The following is an extract from a recent blog I wrote in regards to the draft NPPF, out for consultation at the moment, in which both within the ministerial foreword and in the text the word 'place' is used, seemingly at the expense of using 'landsc
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We are delighted to announce that during the past month, Arbworx has racked up a whole wall full of landscaping industry accreditations.
APL & HTA
We heard this week that our application to join the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and the
This week we have been working in Over in Cambridgeshire, just "over" the river from us being based in Needingworth St.Ives. The client has a new build property and has an unusally large garden attached at the side of the property which was left knee
Ayegardening is a friendly, reliable, hard working family gardening business serving Crawley, Horsham and Dorking areas but also spanning across Surrey and West Sussex.
Gardening services:
- Regular garden maintenance
- Commercial and domestic
The wire used in the production of XFENCE has an improved coating which provides greater durability.
Since the development of Zinc/Aluminium coated wire in 1984, various companies have used this coating to provide a longer life for their products. McV
The upkeep of amenity turf within hundreds of housing estates up and down the country is a huge source of business for contractors. Reliability of mowing equipment is essential for this work. A contractor based at Battle in East Sussex, the FGS Group
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I thought I’d write a blog to show the fairly typical design process that I went through recently for my latest garden commission. The brief was for a family garden, with screening for privacy and to hide the children’s play equipment and
I would like to know if anyone has a kubota G26 Ride on mower. What is the good and bad points about this machine. I am looking into purchasing one for next season.
- In December 2010 Earth Designs carried out a garden postal design for a client in Wales. The building was listed and the design was for a roof terrace, however not any ordinary roof garden. The architects had designed a carport the roof to which c
I'm fascinated by the potential of 'living walls' or 'vertical gardens' to transform the living environment of cities and I believe this could form the basis of a major new 'green' technology in the future if systems could be developed that are more
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Hi FolkI am just organising myself to begin garden maintenance on my own; a complete career change as redundancy is looming so time to plunge into something I love. Studying for RHS qualification and just looking for some support and pointers to sta
Has anyone seen this form of growth on a cordyline my son came around and nicknames it medusa which I thought was very apt
FINISHING TOUCHES TO A GARDEN or outside space often involves using pots and containers planted-up with annuals, shrubs or topiary. There are so many options available from classic lead, faux lead, terracotta, fibreglass, stone, hazel and willow... t
The Stone Bake Oven Company were proud to receive the prestigious New Forest Show' Best Trade Stand' award this 2011, winning over hundreds of other competitors.
Awarded for a combination of their oven design and stunning garden display, not to for
Timber-on-Line is looking for photographic entries that best capture the theme 'Garden Lifestyle 2011, with one requirement the photograph MUST feature either 'Timber Decking, Timber Fencing or Timber Sleepers'.
The competition is open to all ages an
Cedar Roof Shingles are a wonderful way to finish off garden buildings and enhance the beauty of your garden - sheds, summer houses, home offices or gazebos can all be roofed with this beautiful material which is ecologicaly sound and harvested from
If you, or anyone you know, have a solid background in the landscaping industry, preferably with a CCDL, then please send your CV to sophia@arbworx.com along with a covering letter telling us why you want to work for Arbworx.
We’re looking for talente
The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
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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.
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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…
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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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