The London Borough of Southwark is an incredibly busy area within Inner London, boasting some of the city’s greatest…
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Sometimes I get asked by a prospective client if I would work on their tiny bit of space. I would then recall some of the smallest creations such as a 2m x 2.3m courtyard in Kensington that I designed in 2010; or the 2 neighbouring balconies in…
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Registration opens today to find new design ideas for London’s Royal Docks. The Landscape Institute and Ecobuild, with support from the Mayor of London and London Borough of Newham, have launched ‘The Royal Docks Ideas Competition’ to find…
So just how much is a garden worth? Well in London you can add around 20% to the value of a property, according to estate…
I had the opportunity to visit London Stone's West London showroom this morning for a meeting.
Set within a large Garden Centre environment (and one which I knew well from my…
One of the highlights of the City of London Festival, running from 23 June to…
Roof Terrace Design - Angel, Islington: …
Next weekend, London's private gardens and squares are open to the public. Expert urban explorer Todd Longstaffe-Gowan…
Open Garden Squares Weekend (OGSW) takes place in London this year, opening some 218 hidden and little-known gardens to the public on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June, 2013.
Gardens are located across 27 London boroughs and…
Planting Design - Primrose Hill London 2012:…
London as you’ve never seen it before, and an invitation to pick your favourite green scheme at Ecobuild
100 quirky, green and sometimes plausible ideas for how London’s landscapes could be improved by green infrastructure go live this…
I wanted to follow up on London Stones recent announcement about opening up our second showroom in Kent. We have been searching for a second showroom for the last 2 years. We came really close to getting one this time last year but we had a…
Some of you may have followed my posts and photos for this garden for St James's church, Piccadilly that I have…
Matt has had a slow week on site due to the weather, as most of the jobs he needs to complete on the garden design and build in…
Matt will be attempting to finish off several jobs over the next two weeks, while dodging the raindrops. He has a deck…
We are very glad that the weather has been good for us, the last few days have seen us install a row of pleached carpinus to start the final phase of planting on one of our projects.
The preparation work started over 7 days ago when the…
We carried out a substantial new build front garden in early 2004 in Whetstone North West London for a semi-retired couple on behalf of a fantastic designer Paul Collins who is sadly no longer with us and the results of his excellent design and…
CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW – A RIOT OF COLOUR!
Well it was that time of the year again – the Chelsea Flower Show. I must admit it is always the highlight of my year - design wise and horticulturally speaking. I love the…
Top Safety Accreditation for Sonic Landscaping.
Sonic Landscaping is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
Sonic Landscaping…
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Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
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Our pole pruners stay sharper for much longer than the ground saws (ms280 and ms360) as they aren’t used anywhere near the ground and are always…"
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Scarify before spray?
I'm going to be applying a selectivie - most likely Mogul - to a clients lawn soon, as well as scarifying, before reseeding (once interval between spray and seeding is up). Should I apply the selective before scarifying or after?
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Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening 18 hours ago
Van seat covers
Hi what seat covers are you using in your vans? i brought some Xtreme auto ones from Amazon but they have only lasted a couple of months. thanks
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As above, I know what I should be wearing but what do people actually use? Paper suit, gloves and a face shield?? And yes I am qualified, but it's a long time ago!
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Hi All I am looking for an alternative chain for MSA 200 C and HT-Km pole pruner and wondered if anyone could recommend one please
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