Just back from israel a week ago,

10 days with family and brilliant friends that try to help a lot. The Localls blamed me for bringing the winter to them as the temp just dropped from nice 26 to 19 with 200 mm of rain in 4 days (more than third of annual quantity). For me it was lovely 19cel.

One of the exciting things for me was to see my grand dad that riched 99, still fairly clear and care about us.  A book with the story of his live was printed and I had few tears…

Chris Nangle Furniture Design are delighted to be able to offer our clients an exciting range of vandal proof solid granite seating

Our granite street furniture is hand carved from solid blocks by Scottish craftsmen, the resulting products are aesthetically pleasing, extremely durable and highly practical in use.

We are able to offer any of our range of large carved oak seating in granite and would be more than happy to work with clients to…

We are very glad that the weather has been good for us, the last few days have seen us install a row of pleached carpinus to start the final phase of planting on one of our projects.

The preparation work started over 7 days ago when the site was carefully marked out, holes dug and 3 skip loads of awful material removed (see skip contents) a large delivery of planting soil and tree and shrub compost was also delivered. The base and sides of the tree pit were loosened as best as…

The BALI North West region presentation was held at The Mere golf & country club Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire with 96 people attending including landscape contractors, landscape architects and garden designers who wish to achieve higher levels of…

As part of LONDON GARDEN DESIGN's services, David Beasley (t/a a design and build company) offers other garden designers, landscape contractors, garden product manufacturers and retailers the option of having their ideas/products drawn up in glorious 3D using Google SketchUp.

Long-time members on the Landscape Juice Network will remember David's drawing…

I am thrilled to bits with my latest bird bath design.  It came out of a recent contact on the off chance I might have something unwanted or even seconds to fit their purse for a special gift. I had been wondering about garden bowls without bases for a while but …

Although synthetic surfaces are often described as being suitable for all weathers, just like any outdoor facility a synthetic surface will be susceptible to extreme weather conditions such as harsh frost. Playrite Area Manager Sean Colbert has put together some information below on why pitches freeze, how you can prevent frost occurring and most importantly how to protect your pitch throughout the winter.

Why are artificial pitches affected by…

Rapid Repair, from Drivewayfix.co.uk, is a fast setting concrete repair perfect for paths and driveways.

 One of the best selling lines on Drivewayfix.co.uk, Rapid Repair is the perfect product to repair broken or damaged concrete.

 Designed with ease of use in mind, with just the addition of water, the product is ready to use - it can even be mixed in the tub so there is no need for a bucket.

 It can be used for repairing concrete kerbs, edgings, shed bases and…

Autumn leaf fall is a massive problem to Eamonn Murphy, Grounds and Gardens Manager at Haileybury, one of the UK’s leading boarding schools, in Hertfordshire. The co-educational public school, founded in 1862, has grounds of over 500 acres with hundreds of trees, most of them native deciduous, with oak, birch and chestnut the principal offenders in terms of leaf shedding.

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We are pleased to be able to offer our guys the opportunity to become NVQ qualified through Marshalls. Anything that gives our industry credibility is a positive!

As there are so many un-qualified landscapers/ pavers/ installers in the industry giving us a bad name. Being on the Marshalls register is great for our credentials and all the extras Marshalls offer make it a fantastic option. Keep it up Marshalls!

Something for nothing always goes down well with clients, I find, and the Garden Design Academy has been attempting to provide just that this week.

Residential courses were the surprise success of 2011 and as a result we have been able both to reduce the price of the courses for 2012 and host them more often. There are five residential courses currently offered, compared to eighty home study courses, so there is great potential to…

My name is Josh and I would like to offer free help and advice to users of this forum with any machinery related problems.

 Fusarium induced by overzealous applications of synthetic 'fertilisers'!!!!

It is the time of year that is favorable for infestation of fusarium (microdochium nivalis) to take advantage of weaker grass plants and reduce the appearance of a beautiful grass sward to that of a war…

I used to live in Brittany, where I worked for a while on a plant nursery. One day while weeding the pots of Azaleas, my boss pointed at the hedge, saying ‘regardes, troglodyte!’ , which I translated as ‘look, a cave dweller!’. Puzzling: life in rural Brittany could sometimes feel like going back in time, but not to that extent.…

Just won a nice landscaping job using Marshall's fairstone sawn paving. Let hope the weather holds out

Its been a hard year starting off with a severe winter, very hot spring, a very wet summer and a reasonable autumn. Lets hope this winter is kinder to us. tree climbing and landscaping is a hard job at the best of times but bad weather makes tree climbing that bit more hazardous and landscaping sometimes impossible.  In between all of this I relocated! Trying to build up a business again in a new location isn't easy and yet, here I am, still surviving. It's a funny old game but don't we just…

Its been a hard year starting off with a severe winter, very hot spring, a very wet summer and a reasonable autumn. Lets hope this winter is kinder to us. tree climbing and landscaping is a hard job at the best of times but bad weather makes tree climbing that bit more hazardous and landscaping sometimes impossible.  In between all of this I relocated! Trying to build up a business again in a new location isn't easy and yet, here I am, still surviving. It's a funny old game but don't we just…

Etesia UK has just launched a brand-new website, showcasing their vast range of ride-on & pedestrian mowers, brushcutters and the complete range of Pellenc Lithium-ion battery powered equipment.

“Following years of being told that our UK…

There have been many comments via blogs and via those peripheral voices of the countryside that the British public are apathetic towards the threats to the UK countryside, its flora and fauna and further the biodiversity of the world. Are they? I don’t believe they are and the monumental flow of money equivalent to a small countries’ GDP into conservation NGOs suggest otherwise. The huge public surge of anger towards the ‘Forest Sell Off’, was quickly manipulated by some NGOs, who ended up…

The RHS is calling on garden designers, landscapers, artists and architects to create an exclusive Visionary Garden for RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2012.

This category offers the chance to break the mould and go beyond commercial garden design by pushing boundaries and using horticulture as a medium of expression, installation and art.

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