Reflecting the current economic climate, the concept behind the Austerity Garden is high design on a low budget. In being innovative with affordable materials the garden will showcase creative design solutions. Rather than disguis
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Small business - five top tips to prosper in austerity
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The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
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LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
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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…
“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…
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…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
This series isn't just for landscapers and gardeners starting out: it's also a refresher for existing…
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In the soil conditions Peter describes I tend to use a rough neck hand pick to break through the soil unless it's compacted clay .
If too compacted it might just…"
I use the semi skimmed for running down machines for storage. The full fat i use for storage and occasional use machines like my wacker or tiller."
For anything under that I use a makita 40v strimmer with a folding cowhorn handlebar which is…"
Presumably sombody is as suppliers stock it."
Strimmer question
Good morning all. I've always used strimmers that spin anti clockwise, just been looking at purchasing a ego strimmer for whizzing around lawn edges and I've seen that they spin clockwise. Have any of you used both and found that it was easy to get…
Read more…Green tip off in Surrey?
Hi all, the green waste site I have been using near Epsom has apparentley closed down, at least until December, due to the death of the owner. Mid Surrey Farm. Does anyone know of any sites around Surrey which take green waste- Hedge trimmings &…
Read more…Ariens zero turn
Hello, is anyone using either Ariens summit or zenith zero turns, interested in how they perform, any problems etc, we are looking at getting a couple for next year and can't find many reviews!? Thanks!
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