Leading British manufacturer Dennis Mowers has won a prestigious order to supply over thirty G860 34” professional cylinder mowers, complete with a range of interchangeable cassettes, to help prepare all twelve stadia at the forthcoming 2014 FIFA Wor
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More than 20,000 crops from more than 100 nations have arrived at a "Doomsday vault" in the Arctic Circle.
The latest delivery coincides with the sixth anniversary of the frozen depository in Svalbard, which now houses more than 800,000 samples.
The
The book belonged to a woman named only as Lizzie and was used by her to keep flowers that her soldier boyfriend sent home from the battlefield.
The man, who is referred to as 'Bert' sent the cuttings to the young woman by post while he fought in the
An article on the Guardian website provides evidence of how alien species can be unintentionally spread around, caused merely walking in a particular area and picking up spores (or seeds) on footwear.
"Scientists have discovered an unexpected leftove
From the BBC
Special paving stones will be laid in the home towns of every UK soldier awarded the Victoria Cross as part of 2014's World War I centenary events.
The specially-commissioned stones will be given to councils in the areas where the VC rec
The theme of the 2013 World Day to Combat Desertification is drought and water scarcity.
Freshwater is valuable. Of all the water on Earth, only 2.5 per cent is freshwater. And of all this freshwater, the total usable supply for ecosystems and human
World Environment Day is approaching and Ambius suggests 6 plants that improve the air quality of an indoor environment. World Environment Day (WED) is one of the principal ways through which the United Nations – through their Environment Program (UN
Reflecting the current economic climate, the concept behind the Austerity Garden is high design on a low budget. In being innovative with affordable materials the garden will showcase creative design solutions. Rather than disguis
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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…
“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…
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…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
This series isn't just for landscapers and gardeners starting out: it's also a refresher for existing…
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Brilliant job
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Each bed 3m by 1.5m at customers request. A bit wide for my liking.
There was warping like ive never seen thanks to last years drought.
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It's nice to know that people enjoy the area we…"
Hope retirement is keeping you fun busy!"
If however you have set the bar too low initially to win…"
I have a long standing habit of always looking out the window first thing every morning at my own garden and weather to gauge what work can be done by me or the other guys I know going out to do jobs.
Ground hog day comes to mind as every…"
Yeah its £2800 but over 10 years its £280 a year.
You can put it against your tax.
You know your business better than anyone I don't know how much mowing you do. I only do a day a week so I counldn't justifiy…"
Raised bed kits
Just curious has anyone used or during the course of their work come across the cedar and aluminium corner reinforced raised bed kits .? In various sizes they look fit for purpose and reasonably priced .I like the concept once planted up full of veg…
Read more…Price increases
HiAn increase in prices for established customers can be a tricky part of our services. There's always a chance we can lose good business. How do folks respond to objections to an increase?
Read more…Would you like to visualise your designs like we do?
Hi everyone, I’m Marc.I’ve been working in garden design for 25 years and in 3D visualisation for over 10 years.I’ve attached a few examples of my visualisation work so you can see the quality and realism we produce.If you want to bring this into…
Read more…Two Ordinary Blokes in Business
I am well out of my comfort zone and was hoping for some feedback.I have spent the last 22 years running a lawn care business LawnsOne and recently with a friend in the industry we have started a podcast talking about our REAL journey to a…
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