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.

Hoggin problems ?

Posted by claire carter on July 21, 2020 at 9:54pm

Hello m'y client has just had us construct some brick paver edge paths in one part of her garden .... she wants them filled with hoggin 

can anyone share experenced as to problems associated with it i heard it can be messy and puddly .... Thanks 

Views: 951

You need to be a member of Landscape Juice Network to add comments!

Join Landscape Juice Network

★
★
★
★
★
Votes: 0
Email me when people reply –
Follow

Replies

  • David Benson July 21, 2020 at 11:06pm

    it wants some hard core underneath to assist with drainage  to start and then use propper hoggin rather inch to dust hardcore that some builders merchants sell as hoggin 

    • claire carter > David Benson July 23, 2020 at 12:08pm

      Thanks 

      hardcore is doWn 

      I heard that it can be rather messy and puddly ? Have you experenced that at all ? Thanks 

      • Sean Clarke > claire carter July 23, 2020 at 12:13pm

        It should be laid with a camber, the same as a tarmac road. If it's laid dead-flat then you may experience puddling. Proper hoggin shouldn't go muddy when wet.

This reply was deleted.

Hot Discussions

Leading contributors

Featured Discussions

Trade green waste centres

<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <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

Cultivating Resilience: Why Seed Innovation is the New Frontier for Turf Professionals

Posted by Fusion Media on February 25, 2026 at 11:12am in Industry news

In the world of professional turf management, the ground beneath our feet is shifting. What once seemed like a predictable seasonal cycle has been replaced by a volatile cocktail of environmental and operational pressures. From the scorching…

Read more…
PRO Supplier

RM21 Combo Drives New Levels of Productivity at Leicester Tigers

Posted by Fusion Media on February 24, 2026 at 7:49pm in Industry news

Managing three separate sites with just four full-time staff would stretch almost any grounds team - but at Leicester Tigers, the introduction of the RM21 Combo robotic marker and mower, supplied by Agrovista Amenity, has transformed efficiency,…

Read more…
PRO Supplier

Cutting Edge sharpens its service with Redexim machinery

Posted by Fusion Media on February 24, 2026 at 7:16pm in Industry news

Operating across a diverse mix of natural and synthetic surfaces, Cutting Edge Grounds Maintenance has built its reputation on delivering effective, practical solutions for sports turf and grounds maintenance. From schools and grassroots football…

Read more…

More on LJN

Featured business articles

About LJN