After seeing Palmstead Nurseries at Creating Landscapes Show and being impressed with what they had to offer Arbour Design & Build have just placed a large order with Nick and his team, we look forward to receiving over 1400 plants at one of our site
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Hello.Only this year have I been working as a self-employed Gardener. This has been on my own with a Van & a reasonable range of equipment & I have been concentrating solely on soft landscaping involving grass cutting,weeding,ground clearance,prunin
Hi Folks after a few years we have had a re design of our memorial bench web site www.benchmemorials.co.uk
We will be adding new images of our green oak memorial furniture in the near future including some more images of hand carved letters and plaque
A common misconception with artificial sports pitches is that they are ‘all-weather’, so much so that they are often referred to as just the ‘All Weather Pitch’.
If maintained correctly, an artificial pitch should be playable in most weathers, but it
I’m a lot more interested in plants than I am in lawns, and our lawns have been gradually diminishing since we moved in 4 years ago. However, neither my husband nor I are particularly keen on digging, and we’ve run out of places to stack stripped tur
I am definitely a 'late starter' when it came to gardening unlike a lot of people on here. As a small child, I always liked making mud pies (nothing changes there!) and always loved daffodils and a rockery that we had at the bottom of our garden. I r
One of the talks at the Creating Landscapes show was by James Hewetson-Brown, of Wild Flower Turf, who argued that it was better to use turf instead of seed to create a meadow.
Such a belief shouldn't come as any surprise considering the products Jam
The winter gardening calendar is now well underway. We have been getting phone calls to remove trees, clear leaves, sort out borders and finish of clearing up lawns. There are also new ground maintenance contracts agreed and we are geared up for an i
The Malvern Spring Gardening Show 2012 – Show Gardens
The first national RHS flower show of the year, the Malvern Spring Gardening Show will be held from Thursday 10th May to Sunday 13th May.
We would be delighted to receive your application to stage
Etesia UK have been working hard over the last few months in promoting both the Etesia & Pellenc product range and have seen a significant increase in brand awareness that has been highlighted by the rising number of new dealer appointments.
To streng
This article is full of tips and ideas to help encourage wildlife into your garden, as their countryside’s are slowing disappearing due to construction of roads and new houses, its becoming vital we help create new habitants for our wildlife.
Chaffin Fencing is based in the heart of East Sussex, at our yard just north of Polegate and outside Eastbourne. From this location we provide a comprehensive range of fencing services covering the whole of Sussex, including residential fencing, comm
The Garden Design Academy began by providing training to garden designers and by assisting home gardeners to design their own gardens. I started offering these in the UK from our offices in Hertfordshire and when we moved to France they took on a who
Barry Cotton was at the Creating Landscapes show with different platforms for safe working with hedges, orchards or trees.
Barry also had a harness for supporting chainsaws or anything heavy. Cambridge Filmworks were looking at it with interest to
The newly sign written Ayegardening van.Ayegardening is really excited to announce that our new van is ready to go - newly sign written - watch out for it around Crawley, Horsham and Dorking areas.
Ayegardening is a friendly, reliable
Part 1
As well as your time and effort, what else can you sell to your customers?
I firmly believe that the secret to success is to be passionate and knowledgeable about what you do.
Unfortunately that isn't the easy part.
Your customers need to know h
I posted a blog about this garden 6 weeks ago, and since then the build has continued well. Saying that, I think all builds go through phases when they seem to be taking shape really fast, and others when you wonder if it will ever be finished, and I
How often have you seen a tarmac sports surface, at a school or perhaps in a park, looking redundant through lack of care and maintenance? A bit tired and faded where vibrant lines once marked out netball and tennis courts? Suffering from excess moss
Wood BlocX Helps Create Some “Grand Designs!”
Last weekend (Oct 7-9th) was the Grand Designs Show held at the NEC in Birmingham and Wood BlocX took a starring role, featuring in the amazing show gardens on display there.
This years’ show was a busy as
Marshalls Driveways
Abel Landscaping Liverpool
In this blog we wanted to show you a variety of block paving driveways we have carried out using Marshalls products. As a Marshalls Registered contractor we believe that these products are long lasting, d
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…
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Worrying if it's all the local privet , I know of flourishing privet over 70 years old .
Do you know when the affected privet was last pruned , I am thinking is it stressed…"
As to replacement I would not use Photinia it has a rather open habit and does…"
Let me have a look into this.
Craig"
I started with a push bike , a pair of vintage rolcut secateurs and…"
Privet hedges dieing
Hi Has anyone got the same problem we have in our area in Warwickshire, the privet hedges atleast 40years old or more are dieing, I appreciate the dry weather hasn't helped but this looks like the same as what's destroying the box hedging.And any…
Read more…Help change email on here
Trying to change my email on here, followed instructions and received an email from LJN asking me to confirm changes by clicking on link within the email ,but there is no link!! Why make it so difficult? LJN is not exactly a high risk site , in…
Read more…Revive a lawn
Hi AllI would like some advice on the best way to revive a lawn after this hot weather we've had, please.I look forward to hearing from you
Read more…Paving pushing up because of the hot and super dry weather
I would love to hear if anyone has had an experience of paving being pushed up because of the hot and dry weather this summer. We have had a number of patios where this has become a problem (a couple we laid ourselves and quite a few more where…
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