We have had a busy month, the busiest so far, and have spent some time visiting small residential sites in Edinburgh, Grangemouth and Stirling to provide quotations for ground maintenance work. Many of these sites have had very basic care but moss on
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Mark Twain said ‘’Buy land, they are not making it anymore’’. Certainly if you seek a guaranteed investment for your children or your children’s children, there can be no more secure investment than land purchase and planting it with trees, properly,
Souters Sports continues to expand with the new appointment of Warren Hough as Senior Contracts Manager which will see him oversee and manage the day to day running of the North West division of Souters Sports from their Cheshire office in Knutsford.
Etesia UK has published a new customer focused newsletter, aptly named ‘Cutting News’, with the first issue now available through their nationwide network of dealers, the company direct and via a digital download on the company’s new website.
The news
A Christmas gift of a gardening course with some of the world’s best gardeners is just a click away as MyGardenSchool launches a unique online gift certificate
MyGardenSchool, the world’s first online gardening school, has today launched gift certifi
Just spent the last two weeks planting a thousand trees and shrubs out in the open. Ruddy freezing
Amid huge excitement the Garden Design Academy has just launched its new Facebook page. We have taken the same approach to Facebook as we did with our web site. First sign up and put something on line; learn how it works and what we could do with it.
Fantastic innovations using waste plastic drink bottles....on my to do list.
http://www.wimp.com/lightenup/
The way I see it is that the modern landscape company has to be at the fore front of trends other wise they may get passed over for a company that can undertake everything in-house. The still growing markets are 1. garden lighting, think out door liv
Last winter saw much of the UK grind to a halt by the worst weather seen for over 30 years, seeing local authorities, landscapers and grounds maintenance professionals struggle to keep roads, paths and car parks safely open for users.
To help keep th
work; how is it for you?
It's great looking out of the window and seeing snow on the ground. North Glasgow has had two spells of snow so far, but neither has been long lived.
Our work recently has included fence repairs after the storms last week, plus turfing, clearing up de
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We are introducing garden lighting into our product range as of 9th January we have teamed up with a leading manufacturer to supply the product from our showroom at our offices in Chertsey. From there we can offer a design and install service or if
Early next year the National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations will be launching it's 1000 Communities campaign.
The aim is to let 1000 communities, where the local authority is the landlord, about their right to manage and to encourage mo
Hi all,
I think this post may help ones that install or plan the use of astro turf ( synthetic turf/ fake turf).
In the last week, my business seems to be dead from orders. Not surprising Christmas coming , short day etc so got the time to do few thing
Recently made my first business connections through Landscape Juice. The Wildflower Turf company. Excellent product well worth considering for many applications. Feel this approach to design solutions is more 'organic' whether problem sites or not
It was once aceppted that by having a website ,you could be found by your customers ,that is not the case anymore,with the amount of websites on search engines increasing every day.
All is not lost as there are still many number of ways to be found ,b
The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
What is it?
LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
The site is…
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…
Open forum activity
Evolution has stopped for man
Imagine 1971"
It certainly suits me to stick to paper. I am…"
Yep- private school eduction, then his Dad (a city trader) gets Nigel a city trader job. His only ever job, before becoming an MEP.
Yep- that's the real world isn't it!
I wasn't suggesting that Reform…"
So we will have to be patient and put with what we…"
'You will own nothing and be happy'
Last general election i red the manifestos of tories, Labour and reform. The only one that was realistic and contained common sense was reforms.
Tories and…"
Including burning our country to the ground just to prove a point."
As for Nigel, if you are…"
If fat jayden with adhd doesn't get his macdonalds via delivero everyday he gets anxiety attacks.
His parents that have never worked still…"
The MTD idea is to stop small…"
Making tax digital
Thought there might be some unaware of this. So briefly and I am not an accountant . As from 6th April 26 anyone who has income from self employment, rent from property etc or a combination that equates to a turnover of 50k or more (not profit) will…
Read more…Dedicated Garden Waste Collection/Garden Clearance Business
Hi all,A few quick questions for anyone running garden waste or clearance work:What vehicle setup works best for fast, one-person jobs?Do private firms use their own green waste bins, and how do you manage them?How do you deal with overfilled dumpy…
Read more…Robot mowers and rabbits
Ideas please..The garden I look after is mown by a couple of large very heavy robot mowers - they are generally my friends - they remove the bore of cutting the lawns which used to take 2 full days a fortnight with a large ride on and smaller…
Read more…White Deicing Salt – Winter Safety Update
As winter conditions set in, White Deicing Salt is being deployed to keep roads, car parks, and pathways safe across communities. Known for its fast action, it quickly melts ice and snow, reducing slip hazards and ensuring safer movement. Unlike…
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