LJN Blog Posts

The UK saw a period of record breaking hot weather yesterday (1 July 2015).

The warmest July day since records began and the hottest day since 2003, was recorded at Heathrow, when the temperature reached 36.7 °C at 3.13pm.

The previous highest July t

Deciding how much to charge for your product or service is always difficult, especially when you are looking to increase fees.

Price is totally dependent on the state of your market, what the competition is like and how in demand you are. The key thi

Daventry Town Bowling Club, in Northamptonshire, first sought the services of Sherriff Amenity eleven years ago in a bid to improve its playing green. The UK’s market leaders in providing turf care and amenity solutions have worked with the club ever

When Sue Biggs, director general of the Royal Horticultural Society, had breast cancer last year, it was the life-affirming beauty of plants in her garden which helped her pull through. “I wanted to see my new garden grow, to see the wisteria flower

The professional’s choice in cut and collect rotary mowers has just got better with the addition of an Etesia rear roller kit for easy effortless striping.

Etesia pedestrian mowers have become world renowned for cutting and collecting in all weather c

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund is to invest £34m in some of the UK’s most precious, yet tired green spaces.

These include:

Great Yarmouth’s vibrant Venetian-inspired water gardens constructed as part of an unemployment relief pr

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, that acquires aerial imagery in the visible and near infrared spectrum allowing it to better identify stressed crops, is being piloted over the summer by scientists at Fera.

Many UAVs have the ability to ac

Headingley Carnegie Stadium in Leeds played host to the recent Pitch Focus event - an interactive event that showcased the latest research, development and technological innovations in turf agronomy.

Organised by Everris and Syngenta, the educational

HSE and HMRC have joined forces on a webinar to help growing businesses.

The first webinar on 15 July 2015 at 10am includes answers on health and safety and taking on new employees.

To register visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/webinar.htm

Andy Matthews, Grounds Manager at Clifton College, has praised Limagrain UK for helping the highly regarded boarding school keep intact with its prestigious reputation.

Founded in 1862, Clifton College in Bristol, Somerset is steeped in history. Durin

Nottingham Trent University Chooses SISIS for Synthetic Surface Maintenance

The recent purchase of a SISIS Brush-Pro ride-on brushing system and SISIS SSS1000 towed rotary brush sweeper by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has helped to keep its sport

Michael Curtis, Head Groundsman at Bury F.C’s JD Stadium at Gigg Lane, has been at the club for almost 30 years. With the stadium pitch and three training pitches to look after, Michael and his team have their work cut out, so it is vital they have t

An exhibit at the world’s largest annual flower show will demonstrate how to attract, protect and feed birds in small city gardens.

With a number of garden species in decline, as highlighted in the latest State of UK birds report, there is a growing

The Scottish government has published "radical" proposals aimed at widening the ownership of land across the country.

It has been estimated that half of the privately-owned land in Scotland is controlled by 432 people.

The Land Reform Bill (.pdf) wil

If ever a garden was born of creative tension, it is the one at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset.

When Margery Fish moved there with her husband, Walter in 1937, she wished to fill beds with simple cottage garden plants; he desired neat lawns, straigh

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In a world of pesticides that is marked by reduced offerings and stricter rules - Hammer from Everris offers something a bit different and, dare we say…...exciting?

Hammer is a unique systemic weedkiller that combines Glyphosa

The Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate whether businesses are posting fake reviews on websites in a bid to unfairly boost trade, and whether it needs to clamp down on the illegal practice.

The business regulator said an initial study

Horticulture students from Chichester College’s Brinsbury Campus had the opportunity to meet two leading organisations in the industry recently.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping company Burleys, together with plant specialists, nursery and garden

Thanks to Jason Hornby, an award winning garden designer, for sharing his knowledge on hardy perennials in his first blog post exclusively for Jacksons.  

How perennials add consistent colour to your garden every spring and summer 

Imagine every spring

Everris has once again demonstrated its commitment to education by supporting the Student Greenkeeper of the Year award in Ireland.

The award is part of the Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board’s (LWETB) Greenkeeping Training Course run