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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
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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…
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…
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Greenkeeper Mark Piper claims that the SISIS Supaturfman has made a remarkable difference to the green at Maldon Bowling Club in Essex.Maldon, one of the most respectable bowling clubs in Essex, was founded in 1908.Historically, the green itself was…
"I've been involved with stuff like that. Trees and shrubs with root balls wider than the length of cars, one of the trees we planted was easily 50ft tall.
You will need a king lift crane with a banksman, last I heard it was over a grand to hire per…"
You will need a king lift crane with a banksman, last I heard it was over a grand to hire per…"
"You wonder why they bought the place or had the landscaping done like that, when they're so obsessed with privacy. "
"Wow. I hope some of the guys can advise you about planting such massive plants. Can you even get trees already 5 metres tall? I can't help thinking that fewer, well placed trees would do a better job than a solid block of dark green like that. I…"
"Hi Karen,
We do garden design, soft landscaping and garden maintenance. After trying various companies and brokers, and never feeling certain that we were being insured, we found MFL
The Pro Indemity was £140 and the Public Liability was £126, I…"
We do garden design, soft landscaping and garden maintenance. After trying various companies and brokers, and never feeling certain that we were being insured, we found MFL
The Pro Indemity was £140 and the Public Liability was £126, I…"
"You could try PressGreen they are based in York, they certainly do up to A1 plans, B&W and colour, via digital files or scan copies, we've always found them to be friendly & professional"
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Customer has decided to remove yew hedge and transplant to other side of garden.
Prunus lusitanica x 4 behind cabin 3.75 m tall , gap of about 18inches between fence and shed
Western Red Cedar 5m tall x 15 to relace yews either side of…"
Customer has decided to remove yew hedge and transplant to other side of garden.
Prunus lusitanica x 4 behind cabin 3.75 m tall , gap of about 18inches between fence and shed
Western Red Cedar 5m tall x 15 to relace yews either side of…"
"Two nurseries worth a look are Paramount plants and Wykeham Mature Plants"
"This reminds me of diamond section iron bar fencing, with a triangular profile of the timber the fence would be much stronger. it also reminds of chesnut paling fances."
"Hi, we do a lot of these. Used to use vine eyes only, but they do bend and do break. Understanding the key issue is to get the wire support away from the wall/ fence hence vine eyes are 75 or 100mm long, to allow the fruit not to be pushed up…"
"Honestly love that reply
it's a long running joke in the local "
it's a long running joke in the local "
"Crikey they must have a large specimen of Cortaderia selloana in the front garden I bet"
"The best screw is Jean at number 37"
"Glad to hear that you are pleased with the machine. Thanks for your reply. "
Whats the best screw type.
Morning All,Is there an ideal screw for attaching shelving of any kind to the plywood lining in vans??Best Paul
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Fencing type?
Hi everyone, apologies for what may be a simple question but does this type of fencing have a name??I'm not a fan but customer is keen to replicate this however I'm having difficulty sourcing these "boards"Any help appreciated!
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STIHL professional user event
Hi Guys, Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to…
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Spring lawn renovation
Whilst this lovely dry sunny weather is a pleasure to work and relax it, we could really do with a spot of rain! I've renovated 6 lawns over the past month - scarify, aerate, top-dress and overseed - not cheap for the customers and they all have…
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