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A very warm welcome to one and all

Welcome to the daily blog of Jackson’s Landscape Design, JLD, the home of quality garden design Devon, landscaping and rammed earth garden structures, this blog will show you the daily life of our garden build up, th

I just rewatched a brilliant you tube video on Creativity by John Cleese, worth watching in its entirety at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg. He explains how creativity can only occur when we are in the ‘open’ mode of operation, a state tha

Brassica oleracea 'Pépé Coterel' is looking for a garden at Chelsea
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Having read the magazines and the blogs, and having seen last year's gardens, I thought that I would write a few thoughts on what I thought might be some of the key garden design elements that would be prominent in 2013. However as one person can onl

As part of its plan to significantly increase business and provide customers with the highest level of technical expertise, Etesia UK has appointed Ian Collington as Southern area Sales Manager for its range of Etesia and Pellenc products. Ian return

DGG are a major supplier of high specification Uv and Non Uv polyurethane binders used for resin bound gravels.
Our manufacturer only uses virgin products to produce this high specification product,used throughout the uk on commercial,domestic and sc

I came across a post on Linkedin recently promoting a piece of software that would automatically write articles on any chosen subject with material gathered by it from Google and other online sources.

Ultimately its' main purpose seems to be to make w

We were recently invited to quote for a new resin surface in north Sheffield,the area had been concreted many years ago and had cracked and sunken with ground movement.
Our quotation was to dig out the existing concrete and due to the time of year in

Hi Folks

For those who don't know me, I'm David Beasley and I'm an experienced Garden Designer, 3D Visualiser and Landscaper. On LJN I have written the popular Blog Post Quick Method Of Producing First SketchUp Drawing/Design and started the Group Goo

We recently had to reinstate a number of resin bound gravel tree pits for a school in manchester.

Although they were installed correctly,when wet they had become very slippery because of the type of gravel used.

initially we tried creating a mechanical

Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading specialist sportsturf contractors, has won not one, but three prestigious awards at the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) National Landscape Awards, celebrated at the London Grosvenor House Hot

There is much debate in the garden design world about computer aided design (CAD) versus hand drawn, and personally I think both have their merits. I use Sketchup to create virtual reality 3D models which allow me to really understand the levels, vol

I couldn't let 2012 slip by without expressing my personal thanks to all those who have supported Perennial over the last 12 months.

I was new to this network last year and watched from the sidelines for a bit feeling that maybe it was not my place to

Hi All, Wonder if anyone can point us in the right direction? Our primary business source is Grounds and Garden Maintenance. We maintain a number of schools and private gardens. We have recently moved into the Hard Landscaping Arena and feel we could

Happy Christmas from Abel Landscaping

Well, its been a fantastic year for us here at Abel Landscapes. We have carried out over 73 landscape, driveway and paving projects throughout Merseyside, Lancashire & Cheshire – leaving many happy customers with

A Resin Bound Surfacing project just been completed in Shepherds Bush - not by Drive-Cote Ltd though I hasten to add.  Don't want to steal anyone's thunder.  Must have been a pretty daunting task on that scale though! 

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It’s a great feeling to wake up in a hot summer morning and looking forward to a relaxing afternoon with your family and friends in your newly mowed lawn. You could imagine yourself drinking cold lemonade while watching the kids play and everybody is

Etesia UK has announced three new Pellenc promotions for UK customers. The offers, which are only available from participating UK Pellenc dealers is available from now until 31^st May 2013.

Pellenc is the only manufacturer in the world to be able to pr

Many facility managers struggle with the migration of loose gravel from around trees or the build up of litter associated with traditional grilles.
Peak surfacing have the answer resin bound gravel- a decorative gravel encapsulated in a clear polyure