chelsea - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-29T13:45:28Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/chelseaWhat do maths and flower shows have in common?https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/what-do-maths-and-flower-shows-have-in-common2016-05-11T13:27:43.000Z2016-05-11T13:27:43.000ZCED Stone Grouphttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/cedstonegroup<div><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314741108?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314741108?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">What do maths and Flower shows have in common?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">The answer? Fibonacci.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">This year, Enterprise Plants are bringing maths and nature together at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with their exhibition, which celebrates the Begonia escargot and explores the Fibonacci spiral throughout nature. We are pleased to be donating materials to this exhibition, which will enable key elements of the design to be built.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Leonardo Bonacci, known as Fibonacci, was an Italian mathematician and considered by many as the most talented mathematician of the Middle Ages.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Born in 1170, Fibonacci introduced the Western world to the Fibonacci sequence; a set of numbers that starts with either zero or a one, followed by a one, and proceeds based on the rule that each number is equal to the sum of the preceding two numbers – numerically, it looks like this: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34…….</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">A Fibonacci spiral, the focus of Enterprise Plants’ exhibition, is a series of connected quarter-circles drawn inside an array of squares that have Fibonacci numbers for dimensions. Because of the nature of the sequence, all squares fit perfectly together.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Fibonacci numbers and spirals are not only of interest to mathematicians. The Fibonacci sequence is displayed across nature in a variety of ways, appearing in all sorts of different forms. From the spirals of hurricanes to a plants leaf arrangement, to the scales of a pineapple and of a pinecone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">It is this that designer Matthew Monckton of Enterprise Plants is demonstrating at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Situated within the Great Pavilion, the Enterprise Plants exhibition will consist of two ‘L’ shaped greenwalls, installed back-to-back, standing at approximately 3.2m in height. Within the greenwalls will be the first example of a Fibonacci spiral.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Once ‘inside’ the greenwalls, you will walk on to the biggest spiral within the exhibition. To create the spiral, Matthew Monckton used CEDAgravel to form the squares, which were then filled with pearly quartz pebbles. Black basalt setts were used to form the actual spiral, with some of the setts having to be cut to a bespoke size.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Cabinets full of examples of Fibonacci in nature will also be on display, with items such snail shells and pinecones being featured.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Enterprise Plants won Silver at the 2014 show and they hope that this year, they can achieve better with their Fibonacci inspired stand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">To find out more about Enterprise Plants, visit their website <ins><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.enterpriseplants.com/" title=""><span style="color: #333333;">here</span></a></ins>.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Article originally featured here: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ced.ltd.uk/news/what-do-maths-and-flower-shows-have-in-common" target="_blank"><span style="color: #333333;">http://www.ced.ltd.uk/news/what-do-maths-and-flower-shows-have-in-common</span></a></span></p></div>Treebox garden to appear on Countdown to Chelseahttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/treebox-garden-to-appear-on-countdown-to-chelsea2014-05-16T15:30:00.000Z2014-05-16T15:30:00.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p><span class="font-size-2"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314213295?profile=original" target="_self"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314213295?profile=original" width="640" class="align-center" /></font></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">The Treebox living wall is appearing on BBC One’s Countdown to Chelsea programme.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">Treebox, which specialises in urban greening, has been working with garden designer Matthew Childs and Dan Riddleston of landscaping contractors Bowles & Wyer.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">Countdown to Chelsea</font><font face="Arial Narrow"> has been broadcast at 3pm each weekday in the run up to the show opening on Tuesday, May 20, and is following the progress of the garden’s installation.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">Treebox are installing two 3m high panels comprising a variety of ferns. The panels have been designed so that their texture creates a fluid-like feel, which mirrors the garden’s water feature.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">Armando Raish, managing director of Treebox, said: “Treebox has been involved in previous installations at Chelsea, and everyone in the team is excited to be working on such a prestigious and challenging piece for the 2014 show.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">“Our living walls have been used in a whole range of urban settings, but this installation at Chelsea also vividly and beautifully illustrates how well they can work in gardens too.”</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">Garden designer Matthew Childs, who decided to pursue his dream of becoming a garden designer after surviving the July 7 London bombings in 2005, has designed a tranquil, thought-provoking garden for show sponsors Brewin Dolphin. The garden, which includes copper arches, rough damp mossy boulders and smooth rippling liquid metal, seeks to convey a sense of anticipation and emerging energy.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">A team of up to 14 is working 12-hour days to complete the installation, with around 170 man-days going into its construction.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">Matthew has previously won the Best Show Garden award at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Show.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><font size="3" face="Arial Narrow">To see a list of all the Countdown to Chelsea programmes, both screened and forthcoming, visit: </font><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0441zgd/episodes/guide" target="_blank"><font face="Arial Narrow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0441zgd/episodes/guide</font></a></span></p>
</div>baseguard Chosen by Chelsea FChttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/baseguard-chosen-by-chelsea-fc2014-04-02T14:04:06.000Z2014-04-02T14:04:06.000ZFusion Mediahttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/FusionMedia<div><p>Premier League Football Club Chelsea FC has transformed the entrances to the first team training pitches at their Cobham training ground with the installation of baseguard - a new product and service by Complete Weed Control, the UK’s leading specialist contract service for the eradication of all problem weeds.</p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314199754?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="450" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314199754?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="450" class="align-left"/></a>Head Groundsman Jason Griffin has a long a successful relationship with Complete Weed Control (London South) having dealt with the company for almost twenty years. “Cobham is such a big site – probably the largest training complex in the country, and legislation with spraying changes so much. It’s far easier for me to take that headache out of the equation and let Richard Allen and his team deal with all of our spraying needs.</p><p>“They are reliable and I know that they have very high standards, so I don’t have to worry about their work as they are so good at what they do. We have access areas on to the pitches, which was previously covered in bark and I was looking at alternative surfaces as there is a lot of traffic from footfall and machines going onto the pitches – all of which was bringing mud and mess onto the pitches. Richard suggested a new product - baseguard.</p><p>Following a site survey, Complete Weed Control (London South) sent a team to remove the existing surface and create what Jason describes as ‘the finishing touch’.</p><p>The baseguard surface is available in a wide range of colours to create attractive finishes and bespoke designs and can also be readily installed on both new and existing surfaces. Typically, it is ready for use within 24 hours of application. Uses include:</p><p> Children's play surfaces<br/> Pedestrian areas<br/> Anywhere that needs an impact-absorbing safe surface</p><p>“The new surface is cleaner and far more practical than what we previously had. baseguard just finishes the area off and looks very professional.”</p><p>As well as working at the Cobham training, CWC carry out work at Stamford Bridge. “Anything we want doing here, I will ask Richard to do, and his team do it. We have a very close relationship. I have used them for many years – first dealing with Richard’s father John and can’t fault them. They save us so much manpower and are experts in what they do.” said Jason.</p><p>For more information, please contact Complete Weed Control’s National office on 01325 324 277 or visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.completeweedcontrol.co.uk">www.completeweedcontrol.co.uk</a>. You can also follow CWC on Twitter @CWCLimited for more news, reviews and insightful views.</p></div>Chelsea FC Confirm Dennis as Key Supplier for Pedestrian Mowershttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/chelsea-fc-confirm-dennis-as-key-supplier-for-pedestrian-mowers2013-10-08T12:34:37.000Z2013-10-08T12:34:37.000ZFusion Mediahttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/FusionMedia<div><p>Having recently returned to Chelsea FC as the first team manager, all eyes have been on Chelsea and Jose Mourinho since the new Premier League season began in August. To keep Stamford Bridge in perfect playing condition, the stadium's assistant head groundsman, Kevin Fowler, knew just what the club needed - a Dennis G860 professional mower complete with a range of interchangeable cassettes.</p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314156022?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="350" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314156022?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-left"/></a>Kevin’s relationship with Dennis stretches back to 2003 when the club purchased their first G860 34” mower. “When we first saw the G860 we just loved the versatility of the interchangeable cassette system – one machine can complete a range of jobs. Its combination of size and flexibility make it very easy to handle and lightweight so it doesn’t damage the playing surface.”</p><p>Built on the FT principle the Dennis G860 professional mower has an interchangeable cassette system, with one minute changeover, giving options to fit 6 different types of heads including scarifiers, verticutters, brushes, spikers, and slitters as well as 6 or 8 bladed cutter cassettes and are used in high class arenas around the world.</p><p>Kevin says that it made sense to have the flexibility of working with a series of cassettes on one machine rather than purchase a series of machines. His range of cassettes include six and eight bladed cylinders, verti-cutter, soft bristle brush and a tungsten tipped verti-cutter, which cut down on not just purchase costs but also service costs.</p><p>“The ease-of-use and versatility to change cassettes in under a minute is probably its best feature. I also like the tungsten tipped verti-cutter cassette which is excellent at pulling out all the dead material and doesn’t allow thatch or organic matter to build up on the pitch – it’s like giving the pitch a mini renovation every time we use it. After a match we also use the brush to sweep up any debris laying on the surface.”</p><p>Renowned for their exceptional build quality, Kevin also says that he’s received an excellent service from Dennis every step of the way: “Robert Jack, our Area Sales Manager has been excellent. Nothing is ever too much trouble for him. The quality of the Dennis mowers we’ve used has always been exceptional and the results that we’ve had with them have been fantastic.</p><p>“We’ve set very high standards and want the best possible surface here at Stamford Bridge and that includes having the best maintenance equipment to look after it. In my opinion, there is no better machine for stadium use and Dennis is a key supplier for pedestrian machines here. We wouldn’t have used them for the past ten years if they weren’t the best football pitch mower on the market.”</p><p>For further information or a no obligation demonstration, please contact Dennis 01332 824 777 or visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dennisuk.com" target="_blank">www.dennisuk.com</a></p><p>For more news, reviews and insightful views, you can follow Dennis on Twitter <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twitter.com/DennisMowers" target="_blank">@DennisMowers</a>and like the company’s Facebook page – <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/DennisMowersUK" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/DennisMowersUK</a>. You can also view the latest Dennis videos by visiting <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/DennisMowers" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/DennisMowers</a>.</p></div>Chelsea 2012: My thoughts (part 2).....https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/chelsea-2012-my-thoughts-part-22012-05-25T05:43:51.000Z2012-05-25T05:43:51.000ZMatt Haddonhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/MattHaddon<div><p><span>It is difficult to pick a favourite and so instead let me share a few of my favourite images of gardens, and areas of larger gardens, from this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.</span></p><p><span>Cleve West’s Garden won Best in Show by doing something that felt that little bit different from the other main Show Gardens; I liked the use of topiary, the structure, the contrasting stonework at the back of the garden and the richness of the planting</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121421?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121421?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>The shaded area at back of Sarah Price’s garden was my favourite part of her garden; greens and textures beneath the birches felt evocative and surprisingly peaceful</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314128476?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314128476?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>Andy Sturgeon’s vista along the back of his plot shows the lushness of the planting providing the green structure contrasting with the hard landscaping</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314127882?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314127882?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>Joe Swift’s Homebase Garden was finely planted and picked up on what appeared to be this year’s colour scheme of choice - that of orange (exemplified in the Iris ‘Quechee’) - whilst white flowers shone out under the dappled shade of the Prunus mackii ‘Amber Beauty’</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314126364?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314126364?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>Chris Beardshaw’s Furzey Garden stepped outside of the Chelsea comfort zone of blousy perennial planting to give a colourful woodland scene with Rhododendron’s the signature plant</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121623?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121623?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>Diarmuid Gavin’s Garden was superbly planted on the ground level, but this was all I could see.....</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314123524?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314123524?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>Tracy Foster’s Welcome to Yorkshire Garden was a skillful example of naturalistic planting in a small space, evocative of Yorkshire - and I’m sure exactly what the sponsor had hoped for -</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314126089?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314126089?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>Willmott Whyte’s APCO Garden translated Italianate formality onto a small space, picking up on the theme of oranges once more.</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314128702?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314128702?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>Finally the DMZ Forbidden Garden by Korean designer Jihae Hwang caught hold of this year’s zeitgeist - naturalistic planting - with skillful aplomb to provide a meaningful look at the power of nature in the context of the Korean conflict</span></p><p><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314124131?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314124131?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></span></p><p><span>matt haddon gardens (based in East Yorkshire)</span></p><p><span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.matthaddongardens.co.uk">www.matthaddongardens.co.uk</a></span></p><p><span><br/></span></p><p><span><br/></span></p></div>Chelsea 2012: My thoughts....https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/chelsea-2012-my-thoughts2012-05-24T04:58:47.000Z2012-05-24T04:58:47.000ZMatt Haddonhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/MattHaddon<div><p></p><p><span>This year the sun shone again for Chelsea. There for just after 8am the hoards had already descended (although this year it felt like far more people were there - not far off of the 150,000 people expected for the week). As a designer Chelsea has become a place of pilgrimage, but was it worth it?</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314124388?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314124388?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>The answer is most certainly yes, but I was for the first year left slightly wanting. </span></p><p></p><p><span>I have analysed this - and on reflection it did not result from not being able to use Diarmuid Gavin's slide! It was I think that many of the show gardens were not really gardens as I would define them. That is not necessarily a negative - simply not what I hoped for. My expectations were not met because this year more than ever before most are instead more self-consciously works of art - designed installations using natural materials to inspire or evoke memories (an aim which, conversely, is what a good garden should achieve!) </span></p><p></p><p><span>As an example I could use Adam Frost's garden: very well executed, with fine naturalistic planting, evoking Cornish memories - but very difficult to recreate without many hours of maintenance. Contrast this with his QVC garden in 2009 - which was much more a garden that I could envisage designing for a client.</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121532?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121532?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p>Or from 2009:</p><div><div><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121476?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314121476?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></div></div><p><span>So this year the overwhelming theme was of blousy naturalistic planting in landscape installations (inspired I am sure by Gold Medal successes from previous years).</span></p><p></p><p><span>I think this is why Cleve West pipped the other contenders to Best in Show. His garden mixed formality against a blousy planting of perennials and annuals - not a low maintenance space but a wealth of plants for the horticulturally skilled RHS audience in what was intended as a gardened space.</span></p><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314123120?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314123120?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p><p><span>My personal favourite gardens, and parts of gardens, at Chelsea this year will appear in my next post. Happy Gardening.</span></p><p></p><p><span>matt haddon gardens (based in East Yorkshire)</span></p><p><span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.matthaddongardens.co.uk">www.matthaddongardens.co.uk</a></span></p></div>TO BE OR NOT TO BEhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/to-be-or-not-to-be2011-09-27T11:00:00.000Z2011-09-27T11:00:00.000Zlovelucysummershttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/lovelucysummers<div><p>Lately I seem to have an increasing number of requests to 'endorse' products. I am assuming this is because of the success of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.greenfingersguides.co.uk/" target="_blank">Greenfingers Guides books.</a> It also doesn't seem to hurt I have a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://knightayton.co.uk/Women-Presenters/Summers-Lucy.html" target="_blank">minor celebrity.</a></p><p>Yes I can see that getting individuals like myself writing ( via blogs, magazines, books etc.) about a company's products is a useful marketing tool for them. But I ain't exactly Meryl Streep! So far I have refused to do so, mainly because am trying to figure out how I feel about this issue. Yes, it's great to be offered money to talk something up, but then that does that leave me obligated to promote things when they are a bit sub-standard or something I don't really believe in?</p><p>A friend of mine said to me " Bloody hell, Lucy go for it. What a great position to be in...</p><p>It does seem silly in a recession to refuse good money, but for the life of me, I just couldn't recommend anything that isn't something I believe is a good or useful product. It can't be all about the money, although I'm sure everybody out there will tell me it is.</p><p>I already suggest services, products etc that I have used in our <a rel="nofollow" href="http://theopengardencompany.co.uk" target="_blank">landscaping</a> capacity for free and am happy to recommend good services or suppliers.</p><p>So the dilemma is should I accept payment for some of of these?</p><p>On balance I think I will continue to promote those companies, products or services I have personal experience of for nothing. Why not? Made round to go round I say. But I guess one has to be pragmatic and if I can road-test or experience a new product for other companies I have no personal knowledge of, then I would happily recommend them if the product/service proved to be a good one.</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Back in the gardening saddle againhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/back-in-the-gardening-saddle-again2011-09-26T16:30:00.000Z2011-09-26T16:30:00.000Zlovelucysummershttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/lovelucysummers<div><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Phew, where has the year gone?</strong></span></p><p>I have recently been in the dying thoes of an edit on my next book Evergreen Plants, which will be released on Amazon et al in March 2012.So look out for it won't you? And did I mention my <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Border-Flowers-Greenfingers-Guides-Summers/dp/0755317602/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317056140&sr=1-3" target="_blank">Border Plants</a> book was shortlisted for Best Reference Book of the Year 2010. Will I top that with Evergreen Plants I wonder?</p><p> </p><p>With the demise of this duty, I can now switch my undivided attention back to our landscape design practice, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theopengardencompany.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.theopengardencompany.co.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>I can now get back to designing beautiful gardens once again for our clients in the South east. Not that we ever stopped. It's just that I've had to limit my time. However <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theopengardencompany.co.uk/how.php" target="_blank">Mark Lockhart</a> my fellow director is very capable and we discuss every detail as we go, books or not. Actually though typically we work in Surrey West Sussex and London, this year we've spent a fair amount of time in the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.contemporaryblue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mediterranean</a> designing some wonderful gardens and using all those plants we never get to play with in the UK because they are non-hardy. </p><p>Somebody in our small, but cheery office reminded me that that every single one of our lovely garden design clients found us by personal recommendation. It is always a minefield advertising your services as a landscape design company isn't it?</p><p>At the expense of a little smuggery, we think that's rather an accolade!</p><p> </p><p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314144679?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314144679?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p><p> </p></div>Arbworx Projects May 2011https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/arbworx-projects-may-20112011-06-13T12:19:59.000Z2011-06-13T12:19:59.000ZJon Leehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/JonLee<div><p>The year has been very busy for the team so far and with the fabulous weather we have been inundated with requests for<img src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" class="mceWPmore" title="More..."/>works both in the commercial sector and private gardens too.</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1427" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Watering-in-a-new-lawn-with-ever-edge-fitted.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1427" title="Turf laying garden make over" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Watering-in-a-new-lawn-with-ever-edge-fitted-300x224.jpg" alt="Premier turf being watered after laying. The edging really adds a finishing touch to the lawn " width="300" height="224"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Watering in a new lawn with 'everedge' lawn edging fitted</dd></dl></div><p>We have completed three decking builds, three paving projects, 320 square metres of turfing and over 450 metres of fencing this month alone!</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1426" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Softwood-decking-with-closeboard-gate.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1426" title="Softwood decking with closeboard gate" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Softwood-decking-with-closeboard-gate-224x300.jpg" alt="Timber decking in Hove" width="224" height="300"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">A cost effective way to cover old paving and brighten up the garden</dd></dl></div><p>I suppose this was all helped with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show getting so much attention in the media and companies like ourselves seeing the increased interest from the nation of gardeners that we all are!</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1430" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Arbworx-director-Sophia-Lee-Spencer-with-Gavin-and-Alex-at-Chelsea.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1430" title="The staff at Chelsea Flower show" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Arbworx-director-Sophia-Lee-Spencer-with-Gavin-and-Alex-at-Chelsea-300x224.jpg" alt="The staff exploring the stands at Chelsea" width="300" height="224"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Arbworx director Sophia Lee-Spencer with Gavin and Alex at Chelsea</dd></dl></div><p>One special little treat that the team got was an all expenses paid trip to Chelsea to see the standard of work that we all strive for. The attention to detail that was to be found at the show gardens at Chelsea is unrivalled across the world and I was keen to point out the craftsmanship that had gone into producing some of the hard landscaping features that complimented the planting so well.</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1428" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/A-superb-water-feature-my-personal-favourite-of-the-show.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1428" title="water feature at Chelsea" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/A-superb-water-feature-my-personal-favourite-of-the-show-224x300.jpg" alt="Water features at Chelsea Flower show" width="224" height="300"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">A superb water feature, my personal favourite of the show</dd></dl></div><p>When you look at a water feature and see the water flowing perfectly over a long edge it is very difficult to achieve. Water will always find the lowest level and so it needs to be perfectly level and the flow even.</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1429" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Water-feature-Chelsea-Flower-show.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1429" title="Water feature, Chelsea Flower show" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Water-feature-Chelsea-Flower-show-300x224.jpg" alt="Superb small show garden at Chelsea Flower show" width="300" height="224"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Water flowing across the stainless steel</dd></dl></div><p>We all left Chelsea with ideas and inspiration to pass on to our clients and improve our skills for future projects.</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1431" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Gavin-examining-the-show-garden.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1431" title="Gavin examining the show garden" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Gavin-examining-the-show-garden-300x224.jpg" alt="Show garden at Chelsea" width="300" height="224"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Our supervisor Gavin examining the water features at Chelsea flower show</dd></dl></div><p>May also saw two new members of staff join the team, Nathan Orrell and Martin Eccles.</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1434" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nathan-Orrell.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1434" title="Nathan Orrell" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nathan-Orrell-300x224.jpg" alt="Arbworx landscape technician" width="300" height="224"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Nathan learning the ropes on a decking project</dd></dl></div><p>Nathan has joined us from a London based tree house installer and has really had to hit the ground running with the decking projects that I had lined up for his arrival. To say that the learning curve is steep is an understatement but he has grasped the challenge with both hands and soon will be producing works to our high standards without supervision form his mentor Gavin.</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1432" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Martin-Eccles.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1432" title="Martin Eccles" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Martin-Eccles-224x300.jpg" alt="Our latest addition to the Arbworx team" width="224" height="300"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Martin Eccles</dd></dl></div><p>Martin has come to us from another local landscaping company and has stepped up to the mark already leading a team looking after a complete garden makeover in Crawley when Ben managed to crack a rib. (Not a good injury when you lift things all day!) Martin has a solid background in landscaping after completing his National Award in Horticulture (Garden Design) with a distinction grade.</p><div class="mceTemp"><dl id="attachment_1433" class="wp-caption alignnone"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Arbworx-panel-van-rear.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1433" title="Arbworx panel van rear" src="http://www.arbworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Arbworx-panel-van-rear-224x300.jpg" alt="Arbworx van " width="224" height="300"/></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd">Our new re-branded Arbworx vans</dd></dl></div><p>If you live in the Sussex area you may well see our new liveried vans around now too as we are nearing the completion of our re brand after a delay due to being just ‘too busy’ to pull them off the road to be sign written. The team are now in their new summer uniforms changing from our navy blue over to the new green layouts with our tag line embossed on the back.</p><p>Arbworx</p><p>Nature......by design!</p></div>My visit to Chelsea Flower Show and lots of pictures!https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/my-visit-to-chelsea-flower2011-06-03T14:18:13.000Z2011-06-03T14:18:13.000ZFrancoise Murathttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/FrancoiseMurat<div><p><b>CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW – A RIOT OF COLOUR!</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>Well it was that time of the year again – the Chelsea Flower Show. I must admit it is always the highlight of my year - design wise and horticulturally speaking. I love the atmosphere. I enjoy the hustle and bustle, I drown myself in the rose exhibits (literally!), I take snaps of plants and flower combination that I find interesting, I also take photos of hard landscaping details – such as how a step is built or how a cantilevered staircase looks ( I am a rather sad construction geek at heart and Swiss!).</p><p> </p><p>But Chelsea is not just about those things, it’s about searching for excellence, reinterpreting old stalwarts of design like paths, steps and seats, re-inventing a look and sometimes, just sometimes, coming up with something so totally amazing you leave with a head full of wonderment at how inventive man just is!</p><p> </p><p>Anyway let’s look at pictures and there are plenty. I did have to go through over 350 of them and pick the highlights to share with you. I have not mentioned every garden but you can visit our <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.176522869071874.43536.148117355245759">Facebook page</a> to see all (well most) of them.</p><p><b>It would be too much to put everything on here so please do follow the links with loads of pictures if you are interested- it's nice to share the lovely things I saw and enjoyed this year :)</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/js2vZX">http://bit.ly/js2vZX</a></b></p></div>Small Green roofs - Low tech solutions for Biodiversityhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/small-green-roofs-low-tech2011-05-03T18:36:30.000Z2011-05-03T18:36:30.000ZDusty Gedgehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/DustyGedge<div>A new book by Timber press will be launched at RHS Chelsea this year. I have to register an interst here as I am one of the authors. The book is about small scale green roofs for sheds, outhouses and extensions and includes case studies from all around the world.<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314112844?profile=original"><img width="550" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314112844?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="550"/></a>I am looking forward to joining my colleague John Little of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.grassroofcompany.co.uk/retro-fitting-green-roofs.htm" target="_blank">Grass Roof Company</a> ,<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.greenroofplants.com/" target="_blank">Ed Snodgrass</a>and Nigel Dunnett to launch the book - for more info check out <a rel="nofollow" href="http://dustygedge.co.uk/roadblog/2011/02/small-green-roofs-low-tech-solutions-book/" target="_blank">Low-tech solutions - Small green roofs</a>.</div>Fun and first experience of building at Chelsea...https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/fun-and-first-experience-of2010-06-13T18:50:47.000Z2010-06-13T18:50:47.000ZTracy McQuehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/TracyMcQue<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://mcquegardens.blogspot.com/2010/06/fun-at-chelsea-2010.html">http://mcquegardens.blogspot.com/2010/06/fun-at-chelsea-2010.html</a></div>Marshalls continue to support horticultural excellence at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/marshalls-continue-to-support2010-05-28T14:34:28.000Z2010-05-28T14:34:28.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div>[PRESS RELEASE] <img width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314101957?profile=RESIZE_320x320" alt="" style="float: right;" />Marshalls has been working closely with The Children’s Society to create a stunning garden which is a modern, urban retreat that takes inspiration from what makes young people happy. Complete with outdoor brick oven, the garden has been created to provide a relaxed area for young people to enjoy – even Jamie Oliver has got in on the act and cooked a fresh pizza fresh from the oven! Designer, Mark Gregory, has been inspired by The Children’s Society’s report into young people’s happiness to create a garden where teenagers can spend time with family and friends and asked for Marshalls help to create his dream garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and it was awarded a much sought after ‘Gold’ medal by the RHS Judges. Mark, who also designed the charity's previous gold medal winning exhibits, celebrated his third successive gold, saying "I am absolutely over the moon; it's an incredible achievement for everybody involved. To come to the most prestigious flower show in the world and win gold three years in a row is an unbelievable feeling." Chris Harrop, Marshalls Group Marketing Director says “although our sponsorship of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has come to an end, we are delighted to be involved with the show and we are continuing to support several gardens this year. Marshalls has supplied its superior Scoutmoor Diamond finish natural stone paving to The Children’s Society garden which has been laid around the plunge pool to provide a natural seating area where families can cool off. Marshalls is currently working with nef (New Economics Foundation) looking at the benefits of well designed landscapes on individual wellbeing and happiness, so The Children’s Society Garden was a great opportunity to showcase how landscapes can create areas which enhance people’s enjoyment and promote feelings of happiness and contentment.” Marshalls has also provided their innovative Playpave to the Sun Flower Street Garden sponsored by The Sun Newspaper and Old Mill Brick to the Urban Garden created by World Skills and Askham Bryan College. Website: <a href="http://www.marshalls.co.uk">www.marshalls.co.uk</a>
</div>RHS Chelsea 2010: Garden Beet's Design process with Mr Bricolage - Steve Myburgh - a raw productionhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/rhs-chelsea-2010-garden-beets2010-05-25T11:00:00.000Z2010-05-25T11:00:00.000ZFelicity Watershttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/FelicityWaters<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gardenbeet.com" target="_blank">Garden Bee</a>t installed a 1 zillionth of a cubic sqm of gardens at Chelsea - a tiny little design moment whose surrounding stage show continued to morph until the last second.<b>My Brief.</b>There will be two walls. Install a living wall on a 5 x 2 wall. A caravan will be in one corner and several orb shaped metal hanging chairs will be suspended from something or rather.<b>My Before Process</b>Like many designers I think and think and dutifully prepare a draft living wall in my own garden 6 weeks before Chelsea. I am so prissy.<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314103334?profile=original" alt=""/></p><b>My During Process</b>Five days before Chelsea I turn up with my 10 sqm of plants. All boxed. All neat. Ready to go.<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314102847?profile=original" alt=""/></p>My wall ain't there. Oh.He aint ready. OhOh oh - thats right he gave me a little warning but I was not 'listening' - he designs as he goes.The feel of Steve's stand is raw. Its due to the process. He is Mr Bricolage man.Thursday: I work backwards without knowledge of the overarching plan. The layers of green wall are built. Best plants first. They become a backdrop to the ever so fantasy hanging chairs. Woolly Pockets successfully create a fake 'planting mass' using less than 20mm space on the ground plane.<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314101524?profile=original" alt=""/></p>yeah, great............mmmm....will anyone question how those plants fot there.........NO.........Steve !!!Sunday: last minute scramble to try and pull the vertical gardens to public view. The left over plants that have been uprooted - stepped on and paint dripped upon are reshuffled into pockets. A <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gardenbeet.com/woolly-wally-one-pocket.html" target="_blank">Wally one</a> pocket is secured to the metal underside and another pocket is tied below using packing ties.Voila. The gypsy wagon sprouts plants.<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314103567?profile=original" alt=""/></p>The nible skill of him and his metal workers impressed me no end. You want a metal thing to hang your <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gardenbeet.com/woolly-wally-one-pocket.html" target="_blank">Woolly Pockets</a> ...yeah sure Felicity..we will just whip up a blah blah...And then the lovely unassuming Susie who orchestrates the overall design with Steven. A garden designer/artist from Sommerset with a fabulous working plant knowledge. She also designs on her feet and works with what is at hand.I loved the whole design process.</div>Chelsea here we comehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/chelsea-here-we-come2010-05-18T17:53:22.000Z2010-05-18T17:53:22.000ZMichèle Martinhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/MicheleMartin<div>Well there are just 2 days before we go to Chelsea Flower Show with the red button team.Everyone is stepping up a gear (and I thought we were busy before).Last minute preparations include writing scripts and making up information packs on all the show gardens for the 3 camera crews.The producers are working out camera angles for the 3 crews to use. Particularly the pole cam. The pole cam is the camera on a big long stick that gives you a view from above the garden then swoops down into the garden. Literally a birds eye view. I love these as they really help you work out how the different areas of each garden fit together.I've been sorting out demonstration ideas with some of the exhibitors in the Grand Pavilion. This for Carol Klein and Chris Beardshaw's walkabouts. After reading we'd had the worst winter in 30 years I came up with the idea for one of the red button walkabouts - Tough plants for Tough places. (Ok so I got the idea from the Yorkshire Hardy Plant Society stand, but then my best ideas are nicked, aren't yours?)Tendercare have kindly agreed to bring some of their cold-damaged plants for Carol to demonstrate how to rescue them by pruning out the damaged parts. Fingers crossed that this demo happens - I'm told you never know with TV, there may or may not be time to do this or someone may decide to cover something else. I just have the ideas, the final decision is not mine.My most difficult decision is what to pack - wellie or sandals?Both I think.Must go and see if they'll both fit in my bag.PS You can see the Chelsea show gardens being built on the bbc website <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/chelsea/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/chelsea/</a>.</div>BBC Red Button coverage of Chelsea Flower Showhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/bbc-red-button-coverage-of2010-05-03T10:31:35.000Z2010-05-03T10:31:35.000ZMichèle Martinhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/MicheleMartin<div>This year the bbc’s red button coverage of Chelsea is all being done from Manchester. That fact, coupled with sheer jammyness on my part (I just happen to have an ex-student who works for the bbc) means that I'm the bbc's red button horticultural advisor for Chelsea.My job is to research the gardens and the pavilion. Then interview the designers of the large show gardens prior to their filmed interviews. At these I help prompt the designers and check on plant names as they explain about their gardens. After that we edit the 2 films together, add music and subtitles and you see the finished product on your red button.So if you seen any misspelt names - you know who to blame!Interviewing designers over the phone has been fun, though it's meant a few early starts e.g. when ringing the designers overseas, 8am here is 5pm in Melbourne, Australia. Getting hold of them has been fun - especially Mark Gregory who missed his original filming slot because he was stuck in Mauritius with the volcano. He got back just in time to run the London Marathon. Where does he get his energy from – he’s not only designing and building a large show garden at Chelsea but he’s also building James Wongs garden too. Luckily the 2 gardens are across the way from one another so they can share a kettle for tea breaks.Must go and pack – I’ve got to drive down to Painshill Park (always wanted to go there) for filming tomorrow.We’ve got Darren Saines Norway’s answer to Alan Tichmarsh coming in on the first flight from Oslo, followed by Mr Ishihara with his interpreter from Japan, then Scott Wynd from Flemings from Melbourne. You remember they missed Chelsea last year because of the bush fires which burnt down thousands of dollars of stock and the nursery managers house with all his possessions. Finally we have the charming Mark Gregory. So should be a good day - if long - but that's show business.It is another world but my contract is only for 7 weeks so I have no illusions of grandure, my feet will be staying firmly on the ground and I’ll soon be back to normal life designing gardens for clients and doing talks for local groups.Enjoy Chelsea – I shall.</div>Some little Chelsea 2010 thoughts...https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/some-little-chelsea-20102010-04-30T12:34:41.000Z2010-04-30T12:34:41.000ZGiles Landscapeshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/GilesLandscapes<div>This time last year I could hardly sit still with the apprehension and excitement of doing a garden at Chelsea. There was no room in my world for anything else – a one-track mind full of Fenland Alchemists (and a quiet panic over designing such a complex planting scheme!).And now - a year on – little wistful sighs as I think of all the designers and contractors beginning their Chelsea journey this year.So I thought I would get my Chelsea fix and have a sneaky peek at the RHS website and see what gorgeous garden treats we have in store for us this year. A lot of the gardens don’t have plans up yet – and also a lot can happen between drawing them up and the finished garden, so my favourites no doubt will change. But I thought I would mention a few of my early choices…* Kate Gould’s urban garden for Hartman UK looks like being a good one – very understated, green in both the colour and philosophy, and also very practical. This is a garden that is “do-able” and I think it will be well liked for that reason.* The Daily Telegraph garden designed by Andy Sturgeon (a welcome return after a year off from Chelsea) is a fresh take on a gravel garden. This could be striking and looks as if it’s going to be all about the plants. I’m looking forward to seeing some interesting planting combinations in this one.* I’m really looking forward to seeing the Easigrass garden designed by Tony Smith too. It looks on plan more like a Hampton Court conceptual design – but why not bring that kind of garden to Chelsea! It’s going to be a Marmite moment, I think!* The Laurent-Perrier Garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith takes the woodland theme and injects a bit of contemporary style into it – could look very beautiful – and could give people with shady gardens a real piece of inspiration!* The L’Occitane garden by James Towillis is another one that looks great on plan. A real slice of the Mediterranean and should be a crowd-pleaser!* Flying the flag for the traditionalists is Roger Platts’ M&G Investments Garden. There is no doubt that it will be beautiful but I have a feeling that the old ‘traditional gardens at Chelsea’ debate will rear its head again!* I was a real fan of the Tourism Malaysia Garden last year. This year’s (although it looks dubiously similar to last year’s on plan) could also be very beautiful in the flesh. It’s designed by David Cubero and James Wong, and it looks - quite simply – magical!* The Aussies are back! They were really missed last year after the bush fires ruined their nursery but you can’t keep a good Aussie down and it looks like this one is going to be a corker!* The South Lakes Hotels garden designed by Jonathan Denby and Philippa Pearson is another one that looks lovely on plan although I am concerned that the flower beds won’t feel generous enough in reality (hope it proves me wrong, though!)* And last but not least – my little secret favourite at the moment… The Welcome to Yorkshire’s Rhubarb & Custard Garden. I love the wittiness of it – from the custard carpet of yellow sedum to the wooden spoon seat! Enchanting!I wonder how my opinions will change when the gardens are all built and planted, and paraded like shiny-faced children being shown off by their proud parents. It certainly looks as though the days of minimalist, sterile gardens are over (or at least taking a sabbatical) while colourful exuberant planting looks set to take the stage for a while. Go plants, go!!!-Jane</div>Chris Beardshaw Scholar to show Biodiversity Garden at Chelseahttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/chris-beardshaw-scholar-to2010-03-19T11:00:00.000Z2010-03-19T11:00:00.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div>[press release] <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314156171?profile=original" alt="" style="float: right;" />Landscape gardeners visiting this year’s Chelsea Flower Show are set to be inspired by the work of Paul Hervey-Brookes, the current scholar under the Chris Beardshaw Mentoring Scholarship (CBMS), sponsored by Bradstone. Paul has spent the last twelve months being mentored by Chris in addition to receiving business advice and technical support from Bradstone. His year culminates in the Bradstone Biodiversity Garden, which Paul will create with Chris and his team at the Chelsea Flower Show, using Bradstone materials. Bespoke reconstituted stone bird roosting blocks, an Enviromasonry trough and York Stone Ecopave will complement the richly planted borders of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. Chris Beardshaw said: “I am passionate about raising the profile of the landscape design industry and the hard work and dedication it takes to become a professional landscape gardener, which was my inspiration for developing the scholarship. Paul has been an excellent scholar and we have thoroughly enjoyed working with him over the last year. The Bradstone Biodiversity Garden will mark the culmination of a tremendous year for Paul and I hope it will be a springboard for his future design career.” Group chief executive of Aggregate Industries Bill Bolsover said: “We are always keen to encourage new blood into the industry to drive forward innovation and creativity. As well as seeing cutting edge design in the Bradstone Biodiversity Garden, landscape gardeners will also have the chance to find out more about our responsibly sourced range which leads the way in sustainability.” Aggregate Industries, Bradstone’s parent company, is at the forefront of developments to increase sustainability of garden landscaping materials. It is the first company in the world to achieve the BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing Certificate from BRE Global. Visitors can find the Bradstone Biodiversity Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show at stand RHW35. For further information about the Bradstone range call 01335 372289 or visit <a href="http://www.bradstone.com">www.bradstone.com</a>.
</div>Alice Bowe interview for Landscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/alice-bowe-interview-for2009-05-22T16:30:00.000Z2009-05-22T16:30:00.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div><a class="noborder" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314122841?profile=original" target="_blank"><img width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314122841?profile=RESIZE_320x320" alt="" width="200" height="161" style="float: right;" /></a>I have had the happy task of interviewing Alice Bowe for my Landscape Juice blog. In fact it was not even a task and I had very little work to do (except the typing afterwards:( Alice was bubbly and fun to talk to and I got the feeling that she was in complete control of her design career and I think we will be seeing a lot more of her in the future. Read my <a href="http://www.landscapejuice.com/2009/05/alice-bowe-garden-design-interview.html">interview with Alice.</a>
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