LJN Blog Posts

Horticultural learners were among the prize winners at the eighth annual Lantra Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year awards.  This highly prestigious event, held at the Crieff Hydro hotel, attracted 140 guests and was attended by the Cabine

Just to let you all know that I am being interviewed by Jane Garvey on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour at 1000 on Monday 7th March. For details check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z58b4. I am not sure whether you can hear it live on the internet

Ready for the coming season - Unreal Gardens officially launched on March 1st ready for the Spring season.

Unreal Gardens Specialise in supplying to both the trade and the general public, a wide range of low maintenance & artificial garden & landscap

What is the difference between Resin bonded and resin bound.?

The bonded or "scattercoat" process uses cold applied resins,screeded over the surface with a thin dressing of kiln dried aggregates.Once dry the excess is brushed off leaving a 3-5mm thick

• Claire and Matt have presented a design for a family garden in Hackney. The landscaping will include a large artificial lawn, gabion planters and decorative screens. The client is very happy and, subject to a little tweaking of the quote, has indicat

How highly successful companies replace time spent on waste with more time spent on billable work

We all want to maximize our profit. The good news is that most contractors in the landscape industry actually have room to increase the profit line on th

The first UK sale by French manufacturer Etesia of its latest 4-wheel drive BPHPX rotary mower with a near full complement of utility attachments has been made to a major 364 days a year visitor attraction. Dealer Parks & Grounds Machinery of Bidford

My copy of the above just arrived in the post from iGPOTY - thanks Phil for organising the competition.

The book looks great for anyone interested whether Pro or Amateur - as you'd expect some lovely examples in there.

Cheers

Richard

Thought some of you may like to take a lok ast my main blog, with the most recent post. OK, so Eranthis hyemalis is mostly all finished now, but I thought it worth the add, FYI.

Regards, Gary

http://gardener-gary.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-wait-until-sp

Ecobuild, which opens from Tuesday 1st March until Thursday 3rd March, is the future of design, construction and the built environment. It is the biggest sustainable building exhibition in the world.

Following the last years success at the Hampton Cou

It is virtually impossible to write a brief summary of fertilisation requirements and nutrient deficiency with regards trees. The subject could amount to a 300 page book with regards one species and still be non exhaustive. It is however one of those

Tuscany green passion

There are some exciting marketing developments from Pistoia based Giorgio Tesi Vivai who are one of the oldest growers in the famous Pistoia region of Italy. Their proud traditions have become the cornerstone of their profile and

Traditional Molecatchers “We don’t make a Mountain out of a Molehill”

In exterior design water has always played a vital role, and literally so – vital as in ‘life’.   The very earliest gardens we know of were devised as ways of providing access to water which was also used to grow trees for shade. In the otherwise ho

Green-tech are currently looking for Northern England,  Midlands and Southern England Area Sales Managers to service the Horticultural Market place.

With the increasing demand for our products and first class service we are looking for highly mot

Mrs G from Botesford near Scunthorpe ,North Lincolnshire contacted Peak Surfacing recently,with a old concrete driveway which was in  urgent need of resurfacing. Due to the thickness of the concrete,a mechanical excavtor would have to be brought to s

• Design consultation in Victoria went well, the space was a small, over looked terrace so the challenge was to create privacy but not allow the space to feel enclosed.  Ideas for lighting include a net of fairy lights to be suspended from a pergola or

Festival of Gardening for wildlife championed by Alan Titchmarsh
1-31 March 2011

“A garden without wildlife…
is like a kiss without a squeeze.”


Celebrity gardener, Alan Titchmarsh
speaking at the opening of the RBC Rain Garden at WWT London Wetland Ce