Whilst following the media reports and subsequent response from Caroline Spelman has been interesting it is also disturbing. It has displayed a very poor understanding of the history, present position and practice of land management by both the media
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Chuffed to have a piece on wetlands in the Financial Times on Saturday, which gave me the opportunity to give a few good people a bit of a plug. I hope I've got the gist of it right, and that it might give some pause for thought. Nice photos anyway,
ahs ltd’s Hardwood Playground Chips are the unsung hero of playground surfacing.
Sourced from sustainable English forests, the Hardwood Chips offer a long-lasting, 100% natural playground safety surface. Being despatched from ahs’ own production site
As a landscape designer, I increasingly see new building developments surrounded by the bare minimum of landscape schemes, usually designed by the architect as a last minute offering to ease the project through the planning stages.
It doesn’t always h
There is little existing guidance or methods available to place a realistic value on a garden. Currently a value can be determined on the land; either by way of ‘comparative’ valuations by Estate Agents (a method of valuation that helped cause the cu
Many people spend £000s on a new kitchen trying to add value to their home,which is a excellent investment,but when it comes to selling your property,its kerb appeal that counts.
Investing in a new driveway also adds value to your home whether you are
stone carpets are another version of resin bound paving,more suited to indoor situations.
Resin bound aggregates are a very adaptable type of surfacing,normally seen on domestic driveways,they are becoming increasingly popular around hot tubs and pool
Aggregate Industries' North End site, Ashton Keynes has been transformed by garden designer Martin Ford to create a new inspirational display area to showcase the new 2011 product range.
With a short turnaround before the launch of the 2011 Bradstone
Peak surfacing have 5 years experience of resin surfacing,100% of our business is installing resin based surfacing.We are looking for landscapers,garden designers or landscape architects to promote resin bonded or bound surfacing to potential custome
A report in Which? Gardening magazine, covered by the Daily Telegraph, tells us what we already secretly knew; that many "wildlife shelters" bought in shops don't really work. An honourable exception in the report is the solitary bee box, which, like
Should you market to residential or commercial clients? Here’s how to determine your expertise and your preferred clientele:
Most of us have our hands in many different pots.
Trying our best to cater to everybody, we offer our services to residential A
Most contractors check their books at the end of the year and find themselves wondering:
“Where did my profit go?”
There’s often more than one answer to that question, but this question brings us to one very common answer: Whoever is pricing the work d
Poppies symbolise remembrance because they often cover battlefields once the guns fall silent. But why? Poppy seeds only germinate in freshly dug soil. All those squaddies’ bootprints, shell holes and tank tracks churn up the ground forcing any poppy
As winter approaches and the leaves fall,people find this is time of year when slips trips and falls occur on slippery paths.Power washing removes atmospheric pollution moss and algae returning the paving to a nearly new state.Many people have a dome
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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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Befrore retirement I had an 8' and a 4; . The 4' went in the…"
Does moss always = full renovation
Hi.Does a mossey lawn always equal a full lawn renovation? Once you kill (or control) moss the customer is left with brown / black dead moss all over their lawn. So then its needs scarifying to rake it up, then usually a preseed fert, seed and top…
Read more…Tripod ladder user? Your advice sought please!
How do you get on using a tripod ladder taller than the hedge you're cutting? Are photos using them like this practical?I cut a variety of heights and only want to buy one new ladder to rule them all. I currently use a folding combination ladder…
Read more…Ride on mower/ ride on plant are you covered?
Some of you may not be aware that your public liability insurance does not cover you for accidents/ damage whilst driving ride on machinery across car parks or on private roads. A separate policy "Road risks" is required regardless of whether the…
Read more…Sick pay insurance
Hi all. Hope everyone is getting off to a good start this season.Can anyone recommend a decent sick cover or work injury company. There's a lot out there so solid suggestions welcome pleaee
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