LJN Blog Posts

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

McVeigh Parker UC4 products are manufactured using only redwoods treated at a moisture content of 28% or less. The solution strength of the preservative is significantly higher than on standard pressure treatments and the vacuum/pressure process is l

I’ve had two disappointments this week. The first has been the Leveson enquiry. I’d sort of hoped – irrationally – that the hacks giving evidence might have turned out to be sentient beings. It turns out that they’re as moronic and unpleasant as thei

Just back from israel a week ago,

10 days with family and brilliant friends that try to help a lot. The Localls blamed me for bringing the winter to them as the temp just dropped from nice 26 to 19 with 200 mm of rain in 4 days (more than third of ann

Chris Nangle Furniture Design are delighted to be able to offer our clients an exciting range of vandal proof solid granite seating

Our granite street furniture is hand carved from solid blocks by Scottish craftsmen, the resulting products are aesthet

We are very glad that the weather has been good for us, the last few days have seen us install a row of pleached carpinus to start the final phase of planting on one of our projects.

The preparation work started over 7 days ago when the site was caref

The BALI North West region presentation was held at The Mere golf & country club Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire with 96 people attending including landscape contractors, landscape architects and garden designers who wish to achieve higher levels of profes

As part of LONDON GARDEN DESIGN's services, David Beasley (t/a a design and build company) offers other garden designers, landscape contractors, garden product manufacturers and retailers the option of having their ideas/products drawn up in glorious

I am thrilled to bits with my latest bird bath design.  It came out of a recent contact on the off chance I might have something unwanted or even seconds to fit their purse for a special gift. I had been wondering about garden bowls without bases for

Although synthetic surfaces are often described as being suitable for all weathers, just like any outdoor facility a synthetic surface will be susceptible to extreme weather conditions such as harsh frost. Playrite Area Manager Sean Colbert has put t

Autumn leaf fall is a massive problem to Eamonn Murphy, Grounds and Gardens Manager at Haileybury, one of the UK’s leading boarding schools, in Hertfordshire. The co-educational public school, founded in 1862, has grounds of over 500 acres with hundr

We are pleased to be able to offer our guys the opportunity to become NVQ qualified through Marshalls. Anything that gives our industry credibility is a positive!

As there are so many un-qualified landscapers/ pavers/ installers in the industry giving

Something for nothing always goes down well with clients, I find, and the Garden Design Academy has been attempting to provide just that this week.

Residential courses were the surprise success of 2011 and as a result we have been able both to reduce

My name is Josh and I would like to offer free help and advice to users of this forum with any machinery related problems.

 Fusarium induced by overzealous applications of synthetic 'fertilisers'!!!!

It is the time of year that is favorable for infestation of fusarium (microdochium nivalis) to take advantage of weaker grass plants and reduce the appearance of a beautiful

I used to live in Brittany, where I worked for a while on a plant nursery. One day while weeding the pots of Azaleas, my boss pointed at the hedge, saying ‘regardes, troglodyte!’ , which I translated as ‘look, a cave dweller!’. Puzzling: life in rura

Just won a nice landscaping job using Marshall's fairstone sawn paving. Let hope the weather holds out

Its been a hard year starting off with a severe winter, very hot spring, a very wet summer and a reasonable autumn. Lets hope this winter is kinder to us. tree climbing and landscaping is a hard job at the best of times but bad weather makes tree cli