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The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
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LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
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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
"You hit the nail on the head, Nobody wants to work!!!
Everyone now wants to sit behind a desk 9-5 never get a sweat on and be highly paid.
Maybe we should all be charging more so we can pay more and look more attractive to staff. The government…"
Everyone now wants to sit behind a desk 9-5 never get a sweat on and be highly paid.
Maybe we should all be charging more so we can pay more and look more attractive to staff. The government…"
"I pay well and look after my staff and maybe have been lucky to retain them. Clearly though the pool of available labour has reduced considerably since Brexit. "
"Try adverting on the largest landscaping group. Patios and Drives landscaping group on Facebook"
"i am retierd now but had problems recuting decent staff, from been late or just not turning up one lad had worked for mitie for a coupple of years but he did not have a clue and did not look after the tools he went on his own after working with me,…"
"I remember back when I was an employee on an estate and we advertised for gardening staff offering above average salary with generous job perks including transport , resettlement allowance , flexible working hours to allow for personal circumstances…"
"agreed Peter... I went eventually to one employee, she was with me all the time, we mostly did high end gardens concentrating on border maintenance and charged hogh end prices"
GroundsFest has officially announced its 2026 education programme, with four dedicated seminar theatres delivering two days of free expert-led sessions covering the biggest topics affecting the grounds management, landscaping, local authority and…
Kress returns to GroundsFest 2026 with its biggest showcase yet. Once again, you'll find the team right by the main entrance on Stand RB290, making it easy to stop by and experience the latest innovations in professional landscaping equipment.…
"Just retired from over 40 years in the trade. It was always a struggle to recruit. With a lack of interest and unrealibility being major problems to those who were recruited despite offering well above average wage rates. Eventually got so pissed…"
"Thats what decided me on retiring a few years ago.... (I was 65). I just couldnt get good staff, I was offering a proper PAYE, with paid hols, pension and everything ..... but I couldnt get anyone reliable who worked well .... and would turn out…"
Visitors to GroundsFest 2026 will have the opportunity to see the latest developments in autonomous turf care technology when Agrovista Amenity showcases a range of innovative robotic solutions on stand RB381.With robotics continuing to transform…
"John. These machines with the motor at the blade end are awful not surprised has given you issues. Thats why I bought the Echo DHCAS 2600 which is just fantastic to use with petrol performance - read my review on it a few posts down from this post."
Gardening & Landscaping Recruitment
This year's been a real struggle to find good landscaping and gardening staff to join our team up in Scotland, has anybody else been having issues this year? for some reason nobody wants to work. We now have a full diary and still lots of inquiries…
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Eliet Scarifiers and Groundsman aerator for sale
I have a number of machines available for sale. Eliet 401's and 451's and also a sisis autorake mark 5. The groundsman aerator is a 345hd all listed on eBay. Anyone want to make me an offer. I also have a nearly new all battery techneat 3m boom…
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Looking for budget hand tools?
These small seaside shops have absolute bargains on spades and buckets. You can also get sets of little flags for marking out perimeters.
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UK Green Industry!
Building Canopy – I’d genuinely value your feedbackSince the end of last year, I’ve been building Canopy after experiencing the same frustrations many of us face running businesses in the UK green industry.The vision has never been to create just…
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