William Sinclair - the growing media and horticulture product supplier - says that whilst order intake and sales early in the season were encouraging, the extent of the growth in revenues compared to the prior year that had been anticipated to result
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Roll up, roll up… It’s time for the great Arbworx summer sunflower competition!
These oh so cheerful plants are native to central America but thrive in the UK and across Europe. Hugely popular with gardeners of all ages, sunflowers are loved by bees a
Garden fencing is key for protecting your pets, both from escaping and from attack by other animals. The best type of pet fencing will depend on your pets and where you live. The main considerations are, can your pets escape through a gap or weakened
THE SEED catalogues have been arriving in the post this week and they got me salivating at the prospect of summer blooms and a bountiful autumn harvest, all on a credit-crunching budget, writes James Iles of jigsawgardens.co.uk
The range, diversity an
In 2010 Age Corncern launched their ‘Adopt a Garden’ scheme. The idea behind the scheme is that older people with gardens which they cannot maintain register and people who would like a garden but do not have access to one register. They are then pai
It’s a common misconception that sustainability and being kind to the environment equates to being unkind on the wallet. Here are some ideas of how you can create a stunning garden whilst still doing your bit to help the planet and without breaking t
In an ideal World I am sure everyone would have a mini orchard, grapevine and strawberry
patch in their back garden. Unfortunately many of us do not live in this
figurative ‘ideal World’, but that does not mean that you have to forego growing
your own f
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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…
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I met someone years ago who said to me 'advertising is king' and it is. Putting a couple of ads in the free magazines…"
Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
I'm going to try parish magazines for sure. 😊"
If it's for mobility a handrail would suffice .
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Why on earth would someone want a fence down the middle of a narrow shared footpath of steps...... it seriously starts to limit what can and cant be moved up and down the steps in the future what with the exitsting…"
Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
Hi all,Basically, the centre of the concrete steps in the boundary line. I want to put up fencing that runs down the length of these steps and I've been quoted by two landscapers...Landscaper #1He suggested that he would cut aquares of the concrete…
Read more…Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?
I am looking for a small, compact, lightweight strimmer that is battery powered for small garden edging - I already have a Stihl FSA60R but its just a bit to powerful and unweldy for some of the smaller, finnicky edging. The strimmer MUST have…
Read more…Lawn Water Conserver
A question for those offering lawn treatments. Does anyone use a specific product, separate to their normal treatments, that's specifically used when we have long, dry periods? Can anyone recommend a good product? I imagine it would likely be a…
Read more…Brendon 2000psi pressure washer
So a couple of customers have asked for pressure washing and I saw the above machine for a good deal. Has anyone experience with it at all?It's a honda gx200 so not blazing power but with 13lpm should be OK for most smaller domestic jobs I assume.
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