The number of dead and distressed seabirds found on the south coast increased dramatically over the weekend. Hundreds of birds, mostly guillemots, but also a smaller number of razorbills and puffins, were washed up on beaches in Cornwall, Devon and D
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It is National Gardening Week and this year's event is concentrating on two themes, horticultural careers and wild flower meadows.
Running until Sunday, April 21 there are a number of events and open days across the country, an online map is availabl
Compacted, waterlogged golf and bowls greens in Norwich are now a thing of the past after local grounds maintenance provider, Waveney Norse (based in Lowestoft) recently invested in a SISIS Autoslit.
Aeration is a key process to improve drainage, redu
video of us laying setts were working on a project in wiltshire .a courtyard on a new build country house. 170m2 reclaimed granite setts laid in bogun pattern there laid to road spec but this courtyard is foot traffic only there are eight videos to l
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Has anyone used or brought a Pellenc Helion Pole Hedgetrimmer, What are they like to use? What are the costs involved compared to a petrol version? and how good is the dealer network? as i have been asked to look into the pros a cons of Battery ver
British Seed Houses has launched a bespoke seed mixture especially for the specifiers trying to meet the demands of today’s market.
Designed with professional landscape gardeners and architects in mind, AberSustain will offer the ultimate low mainten
Sale of quarries and associated aggregates business
Marshalls plc ("Marshalls"), the hard landscaping specialist, is in advanced discussions to sell the aggregate quarries detailed below to Breedon Aggregates England Limited, a wholly owned subsidia
While writing this article for the May edition of Turf Pro, snow is still lying in many areas throughout the UK and Ireland. We have been subject to a savage Easterly wind for weeks that has dried the ground out so much that hill fires have been burn
Souters Irrigation Services (SISL), a specialist arm of sports turf contractor Souters Sports set up in 2010 to handle irrigation refurbishment and installation projects, have been awarded the contract to design, install and maintain an irrigation sy
I have noticed a number of new ground maintenance start up businesses around Glasgow this season, as always happens at the start of a new growing season.
2013 must be a particularly difficult year to try and start such a company though due to the late
ROYCE TURF AND IRRIGATION LAUNCH APP FOR SMART PHONES
TURF APP NOW LAUNCHED
now available for all your smart mobile equipment our Royce Turf App. We are the first turf company to launch an app in the UK. On the app you will find hints and tips details
Dennis & SISIS have concluded their spring 2013 series of educational events with the recent bowls seminar at Meole Brace Bowling Club in Shrewsbury. Committed to educating greenkeepers on how to maintain and look after bowling greens, the British ma
Specialist weed control contractor Complete Weed Control has brought its technical expertise into play to ensure that the Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales is always in pristine condition - and continues to flourish with a long-term maintenance prog
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Natural stone patio - Prenton Wirral
This landscape design was created by our in house landscape architect Emily Ross. Here she has worked with our customer to create this fantastic garden design that makes use of Marshalls Fairstone Pa
Slippery softwood decking, here is Jackson Landscape Designs durable, anti slip, aesthetically pleasing, money saving solution for all gardens and landscapes in Newton Abbot, Devon and surrounding areas.
Hazardous softwood deck
The Chelsea International Flower Show 2013 has been cancelled do to poor Easter weather, say organisers. The event will now take place in September.
Event organisers are hurriedly making plans to ensure that all participants have enough time to save
The career of a tree surgeon presents a series of challenges. An effective tree surgeon requires the physical assets of strength and dexterity. He needs to be a specialist in operating and maintaining his machinery and, finally, the wherewithal to ne
Reclaimed granite setts in bogun pattern working on a lovely property on the border of hampshire and Wiltshire have also set up a time lapse camera http://originalstonepaving.blogspot.co.uk/granite setts
time lapse video of us laying granite setts in
GreenSpace is the national charity that has championed the revitalisation and resurgence of parks and green spaces over the past 12 years. However, over the past year there have been devastating budget cuts to local authority funds and this, combined
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…
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Cordless drill
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…
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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…
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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…Van and kit for sale
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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