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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.

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Promotions that have caught your attention?

Hi all,
I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying that trade from our centre has been quieter than expected due to the extremely poor weather we've had this year and that we could do with some more business.

I'm looking for ways to maximise on a

Started by Brett Sheridan in Marketing

12 Replies · Reply by Brett Sheridan Jul 9, 2012

IOG Saltex 2012

Its only a few months away now, who's going? who's showing?

If anyone on here hasnt been, you should check out the webs site as anyone in the grounds and gardens trade shouldnt miss it. Its more for machines but last year there was alot of creative co

Started by Steven Lillycrop in Marketing

4 Replies · Reply by Paul Errington Jul 12, 2012

FOR SALE: 1970 Morris Minor Traveller - Hen House - Great showpiece!

Hello everyone,

With a heavy heart, I am selling old Maurice, my old Hen House.

Available at the end of this month (July 2012) and thought I would give you all a heads up as I reckon it would make an eggcellent item to include in a show garden. (see wh

Started by Michael Thompson

8 Replies · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd Jul 2, 2012

Late season bedding plants - wet weather options

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for bedding plants for this time in the season - As many have pointed out - Petunias, Lobelia and Tagetes et al have all been decimated by the wet weather, if they have not drowned and rotted away in wate

Started by David Cox

8 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Jul 11, 2012

How do you market your company?

Whilst the more general gardening service type of company will market their company in localised places, like shop windows, church magazines, local newspaper, their vehicle sign written and general word of mouth; how do the larger landscaping compani

Started by Stuart Marler in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Steve London Stone Jul 16, 2012

Improve your wet grass collection today!

Thanks to the great British summer this year, there is more grass to cut than ever - but it never stops raining!

Many complaining about not being able to mow lawns, I have only had to reschedule one cut (from yesterday to this morning) and yes, we hav

Started by Adam Pilgrim

16 Replies · Reply by Colin@Green Room Gardens Jul 10, 2012

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Portable appliance testing (PAT) the facts

The following advisory has been issued by the Health and Safety Executive

Portable appliance testing is NOT compulsory - are you wasting time and money?

Unnecessary portable appliance tests cost office-based businesses an estimated £30 million a year

Started by Phil Voice in Health and Safety

3 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jul 10, 2012

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Netreach and other 'Brand Awareness' net marketing and branding services

I have two websites running for my business as well as two Yell.com adverts and have had a quite weak return on them so for this year. Lots of hits but few actual inquiries. Luckily the inquiries have been converted to gaining sites and contracts.

Started by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk in Marketing

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monGenie.com, whats this all about ????

Has anybody else noticed this monGenie is invading websites willy nilly. If I go to my website using google chrome its highlighting certain words, Ive noticed it on LJN also. I didnt invite it into my site so can anybody tell me whats the score with

Started by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk

3 Replies · Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk Jul 7, 2012

Transplanting palm trees

Hi...Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about transplanting palm trees? Bearing in mind I'm thinking of 5-6ft ones which were planted about 5 years ago.... here in Yorkshire.

Thanks, Melissa

Started by Melissa Morton in Plants

3 Replies · Reply by Melissa Morton Jul 3, 2012

Help Phil help Perrenial

Come on everyone, Lets help Phil to raise £10,000 for Perrenial - Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society,

He is making an epic journey from Bergerac in France to John O'Groats on an Etesia Ride on lawn mower, and with the british weather as it is at the m

Started by andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance

8 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jul 28, 2012

New mower - advice needed

Hi
The clutch on my John Deere JX85 broke last week (£103 for new part). It is starting to develop a few other problems too so I've decided to buy a new mower.

I have a shortlist:

Viking MB755KS
John Deere JX90CB
Toro 22189TE Hi Vac

There was also a 4th c

Started by Sean @ Eclipse

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Bergerac to John O'Groats on an Etesia mower for charity

The secret is out.

I'm pleased to say that we have just launched the LJN Mowerthon in aid of Perennial.

I am going to drive an Etesia commercial mower from my home near Bergerac, south west France all the way to John O'Groats (close Rowly :) to rai

Started by Phil Voice

137 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Nov 20, 2012

Bad Customers and advanced deposits for maintenance.

I think i just come up against a stupid mistake luckly not to costly

I had a man ring up asking to cut his lawn on a rental property he was handing back to the agent. I never met him stated my price of £90 which he agreed to. I did the work for him no

Started by Austin Powell-Allen

12 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Jul 5, 2012

Trade shows

What is the best landscape show to attend for suppliers to the trade? We are currently considering Glee, EcoBuild, The Landscape Show and Malvern Shows. Would appreciate any feedback!

Started by Harriet Moore in Marketing

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Rain Pain

Anybody else out there struggling with the ridiculous amount of rain over the last 6 weeks?Grass growing like wildfire,yet unable to use ride ons because ground so sodden tyre tracks become problem,yet walk behind mowers struggling to cope (etesias a

Started by paul mcdermott

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hide pond liner and pump housing

I have been asked if I can hide the plastic pond liner that rises out of the water either side of a pre manufactured slate effect waterfall , is there such thing as stone on a roll?

I would also like to hide the plastic housing for the pump that stand

Started by Bespoke Lawncare

1 Reply · Reply by CJ Jul 2, 2012

Poor workmanship

Do you have a site where someone has done a job that looks so bad you want to say to the customer you will redo free or at a reduced rate to correct it?

The reason I say this is because on of my customers has had a mowerman lay a patio for them. Now I

Started by MWJONES

15 Replies · Reply by Peter Moon Jul 6, 2012

Rain Pain

Started by paul mcdermott

13 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt Jul 7, 2012

Disappearing strawberries

One of the gardens I maintain has a vegetable plot, one bed is full of strawberry plants, which had a fine crop developing. The bed is netted all over, but today when I checked it, every strawberry has been eaten! They have been removed from the stal

Started by Sarah Russell in Groundscare

6 Replies · Reply by CJ Jul 4, 2012

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