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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.

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How has Landscape Juice helped your business?

I've just been reviewing the LJN Saturday newsletter stats.

c26% of the LJN membership delves in every week. That's impressive and well above the industry average - depending how you choose to categorise LJN (source MailChimp).

Here's a sample that m

Started by Phil Voice in Social Media

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Some start up questions

Hello Everyone,

It would be great if anyone could offer any advise.

I am about to set up a new garden maintenace business.

- Are you aware of any organic gardening courses?

- Can you recommend any reading material?

- the quite season Are you quite ove

Started by Steve Kenward in Info

5 Replies · Reply by Steve Kenward Aug 4, 2016

How to price gabions??

Hi All

Does anyone have a guideline for pricing up gabions for an estimate?

To include sourcing, installation, and stones.. And any helpful tips.

Cheers guys!!

Bill

Started by Bill Cordès in Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Bill Cordès Nov 18, 2015

Laying a patio for a driveway.

Hey guys.

I have been asked by two people this week to quote for a patio driveway. I have done a few patio's in the past and normally I do 4in hardcore base with 4 in sand/cement dry mix.

But one of the client's has a big Nissan 4x4 which is pretty hea

Started by Dan Davies in Paving Materials and Advice

6 Replies · Reply by Jason Conway Oct 3, 2015

I have finally done it.. I have handed in my notice!

Hi All,

I am new to this site this week. I have already replied to a few items on the forum as I felt I had something to offer.

You all seem like genuinely nice people that help each other, which is great! I can see myself coming here regularly.

Right s

Started by Dan Davies in Business and Info

37 Replies · Reply by Andrew Midgley Sep 4, 2015

Can you help me with my Crowdfunder Campaign to start my gardening and landscape design business? Advice (and pledges) needed.

Basically, I want to start a business, mainly focussing on gardening more than landscape design but that will be included too but funding is a massive problem due to lack of income.

So, I've made a Crowdfunder campaign, which can be found here:

http:/

Started by Andrew Hill in Business, Marketing, and Careers

19 Replies · Reply by Andrew Hill Jul 18, 2015

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Landscape Juice - open all hours, helping its members

2014 has proved to be another strong year for LJN.

We had +881,000 visit from c568,000 visitors who read +2.4million pages.

In 2014, +500 new members joined.... maintaining a +700 new member average year-on-year since LJN started in 2008 (For informa

Started by Phil Voice in Info

7 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Feb 28, 2015

What product should I use for point Granite paving?

Hey all,I'm hoping people may have some recommendations and experience with pointing Granite paving. We have installed 60m2 Marshalls Eclipse Granite patio but Marshalls don't have a product they sell or officially recommend for pointing their Eclips

Started by Mike Long - Genesis Landscapes in Paving Materials and Advice

2 Replies · Reply by Mr Bradley Goodman Oct 20, 2014

HELP on policy

Do you have a policy for managing drug and alcohol misuse as im in need of one asap for a tender deadline is 14/03/14
my email is spenceandhedges@hotmail.co.uk if you have a template i can use

Started by Craig Spence And Hedges in Health and Safety

3 Replies · Reply by Craig Spence And Hedges Mar 8, 2014

tender im looking at

hi is here a format to fill out when tendering im due to go on a training cores next mouth but i have a tender to get in be for i go on it im just looking for advice on how to show it . iv worked out the cost of the tender and have my prices do i sen

Started by Craig Spence And Hedges

2 Replies · Reply by Craig Spence And Hedges Mar 1, 2014

Flooding - a business opportunity?

Okay, I suppose this has moralistic undertones so let's see what Juicer's think.

It's raining again and now the diary is coming to a standstill. I watch the weather once again and see it isn't going to cease being wet anytime soon.

Not good for busines

Started by Eugene Baston in Business

10 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Feb 12, 2014

Garden maintenance help required

We're looking to find someone to come and work with us 3 days a week starting on 17th May. Any help would be much appreciated!!

Started by Ben Lannoy in Careers

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Struggling with business debt? Act now

According to the latest figures from the Insolvency Service, the number of business insolvencies registered during the first quarter of 2012 was 4.3 higher than during the same quarter in the previous year.

With news that the country has returned to

Started by Phil Voice in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Woodster Nov 23, 2012

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Tips on using Twitter - free guide book via @mashable

I'd like to think I know a thing or two about social media and Twitter but I needn't spend too much time writing up a guide when all you need to know has been done over at Mashable.

Whether you are a beginner or a regular Twitter user, Pete Cashmor

Started by Phil Voice in Social Media

3 Replies · Reply by Simply Business Nov 21, 2012

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Let's hear it for Etesia

It's getting rather scary now with just over one month until the off and the mowerthon rolls out onto open roads.

Most of the detail is taken care of but I'm staying flexible on the route. There's just a few things to sort, like where to stay and eat

Started by Phil Voice

8 Replies · Reply by Martyn Howe Aug 29, 2012

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Increase in rates of debt and depression

Depression has been reported to be costing the nation's economy around £8.6bn a year, £3bn more than a decade ago. With one in four people experiencing some kind of mental health problems over the course of a year, is there a danger of depression bec

Started by Phil Voice

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New research into the impact of a recession on employees

Researchers at the Universities of Nottingham and Ulster have found that there is a significant rise in the number of workers that suffered from work stress during an economic downturn.

The report also found the number of employees taking time off

Started by Phil Voice in Health and Safety

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Improve your profile page on LJN - quick tip

Claire pointed this one out to me and I am happy to share it - if you go to your profile page you can click and drag the 'profile information' box to the top, so visitors see your information before they see a long list of your site activity. You can

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening

8 Replies · Reply by Claire Brown Jun 24, 2013

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Decking surround in stainless steel

Guys,

I'm sure you'll be able to assist here. I've fitting a deck with ipe (from Karl) in a circle raised above a patio and a lawn:

As you can see it sits between 150mm and 280mm above the lawn level and has a thin section that sits on top of the gabio

Started by Daniel Gillings @ DC inc

21 Replies · Reply by Alex Collins Jan 23, 2012

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Ask Phil a question

I might end up regretting this but it seems a good idea for the moment:)

Rowly Hill, you know, our current member of the year and man of many hats, suggested to me a while ago that there should be a thread where members can ask questions about the si

Started by Phil Voice

52 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Feb 3, 2012

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