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A private garden in Co Fermanagh has landed Belfast based Cameron Landscapes, the most prestigious award in the landscaping industry for the seventh time.
Held every year, the Association of Landscape Contractors of Ireland (ALCI) awards are designed
Crazy paving is back on the rise throughout the UK. There is now a wide range of choice when it comes to choosing crazy pavers, with both purpose made and recycled varieties available. Although purpose made crazy pavers can provide a great finish, fo
CED Stone Group have been sponsoring show gardens at the RHS Flower Shows for over 27 years, including RHS Chelsea, RHS Hampton Court, RHS Tatton Park, RHS Malvern and RHS Cardiff.
We had the privilege of supporting 12 show gardens at this year’s RHS
Hi everyone. We are making some room in the yard for new stock so practically giving away "Tons" of paving at "Rock Bottom" prices.
Hey, if it ain't punny, it aint funny!
The historic Airfield House and Farm in Dundrum, Co. Dublin, has reopened to the public following its two year closure for redevelopment. The breath-taking 38 acre estate has been revamped at a cost of €11 million, boasting a new cafe, farm and visit
The four year regeneration of Castlerock, the tranquil coastal town which lies along the north coast of Ireland, has injected new life into the quaint, picturesque area over the summer of 2014.
In October 2009, Colin Buchanan & Partners Ltd were commi
Dumbarton Academy has opened the doors of its impressive new school building, costing a cool £15.5 million and has won the title as the quickest secondary school ever built in Scotland!
Dumbarton Academy is a non-denominational, co-educational compreh
The redevelopment of Olympic Way, the main pedestrian route connecting Wembley Station and Stadium, is earning much deserved acclaim across the construction industry and has recently been shortlisted for the forthcoming New London Awards 2014. Toberm
Barronsfield Grange, the luxury housing scheme developed by Westpoint Homes has been named ‘Best Development and Best Show House’ at the Glasgow Herald Property Awards. Westpoint Homes is one of Scotland’s most highly-regarded private home builders,
It has taken more than two years to design and build the new Coronation Street set, starting from an empty field to the place we all know and love, including over 400,000 bricks and 54,000 cobbles
Over 11,000 cobbles have been laid on the street with
Interlay are currently starting a recruitment drive to add professional paving installers to their list of approved contractors
The people involved at Interlay want to promote good contractors and make the general public aware of bad ones and hopefull
Properties in Wales will require permeable paving for new or replacement drives from 30 September 2013.
Similar in scope to the existing requirements in England, the Welsh authorities say 'permitted development' rights will only apply to paving optio
Can paving stones help cut pollution levels? Scientists in the Netherlands reckon so.
The BBC reports on so-called 'smog eating pavements' that are made up of concrete, sprayed with titanium oxide.
And it is the chemical coating that neutralizes poll
BRETT PERMEABLE PAVING MEETS THE COMPLEX DRAINAGE NEEDS OF A CAR PARK SITE
Permeable paving supplied by Brett Landscaping has provided an effective Sustainable Drainage Solution (SUDS) for a car park site in Cheltenham.
Cheltenham Architects car park
Brett Landscaping has used its permeable paving expertise to provide an effective Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) for an innovative development in Maidstone that combines an archive library and affordable housing.
Kent History and Library Centre,
Chafford Hundred, Essex. May 27th 2013.
Giggins Landscaping has completed a front garden in Chafford Hundred, Essex.
On this project, the customer required a low maintenance front garden that would look great year round.
We used Namgrass Green Mirage fo
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Natural stone patio - Prenton Wirral
This landscape design was created by our in house landscape architect Emily Ross. Here she has worked with our customer to create this fantastic garden design that makes use of Marshalls Fairstone Pa
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…
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"unless you ar a ltd co it will be hard to do anything it maybe that the other person has been on the go longer than you which could turn the table "
"Yes, this is the nub of the issue for many of us I feel. I am not gardening for people where I could only access their garden through their house, but we are not only for the most part working alone, but also we are often working for the elderly or…"
"Quite. And they will go out exercising their dogs with other dog walkers in little parks etc, or jogging along narrow pavements passing close by to other people. In fact, regarding supermarkets, Tesco goes to all the trouble of a billion markers and…"
"You must make your own choice but for what it's worth I think that you are fine to work as a sole gardener. Clearly you have been put off by panicky people who have nothing better to do than interfere and act as virus police, but you are perfectly l…"
"Hi Claire here is a link to Martin Lewis who explains it in details what the self employed can do and he makes it very clear if you can continue working in your trade not a different entity you can claim the grant if you receive the letter from the…"
"probably not much you can do without running up legal costs that you might lose sadly. maybe contact the person who stole your design and threaten them. but would that really achieve anything, there are a lot of unscrupulous feral scum bags around.…"
"I think think the HX might be a bit overkill for my domestic customers lawns, but I like the look of the VK."
"I think it is such a massive bureaucratic undertaking to pay the five million self-employed, that to have to correspond back and forth and to have to calculate and negotiate a figure for each person based on every individuals current up and down act…"
"I only ever use mulching mowers. Mine are both ride on mulchers. But the advice I would give is to buy a mulching mower with as deep [tall] a deck as you can find.
The Stiga PWX 740 is a great mulching mower, but I have just fitted a mulching kit o…"
The Stiga PWX 740 is a great mulching mower, but I have just fitted a mulching kit o…"
"It really doesn't seem right to make a profit out of this............. I'd hope they'd have a rethink on it so that people can't claim the 80% if for example, they've only lost 10% of their work............... I think that's how I understand it. "
"The point that the Chancellor made when he announced the help for the self-employed was that any money given to us has to be included in our accounts. So the grant is taxable. It is not just free extra money on top of our turnover and net profits. I…"
"I feel safe in the open air. Still working. Only two customers cancelled so far which I totally understand, it is their call. Gate open for me, they are safely indoors, call mobile if need to talk and all the other precautions I can think of. In th…"
"No Chris, the VK is a very much lighter, semi domestic machine at 1/3 of the price of the HX, which has a blade brake, hydrostatic drive, no side shute and very much a commercial heavywieght.
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"The mat is pop riveted onto the machine and 'brushes' the clippings into the grass. It also acts as a safety feature to stop debris flying out of the rear. Taking it off would probably invalidate your insurance if the worst happened. Stripes are go…"
"Yes it is an option to claim even when working. Actually, the government seem to be encouraging continued work if it can be done safely.
As for me, my workload has dramatically been affected (being in property maintenance/handyman = more risk of con…"
As for me, my workload has dramatically been affected (being in property maintenance/handyman = more risk of con…"
"Yes, recent clarifications allow an employee / self employed person to work elsewhere ( must be another entity) to allow them to top up... and earn more ?
Is it morally correct and/or open to abuse - your call !"
Is it morally correct and/or open to abuse - your call !"
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Few weeks ago i had a call from West Sussex Police asking if i had a white Transit as it had been used in a crime. I was shocked as i have never been to West SussexI forgot about it until now where i thought id google myself, we all do that right?…
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T2 green backpack mixing ??
Hi anyone have an idea on how many millilitres of t2 green pro to 20 litres of water for a backpack sprayer
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Hi, I am new to LJN and have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the old fixed price versus hourly rate threads, as well as the limited company stuff.I am inspired! and now seeking acountant recommendations to help me push my business up a level or two.…
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Thought about buying one last year but might buy one this year with the current situation, do any dedicated mulching mowers produce a stripe on the lawn because I dont like the tram line finish a four wheel mower leave. I've ordered a mulching plug…
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