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The historic Airfield House and Farm in Dundrum, Co. Dublin, has reopened to the public following its two year closure for redevelopment. The breath-taking 38 acre estate has been revamped at a cost of €11 million, boasting a new cafe, farm and visit
The grounds at St. Patrick's Church in Castlederg have recently been redeveloped with an amazing array of world class paving products from Tobermore. Founded in 1942, Tobermore are a world class paving and walling manufacturer supplying products for
With more than £150 million currently invested in the University of Lincoln and having the first building at the University opened by the Queen in 1996, The Times Good University Guide has described it as ‘the most dramatic transformation of a Univer
The grounds at Boringdon Hall Hotel, the seductive manor house in Devon, have recently been redeveloped. The premises boast a stunning new landscape consisting of beautiful paving supplied by Tobermore.
The history of Boringdon Hall is exceptional. Th
Hidden away in the heart of Cheshire countryside and on the edge of the picture-perfect village of Smallwood, is the private hamlet of Evergreen Meadows. Comprised of fifteen distinguished country homes of exceptional charm, tranquillity and characte
The redevelopment of Olympic Way, the main pedestrian route connecting Wembley Station and Stadium, is earning much deserved acclaim across the construction industry and has recently been shortlisted for the forthcoming New London Awards 2014. Toberm
We are proud to announce our latest win at the Marshalls Regional Awards held in Southampton at the end of November. We were very happy to have won the 2013 award for 'Best use of a new Marshalls product' for a front garden installed using Marshalls
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
Day 7
Coffee.
Laying blockwork
Using a Marshalltown bricklaying trowel I apply the 4;1 ratio mortar to t
We undertake Permeable block paving, hard landscaping, soft landscaping, driveways, patios, pathways, gardens, using Tobermore products in Exeter Devon.
THIS PROJECT IS UNDER PERMEABLE DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION, CLICK HERE TO VIEW DAY 7-9 IMAGES.
Day 10
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The contents of this page shows how we install kerbs, kerb, road kerbs, kerb installers, road edgings, kerb stones, block kerbs, standard kerbs, edging kerbs, block paving edging kerb, edge restraint in Exeter, Devon.
THIS PROJECT IS UNDER PERMEABLE
Welcome to the daily Tobermore permeable block paving driveway blog of Kerry Jackson, proprietor of Jackson's Landscape Design, JLD, the home of quality garden design Devon, landscaping and rammed earth garden structures, this blog will show you the
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Marshalls Argent Driveway
Goostrey - Cheshire
Take a look at our Marshalls Argent driveway project that was carried out in the Goostrey area of Cheshire CH48. The product the customer has chosen is the Marshalls Drivesett Argent Dark block paving with
Marshalls Driveline 50 Driveway
Runcorn - Cheshire
Take a look at our Landscape and driveway project that was carried out in the Runcorn area of Cheshire. Here we have installed Marshalls Driveline 50 Driveway block paving to the driveway area. We hav
A blog about Block paving, hard landscaping, driveway, patio, driveways, patios, pathways, garden, landscaper, Tobermore, Devon
THIS PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CLICK HERE TO VIEW DAYS 15-17 IMAGES.
Day 18
The preparation to install the block paving
Cobbletech Driveway
Hightown- Formby
Here we have installed a Marshalls Cobbletech driveway in the Hightown area of Formby. To create a more natural cobble effect we have decided to mix two colours together. These colours where Canvas and Iron Grey. Th
Cobbletech Driveway Chester
This Marshalls Cobbletech Driveway was installed in Chester. The colour we have installed is canvas colour with a Marshalls Argent Graphite border. The customer needed a disability access ramp for a wheelchair to have easy
Marshalls Cobbletech Driveway
The Marshalls Cobbletech paving system is proving popular with our customers. Many people are interested in this new product as it looks fantastic when laid.
We are now on our second cobbletech driveway which is being c
The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
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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…
Open forum activity
"Andrew, I've only speed read the other comments so forgive me if I am repeating someone else. Get to know other gardeners in the area, tell them you are looking for work. Once they reach full capacity themselves they will be happy to pass on your…"
"I started this discussion back in November and thought I would provide an update. Despite leaning towards the Honda, I ended up going with the Weibang 53SSD. Two reasons for the change of heart. I wasn't overly impressed swith the dealer selling the…"
"I initially had a good gardening round where I lived in Sussex and then moved to Essex where I had to start all over again.
I met someone years ago who said to me 'advertising is king' and it is. Putting a couple of ads in the free magazines…"
I met someone years ago who said to me 'advertising is king' and it is. Putting a couple of ads in the free magazines…"
"I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. I am guessing that if you want a fence down the middle there are issues with your neighbour. It would look horrendous as well as totally impractiable, as others have said. Anybody worth their salt should walk…"
"Agree the steps are not wide enough to put a fence down the middle, how are you going to get anything past of any size with a fence down the middle? Can of worms !"
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Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
I'm going to try parish magazines for sure. 😊"
Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
I'm going to try parish magazines for sure. 😊"
"I have worked for 15 years as a gardener and not long after I first started I put ads in parish magazines in three local areas and also Yell. Now I think Yell is a bit outdated these days, and is also very expensive and didn't produce what I…"
"Privacy perhaps or to prevent a pet from escaping through the neighbours garden .
If it's for mobility a handrail would suffice .
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If it's for mobility a handrail would suffice .
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"My first question would be WHY!
Why on earth would someone want a fence down the middle of a narrow shared footpath of steps...... it seriously starts to limit what can and cant be moved up and down the steps in the future what with the exitsting…"
Why on earth would someone want a fence down the middle of a narrow shared footpath of steps...... it seriously starts to limit what can and cant be moved up and down the steps in the future what with the exitsting…"
"The higher voltage (after a certain point) doesn't necessarily mean a faster stroke rate. For fine conifer and the like I use a Stihl HSA94T (older version of the HSA130T) which is incredibly fast, in fact I can't even cope with it on the highest of…"
"Personally i think you are opening a can of worms, i would hazard a guess that somewhere in the title deeds you can not put a fence down there as both parties are responsable for the up keep of the steps, if you had asked me to quote i would walk…"
"If the fence has to go on top of the concrete steps I'd put up a continuous post and rail feather edge fence with the posts in holes cut through the concrete. (I hate using metpost supports) You won't need as many post holes as you would using…"
Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
Hi all,Basically, the centre of the concrete steps in the boundary line. I want to put up fencing that runs down the length of these steps and I've been quoted by two landscapers...Landscaper #1He suggested that he would cut aquares of the concrete…
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Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?
I am looking for a small, compact, lightweight strimmer that is battery powered for small garden edging - I already have a Stihl FSA60R but its just a bit to powerful and unweldy for some of the smaller, finnicky edging. The strimmer MUST have…
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Lawn Water Conserver
A question for those offering lawn treatments. Does anyone use a specific product, separate to their normal treatments, that's specifically used when we have long, dry periods? Can anyone recommend a good product? I imagine it would likely be a…
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Brendon 2000psi pressure washer
So a couple of customers have asked for pressure washing and I saw the above machine for a good deal. Has anyone experience with it at all?It's a honda gx200 so not blazing power but with 13lpm should be OK for most smaller domestic jobs I assume.
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