies · Reply by David Beasley Garden Design May 19, 2010

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The Landscape Man

I have just watched this weeks The Landscape Man program. I have to say I thought the clients were very proactive regarding their garden. I was really disapointed with the designer who apart from being up his own A--e seamed to have no empathy with t

Started by Graham Parker in Design

17 Replies · Reply by David Channon May 23, 2010

The Landscape Man C4 Thursday 8pm

Immediate impression...A bit unimpressed...but, I must admit I watched the Election Debate live and so only caught the latter half of this programme on C4+1. The project seemed out of control but then that could have been one of the programme feature

Started by Anne Hardcastle in Design

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The Landscape Man C4 Thursday 8pm

It will be very interesting to hear from other members on this. I think it will generate plenty of reactions and I suspect not all of it positive. It is billed as Grand Designs for the garden. The format seems to be looking into garden owners own (po

Started by Anne Hardcastle in Design

15 Replies · Reply by The Perfumed Garden Apr 24, 2010

vector Works

I am a Garden Designer who designs by hand that is it's all hand drawn, no CAD drawings. I am at the stage where clients expect to see run throughs of their gardens before they are built so I am looking to buy Vector works which I believe is the indu

Started by Anne Macfie in Design

3 Replies · Reply by Anne Macfie Apr 9, 2010

SUNKEN TRAMPOLINE

I have been asked to give a quote on sinking a 10ft trampoline in to an existing lawn....it seems straight forward enough but I was wondering if anyone has done this before.

I plan to excavate a hole with a simple drainage system. the hole I think sho

Started by Grant Pirie in Design

13 Replies · Reply by Ken Nesland Jun 6, 2014

Curious to know if anyone has tried out the LED battery sensor up-lighters? Also the best irrigation system for a small garden 100m2 approx.

I have been looking out for some up-lighters as part of an electrical spec for a smallish courtyard. The Garden Lighting shop has a curious uplighter that is triggered by a sensor and is run by battery. Has anyone used one of these things?, it is int

Started by Ed Erith in Design

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John Brookes Landscape Design Legend

On Thursday of this week, I had arranged a very special ‘MasterClass’ at the Oxford College of Garden Design with Landscape design legend, John Brookes.To see extracts of his lecture click here

Started by Duncan Heather in Design

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Using sculptures in garden design

We now have many sculptors and garden artists as members here on LJN and we also have many garden designers and I would like to stimulate a discussion that has often crossed my mind. I was wondering if there could be more corroboration and cooperatio

Started by Phil Voice in Design

2 Replies · Reply by Kirsty Blair Mar 7, 2010

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Green Giant Gardens has launched!

Well I am now up and running as Green Giant Gardens. After getting a solictor involved with the sweetcorn giant I've been given the all clear to use the name so I'm away.My first job has been to plant up the front of a house around their new drive. T

Started by Green Giant Gardens in Design

6 Replies · Reply by Green Giant Gardens Mar 4, 2010

UV Tolerent Exterior Trees

Would any true landscapper ever contemplate the use of High quality exterior trees and plants in areas where using live would not be an option.

Started by Graham Pattison in Design

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Lighting for gardens

i'm meeting a new client tomorrow who wants to do some planting, and needs some ideas for lighting in their garden, - specifically to uplight the front of the house and the plants she wants to put there, - i've only used low voltage before, - what do

Started by Claire Brown in Design

4 Replies · Reply by Kirsty Blair Feb 25, 2010

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