LJN Blog Posts

The RHS has created a series of short films in which young professionals in horticulture share what they love about their jobs and explain why their careers matter.

The films were made in response to a survey revealing that just 16% of pupils highli

 Liverpool Landscaping Careers

Landscaping as a career?

We have been established for over 30 years and in the last 5 years have seen so many  businesses pop up out of no where. Many of these landscaping companies have been set up by past employees o

The Great British Garden Revival is a new series starting on BBC Two in December, that aims to do for plants what the Great British Bake Off has done for cakes.

Many of the BBC's gardening experts will be tasked with explaining and highlighting some

The proven reliability and consistent finish achieved by Charlie Yeomans, Head Groundsman at the University of Warwick and his existing Dennis cricket wicket mower made the British manufacturer the obvious choice when he was looking to purchase a new

The government has launched a consultation on how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should shape the future of farming and the rural economy in England.

The new EU rules set the framework for how CAP funding may be spent, but the UK government suc

UK building, construction and landscaping sector leaders have learned about a new business and human rights programme in the export sandstone sector of Rajasthan, India.

At a recent presentation the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and member compani

I've made live an interactive plant finder, identification and pruning guide website which is still growing.

www.rightplants4me.co.uk

The website is designed to help you find the right plants to suite every aspect of a garden and seasonal need.

You simp

If you have cared for a public park, or just enjoy walking around them, do you have any ideas on making them financially sustainable?

With public sector funding for services like parks projected to fall by 60 per cent or more over the next decade, am

Thomas Heatherwick plans to suspend ‘1000 tonnes of garden’ over the River Thames in London, in his ambitious £150 million bridge proposal.

Plans were initially mooted in June this year to create a garden-like pedestrian bridge linking Temple and th

The National Trust is hoping that a plantation of trees at Holnicote, near Minehead, can help in the fight against ash dieback.

The trees have survived the disease for longer than thought possible, 11 years, and it is thought there might be an opport

Figures published today by the Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) show an 11 per cent drop in major injuries compared to 2011/12.

Provisional statistics published by the HSE show that in Britain between April 2012 and March 2013:

- 19,707 major injurie

John Brookes MBE celebrated his 80th birthday last week. He has been designing gardens for over 50 years, and is well known for his classic book Room Outside, which was first published in 1969. In my opinion John has done for garden design what Eliza

Marshalls and UNICEF UK have formed a three year partnership to protect children working in the hazardous stone quarrying sector in India.

With funding from Marshalls, UNICEF will carry out research into quarrying in the Indian state of Rajasthan and

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced grants totalling £21m to conserve nine distinctive landscapes.

This investment will ensure a boost for rural areas and provide long-term social, economic and environmental benefits.

The landscapes are:

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A community initiative has enabled residents and local schoolchildren in the Llandaff North area of Cardiff to join forces to nurture an award-winning garden.

The show garden – named ‘A Growing Community’ – has been installed at its permanent site in

Following further increases during the third quarter the value for prime arable land now averages just under £8300 per acre across Great Britain. This pushes average growth up to 8.5% so far this year - our baseline forecast for average value growth

Award-winning marketing and corporate communications agency Fusion Media (Europe) Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Clark as their new Marketing Co-ordinator with immediate effect.

Lauren joins the company as a graduate of Midd

Marshalls have announced that David Sarti, Chief Operating Officer, will retire from the Board on 31 December 2014.

David Sarti joined Marshalls in March 2001 and was appointed to the Board in January 2004. He also holds an external non-executive pos

Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over 30 years, gives his take on disease management going into the colder weather.

Fusarium. Take - All Patch. Dollar Spot. Anthracnose. Leaf Spot. Brown Patch.

All these fungal attacks have been design

Trellis & garden screening - an alternative use.

Do you have an unsightly object in your garden? Are you wanting to hide your wheely bins, hide a car parking area, oil tanks etc?

Using Trellis or other styles of screen fencing is a great way to screen