This year, a new medal is being awarded at RHS Chelsea Flower Show that recognises the role landscape contractors and their teams play in the realisation of a show garden. There will be one Best Construction Award, and it will be made from a shortlis
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Congratulations to N.T. Killingley Ltd who secured a well deserved accolade at the BALI Awards for their amazing landscape design at Uppingham School Science Block in Rutland.
Completed in 2014, the project at Uppingham School earned the company the p
Milton Keynes based landscaping company, Frosts Landscapes, is at the centre of a row to develop its current headquarters at Wain Close, Wavendon.
MKWeb reports that Frosts has outgrown its current facility and need to increase storage to 20,000 squ
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
Day 9
Coffee.
Kitchen garden hatchway
The 3m concrete lintels are now bedded down level and the opening
UK construction activity grew in June for the second month running thanks to increased house-building activity, while new order growth hit a 13-month high.
The seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 51
Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors, has appointed a new trainee surveyor to support current projects and future growth.
James Underhill, 21, joins Souters at an exciting time, with the company working at a host of P
Following a highly competitive tendering process, leading natural sportsturf contractors Souters Sports have recently completed the redevelopment of the natural sports pitches at Sheffield Hallam University. Souters' in house labour and plant combine
There was remarkably little excitement from the construction industry at the news that the UK economy has narrowly avoided a triple dip recession.
Official government statistics yesterday revealed that the economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of
I’ve been working on a construction detail for a deck and steps made out of Millboard, with a Plas Pro recycled plastic sub-structure, for a client whose brief has steered me towards a product which will weather predictably, be long lasting and resis
Jackson's landscape Design, Newton Abbot, Devon Have been appointed Devons designer and installer of the stunning Saige Longlife Composite decking, which creates a unique and beautiful outdoor living area that improves your lifestyle and your gardens
Images and a video showing the process of a Concrete slab construction, with 3mm crushed glass tamped into the RC 25 fibre concrete, a black cement dye will be added once the power float pan is able to be positioned on the slab.
Day 17:
The curved wood
Hi All
we have had an amazing response with bookings from over 60 contractors, designers and landscape architects all booked on within 9 days of organising this presentation
This will be a great evening, with valuable contact
https://youtu.be/G3gaU9YK4kM
In this video, I will be…
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…
Open forum activity
"dont think it will come under green waste"
"Sounds invigorating! How about: Turds Away "service for negligent gentry" 😂
It might be viable. Lots more dogs about now. Since people are paying well over 2k for dogs, I bet you could get away with £100. 😂
My only question is what do you do with…"
It might be viable. Lots more dogs about now. Since people are paying well over 2k for dogs, I bet you could get away with £100. 😂
My only question is what do you do with…"
"I didn't get a response to every lead i replied to on Bark and lost some credits and that felt initially discouraging However i persevered and i was very pleased with the responses i did get , some of my most interesting and best paying jobs to…"
"I think we all know who Mark is referring to with his offer. I'm sure it's not Doctors or surgeons and the like. He might get one job out of his generosity ,that will repay him for that deed.... might even be a pensioner! "
Hi has anyone had experience with Bark.com to find leads, I have had good success with Rated People but just cant get Bark, I get 6-8 emails a day from them for jobs but haven't yet brought any, are there job post real or is it just a waste of…
"I am launching a national franchised lawn care service purely for such gardens, charging top dollar obviously. Relishing the dog mess infested lawns that others won't touch. Working title is Lumps on the Lawn dot com, or maybe Brown Thumb.…"
Evening all, just wondering if anybody has had any success using the bark app? Does it generate leads of any substance? I'm always wary of these things but you never know, thanks in advance, Ben
"Hi Steve,
every year we give cards to our best regular clients. I select a picture that I have taken In their garden sometime during the year e.g when the lawns just been cut and the stripes look really sharp, or when a climbing rose is at peak…"
every year we give cards to our best regular clients. I select a picture that I have taken In their garden sometime during the year e.g when the lawns just been cut and the stripes look really sharp, or when a climbing rose is at peak…"
"Yes to be honest I rarely need to trouble the dealership anyhow. As if any of my tools should break I usually have another one which would do the job and I can fix the broken one myself at my leisure. Consumables or likely replacement parts like…"
"I agree with that Stephen and one thing that bothers me about discounts, I often disagree with the Pre-covid garden centres offering oap discount days once per month.
A) if you needed to nip in quickly for that one item it was a pain because you had…"
A) if you needed to nip in quickly for that one item it was a pain because you had…"
"Yes fair play to any small business who has done deals for nhs workers etc. A lot of the bigger national (non gardening) companies however seemed to be exploting it as a form as advertising to show how caring they are. For example there were…"
"Personally I think its a good idea to keep on the good side of your local dealer and use local business as much as possible but I live quite close so it's not really out of my way like it is for you."
"Interesting points across the boards here...
A bloke once said to me
Why are you giving 10% discount to the elderly and not to the young when the elderly are the ones with the cash 🤣🤣🤣🤣"
A bloke once said to me
Why are you giving 10% discount to the elderly and not to the young when the elderly are the ones with the cash 🤣🤣🤣🤣"
"Of course it is up to individuals to do what they want to do. If anyone feels like helping someone out at a reduced rate, or for free, then good for them. I have on occasion and sometimes still do this myself. In fact I helped someone out in this…"
"Yep I'm with Glen, check it's not water logged give it a dose of seaweed, it's a miracle worker in my mind and a good mulching."
Bark
Evening all, just wondering if anybody has had any success using the bark app? Does it generate leads of any substance? I'm always wary of these things but you never know, thanks in advance, Ben
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