The London Borough of Southwark is an incredibly busy area within Inner London, boasting some of the city’s greatest landmarks and tourist attractions such as Tower Bridge, London Bridge, The Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, to name a few
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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 Bloom
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1. Hepworth Court
In the summer of 2008 4 of us set out to conquer this majestic, large, 360-degrees open
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 innovative
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 agents, Marsh & Parsons.
Peter Rollings, chief executive of Marsh & Parsons, said: "Location and outdoor space can make the diff
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 youth as an Aquatic Centre), I was genuinely impressed with their site, sho
One of the highlights of the City of London Festival, running from 23 June to 26 July, will be a pop-up mobile orchard.
Both real and manufactured trees will take root at a number of City locations during the festival.
Part installation, part perform
Roof Terrace Design - Angel, Islington: ironbutterflydesign.co.uk
The client lives in a stunning penthouse in Angel, North London. Her home boasts two roof terraces and she was keen to have them updated to reflect the interior. The terrace adjoining
Next weekend, London's private gardens and squares are open to the public. Expert urban explorer Todd Longstaffe-Gowan plots his path through the best
Open Garden Squares Weekend is the London Parks & Gardens Trust's highest profile event and, since
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 range from the historic
Planting Design - Primrose Hill London 2012: ironbutterflydesign.co.uk
Looking forward to revisiting this North London garden.
Brief
The garden needed refreshing. Some of the planting had outgrown the space and had subsequently been removed. A design
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 week on a new
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 change of
Some of you may have followed my posts and photos for this garden for St James's church, Piccadilly that I have redesigned as an Olympic legacy project for one of the games' major sponsors. I was very pleased last week to see the Narcissus in full
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 Bethnal Green , such as painting walls and sheds, require a dry day. He has fixed some lighting and completed the planting
Matt will be attempting to finish off several jobs over the next two weeks, while dodging the raindrops. He has a deck seat to build for clients in Stoke Newington, a little pointing for the paving in Hackney, and stain for the decking at our garden
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 site was caref
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 the l
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 atmosphere. I enjoy the hustle and bu
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 proprietor, Steve Wilkinson sai
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…
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…
A recent school grounds seminar held at Charterhouse in Surrey has been hailed a huge success by all who attended.
The event attracted over 50 delegates from all levels as several topical issues were explored and discussed. Supported by…
Open forum activity
"Mulching can be great with a dedicated machine. Mulch plugs are second best but not bad."
"thanks for the info ... I would like to push mulching more often but customers have been resistant in the past .... This may be the opportunity to show them"
ICL has announced the launch of Gronamic - a new range of organo-mineral fertilizers.The Gronamic range comprises various analyses and particle sizes to suit the demands of all types of fine and coarse turf. The range combines the benefits of minera…
"while i was having a cup of tea this morning "
"A good guide ......
"Online tools and mobile apps make it easier than ever to communicate, collaborate and manage complex projects away from the office. The government is currently urging all businesses to allow staff to work from home because of th…"
"Online tools and mobile apps make it easier than ever to communicate, collaborate and manage complex projects away from the office. The government is currently urging all businesses to allow staff to work from home because of th…"
"Many thanks Craig , much appreciated .
Yes i have downloaded the zoom app from the chrome store and opened an account
The way i understand it is on first ever meeting you simply click on the hosts link and its an automaticat procress and set up be…"
Yes i have downloaded the zoom app from the chrome store and opened an account
The way i understand it is on first ever meeting you simply click on the hosts link and its an automaticat procress and set up be…"
"I can’t give you a measurement because I don’t know. I cut not too low but not too high. I think the pictures are the best guide to what the height is. The Stiga deck is set on either 3.5 or 4 and the John Deere is either on the third or fourth hole…"
"Well, technically you are only supposed to cut one third off the length, but in reality you can do more than that. Both of my machines are fast, so where and when needed, going over twice is the way to cut longer grass and still see no visible clipp…"
"hi Joe not against the law at all, don't you worry. just be sure to plant them set back from the actual boundary a bit so when grown they can be kept trimmed to it yet form a decent thickness"
Dear all, does anyone know if it is against the law the plant leylandii on private property next to an A road? It will be kept to 2m. with thanks, Joe
"Hi John,
I am on a Chromebook as well.
Not sure but do you already have an account? You can do that directly thoughr the web brower at https://zoom.us/signup
From there install the ChromeOS app and sign in, have you seen this page:
https://support.z…"
I am on a Chromebook as well.
Not sure but do you already have an account? You can do that directly thoughr the web brower at https://zoom.us/signup
From there install the ChromeOS app and sign in, have you seen this page:
https://support.z…"
Plant identifying App
Can anyone recommend an plant identifying app they use? Thanks
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leylandii and law
Dear all, does anyone know if it is against the law the plant leylandii on private property next to an A road? It will be kept to 2m. with thanks, Joe
Read more…Waste disposal problems
Anyone else having problems finding somewhere to take their waste at the moment? The two council areas I work under have both stopped garden bin collection and closed the tips. Commercial tips are also closed round here. I've got nowhere to store…
Read more…Difficulties in Fulfilling Contracts - Advice (Covid-19)
Useful guidance from Trading Standsrds : At this challenging time it is likely that either your customers or you may need to cancel contracts you have entered into as a direct result of the coronavirus epidemic and the legal restrictions that have…
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