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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
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
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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
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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…
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…
Open forum activity
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I'm sure you spotted my deliberate mistake in the description of the Eliet machine; should be 2" not 4" 🙄."
I'm sure you spotted my deliberate mistake in the description of the Eliet machine; should be 2" not 4" 🙄."
"Thanks Paul very useful information , much appreciated .
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"I've also hit my ladder clamp on a bar at a play park. Marks still there, much to my childrens amusement. I saw someone Knock a bike off a roof rack back in the 90's 😂"
"Sealey used to be known as a good make for things like jump start packs for vehicles, etc. but in the last few years I too have noticed many of their items are essentially the same product as some other less well known brands with a lower price point"
Managing Director, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to be awarded Planet Mark Certification of the company’s carbon footprint at the RTM Show Live on 7th September. This sustainability certification is the result of rigorous, transparent measurement…
A newly installed Hunter irrigation system, supplied by KAR UK, is part of a long-term plan to help futureproof Leicester Tigers’ Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium, according to Head Groundsman Ed Mowe.With a CV boasting positions at Leicester…
"First time we've needed one in 40 years of planting even with the downtime we're still financially ahead"
"We have a Bosch, 230v domestic-grade shredder. It's very good for anything up to 35-40mm diameter.
Next is an Eliet Major shredder. it's several years old and has been very reliable. It's rated to shred branches up to 55mm (4") diameter and has a…"
Next is an Eliet Major shredder. it's several years old and has been very reliable. It's rated to shred branches up to 55mm (4") diameter and has a…"
"Thanks Paul . Out of interest what make of small shredder / chipper would you recommend for pruned /coppiced branches ?
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"We have a Billy Goat vacuum and a couple of turf lifters. Trouble is, we're based a very long way from you!
Can't say we have a problem with user damage; not to the turf lifters anyway....:)"
Can't say we have a problem with user damage; not to the turf lifters anyway....:)"
"How much time did you loose by buying and then returning twice the cheap machine, apart from the stop starting of the work.Surly that's the moral of the story , no??… An Auger is a must for anyone doing planting, what is it £ 600 for an echo??. I…"
"Thanks for those recommendations, I shall look into them further. Appreciated "
"Had problems hiring turf cutters in the past as all local hire companies said they were not cost effective due to user abuse .
A billy goat is one of those machines which is useful when you need it for leaf clearance but doubt would get much use…"
A billy goat is one of those machines which is useful when you need it for leaf clearance but doubt would get much use…"
"I have some Thule bars which do unlock but more to it . I could be wrong but constant unscrewing and refitting of the tension bolts to remove and refit might compromise their effectiveness if done on a regular basis , Once fitted i tend to leave any…"
"Sorry David, it was meant as a joke! Sky hooks/long wait/tartan paint/left handed screw driver."
"I've got some of these on my Renault traffic. They're pretty low profile, although I think (when looking) there's not much hight difference in the rhino low profile bars.
Thule make bars you can unlock with a key, which I would have thought they are…"
Thule make bars you can unlock with a key, which I would have thought they are…"
Sealey earth auger
Thought I'd share our experiences after purchasing a Sealey earth auger. Needed for a 2000 hole planting job . Wanted the convenience of our own machine rather than hiring and budget wouldn't justify a Stihl machine at a£1000.Plenty of earth augers…
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Roof Rack Query
Looking for a bit of help re roof racks. Current van is the new shape Peugeot Expert. I use the van a fair bit out of work too and often have to go under those 2m high barriers at places. Without a roof rack the van just about fits under them. Does…
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Echo PB 9010T
We currently use the Echo PB 8010 blowers, awesome machines. Seen that Echo have now bought out the PB 9010T which has more power , 48 Newtons as opposed to 44 Newtons with the 8010.Struggling to find any in the UK anyone know of any dealers…
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Equipment you would like to rent, but can't find
What items of equipment have you tried to rent but either had difficulty finding them or maybe not managed to find them at all? Here are a few examples:Power Rake (for soil preparation)Power ScythePowered HayrakePowered Soil SieveFence Post Driver
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