Every landscaping project should have a good, well thought out garden design from the outset. It forms the basis of quote, your workflow documents, your health and safety strategy and most of your customer communications. But what if creating layout
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This year, my landscaping business, Holland Landscapes, celebrates 35 years of creating gardens for people in (mainly) Essex and Suffolk. My Dad business the started in 1988, just one man with his van. Today, we have completed over 500 garden make
I'm not normally one to toot my own trumpet but I'm just so excited about this garden.
A while ago, My Garden Design created a layout plan for a landscaper in West Sussex. On the 2D plan, it looks intriguing, but now that it's been built, it's amazin
It's been a while since I added a new blog to the My Garden Design website, but here it is.
Several of my colleagues in the landscaping industry have expressed their frustration at domestic clients who either don't understand why they need a garden de
After several months of hard work, head scratching, bespoke coding and testing, testing, testing, our new online service for landscapers and professional gardeners is finally live on the website.
If you are one of the many people who struggle to find
Let's face it, with the cost of living rising, we're all looking for ways to make our businesses more efficient and more profitable....ideally without having to burn the candle at both ends.
This blog may have been written 18 months ago but it's more
Have you ever been in the situation where you've finished the hard landscaping on a project and then the client asks for help with the planting?
Plants are great - and in my opinion, if you get it right, they really do make the layout and the hard lan
Good Morning LJN'ers
I thought I'd share with you a sneaky preview of the blog I plan to publish on the MGD website later this week. It's a case study.
This is a back garden in Essex that Duff and Co were invited to makeover. As you can see - it's a
The subject of our latest blogpost is "keeping garden design costs under control"
With so many prices on the rise right now, it's really difficult to keep costs under control. After all, the last thing you need is for the design costs to eat into the
One of the optional extra services available from My Garden Design is to have your design rendered into 3D.
It's a great sales tool for landscapers because it really does help clients to imagine how they may use their newly revamped space. They can st
It's just over 12 months since the My Garden Design website first went live, and what an exciting year it's been!
Running a landscaping business (Holland Landscapes), a traditional garden design business (Tapestry Design Studios) AND developing an onl
Hello Everyone
Nice to meet you.
We're new to Landscape Juice and looking forward to meeting new folks and hopefully joining in the conversation.
To get the ball rolling - let me tell you a little about our company, My Garden Design
My Garden Design was
I woke up this morning to a lovely crisp layer of snow (I'm in South West Norfolk). For me, that's wonderful. I love snow and because my work is all office-based, the weather doesn't affect productivity.
I'm guessing though that any landscapers and ga
My Garden Design is a user friendly online platform that allows landscapers to offer garden design services under their own branding. In a nutshell, the landscaper uploads the client brief, “before” pictures and site survey details to the My Garden D
LandPRO and LiberRATE are pleased to announce their new arrival.
A specialist website for Garden designers to price their designs online.
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This year we saw the trend of a horizon, living wall and green roofs.
There are some suggestions from us to go green with a living wall or roof.
Cover the garden shed with living wall panels
Most gardens have a shed for store tools and unwanted furnitur
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The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
What is it?
LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
The site is…
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…
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Making tax digital
Thought there might be some unaware of this. So briefly and I am not an accountant . As from 6th April 26 anyone who has income from self employment, rent from property etc or a combination that equates to a turnover of 50k or more (not profit) will…
Read more…Dedicated Garden Waste Collection/Garden Clearance Business
Hi all,A few quick questions for anyone running garden waste or clearance work:What vehicle setup works best for fast, one-person jobs?Do private firms use their own green waste bins, and how do you manage them?How do you deal with overfilled dumpy…
Read more…Robot mowers and rabbits
Ideas please..The garden I look after is mown by a couple of large very heavy robot mowers - they are generally my friends - they remove the bore of cutting the lawns which used to take 2 full days a fortnight with a large ride on and smaller…
Read more…White Deicing Salt – Winter Safety Update
As winter conditions set in, White Deicing Salt is being deployed to keep roads, car parks, and pathways safe across communities. Known for its fast action, it quickly melts ice and snow, reducing slip hazards and ensuring safer movement. Unlike…
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