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I'm Not Alone!!

Hello to you all at Landscape Juice Network from Jan & Paul Rogers!What a great looking site. When I stumbled across LJN looking for hedge trimming advice I skimmed through a few topics & pages and it was quickly evident that I needed to join the com
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Habitat Aid

A quick hello...we sell high quality products (mostly trees, plants, and seeds) which will help create beautiful and diverse habitats for garden, smallholding, farm or estate. We also offer ecological services. Half of the profits we make go to speci
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First time lanscape. part 1

Hello all. I am writing this blogg to share my first project with you. My own garden. I moved in to my house just over a year ago. On first inspection the garden did not seem to bad. Basically it was just grass. It did need a bit of a clean up and a
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You get what you pay for

I received a voicemail message at ten past eight this morning from one of my clients asking if I could call them back urgently.It turned out that they had a “visit” the other day from a gardening company asking if they would like their hedges cut. No
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Where have all the flowers gone?

Hopefully I'm no so much older than everyone else here that some will recognise the title of this post is the same as the one written by Peter Seeger as a call for peace.A common misconception is the second verse is 'where have all the children gone?
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Beautiful Blue and Yellow Combo

I was wondering if anyone could help? I've been given this photo and would like to identify the plants and location. Any thoughts?http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/photo/photo/show?id=2074886%3APhoto%3A50244All entries welcome!
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Bloggin' freely and feelin' happy

The newsflash of the evening was that the two American journalists had been pardoned in North Korea following the intervention of former US President Bill Clinton (Elvis minus the music). This has very little to do with gardening, I grant you, but it
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Boxes, elder bun issues, jam and stuff

It is a widely held belief that Coleridge indulged in illegal substances.... at some point, he wrote the following....."In Xanadu did Kubla Khan an ancient pleasure dome decreeWhere Alph the sacred river ran through caverns measureless to man down to
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Jon Chandler replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"Thanks all for your help and advice.
Great to have the expertise on here as a guide and backup. 🙏"
yesterday
Adam Woods replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"Others have ID ed it.
I chop them off at ground level with secutears then spray a drop or two of Praxys on the wound... if it doesnt killt he first time, it will the 2nd or 3rd"
yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
At the Portugal Invitational, Kress showed turf professionals that unmanned mowing has moved from emerging concept to practical course-management solutionChampionship golf leaves no room for compromise. That's precisely why Kress chose the inaugural…
yesterday
Neil Darby replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"If it has thorns it is likely to be a Robinia. I have a client who has a couple of trees 10 or so Metres away & this year they have been popping up all over the lawn. A nightmare tree for anybody who climbs!!!
I have a Gleditsia myself, (my…"
Saturday
Paul Elby replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"As others have said it is a Gleditsia (honey locust), grows very easily from blown in seeds and suckers. Grows fast in hot dry conditions."
Saturday
Graham Taylor replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"There will probably be a tree nearby with the same foliage sending out suckers into your lawn.  You could try spraying them with tryclopyr (SBK brushwood killer will do)  ............. tricky as you don't want to risk damaging the tree they are…"
Friday
Kieran Ray replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"It could definitly be a honey locust sucker but it is more likely to be a Robinina sucker, they can send them up when stressed and ffresh growth can have a purple tinge. "
Aug 18
David Benson replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"eucalyptus tree suckers i have seen them 60-70 yards from the tree "
Aug 18
John F replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"Is it growing off a long sucker from a tree in a nearby garden like sumac trees send out ?"
Aug 18
Dave Colton replied to Jon Chandler's discussion Growth/Shoots in lawn
"Looks very much like a locus tree, young ones do also develop spikes."
Aug 18
Fusion Media posted a blog post
For Guy Woodward, Head Groundsman at Warwick Racecourse, maintaining a safe and consistent racing surface is a year-round challenge. From heavy winter rainfall to prolonged dry spells, the demands placed on a jumps track require products that can be…
Aug 18
Jon Chandler posted a discussion
Hi All, In a cleints garden, I'm having a real problem with these shoots that are coming up in the lawn.I'm digging them out as I go, they are on long roots. they have an oval shape leaf and develop nasty thorns. See pics.Can anyone help identify…
Aug 18
Billybop replied to Graham Mitchell's discussion Gardening & Landscaping Recruitment
"yes I would say to be able to start up a fledgling garden service nowadays, you really need to be in a fairly privileged position to be able to build it up, as your initial earnings won't even touch the sides of the cost of living, let alone the…"
Aug 18
Jon Goves updated their profile
Aug 18
Honey Badger replied to Graham Mitchell's discussion Gardening & Landscaping Recruitment
"As mentioned they are demotivated because of the high cost of living and low wages in comparison.
Yes there's is opportunities they have to fight for them because there is alot of competition.
The entitlement and benfit culture is another different…"
Aug 18
Adam Woods replied to Graham Mitchell's discussion Gardening & Landscaping Recruitment
"Agreed 110% Peter.
That said there are exceptions - you just have to find them"
Aug 18
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Growth/Shoots in lawn

Hi All, In a cleints garden, I'm having a real problem with these shoots that are coming up in the lawn.I'm digging them out as I go, they are on long roots. they have an oval shape leaf and develop nasty thorns. See pics.Can anyone help identify…

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