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Some recent garden pics

 

Clematis "Dr Ruppel", Chinnor

 

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Shady border, Princes Risborough; astrantia,hellebores,hosta,bergenia,geranium sylvaticum

 

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Extra pair of hands?

I am a student studying for an MA in Landscape Architecture at the University of Greenwich and was introduced to Landscape Juice through the BALI stand at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.  I'm looking for some part time work between now and mid-Septe

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Agripower Develops New Specialist Tool

Natural and artificial sports contractors Agripower Contractors have dramatically reduced on-site time and haulage costs with the development of their latest specialist equipment.

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The STR (Synthetic Turf Recycler) was constructed and developed over a

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Twitter mayhem!

I have signed us up for Twitter @mprlandscapes.

Currently still getting to grips with it (more of a Facebook girl myself) and 'tweeting' other local business' seems to be going well gaining contacts and getting our name out there.

The one distraction I

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Tractors to beat the squeeze

Lamberhurst Engineering is the sole UK importer of Ferrari tractors. The complete range, which includes the Raptor, Vipar, Cobram, Thor, Vega and the recently launched Cromo models, is being updated for 2011to include a brand new colour scheme of gre

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Picking up pruning’s cleanly and mulching them to a fine degree, even when the prunings are large is something that many users of mulchers want to achieve. Well mulched material breaks down much quicker and helps mowing and harvesting operations. If

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Staff Needed

Arbour Design & Build are looking for a

SOFT/HARD LANDSCAPER

We are looking to recruit a landscaper with excellent knowledge of landscaping.

 

You must have the ability to read plans and proven experience in running jobs and liaising with customers.

 

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After the rush of makeovers,clearances and pruning of early and mid spring, the last few weeks have seen a settling down and it's great to see the hard work of the past coming to fruition ( no pun intended).Wisteria have been amazing and the roses ha
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Conference Filming

 

Adam Giles a former partner at Giles Landscapes is now working for us on a consultancy basis advising on media relations and marketing. Adam together with business partner and friend Richard Millen own Cambridge FilmWorks Ltd - one of Cambridgeshire

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Open forum activity

Brian's Garden Maintenance replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Revive a lawn
"Thanks for that, Peter that a great help."
11 hours ago
Billybop replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing
"i quite like photinia, quick to get to a good size, yes not so dense but it depends on the customer's requirements, to me its like the difference between solid wood fence and a trellis with plants on, still marks the boundary but not as…"
12 hours ago
John F replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing
"Is this an isolated stretch of privet Clive or all the privet in general ? 
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…"
18 hours ago
Ian Harvey replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing
"I would agree with Peter's suggestion of Grisilinia. I have some in a mixed shrub hedge, and it makes an excellent hedge. It's quite fast growing, but upright in growth as well, meaning that it keeps its shape well without too much side shoots…"
22 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing
"Suspect Honey Fungus its highly susceptible and before retirement a few months ago we were seeing a lot of it, whether the weather has suited it and hence the increase?
As to replacement I would not use Photinia it has a rather open habit and does…"
yesterday
clive bates posted a discussion
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…
yesterday
Jake replied to William Frost's discussion Paving pushing up because of the hot and super dry weather
"Happened this year on a patio I installed 4 years ago. Lifted two porcelain slabs 10mm but were still stuck solid to mortar and the mot stone base. The base was 200mm and rolled with a sit on bomag roller with Terram membrane underneath the mot.…"
yesterday
Jack Wright updated their profile
yesterday
Landscape Juice replied to Peter sellers's discussion Help change email on here
"Hi Peter,
Let me have a look into this.
Craig"
yesterday
Peter sellers posted a discussion
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…
yesterday
Peter sellers replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Revive a lawn
"Liquid fert, anything will do miracle gro etc. Liquid iron will help it green up and get some granular fert on it when rain is forecast or water it in."
Tuesday
Intelligent Landscapes updated their profile
Monday
Juliet Roper and The Stonemart Ltd are now friends
Monday
Billybop replied to William Frost's discussion Paving pushing up because of the hot and super dry weather
"A good idea to have a "Force Majeure" clause in your contract for such work. Just as nobody would expect a patio to withstand an earth quake of significant magnitude, nor a sink hole opening up beneath it, less exciting than such unexpected events,…"
Sunday
John F replied to Graham Mitchell's discussion Gardening & Landscaping Recruitment
"Initially I started gardening after being made redundant from a trade where decent take home pay would depend on lots of overtime but the bottom dropped out due to cheap imports . 
I started with a push bike , a pair of vintage rolcut secateurs and…"
Sunday
Brian's Garden Maintenance posted a discussion
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
Saturday
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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…

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