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.

wall (12)

Stone Wall foundations

I am embarking on a design for this rear garden. What I'd really appreciate is advice on the walls please. The garden level immediately out of the patio doors is at basement level so there is about a metre of space at this level and then some steps

Started by Claire Pollard in Landscaping

9 Replies · Reply by Claire Pollard Aug 25, 2015

PRO

Help needed on article about garden snails

I've been contacted by Jeanne Whalen of the Wall Street Journal.

Jeanne is writing an article on garden snails and would like to talk to British gardeners about their battles with our common garden foe.

If anyone can help, can you please either cont

Started by Phil Voice in Pesticides

5 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Jul 17, 2014

Vertical gardens create income for your business

Time Out London May 2014 has made verticalgardenonline.com even busier.

We have vertical garden install projects for interested UK businesses. Looking for more work? contact felicity@verticalgardenonline.com

Vertical garden design and installation can

Started by Felicity Waters in Business

0 Replies

Retaining walls and Drainage

Hope you can help? I have a question regarding drainage and multiple retaining walls.

I am designing a garden that needs a retaining wall between my client's garden and neighbouring garden which is 600mm higher.

I am adding a second retaining in front

Started by Claire Pollard in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Claire Pollard Oct 3, 2013

PRO

New garden design concept - sustainable wood dry stone wall

I'd love to see this wooden stone wall used in a real landscaping project.

What do you think?

Started by Phil Voice in Landscaping

7 Replies · Reply by John Baker Sep 5, 2013

Site engineer / surveyor / structural engineer required in Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Hi are there any site engineers in the Tunbridge Wells area. I visited a potential new client yesterday, they need advice on their split level garden that has a tall retaining wall which they would ideally like to lower by at the very least a metre.

Started by Karen McClure in Landscaping

0 Replies

Living Walls - need installers

Hi all

Garden Beet supplies livng wall systems - we do not install - - please make contact if you are interested in installing our products - we need Safety Health and Enviornmental Systems in place as well as current CSCS card.

thanks Felicity Water

Started by Felicity Waters in Suppliers

4 Replies · Reply by Felicity Waters Aug 13, 2012

PRO

Making an arch former for a stone wall

I'm going to add some arches to my 1.5m high stone wall so that it does'nt appear and feel too heavy. I'm hoping I can put in some lights which appear hidden but illuminate the arches and the plants (plans might change on that).

I've knocked up a cou

Started by Phil Voice in Landscaping

43 Replies · Reply by Rebecca Walley Sep 2, 2014

PRO

Maintaining the width of a double faced random stone wall during build

If you've ever built a random stone retaining wall you've probable constructed an internal skin in either hollow concrete block or a single skin of engineering type brick.

Construction is relatively easy using this method. Build up the block work or

Started by Phil Voice in Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by Simon Knops Jun 11, 2012

Where is Wally? Garden Beet's Find Woolly Pockets at RHS Chelsea Flower Show Challenge 2010

Garden Beet has been busy building some vertical gardens at RHS Chelsea. Above are works in progress. Take a look behind the plants. You will see the robust felted fabric that has been simply secured to the wall with 2 fixings per pocket. Soil insert

Started by Felicity Waters

3 Replies · Reply by Michael Parmar May 23, 2010

Retaining wall...

Hi guys. Just want to pick a couple of brains.A 6m x 800mm high retaining wall with 2 returns at either end and also for steps in middle that'll be recessed within the line of the wall, backfill, compact, backfill, compact..., level, compact, screed,

Started by Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt

0 Replies

"Living Wall" Planters

Does anyone know please where I can source some "Living Wall" or "Vertical Garden" planters. I have managed to find them in the USA but they do not ship to the UK or have a UK distributor. Any help gratefully received so I can recreate the hanging ga

Started by Lara Warner in Marketing

0 Replies

Hot Discussions

What is average cost for mowing a garden?

Started by James in Turfcare

PRO

How much does it cost to lay turf per square metre?

Started by Phil Voice in Turfcare

Leading contributors

Featured Discussions

PRO

The right cutting attachment for the job - Stihl

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

LJN PRO

Spring Matters - Wild Birds

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Social Media

PRO

Business van funding - The options

Started by Gary RK in Vehicles

PRO

Landscape Gardening Business Management Software

Started by marc mazure in Design, Accountancy, and Health and Safety

PRO

World Mental Health Day

Started by Fleur Voice in Health and Safety

Pleached trees - London garden - rules

Started by Sally Perigo in Design

LJN PRO

Directory of landscape/gardening/maintenance based software apps

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Business

Employing staff, employed or self employed which is best ?

Started by Rodney Scott in Business

Trade green waste centres

<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

ICL launch two new hand-held spreaders

Posted by Fusion Media on April 29, 2024 at 10:55am in Industry news

ICL is pleased to announce the addition of two new hand-held spreaders to its comprehensive range of spreaders: the ShakerPro and the HandyPro. These compact tools are designed for turf managers and landscaping professionals looking for a…

PRO

How this small business won on Instagram and gets brand deals that grew his business

Posted by Robbie on April 28, 2024 at 7:29pm in Company publicity

PRO

EASY TRANSPORTATION WITH MAKITA’S DCU601 36V LXT BRUSHLESS WHEELBARROW

Posted by Fleur Voice on April 28, 2024 at 2:40pm

Power tool manufacturer Makita has added a new battery powered wheelbarrow to its extensive LXT outdoor power equipment range. The DCU601 is equipped with an electric lift for even easier loading and unloading.

…

PRO Supplier

Quest for the Oldest Avant Machine: A Celebration of 25 Years in the UK

Posted by Fusion Media on April 23, 2024 at 3:31pm in Industry news

Avant Tecno, a renowned manufacturer of compact loaders, is embarking on a quest to uncover the oldest Avant machine still in operation in the United Kingdom.

As part of its celebrations marking 25 years of successful operations in the UK,…

Featured business articles

About LJN

#xg { position:relative;top:120px; } #xn_bar { top:120px; }

Hello, you need to enable JavaScript to use Landscape Juice Network.

Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

More on LJN

Featured business articles

About LJN