greenfingers - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-29T07:08:08Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/greenfingersWyevale Nurseries staff raise £4,500 for Greenfingershttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/wyevale-nurseries-staff-raise-4-500-for-greenfingers2014-06-09T12:20:32.000Z2014-06-09T12:20:32.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p>TWENTY-TWO members of staff at a plant nursery in Hereford have raised £4,500 for a children’s charity by taking part in a 30 mile sponsored walk.</p>
<p>The employees at Wyevale Nurseries walked the Mortimer Trail on Saturday, June 7 in aid of Greenfingers, which is dedicated to creating gardens at children’s hospices nationwide.</p>
<p>Adam Dunnett, Sales and Marketing Director at Wyevale Nurseries, explained: “We are so pleased that we have raised £4,500 for the charity. We were only hoping to raise £1,000 so we are delighted to have smashed our target.</p>
<p>“The charity does such fantastic work creating and improving the gardens at children’s hospices, which are invaluable to the families that use them.</p>
<p>“The walk took us through the stunning Shropshire and Herefordshire countryside from Ludlow to Kington. It was a real challenge for us due to the weather conditions. We tackled torrential rain and thunder and lighting. This resulted in thick, muddy paths and very slippery banks. The sun did come out for a while and lifted our spirits. There were some steep climbs but the views were amazing.</p>
<p>“It took us 15 hours to complete and we were all shattered come the end. It was a great team building exercise and we are glad that we all managed to finish it together. People can still sponsor us by visiting our JustGiving page at <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/teams/Wyevale">www.justgiving.com/teams/Wyevale</a>.”</p>
<p>Greenfingers was launched in November 1998 by a group of volunteers drawn from all sectors of the gardening industry.</p>
<p>The charity makes spaces for the whole family, so they can have fun, play and laugh away from the bedside, as well as having the space to rest, reflect and remember. To date, Greenfingers has created 42 gardens.</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>