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The French are coming to save British landscapes as idverde acquires The Landscape Group

This is an interesting development.

French company idverde has bought The Landscape Group from shareholder Elysian Capital. Read press release.

"idverde is the largest landscape construction and maintenance business in France, with a turnover of €280

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Biodiversity Offsetting - Opportunity or Threat to your Livelihood

Hello!!

This month in ProLandscaper we have written an article on Biodiversity Offsetting. It's been an interesting one to research and write about having been to a couple of seminars on it recently and I have to say that whilst we started out with a

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Where to find good landscapers?

We are currently growing rapidly as a company and are now looking to build our team. We are currently looking for a skilled landscaper/ team leader and labourer.

Both positions are based in Southampton and candidates must be over 21 years old, hold a

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Advert for local mag

Hi Guys,

I have just been sorting an advert for a local magazine that goes to all the AB readers local to me. I like what I have done but feel there is something missing, just not sure what.

The reason behind it being black is none of the other guys in

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Landscape Juice to help shape European landscape policy through project HERCULES

The Landscape Juice Network is now a part of the HERCULES project.

Joining the HERCULES project is the result of working behind the scenes for several years now to try and establish a method of empowering the land management practitioner (landscaper;

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Where have all the flowers gone?

This is the title of an excellent book by Charles Flower

Its all about 'Restoring wild flowers to the garden and countryside'

worth a read for all of those interested

with quite a few fantastic photographs

pub. Papadakis 2008

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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

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The winner of the iPad2 is Noel Powley

Noel Powley of Noel Powley Landscapes is the winner of an iPad2 courtesy of Creating Landscapes.

Noel pre-registered to attend the show at 18.00pm 08 August 2011 and was the thirty-second person to come through the doors on Tuesday 25 October.

I've

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What visitors have asked to see at Creating Landscapes

An example of what visitors have asked to see at the show:

• Materials on show, environmental/sustainable landscaping ideas and solutions
• Review who is exhibiting
• Innovative products that handle water and/or lack of it in a creative and lateral way -

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Show your support for your Creating Landscapes trade show

 

Great news this week with Avant Tecno signing up to Creating Landscapes and I think you'd agree, despite still some difficult trading conditions for the nation as a whole, the Creating Landscapes team are making some very good progress.

 

I will d

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UK Skills Landscaping Competition.

I thought i would start this thread so people could voice their opinions on the competition.

 

When I was at college from Sept 05 to July 07 my college enterd the competition both years that i was there, and both years I was enterd into the team of fou

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Multi year parish contracts

I have been asked by one of my local parish coucils to quote for their grass cutting contract. This in its self is not too bad, but it is the first 3 year tender I have been asked to complete.

What I was woundering is what would be a good % to increas

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Croquet lawn Mower

Hi allWe have been asked to tender for the cutting of three croquet lawns for our local club from next year. so what I was wondering was if anyone has any experience in this what mowers would you recommend, the tender stipulates that it has to be a 2

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Google sketchup 8

I was just lookin to upgrade my google sketchup and came across version 8. I has loads of new features. This one grabed me the most. What do you guys think?

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Like Button

I have been reading some of the comments in discussions lately and just wanted to press a like button. Like the Button on facebook.Its mainly if i am reading a post and think 1 persons idea is helpful or i agree with the sentiment etc, I just want to

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Honda HR series mowers.

Has anyone on LJN used These mowers in the past? We have a HR194 on the fleet and love it.Just wondered what views people had on them?!

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Whats the colour of your MOT type 1

Bit strange I know but bear with me.I had a 10 tonne load of type 1 delivered today to go under the patio i am lying and it was white, these seemed odd to me as in the past I have only had the usual pink and occasionally gray. So this made me think d

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Blog help.

Hi all.I am looking for a bit of help, I want to write a blog about Ouzel Landscapes becoming part of the www.thefencedoctor.co.uk network of fencing installers, of course I need to put in that I am the approved installer for Bedfordshire and Hertfor

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www.gardeners-quotes.co.uk

Well I was woundering if people had heard of them and used them, They helped to get me going first time round. If you have used them what are your views? I can imagen some people could get usless leads from them.If you want to join they have a free t

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Ransomes Motor triple.

I am hoping to bring some nostalgia to the forum, and get some info in return! lol.What I am after is you comments on these old machines, mainly on are they still a competitive mower compared to the newer units?( Down time being less due to belt driv

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