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LJN's professional business forum is unrivalled and open to anyone within within the UK landscape industry

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Japanese garden path

Hi everyone,

Happy new year!

I'm looking for some advice please. I am designing a Japanese garden and want to create a pathway with a cracked river-bed motif throughout and wonder which is the best stone to use to enable making curved and random ed

Started by Judi Samuels Garden Design in Landscaping

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LJN traffic over Christmas

In terms of traffic, the Christmas period is always the quietest for LJN.

However, it doesn't mean that LJN sleeps.

On Christmas Day, there were 527 visits from 424 visitors. 28% of which were returning visitors. The peak time was 8.00pm in the even

Started by Phil Voice in Info

5 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Jan 6, 2016

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Self assesment tax returns -soon to be four times a year

If you missed the annoucement last year from Mr Osbourne we, who are self employed, will soon have to "do" a return four times a year. Not being overly keen to do one a year I signed up to the petition at the UK gov web site. Today i recieved the fol

Started by Andy in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Andy Jan 5, 2016

Country Supplies Launches New Website

Country Supplies is inviting visitors to explore our new website. The new website has been designed to provide the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality throughout, allowing customers to access detailed product

Started by Country Supplies in Landscaping

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Glyphosate MO

I must be missing something but I was always told, and read, that Glyphosate only works through the green parts of plants. I've also been told that because of that it won't affect any plants through contact with bark etc. So how come there are ads on

Started by Edward Botheras in Pesticides

6 Replies · Reply by Agrigem - Sarah Kimm Jan 5, 2016

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Looking forward to positive 2016

Got my positive mind set in place and really looking forward to this year;

We all got together yesterday for coffees. a good chat, to sort out issues, plan what we need to do & get.

I've always promoted a glass half full mentality, against others th

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens washed away in floods

Started by Phil Voice in Weather

1 Reply · Reply by Edward Botheras Jan 5, 2016

Professional fertilizers

Evening all,I'm in need of some fertiliser for a couple of my gardens in which the soil is seriously depleted. For several reasons, in this instance, I don't want to use horse manure et al, so if anyone can point me in the direction of a supplier of

Started by Tom Beevor in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Soil & compost

11 Replies · Reply by Tom Beevor Jan 4, 2016

NoMix

Is NoMix still the only product that can be blanket sprayed over non-porous surfaces? Is anybody on here using it?

Started by Phil Seabrook in Groundscare and Pesticides

12 Replies · Reply by Roy Parker Jan 3, 2016

Web site questions

Hello,

Just looking for other people's feed back in relation to getting locations into your website to allow a higher google local word search, So what i wanted to know is a picture with the alt tag describe say sheffield grass cutting or sheffield ar

Started by Mitchel ingham in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Robbie Jan 2, 2016

facebook paid advertising

Hello,

Just wondered if anyone on here used facebook paid advertising for our industry or have any reviews from using said service?

Started by Mitchel ingham in Social Media

6 Replies · Reply by Mitchel ingham Jan 2, 2016

Garden petrol tool breakers?

As I get myself established I'm selling my crap tools and buying husqvarna/Stihl/John Deere tools, albeit old used ones. They need some love and parts are expensive. Anyone know of parts breakers please?

Started by Chris in Machinery

6 Replies · Reply by Chris Jan 2, 2016

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Happy New Year 2016

Wishing a Happy New Year 2016 to all our friends and family, A new year is on the way and the possibilities are endless

and a big thanks to Phil and fellow members of the landscaping industry for making this site what it is today

Started by Mick Gammage in Marketing

1 Reply · Reply by Daniela McGhie Jan 1, 2016

Scheduling app - automatic reminder emails to clients

Hi thereI've been on the search for a scheduling app which allows you to send automatic reminders via text or email to my clients a day or two before the appointment. Is there any recommendations from any other landscape gardeners offering garden mai

Started by Mark Falconer in Business, Landscaping, and Info

8 Replies · Reply by Daniela McGhie Jan 1, 2016

Sourcing lleylandii from Europe

Hi all

For my first reach out here I would like to know if any one has any pointers in the right direction for sourcing 800 6ft lleylandii , I have already bought 100 but was wondering if I could get a 'bushier' plant for my money if I looked to Europ

Started by Simon Feeley in Plants

9 Replies · Reply by Busy Bee Garden Services Limited Jan 1, 2016

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How not to handle customer dissatisfaction .. by TruGreen USA

TruGreen shamed into offering a refund after being caught on camera at a US's customer's garden...

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL (WFLA TV) – July 10th was supposed to be just another day of weed service from TruGreen pest control, but boy did it end badly when

Started by Gary RK in Turfcare

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Stihl super harness?

Hi fellas, after your opinions on the Stihl Super Harness. I'm suffering from tennis elbow and this looks to transfer much tool weight onto shoulders/back, which in theory at least looks appealing. Might be a bit fiddly or cumbersome though and it's

Started by Chris in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Dec 29, 2015

Balance pond

How much reed bed is allowed in a balance pond? is this to much?

Started by MWJONES in Water gardens

8 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Dec 29, 2015

How to survey a garden for French Drains?

I have visited a garden a few times over the last month that quite clearly has drainage issues.
Whilst walking on the lawn I leave 2-3cm deep footprints. The lawn has also sunk considerably around the perimeter of the garden.

The garden is roughly 15m

Started by Edward Wright in Groundscare

1 Reply · Reply by Mike Bradley Dec 28, 2015

Long reach pruners

I need some long reach pruners to finish off a job for one of my regulars. I have done most of the job but due to height of the trees and layout of the garden I cant get to the last few branches from my combi ladders. I don't normally do tree work un

Started by Andy Spence in Info

11 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis Dec 27, 2015

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