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Remembering Phil Voice

LAST year, on 28 September, the founder of the Landscape Juice Network, Phil Voice, died at his home in France surrounded by his family.

A long period of treatment for colon cancer sadly proved unsuccessful although during this time he had continued

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Relocating to Crewkerne and Chard Area

We are thinking of relocating from South Devon to Crewekerne/Chard in Somerset. I run a gardening business here in Devon and I am just wondering what the work like in that area and what prices are being charged. I have run my own business for the las

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Black Lives Matter

In light of recent events surrounding Black Lives Matter and issues of racism within our society, I thought it was important to have a short word on the topic.

Back in February, I posted a blog post delving into the lack of diversity within the hortic

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Biodegradeable trim line

In these 'green' times, how many of you have considered how many tiny shards of waste plastic we are putting into the environment using strimmers. I trade as a wildlife-friendly gardener and used long-handled shears exclusively for the first 15 years

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1 of 9 things to improve your mood....

.... maybe we already know this ... can you guess the other 8 😬

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Stolen Logo

Few weeks ago i had a call from West Sussex Police asking if i had a white Transit as it had been used in a crime. I was shocked as i have never been to West Sussex

I forgot about it until now where i thought id google myself, we all do that right? Ha

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It’s not all doom and gloom!

Despite the recent climate of uncertainty and a drastic change in lifestyle that Covid-19 has caused, there have also been some very positive things that have come out of self-isolation and herd immunity.

The restrictions imposed on our movements incl

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Life in France under Covid-19 restrictions

It feels a little like being a time traveller from the future, but here are a few pointers from living in France under the restrictions we currently have in place to fight the Covid-19 virus.

Bars, restaurants and all non-essential shops closed last

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Chelsea Flower Show cancelled alongside Chatsworth and other RHS shows

Following the Government update on 16 March 2020 and ongoing situation with COVID-19, all RHS Shows, Garden Events and school visits will be cancelled with immediate effect until 30 June 2020.

RHS Gardens remain open, with a number of increased preca

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We're giving away £10,000 for someone to start – or grow – their business

Hi everyone, I hope it's okay for us to post this here (and apologies if we've got the wrong section).I wanted to let the members of Landscape Juice Network know about a campaign we're currently running, where we're encouraging people to #TakeTheLeap

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Pressure washing detergents

Hi all,

just wondering what people's thoughts and experiences are on pressure washing driveways/decking and paved areas.  I have a large power washing job starting next month and am wondering if there is a decent detergent available that can be spraye

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components coming from china

saw this morning that JCB are cutting the working week in the factory because of a shortage of components coming from china 

this may have a effect on garden machinery as in shortage of spare parts or even to buy new as a lot of the brands use compone

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Overuse of Blower..!!!

I was holding off posting this as didn’t want to sound like I’m moaning about the professionalism of some gardeners, however I have just finished on a site where the gardeners have been blowing through a private estate, 5 hours they were blowing and

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Greetings

Hello All,

I'm new to the forum and thought I would introduce myself.

Currently looking to start a small gardening business In March after handing in my notice next Thursday.

I'm trying to do my planning at the moment but struggling with the wealth of o

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