BTME was a roaring success and everyone left Harrogate with a spring in their step anticipating the new season with relish. Alas, the weather has been playing its part again in spoiling thoughts we had of an early start to the season. Here Alan Abel
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Registration opens today to find new design ideas for London’s Royal Docks. The Landscape Institute and Ecobuild, with support from the Mayor of London and London Borough of Newham, have launched ‘The Royal Docks Ideas Competition’ to find innovative
we are about to open our first trade counter based in sheffield, designed to supply wet and dry gravels,slates pebbles,paving sealers and joint compounds to the landscape contractors in the region.
the trade counter is designed to help the small lands
For many years resin bound surfacing has been the choice for historic sites and country houses ,because of its hard wearing nature, its lack of loose stones and its distinctive gravel texture.
It is now making its mark in the urban landscape,as counci
Resin bonded aggregates can be installed over any hard surface ideally tarmac or concrete,installing over block paving, slabs or crazy paving may lead to cracking.
Initially any cracks or small holes must be repaired using a expoxy mortar,then the su
As the market place for resin surfacing grows,more architects specifiers,landscape designers and achitects,builders and domestic householders are rethinking there ideas on decorative surfaces.
Resin bonded and bound surfacings are popular because of t
People create green roofs or roof gardens for many different reasons,ecological,asethical.but maiinly sustainability.
Although your investment is initially high,a green roof will pay for itself long term with lower roof maintenace costs and a saving i
Surrey based designer Selina Botham won RHS Gold and Best in Show for her first ever Show garden at Hampton Court 2008.
Selina Botham designed the garden for Widex to celebrate sound in the garden. Planting was used to illustrated a soft whispe
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As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
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Greenkeeper Mark Piper claims that the SISIS Supaturfman has made a remarkable difference to the green at Maldon Bowling Club in Essex.Maldon, one of the most respectable bowling clubs in Essex, was founded in 1908.Historically, the green itself was…
"I've been involved with stuff like that. Trees and shrubs with root balls wider than the length of cars, one of the trees we planted was easily 50ft tall.
You will need a king lift crane with a banksman, last I heard it was over a grand to hire per…"
You will need a king lift crane with a banksman, last I heard it was over a grand to hire per…"
"You wonder why they bought the place or had the landscaping done like that, when they're so obsessed with privacy. "
"Wow. I hope some of the guys can advise you about planting such massive plants. Can you even get trees already 5 metres tall? I can't help thinking that fewer, well placed trees would do a better job than a solid block of dark green like that. I…"
"Hi Karen,
We do garden design, soft landscaping and garden maintenance. After trying various companies and brokers, and never feeling certain that we were being insured, we found MFL
The Pro Indemity was £140 and the Public Liability was £126, I…"
We do garden design, soft landscaping and garden maintenance. After trying various companies and brokers, and never feeling certain that we were being insured, we found MFL
The Pro Indemity was £140 and the Public Liability was £126, I…"
"You could try PressGreen they are based in York, they certainly do up to A1 plans, B&W and colour, via digital files or scan copies, we've always found them to be friendly & professional"
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Customer has decided to remove yew hedge and transplant to other side of garden.
Prunus lusitanica x 4 behind cabin 3.75 m tall , gap of about 18inches between fence and shed
Western Red Cedar 5m tall x 15 to relace yews either side of…"
Customer has decided to remove yew hedge and transplant to other side of garden.
Prunus lusitanica x 4 behind cabin 3.75 m tall , gap of about 18inches between fence and shed
Western Red Cedar 5m tall x 15 to relace yews either side of…"
"Two nurseries worth a look are Paramount plants and Wykeham Mature Plants"
"This reminds me of diamond section iron bar fencing, with a triangular profile of the timber the fence would be much stronger. it also reminds of chesnut paling fances."
"Hi, we do a lot of these. Used to use vine eyes only, but they do bend and do break. Understanding the key issue is to get the wire support away from the wall/ fence hence vine eyes are 75 or 100mm long, to allow the fruit not to be pushed up…"
"Honestly love that reply
it's a long running joke in the local "
it's a long running joke in the local "
"Crikey they must have a large specimen of Cortaderia selloana in the front garden I bet"
"The best screw is Jean at number 37"
"Glad to hear that you are pleased with the machine. Thanks for your reply. "
Whats the best screw type.
Morning All,Is there an ideal screw for attaching shelving of any kind to the plywood lining in vans??Best Paul
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Fencing type?
Hi everyone, apologies for what may be a simple question but does this type of fencing have a name??I'm not a fan but customer is keen to replicate this however I'm having difficulty sourcing these "boards"Any help appreciated!
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STIHL professional user event
Hi Guys, Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to…
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Spring lawn renovation
Whilst this lovely dry sunny weather is a pleasure to work and relax it, we could really do with a spot of rain! I've renovated 6 lawns over the past month - scarify, aerate, top-dress and overseed - not cheap for the customers and they all have…
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