Forum

London congestion and Ulez charges....how do they affect your business?

My business was based in the sticks so I never had to travel into London to work.

How does the congestion charge and especially the new Ulez (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) fees affect your business?

London director of the CBI business lobby group, Eddie

Read more…

Which is the best turf cutter available in the UK, share your opinion with the LJN

Hello LJNers, 

So question this week is which Turf Cutter is the best in the UK. 

Tell the Landscapers Juice Network which Turf Cutter is:

• Best Value for Money?

• Most reliable?

Happy sharing

With love from the GRASSify Team

0207 993 9083

www.GRASSify.co.uk

gra

Read more…

Your favourite whacker/compactor plates?

Hello All, 

We are forever receiving feedback from our trade clients on their compaction plates and it seems everyone has their own preference even when carrying out the same job. 

Therefore we would like to put it out there for you guys to tell us whi

Read more…

Landscape Architect or Urban Designer in a Sales Role...Can it work?

Hi there

I would be really interested to hear people's opinion to a particular recruitment challenge I am facing at the moment...

We have recently posted some job adverts to recruit for a new member of our team to work closely with all the large landsc

Read more…

Maintenance gardener required North London

Jeremy Bevan Gardens is based in Bounds Green, North London.

They carry out a wide variety of high quality, garden design, landscaping and maintenance work, mainly in the London area.

They are looking for an experienced, motivated and reliable garden

Read more…

2015 RHS London Flower Shows

Read more…

London Congestion Charge

One for any 'London' based landscaping contractors that travels into London - how do you account for the congestion charge if you have a regular job or project within the zone ?

- Do you detail it and show as an item ?
- Absorp into costs ?

Have you

Read more…

'Ban poisonous pesticides in our parks' says Katharine Hamnett

Do you apply pesticides (notably glyphosate) as part of you job? Could you do your job without the use of glyphosate?

Do you operate only cultural methods of weed control? Do you agree with the use of glyphosate in commercial horticulture?

What risk

Read more…

London Stone Contractor/Designer Profile

Hello Landscape Juice

I wanted to share some news with you all. London Stone are launching a contractor/designer profile on our website.

Our retail clients regularly ask us if we can recommend contractors and designers. We are also regularly asked by o

Read more…

2014 Flower Shows

Our 2014 flower show packages are now live for people wanting to visit: Chelsea Flower show in May and Hampton Court Flower show and Tatton Park in July .

Packages are available online and include entry and accommodation on the night before, although

Read more…

Would a London housing crash affect landscapers?

According to Ernst and Young, the London property market is exhibiting bubble-like conditions: Source BBC.

The rise in house prices is far out-pacing any other area in the British isles.

With the concentration of landscaping companies being far great

Read more…

Interview with Andrew Fisher Tomlin about Miniature

Miniature is a new garden show opening in Central London in March that will be featuring 3D models of miniature gardens. The mini garden models on display will be designed by some of the UK and worlds most talented garden designers.

Just to declare Lo

Read more…

Sedum roofing

As of tomorrow I may have some sedum roofing left over from a job, Is there anyone on here that would like it? It should be about 40 rolls or so. looking for £10 a m2 roll.

We are based in Milton Keynes, but the job is in London so if your on or near

Read more…

A Challenge. Hoping to be proved wrong

Like everybody else if I am buying anything at all, whether its for work or something for home, I will probably have a look on the internet first. Nothing annoys me more than going onto the product page of a website and not being able to find out the

Read more…

Made Of Stone

We got some pictures back from a client who we did a project for in the summer. The steps are cut from sawn sandstone and I like the fact that the client has really gone for it and clad the sides of the steps with stone also. Its not often that you s

Read more…

London Stone Opening a Third Showroom in Essex

Hello LJN

Got some really good news to share with everybody

London Stone are building our third showroom in Essex.

The diggers are on site and work has started today!!!

We always wanted to build a showroom North East of the M25 and to actually see that d

Read more…

The economic, social and environmental impact of tree diseases in London

Read more…

LARGE TURFING JOB....NEARLY FINISHED....150,000m2

HYDE PARK....

LOOKING GOOD

Read more…

For a fencing service, gardening, or landscaping in North London give Greenfellas a call.

For a gardening service, fencing installation or landscaping work in and around North London areas give Greenfellas a call.

We offer all aspects of garden landscaping work including fencing, turfing, decking, garden sheds,  artificial grass, garden cl

Read more…

Arbour Design & Build Receives its 10 Year Marshalls Membership Award

Arbour Design & Build are pleased to announce that we have recently received the award for completing 10 years on the Marshalls Register.

Since joining in late 2001 Arbour Design & Build have completed many hard and soft landscaping projects where Ma

Read more…