News that scientists are warning us that our planet will not take any more abuse has been increasingly circling over the last few years. There are various reasons for this – non-biodegradable materials are polluting the planet; industrial waste is be
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A new film, promoting the creation of ‘water sensitive cities’ as a way of addressing the major challenges of water shortage, flooding and pollution, has won a Sustainable Water Industry Group (SWIG) Award in the Communications Category. Commissione
Brett Landscaping has reinforced its commitment to sustainability with a range of initiatives that emphasise renewable energy, reduced emissions and reduced -carbon operations.
Since April, the electricity supplied across all of the Brett business un
Juniper is best known for its aromatic berries, which are prized for the flavour they impart to gin.
In fact, the word ‘gin’ derives from genièvre or jenever - the French and Dutch words for juniper.
Juniper is one of only three native conifers - the
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,
The Sustainable Ryegrass Products (STARS) project will be jointly led by the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University and the Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, and informed by industry partne
A sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) is designed to reduce the potential impact of new and existing developments with respect to surface water drainage discharges.
Increasing urbanisation has caused problems with increased flash flooding after s
On the day of budget 2012 the (possibly) revised National Planning Policy Framework designed to cut red tape and bureaucracy enabling development to progress and underpin economic recovery is rumoured to be unveiled.
One cannot deny that the archaic p
Sustainable Gardens
Sustainable gardens are a popular subject in the landscaping world as people are becoming more and more aware of the environment around them. People are re-cycling more and even growing there own food. Our research has show than r
Take a look at our website for our recent updates on sustainability. We will be updating this major subject throughout the year.
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Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Scheme (CRC)
Waste
Mark Twain said ‘’Buy land, they are not making it anymore’’. Certainly if you seek a guaranteed investment for your children or your children’s children, there can be no more secure investment than land purchase and planting it with trees, properly,
I love the new Tate installation -Tate Britain Unveils Naked Christmas Tree.
Whilst to many involved within the horticultural and landscaping industries it could be viewed with a sneer and as with so much new art in the UK it will and needs to gain cr
The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
What is it?
LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
The site is…
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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.
The programme…
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Hi there, I'm a 46yo woman and have done a desk job all my working life, but did do a degree in Landscape and Garden Design back in the day (basically a hort degree with a design element tacked on) and I am a bit of a gardening anorak! …
" Am I the only one that thinks it might be nice not to trash the planet? Even if that means some inconvenience along the way? Climate change is real. If the north atlantic drift stops, we'll have winters like Moscow, that might be a bit…"
"Should be in the manual for each machine, or available from their website. You can then calculate using the spreadsheet here. https://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/index.htm"
"We use the Ostrich principal and have done for the last 40 years plus with no ill effects so far. If you comply with all this H&S s**t you end up with getting no work done apart from reams of record keeping and filling out RAMS.
It really is getting…"
It really is getting…"
"You're probably the only person that looks at those ratings lol..........They're bound to say that so they can't be sued if there's problems! Don't worry about it. "
We're just looking at proper HAVS ratings for our machines, and some of the results are frightening. One of our Honda mowers comes up with a result of less than 2 hours use a day, then no other machinery: and there's nothing that lets you do a…
"Yes agree, wire of some sort. Unless someone was planning to fell it and girlded it first and then didn't get around to doing the job. Or something. "
"EV's, heat pumps, smart meters, all a whitewash.
Drax power station burning millions of tonnes of wood pellets imported on diesel ships from North America and emit more carbon than a coal fired power station yet received 500 million in government…"
Drax power station burning millions of tonnes of wood pellets imported on diesel ships from North America and emit more carbon than a coal fired power station yet received 500 million in government…"
"Careful David, your have opinion police knocking on your door.
Net zero is a joke and completely unachievable. China, India, America.
Like the tories, Labour are done. They might as well merge as one party I see no difference between them.
Labour…"
Net zero is a joke and completely unachievable. China, India, America.
Like the tories, Labour are done. They might as well merge as one party I see no difference between them.
Labour…"
"The orange part is a sleeve specifically for adjustment of the MM56 multisystem, presumably to allow the metal screwdriver past things it may short-out.
The white plastic part looks like a collar to allow you to tell how much you are adjusting the…"
The white plastic part looks like a collar to allow you to tell how much you are adjusting the…"
New Startup Advice Please?!
Hi there, I'm a 46yo woman and have done a desk job all my working life, but did do a degree in Landscape and Garden Design back in the day (basically a hort degree with a design element tacked on) and I am a bit of a gardening anorak! …
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HAVS
We're just looking at proper HAVS ratings for our machines, and some of the results are frightening. One of our Honda mowers comes up with a result of less than 2 hours use a day, then no other machinery: and there's nothing that lets you do a…
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things arnt going to work very well
Everything Labour’s net zero advisers want you to give up
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Lawnmower service
I am just about to do my annual service on my lawnmower and i am wondering if you put on genuine blades or aftermarket ones did you notice any difference?
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