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Autumn is a time of anticipation as we wait for those bulb catalogues to appear online or drop through the letter box. Just as exciting is the process of deciding what to order from an ever increasing selection, which has greatly i

Garden Designer/Graduate Landscape Architect
job opportunity with Kirman Design.

www.kirmandesign.co.uk

Kirman Design is an established multi-award winning design practice based at Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury, Cheshire (Garden Centre of the Year). W

Your choice of bulbs is a very personal thing.  And of course, now is the time to start ordering, especially if you're a designer and need to order for clients.  Actually equally for your own garden.  We all put plenty of thought into our colour-sche

(This post was prompted by the following question from Craig Smith on LinkedIn : "How many professional landscape designers implement lighting into design plans?")

I wonder how many interior architects/designers would draw up plans without any mention

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

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:

Now We Are Five

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