Cedar is commonly seen as being the material of choice for external cladding and of course for roof shingles. It is also ideal for fencing, cedar is long lasting and durable, containing its own natural oils that will preserve it against the elements
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It’s not just our Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have done us proud at London 2012 - the team behind the creation of the Olympic Park should also be congratulated on their achievement.
As a local resident, I have been longing to see the planting
The new Etesia duocut range of mowers is extremely versatile, and is capable of mowing with or without collection in all conditions, or for high-quality mulching. And they do all that with no need for an accessory.
That high performance is possible th
This is a question that is often asked!
Many homeowners have various types and heights of hedges bordering their property.
However any hedge will require trimming at least once a year - this is where the problem arises.
High hedges present a problem - h
Almost all modern phones have a camera, and an app for scanning QR codes.
Now, by using QR codes supplied by Joy of Plants, your labels can allow would-be purchasers to see a webpage of complete details for each plant variety - making it so much mor
Fingers cross, will have some response this year...
It is a good opportunity for you to built contact direct with growers and manufacturers to enjoy higher margins on the supply you normally buy, to see what is new and learn from the real market place
Marshalls Heritage Paving Diamonds
This design went down really well with our customers, so we have decided to put it on Landscape Juice for all to see. We have used Marshalls Heritage Paving and created three decorative diamond shaped areas with a
"The cold wet summer experienced in Western Europe this year doesn’t seem to have held back the flowering of the ornamental grasses in my garden. From now on until the end of autumn is when things really begin to get exciting here. Of course calamag
We made it - Lush Landscape & Garden Design is 5 years old.
Here's a little article reflecting on setting up a garden design business at the start of a downturn:
How much do we take our parks for granted in cities?
London in particular is blessed with wonderful parks, all tended and cared for by dedicated teams of gardeners. The parks are a welcome break from the traffic fumes and hustle of the streets, provid
Way back in 2001, we invented the Landscapers Exchange Board at our Nursery.
It is a forum via our notice board for Landscapers, Designers and to share information, contact each other, find work, share work, for the mutual benefit of all.
How it works
As with most small businesses we often discount our own skills and knowledge, for day to day stuff.
We recently joined Dormen, as a business mentoring body, for on-site mentoring of our business, and us.
We have learnt, not to downplay our skills in Ho
Phil Voice, founder of the Landscape Juice Network, has announced that he will be driving an Etesia H124 mower from Bergerac in France up to John O’Groats in Scotland, to raise money for Perennial (Royal Gardeners’ Benevolent Society). Not only is he
Hi all. We are busy pruning Olive trees today, they really have put on rapid growth during this wet spell. Dony forget to remind any of your customers with Olive trees, to keep them pruned in order to maintain good leafy and dense crowns. If your
Here are the final shots of my Indian Sandstone patio. I have pointed up with easyjoint which is one of the sweep in's. It was unbelievably quick to do. I am not sure if i would used the sweep in's with contemporary sawn paving but against a rive
Etesia UK is excited to announce the appointment of Webster Power Products, based in North Lanarkshire, Scotland as an official sales and service dealer for the Etesia ride-on mower category and Pellenc range of battery-powered equipment. The company
After moving house I decided to lay an Autumn Brown Sandstone paving patio in my back garden. When I first moved into the new house the garden was like a jungle and I wanted to reduce the maintenance. We decided on a natural stone patio and I have
I have recently moved house and decided to install an Indian sandstone paving patio in my garden. I used to be a landscape contractor so I was hoping that the project would not present too many problems. I was also looking forward to finally using
TimberClick Midlands is currently offering 30% off on its quality softwood treated decking boards - if you live in the Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Walsall area and are looking for some decking boards then well worth contacting TimberClick Midlands.
Hi all,
Does anyone know what MC discount is, its to do with new development costings?
thanks in advance.
Alex - Blue skies water systems
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…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“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…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
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Thought I'd sign up to this forum. And I hope I'm allowed to post stuff for sale on here as this will be a one off? I have for sale a tiny pro robot, it's not the new edition but it's the bigger one of the two. If anyone is interested then please…
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A customer of mine is interested in instant hedging - his is a new build on a prestigious estate. He wants a 5ft laurel hedge, immediately. Length could be 18m or 44m, depending on costing, at £250 per metre unit this is a sizeable project. I've…
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Makita has added two powerful cordless hedge trimmers to its range of 40VMax XGT grounds maintenance tools. The 500 mm bladed UH020G and 600 mm UH021G both deliver highly efficient and effective cutting and have been designed for ease of use. The…
Read more…Weibang 53 SSD or Weibang 53 ASD BBC or Honda HRX 537?
As the mowing season has drawn to a close, I am thinking about a new mower for next season. I have now narrowed it down to 3 machines, either Weibang or Honda. I appreciate there have been lots of posts on here regarding the best mowers and…
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