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Do you have a disaster avoidance plan?

Posted by Phil Voice on October 1, 2008 at 10:00am

There is no denying in my book that it is going to be grim for a while and landscaping and gardening contracts will be leaner and fewer and far between. I have this morning written a post on the Landscape Juice blog titled 'The storm before the storm

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Welcome to the Landscape Juice Network

Posted by Phil Voice on September 28, 2008 at 9:30am

Welcome to the Landscape Juice Network.

My name is Phil Voice and I have created this site to help professional gardeners, landscapers, designers, product manufacturers and suppliers [and also private gardeners and home owners] who might be looking

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The lovely Saturday E Mail

Posted by Kerrie John-The garden design Co on September 27, 2008 at 5:44pm

I finished planting a contemporary garden a week last Friday. I designed it, Dale Pellatt built it.It's always good to hear that the clients are happy with the thought and skills taken to produce 'THE' garden that they dreamed of. This is the 'makes

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Natural perspectives exhibition at Moors valley country park

Posted by Richard Loader on September 23, 2008 at 9:00pm

Sue and myself have just set up our third exhibition at Moors valley country park in East Dorset. The images are all locally captured and are themed into three sets: Floral, Landscape and Animals. The animals set has a strong bias towards New Forest

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Environment Agency issues guidance on the permeable surfacing of front gardens

Posted by Phil Voice on September 21, 2008 at 1:30pm

We were reminded by Stuart Marler about the impending - new legislation for driveways from October 2008 and Lara Warner - Permeable Paving. The information has now been released and it does not look as onerous as first thought. The bullet points are

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A day in the life of...

Posted by Cat Fereday on September 15, 2008 at 9:00pm

Anyone who follows my blog - yes, both of you.... will have surmised that today's news about Lehman's was likely to have led to - well, to say the least - an 'eventful' day for me. Most of the morning, I sat at my desk during the day, typing 'Lehman'

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Gardening Excellence goes Digital

Posted by Andrew Fereday on September 15, 2008 at 8:37pm

Well, it's about time that I got up to date with technology so I went out and got myself an inexpensive (OK, cheap) little digital compact camera at the weekend. I've been struggling with some beautiful but very awkward old fashioned film cameras for

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Win a blog and free marketing for a year

Posted by Phil Voice on September 15, 2008 at 11:00am

I know that everyone here has the ability to optimise their own advertising and marketing by blogging, until your fingers are sore, here on the network. I want to take the strain and help ramp up one lucky members business by building and writing the

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Have you renewed your photo driver's licence?

Posted by Cat Fereday on September 13, 2008 at 9:30am

This is a community service message - I've have recently become aware that the new style photo driver's licences require renewing (for a fee) every ten years. If you have one of these, and it is more than ten years old, you may be driving without a v

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Government Guidance on Permeable Paving finally issued

Posted by Lara Warner on September 12, 2008 at 9:21am

Just in advance of the commencement date for the new Regulations of 1st October the Government has provided its guidance paper on implementing the new rules.I for one am pleased to see that common sense appears to have prevailed and as long as a rain

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DEFRA at it again it would appear - now they want to ban the lawn!!!

Posted by Lara Warner on September 10, 2008 at 9:30am

I will simply post the link for now to the headline from yesterday's Daily Express. I am trying to get a copy of the "consultation" document to post on here too.This is hardly the input the industry needs from the government when we are facing the cu

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A taste of the Life the Gardener's Wife Aspires to...

Posted by Cat Fereday on September 9, 2008 at 11:00pm

This is going to sound sooooo dreadful, but before I get into it, I have to swear that this is completely uncommon... in fact, it's very nearly unique, like the Bosin-Higgs particle (I probably spelled that wrong!). Okay, here goes.... last Saturday,

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Using images from the web in blogs and web sites

Posted by Richard Loader on September 9, 2008 at 10:00pm

A picture speaks a thousand words - an old saying but perhaps even more true now than when it was said by an early Emperor of the Xia Dynasty in China about 4,000 years ago.With the coming of broadband, photographic and graphic images have become eas

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Writing a blog post and using photographs

Posted by Craig McGinty on September 9, 2008 at 12:09pm

I HAVE noticed a number of great photographs being uploaded to the site in the past few days, they clearly show the hard work, imagination and skills of members. But here are a few tips to make sure you are getting plenty of bang for your buck: - Eac

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The Silent Witness that will never talk

Posted by Phil Voice on September 6, 2008 at 2:21pm

You may have been forced to stay in this weekend as the rough weather takes it's toll and causes many plans to change. I have written quite a few posts that many of Landscape Juice readers would have missed because the stores were posted before they

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Begging for marrows....

Posted by Cat Fereday on September 3, 2008 at 8:23pm

Next Friday, the office bunch are off volunteering for a local school. They're tidying up an area which is going to become a 'woodland classroom'. When news of this volunteering escapade was first mooted in July, I have to say I felt an overwhelming

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Well duh!

Posted by Cat Fereday on September 1, 2008 at 10:11pm

Standing on the precipice of redundancy with only the dead tree root which is my technical knowledge keeping me from plummeting down into the valley of cohabiting with the in-laws as I am.... I'm constantly on the look out for new career avenues and

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Ooooo - Naughty Plant Show People

Posted by Cat Fereday on August 31, 2008 at 10:00pm

Plans went a bit awry today... originally, we had intended to motor up to Newby Hall for a large scale plant sale. Okay, seems a bit late in the season, but... have Volvo estate, have gardening husband (with map) and have some spare cash.... besides,

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A Roundup of landscape and gardening news

Posted by Phil Voice on August 31, 2008 at 9:30am

The Horticulture Week reports the banning of Sodium Chlorate by the European Commission (EC). The Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) announced that the EC pesticides review committee voted in July was for non-inclusion of chlorates in Annex 1. The G

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Announcement - Autumn has arrived

Posted by Cat Fereday on August 28, 2008 at 10:00pm

I have been notified of the formal arrival of Autumn... by Fereday as he put the duvet back onto the bed... The following banter ensued....Me: "You'll be fretting over chillblains soon...."Fereday: "Already am...."Me: "And it'll be all worrying about

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The Landscape Juice Network's Aims and Objectives

Posted by Phil Voice on June 30, 2010 at 9:00am

The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)

What is it?

LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.

The site is…

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A Quick Reminder to Talk

Posted by Fleur Voice on January 17, 2020 at 6:32pm

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…

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Diversity in the Horticulture Industry

Posted by Fleur Voice on February 20, 2020 at 7:49pm

“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…

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The Impact of Burglary on the Individual

Posted by Fleur Voice on November 20, 2019 at 4:14pm

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…

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The LJN Big Interview with Westhill Garden & Landscaping Ltd

Posted by Fleur Voice on October 10, 2019 at 9:13pm in Company publicity

Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…

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Starting a gardening or landscaping business?

Posted by Phil Voice on October 1, 2010 at 6:30am

This series isn't just for landscapers and gardeners starting out: it's also a refresher for existing…

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Open forum activity

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. 🙏"

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"

Fusion Media posted a blog post

Championship golf validates unmanned turf care

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…

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…"

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."

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…"

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. "

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 "

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 ?"

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."

Fusion Media posted a blog post

Keeping Warwick Racecourse race-ready with Mansfield Sand

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…

Jon Chandler posted a discussion

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…

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…"

Jon Goves updated their profile

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…"

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"

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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Started by Jon Chandler

9 Replies · Reply by Jon Chandler 11 hours ago

Views: 287

Gardening & Landscaping Recruitment

This year's been a real struggle to find good landscaping and gardening staff to join our team up in Scotland, has anybody else been having issues this year? for some reason nobody wants to work. We now have a full diary and still lots of inquiries…

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Started by Graham Mitchell in Careers

14 Replies · Reply by Billybop Aug 18

Views: 525

Eliet Scarifiers and Groundsman aerator for sale

I have a number of machines available for sale. Eliet 401's and 451's and also a sisis autorake mark 5. The groundsman aerator is a 345hd all listed on eBay. Anyone want to make me an offer. I also have a nearly new all battery techneat 3m boom…

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Started by Martin Ashdown in Groundscare, Machinery, and Turfcare

0 Replies

Views: 62

Looking for budget hand tools?

These small seaside shops have absolute bargains on spades and buckets. You can also get sets of little flags for marking out perimeters.

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Started by Tim Wallach in Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by Tim Wallach Aug 4

Views: 117

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