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Dave has lived in the penthouse for 6 years. He was not happy about the tired red brick wall on the balcony. He called for my help.
It was straightforward to install theivy leaf hedge panels onto the existing surface. Use cable ties to fix the hedges
Louise wanted to put the house on the market to sell. There was a problem, because from her living room she could see a mouldy wall in her courtyard.
Louise searched online and decided to cover the offending wall with artificial hedges. After examinin
Just like your interior accommodation, the outside room that is your garden needs to fulfill a number of functions, which means there is a strong risk that outdoor based clutter can sometimes be at odds with the desired stylish alfresco living settin
Apply now to be part of the Beautiful Boarders Competition at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2015
Beautiful Borders are unique to BBC Gardeners' World Live, providing an opportunity for horticultural students and budding gardeners to experience the design,
A recent study by The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) showed that the average new family home had less than 100 square metres of floor space while it had 75 square metres of rear garden. As homes are getting smaller and gardens represent
"Why don't we go into the garden?"
(3 November 2014)
Our reseach into why care homes don't use their gardens more, even when designed to latest guidance, for people with dementia was at last completed last summer and our findings have now been complet
This large-sized country house courtyard garden in Walkington near Beverley, East Yorkshire was designed during the Summer of 2010.
Prior to commencing my design, the garden was mainly laid to travertine limestone paving with sections of artificial la
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
Now that I am doing both gardening AND offering holistic therapy from my outdoor room (recently built conservatory),it feels like I have truly united growing and healing in one space. Just three weeks to go now til I move everything into the space an
A garden featuring three sculpted bicycles and a French theme will be built in time for the Grand Départ in next year's Tour de France.
Harrogate Borough Council has commissioned a sculptor to create three sculptures to feature in the garden.
The gar
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
Day 18
Coffee
Removing sub base from planter
Planter ready for topsoil
Progress on garden landscape Tiver
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 17
Coffee
Marking out the raised planter
For this particular garden design and landscaping project n
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
Day 14
Coffee
45 degree chamfer to pipe rocker
From the manhole 600mm pipe rocker I installed into the r
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
My name is Kerry Jackson, proprietor, principle garden designer and fully fledged hands on landscaper of Jackson's Landscap
Sometimes I get asked by a prospective client if I would work on their tiny bit of space. I would then recall some of the smallest creations such as a 2m x 2.3m courtyard in Kensington that I designed in 2010; or the 2 neighbouring balconies in Bloom
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…
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…
A recent school grounds seminar held at Charterhouse in Surrey has been hailed a huge success by all who attended.
The event attracted over 50 delegates from all levels as several topical issues were explored and discussed. Supported by…
Open forum activity
"unless you ar a ltd co it will be hard to do anything it maybe that the other person has been on the go longer than you which could turn the table "
"Yes, this is the nub of the issue for many of us I feel. I am not gardening for people where I could only access their garden through their house, but we are not only for the most part working alone, but also we are often working for the elderly or…"
"Quite. And they will go out exercising their dogs with other dog walkers in little parks etc, or jogging along narrow pavements passing close by to other people. In fact, regarding supermarkets, Tesco goes to all the trouble of a billion markers and…"
"You must make your own choice but for what it's worth I think that you are fine to work as a sole gardener. Clearly you have been put off by panicky people who have nothing better to do than interfere and act as virus police, but you are perfectly l…"
"Hi Claire here is a link to Martin Lewis who explains it in details what the self employed can do and he makes it very clear if you can continue working in your trade not a different entity you can claim the grant if you receive the letter from the…"
"probably not much you can do without running up legal costs that you might lose sadly. maybe contact the person who stole your design and threaten them. but would that really achieve anything, there are a lot of unscrupulous feral scum bags around.…"
"I think think the HX might be a bit overkill for my domestic customers lawns, but I like the look of the VK."
"I think it is such a massive bureaucratic undertaking to pay the five million self-employed, that to have to correspond back and forth and to have to calculate and negotiate a figure for each person based on every individuals current up and down act…"
"I only ever use mulching mowers. Mine are both ride on mulchers. But the advice I would give is to buy a mulching mower with as deep [tall] a deck as you can find.
The Stiga PWX 740 is a great mulching mower, but I have just fitted a mulching kit o…"
The Stiga PWX 740 is a great mulching mower, but I have just fitted a mulching kit o…"
"It really doesn't seem right to make a profit out of this............. I'd hope they'd have a rethink on it so that people can't claim the 80% if for example, they've only lost 10% of their work............... I think that's how I understand it. "
"The point that the Chancellor made when he announced the help for the self-employed was that any money given to us has to be included in our accounts. So the grant is taxable. It is not just free extra money on top of our turnover and net profits. I…"
"I feel safe in the open air. Still working. Only two customers cancelled so far which I totally understand, it is their call. Gate open for me, they are safely indoors, call mobile if need to talk and all the other precautions I can think of. In th…"
"No Chris, the VK is a very much lighter, semi domestic machine at 1/3 of the price of the HX, which has a blade brake, hydrostatic drive, no side shute and very much a commercial heavywieght.
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"The mat is pop riveted onto the machine and 'brushes' the clippings into the grass. It also acts as a safety feature to stop debris flying out of the rear. Taking it off would probably invalidate your insurance if the worst happened. Stripes are go…"
"Yes it is an option to claim even when working. Actually, the government seem to be encouraging continued work if it can be done safely.
As for me, my workload has dramatically been affected (being in property maintenance/handyman = more risk of con…"
As for me, my workload has dramatically been affected (being in property maintenance/handyman = more risk of con…"
"Yes, recent clarifications allow an employee / self employed person to work elsewhere ( must be another entity) to allow them to top up... and earn more ?
Is it morally correct and/or open to abuse - your call !"
Is it morally correct and/or open to abuse - your call !"
Stolen Logo
Few weeks ago i had a call from West Sussex Police asking if i had a white Transit as it had been used in a crime. I was shocked as i have never been to West SussexI forgot about it until now where i thought id google myself, we all do that right?…
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T2 green backpack mixing ??
Hi anyone have an idea on how many millilitres of t2 green pro to 20 litres of water for a backpack sprayer
Read more…Accountant recommendations please
Hi, I am new to LJN and have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the old fixed price versus hourly rate threads, as well as the limited company stuff.I am inspired! and now seeking acountant recommendations to help me push my business up a level or two.…
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Thought about buying one last year but might buy one this year with the current situation, do any dedicated mulching mowers produce a stripe on the lawn because I dont like the tram line finish a four wheel mower leave. I've ordered a mulching plug…
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