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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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
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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
Almost 80% of crop pollination by wild bees is provided by just 2% of the most common species, say scientists.
In the UK, a small number of bees are vital for crops such as oilseed rape, apples and strawberries, according to the University of Reading
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One of our customers, Tiptree Jam Factory had their John Deere tractor stolen last night. This specialist tractor is easily recognisable – a high clear ma
Box hedging and topiary has become extremely popular. You can clip it tightly for years and years and it retains a neat, perfect formality that can be made to look modern or classic.
But after two wet summers, box blight,Cylindrocladium buxicola, se
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, launched the National Landscape Strategy (NLS) for Ireland 2015-2025 last month.
The NLS will ensure compliance with the European Landscape Convention (ELC) and it will provide
French Environment and Energy Minister Segolene Royal has asked garden shops to stop over-the-counter sales of Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller as part of a wider fight against pesticides seen as potentially harmful to humans.
"France must be offensive
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According to greenkeeper, Derek Turner, of Liskeard Bowling Club in Cornwall, the green took “one hell of a hammering” after nearly 200 games. It is for this very reason that he turned to the SISIS Dart to get the green back to its usual excellent st
Pellenc has launched their first professional lawnmower – the Rasion which is available in push and self-propelled options and offers impeccable cutting quality for all types of mowing work undertaken by landscapers and local authorities.
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The National Trust is inviting visitors to enjoy and explore the unique gardens of seven of its London properties on 13 and 14 June as part of Open Garden Squares Weekend 2015.
Underpinned by the Trust’s aim to keep people’s relationships with the ca
Designs for London’s newest 6 acre public park include event lawns, play spaces and river garden terraces
Battersea Power Station Development Company has unveiled the latest images showing the redevelopment’s new public park, designed by LDA Design.
Hainault Golf Club in Chigwell, Essex has signed a three year prefered supplier agreement with Sherriff Amenity. The agreement covers exclusive provision of fertilisers, chemicals and grass seed.
In the current challenging financial climate it’s becom
The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
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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…
Now in retirement mode so dug out my old cordless drill that was bought from Argos a long time sgo for £10 to start all those jobs that have been put off. Its dead but to be fair has been used extensively for fencing jobs.Just need something simple…
Read more…Hi all.We have a plan to transform our front garden into a driveway. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say transform the garden into somewhere to park our two cars. We have decided to install grass reinforcement grids, rather than a non permeable…
Read more…Hi all. I have a Stiga 955 purchased 14 months ago. It gets used maybe 4 hours weekly. Almost a year to the day the drive belt went on it, so I put a new one on. Two months later with maybe 30 hours use the bloody thing has gone again. Does anyone…
Read more…Due to ill health am retiring and disposing of most of our vehicles and machinery. It's all in good or excellent condition, some hardly used. We are in North Staffs and all will be subject to vat , have listed what's for sale at moment but the chap…
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