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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…
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.
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Open forum activity
"I had to take one out of my own garden, two neighbours have treated theirs."
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…
"I've used Lonicera pileata- I thought nitida would be too fast growing. It took a while to shape up, but a few years down the lne I'm very pleased with how it looks."
"as an alternative for a low hedge, how about some type of non variegated green Euonymus with small ish leaves, not sure what the variety is called but would imagine it very hardy, with a reasonable growth rate, can easily be trimmed to shape not too…"
Following on from my thread on Box blight, looking at alternative replacement where we've removed . Dismissed Yew due to cost and growth rate, similarly Ilex Crenata , thoughtabout Lonicera Nitida Green variety not Baggesons Gold etc which need…
"The box caterpillar moth has been a problem where I am in North Essex for a few years now. If you do nothing then they strip them bare. One customer who must have about 30 box we spray with the organic stuff that kills them and also pick as many…"
"Hi All,
I'm based in Stratford Upon Avon and look after quite a bit of box, never seen so many caterpillars even from treated plants from last year. The last two weeks have been horrendous. I do use Xentari by Top Buxus which is great, but I think…"
I'm based in Stratford Upon Avon and look after quite a bit of box, never seen so many caterpillars even from treated plants from last year. The last two weeks have been horrendous. I do use Xentari by Top Buxus which is great, but I think…"
"And yet garden centers etc have loads of box for sale.
Most of it looks like it has been attacked already. I would advise anyone not to buy it."
Most of it looks like it has been attacked already. I would advise anyone not to buy it."
"We first started noticing it last year and had to remove a number of well established box hedging arrangements. Some clients last year were lucky and some of their box hedging survived, however this year they've suffered beyond survival.
The only…"
The only…"
"I work in Chester and every single box shrub or hedge in my 30 plus customers gardens has either died or is on the way out. It's box moths that's causing the problem here, they're everywhere. "
"I think that's right, I seem to get an attack about now and if I take my eye off it September seeems to be another problem month, that ones worse as they have no chance of growing back/clients noticing!"
"No blight but we've seen loads of caterpillar damage on clients plants. Been treating for the last couple of weeks in various gardens. We're in Cheshire."
"The ground looks baked at the edges but I suspect there is perhaps more red in the lawn not showing in the image which will be red thread .
Looks like the turf has knitted together well but the baked edges indicate lack of water and the turf is…"
Looks like the turf has knitted together well but the baked edges indicate lack of water and the turf is…"
Box alternatives
Following on from my thread on Box blight, looking at alternative replacement where we've removed . Dismissed Yew due to cost and growth rate, similarly Ilex Crenata , thoughtabout Lonicera Nitida Green variety not Baggesons Gold etc which need…
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Reply by Tim Bucknall 14 hours ago
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Box blight
Never seen so much box blight in 40 years, assume must be climatic conditions this year ? Taken hundreds of plants out. Anyone else noticed?
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