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Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in his internet sales job in favour of a mower and a van. But since, he has progressively grown his business thanks to acute attention to detail and v
As farm wildlife is in decline and housing and industry swallow up more habitat, gardens are becoming more and more important for supporting the ecosystem. Here’s what you could do in y
It is all in the detail – fences, sheds, flowers, lighting and raised beds all can make a dramatic impact in your garden. In this blog post we share a few ways you can create the wow factor in your outdoor room.
Planting
Lush, colourful planting is the
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
Jacksons Fencing, the UK’s biggest fencing and gate manufacturer, has launched a new hedgehog friendly gravel board.
A gravel board is the protective barrier between the ground and your fence. The newly designed Jacksons hedgehog gravel board is the
Before we now it this year will be gone, it has been my most succesful year to date, in terms of projects and creations, decking has been the top earning this year, the first time its overtaken patios for about 5 years.
I put this down to my new ve
Located on a block of flats in London's Tooley street is the worlds first revolutionary new vertical rain garden system, its been nominated for a sustainable water industries group due to its awesome design and sustainability.
A trial section was inst
We believe gardens should not only look good but feel good to: relaxing, easy to walk through and of course low maintenance.
WIDE PATHWAYS
If your garden includes pathways, these should be wide enough to walk through comfortably, making sure that if yo
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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
Gardens that don't cost the earth.
Adopting a greener and more ethical lifestyle is becoming an increasingly important item on the agenda for the majority of UK citizens, which of course includes gardeners! According to the Green Shoots research under
Why Choose Decking?
Most people choose to have a deck built so they have a space between the garden and the house in which they can entertain guests, use as an outdoor dining area, an area to relax in warmer weather or simply to improve the look of a
Bicester in Oxfordshire has been chosen as the site for the coalition's second new garden city, the government has confirmed.
Up to 13,000 new homes are due to be built on the edge of the town, as part of the coalition's plans to help deal with the U
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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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"There is a small safety sensor switch in the head that senses whether the cutting head is engaged in one of the pre dilled angled slots. Basically it stops the machine working if something does wrong and the cutting baldes fall back towards you.…"
"I would be very concerned that removing the ivy may result in parts of the wall falling down."
"May be an easy fix after all. Dropped it at the dealers yesterday, got a text last night saying the machine was ready. They say it was just dirt and debris around the inside of the switch. Sounds too good to be true but I'll take it! Pouring down…"
Anthracnose of turf is caused by the pathogen Colletotrichum cereale. The disease primarily affects intensely managed turf surfaces because of the considerable stresses that these environments place on the host plants. This article describes phases…
"P.S. they also do a grating product which is very strong and in e.g. grey relatively unobtrusive for bridge surface which I saw at The Japanese Garden Centre (East Peckham, Kent) ... didn't take a photo, sorry.…"
"I have a bridge here (not a listed property), over a pond, which is constructed from GRP and clad/faced with wood - to make that easy to replacewhen it rots. Part of the reason for the GRP, rather than steel RSJs, was the light weight to get it into…"
"Also an occasional application of resin removal foam will bring the blades back to a shiny state, reducing friction. Takes a while using a brush to agitate the gunk then wiping off with a rag before re-oiling when its done. One of my HSA86's started…"
"I agree with you about ivy 'dust'. At best it gives me hayfever, at worst it gets into your throat. It's horrible. I wouldn't take on an ivy removal job under any circumstances, but even if I'm cutting it back I'd advise the FP3 mask mentioned below…"
"How about some kind of metal frame? RHS Wisley have recently constructed a wisteria walk - in their case a long oval topped structure presumably in a coated steel? That would have the classiness required to go with a listed mansion house I'd have…"
"Soak the blades in WD40, and best to do regularly each time you finish using it. The smallest amount of rust on the blades will make them stick together..."
"the way timber prices are going and the availability it might be a option to use plastic "
Landscape Showroom
Hi all, I have recently joined LJN and thought I would put a quick post on here about my new business. I have just opened a Landscape Showroom and Products Shop in Newmarket, Suffolk. We have 4 indoor display gardens, composite decking display,…
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Domestic ride on
hi can anyone recommend a ride on budget is £1500 will be used once a week on a 1000 sqm lawn... mulch or side shoot........thanks
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Stihl HLA85, Long reach trimmer.
I have been over the moon with this piece of kit.....until yesterday. It simply wouldnt go. I checked the grease as it hadn't been used for a while but that was fine. The gear moved when I manually rotated it. An hour later, it worked so I thought…
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How to Value a Landscaping Business.
To value a landscaping / garden maintenance business depends on the following:-How much turnover there is (Revenue per annum) It usually has to be over £250,000pa to get serious buyers looking.How much net profit is made. The norm for this sort of…
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