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So here we are in July, the first half of the year has already passed and now we break into what we always hope will be the best month of the year. It’s been a great month for the Pro Landscaper team; we were very lucky to be invited to the opening of the five million pounds plus Commonwealth Park in Gibraltar, a spectacular project which really reflects ability, design, and the quality of products supplied from the UK. See a short news report but look out for a more in-depth portfolio feature in the coming months.

Also, we have a sneak preview of

“THE GLORY OF GARDENING: HANDS IN THE DIRT, HEAD IN THE SUN, HEART WITH NATURE. TO NURTURE A GARDEN IS TO FEED NOT JUST ON THE BODY, BUT THE SOUL.”

the woodland walk at Chestnut Tree House in West Sussex, the latest Greenfingers children’s hospice project, designed by Ann-Marie Powell and built by Garden House Design. This is a project that the whole industry can be very proud of, and again reflects what a passionate and committed industry we are – creating bespoke spaces for people to nurture and enjoy.

On that note we have some great features in this month’s issue, along with all the regular contributors, we include the first in a new series from Liz Ackerley on roof gardens, a look at some inspirational gardens from Jonathan Ward and an interesting insight into the considerations for creating play areas. Perhaps you can enjoy reading this issue in the garden!

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July 2014 6 News Shed Round up of industry news

9 News Extra We visited the new hospice garden at Chestnut Tree House in Arundel, and spoke to contractor Garden House Design about the build

11 Association News BALI celebrate Chelsea success and share the news of gardens at Tatton Park and in Singapore; the APL launch a new membership category and announce Autumn Networking Seminar; the SGD call for entries for the Designing for Community Space Award; efig’s newly appointed committee and Nation Plants at Work Week; and the RHS report on the Flower Show Tatton Park OPINION

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15 Waving Not Drowning

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Andrew Wilson reflects on a quiet moment of design appreciation

23 Going Wild at School

Phil Jones ponders the horticultural commemorations of the First World War and D-Day

19 Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Angus Lindsay asks, are driving simulators the answer for landscapers?

James Hewetson-Brown on what can be gained from incorporating wildflower habitats into educational environments

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25 The Real Cost of Decking Karl Harrison explains what contradictory quotes for the cost of decking actually mean

26 Designing Roof Gardens Liz Ackerley begins a new series on designing a roof terrace. She begins by looking at the aspects that need careful consideration at the planning stage

BUSINESS TIPS

20 Terrific Toolbox Talks How to keep your head when speaking in public, advice from Margaret McNeil

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29 Let’s Hear It From Jim Fogarty, Australian garden designer and winner of over 20 international awards

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45 Nursery News News bites and information from around the country, including Nursery Notes from Crowders

48 Plantsman’s Plot Summer plant and tree inspiration from nurseries around the country

50 Nursery Factfile A nursery factfile with Tamata Nurseries

Andrew Wilson Garden designer and lecturer Phil Jones MD of ISS Facility Services Landscaping Angus Lindsay Head of Fleet at The Landscape Group

52 Working With Trees Tree care professionals gathered at Barcham Trees for a seminar on how pests and diseases are affecting tree selection

55 Gardens For Inspiration Jonathan Ward explains how you can find inspiration in three stunning southern gardens

61 Simply Play Sheffield Hallam University and Timberplay have created a Play Value Assessment tool to distil the essence of play

63 Latest Products

36 PORTFOLIO

33 Cottage Charm An informal cottage style garden from MJT Design & Landscapes

36 Plank Canvas Landspace designed and built a private escape and multi-use space for a busy young family

40 Seaside Symphony A complete redesign by Roger Gladwell Landscapes of a seaside garden only 100 yards from the North Sea

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65 Latest Products Playgroup equipment

66 Made in Britain How trends, legislation and quality of natural stone is causing an increase in demand EQUIPMENT

68 Equipment News 71 Brushcutters Latest Kit 73 General Latest Kit 75 Tested: Hitachi Russell Eales puts a selection of Hitachi battery power tools through their paces PEOPLE

76 The Little Interview Little Interview is back – we ask five industry professionals quick-fire questions to find out more about them www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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Margaret McNeil Owner of Onsite Training UK James Hewetson-Brown Founder of Wildflower Turf Ltd Karl Harrison Director of Exterior Solutions Ltd Liz Acklerley Garden designer and landscape architect Jonathan Ward Photographer and garden writer at Ginger Horticulture

ARE YOU GOING? JULY 8-13 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show www.rhs.org.uk 14-18 National Plants at Work Week www.efig.co.uk 17 BALI East Anglian Go Kart Challenge Wild Tracks, Chippenham Road, Suffolk www.bali.org.uk 23-27 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park www.rhs.org.uk AUGUST 14-17 Southport Flower Show www.southportflowershow.co.uk

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NEWS SHED Landscape Live 2014 event and special events. The stage will be based at the centre of the exhibition room, allowing you the guest, to speak with exhibitors and be able to listen to the seminars.

There will be 29 stands with exhibitors promoting a selection of the most well-known brands in the sector including; Green-tech, LandscapePlus and Makita. See a full list of the exhibitors on the website www.landscapelive.co.uk.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join us at Landscape Live and be inspired by the industry’s finest, and come together with top industry people, connect with exhibitors and be a part of the seminars.

For latest news and to register for free entry now log on our website, go to: www.landscapelive. co.uk. Like our Facebook page LandScapeLive and follow us on Twitter @LandScapeLiveUK www.landscapelive.co.uk

LIVE Landscape Live is the landscaping industry’s first event purely for landscapers, garden designers and landscape architects in the north of England. The event takes place at Headingley on the 7 October 2014.

Landscape Live is the event to attend to grow your business and gain new contacts. It is the perfect opportunity to build relationships and network within the professional world of landscaping. An informative, inspirational, fun event, we promote a productive day for all landscape contractors, garden designers and landscape architects bringing them together in one place.The event is in association with the market leading Pro Landscaper magazine.

The day will revolve around a targeted programme of seminars

P Casey (Land Reclamation) starts restoration at Memorial Park Restoration work to transform Fleetwood’s Memorial Park has begun following the appointment of P Casey (Land Reclamation) Ltd as main contractor. Following months of preparatory work, the Rochdale based firm is due to move onto 6

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the park to start a £2.4m comprehensive restoration funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund. Memorial Park is the latest in a long line of 18 prestigious park restorations which have been delivered by the

Adam Frost named as RHS Ambassador After being awarded a Gold medal for his Show Garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Adam Frost has become an RHS Ambassador. Adam will help the charity in its bid to encourage more secondary schools to embrace gardening, as well as to help raise the profile of horticultural careers.

Adam is the winner of four consecutive Gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and is hugely passionate about getting the next generation gardening. A team of young people from the Homebase Garden Academy helped

with the build of his show garden and he shares the charity’s ambition to inspire pupils to think about the horticultural industry when considering their careers.

Adam said: “It’s a real honour to accept such an important role and one that I feel so strongly about. I believe all children should be given the opportunity to garden at school, and the RHS does a great job through its Campaign for School Gardening. A big aim of the RHS, and of mine, is to get more secondary schools involved.” www.rhs.org.uk

Lanwarne Landscapes Ltd wins the UK’s best small business award Lanwarne Landscapes Ltd has beaten hundreds of entrants to win the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Worldpay UK’s Best Small Business of the Year and Micro Business of Year.

James Lanwarne, owner, completed his apprenticeship in 2002. After starting out with smaller jobs such as fencing, patios and installing ponds, he enlisted the help of a garden designer and qualified himself in landscape design and horticulture. The company was then able to offer landscape and garden design, construction,

specialist award-winning contractor in recent years.

Operations Director, Mike Cafferky, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this contract, we are acutely aware of Memorial Park’s historical significance and Grade II listing, and we will be approaching the works with the same high quality service as we have for all

horticulture and consultancy.

James Lanwarne said “To win big at such a high profile ceremony and to beat such an impressive line-up of companies for the overall award win is quite overwhelming. The team are hugely dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service and quality workmanship, which is why so many commissions come from recommendations and repeat business. We’re absolutely thrilled to have won.” www.lanwarnelandscapes.co.uk

our other prestigious projects.”

Caseys started work on site at the beginning of June. The project will also see essential conservation work carried out to the war memorial, pond, pathways and pavilion and the construction of a multi-use games area and parkour facilities. Work is due to continue until spring 2015. www.casey.co.uk www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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Gibraltar Commonwealth Park opens After almost two years from excavation to completion, the Commonwealth Park in Gibraltar has been officially opened by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. In his speech he said the park would mark “not just a change in the landscape but a change in democracy”. He remarked that what defines this ‘people’s park’ is that it is a public space where all can go, “rich or poor, newcomer or resident”. It is sure to be a joy to all who are lucky enough to visit and spend time there.

The Gibraltar Government revealed the cost of Commonwealth Park as £5.6m; £3.4m paid by the public purse, £1.5m from an EU grant and £700,000 donated by Kusuma Trust Gibraltar.

The principal landscape consultants for Commonwealth Park, Mark Gregory from Landform Consultants and landscape architect Nilufer Danis, were at the opening. Mark commented “I am really pleased with it, this scheme is unique to Gibraltar and we have

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NEWS IN BRIEF New Chief Executive for Lantra

Marcus Potter was appointed new Chief Executive of Lantra and joined the organisation on 27 May

RHS and Royal Hospital Chelsea sign 10 year contract brought in a lot of techniques and supplies from the UK.” “Sustainability was also a very important factor in designing and creating this beautiful space; rainwater is collected and stored in two huge underground tanks, for the park’s complex irrigation systems”, said Nilufer. The overall construction of the new park was managed by Gibraltar Joinery and Building Services led by site manager Jeremy Rogers.

Soil expert Tim O’Hare Associates was called in to make sure that the trees, plants and grass were given the best possible conditions in which to flourish. Over 130 trees, all of which are Mediterranean species or from areas with similar climatic conditions, have been

imported from Italy via Deepdale Trees and installed using earth anchors. Most of the plants used in the borders were supplied by Crowders Nurseries, and turf was supplied by UK grower Inturf. The beautiful granite pavers were supplied by Marshalls and resin bonded pathways by Sudscape weave in, out and around the park.

Finest hardwood decking was used for creating seating areas and a bandstand. The staircase leading down from the bastion wall was also created using the Exterpark Plus profile decking system with Elondo chosen for its durability, longevity and FSC certification. The stunning lighting scheme was designed in consultation with David Atkinson Lighting and uses low running cost LED light technologies to minimise ongoing costs. Pro Landscaper will be featuring a portfolio feature of the park in a forthcoming issue. www.landformconsultants.co.uk

The RHS and Royal Hospital Chelsea confirm home for the Chelsea Flower Show and have signed a new ten-year contract

Green-tech Ltd achieves high standards

Green-tech Ltd has achieved the internationally recognised ISO9001 & ISO14001 standards for the third year

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The City of London Oak Processionary Moth garden was awarded a Silver medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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SHOW MANAGER Dave Green Show Manager, RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show After months of planning, the arrival of July signals the start of the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. From Tuesday 8 July, the six-day show will be open to RHS members and the public, giving a fantastic opportunity for all

involved to showcase their skills.

During the past few weeks the show site has really come alive and it has been especially good to see some great teams from the UK’s best nurseries, growers and garden designers come together across the site as they work to deliver the world’s biggest flower show. It has been really encouraging to see some of the more experienced companies such as Landform Consultants and The Outdoor Room working alongside first time show landscapers such as RDC Landscapes, offering encouragement and help along the way.

One of the big challenges on the site every year is the weather. It is always challenging working outside, so planning for the worst, pushing on with work schedules during good weather and maintaining a tidy and organised site are key to delivering a successful show garden. Some of the teams this year have done

BBC Radio 4 and Kew Gardens to explore history of plant science From 21 July, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a major new series that will explore our changing relationship with plants from Carl Linnaeus and the birth of modern botany right through to the modern day. Created in partnership with the 8

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and presented by Kew’s Director of Science, Professor Kathy Willis, Plants: From Roots To Riches will feature unprecedented access to the rich heritage and ongoing work of scientists at one of the world’s oldest botanical institutions.

The 25-part series will delve into Kew’s archive and its world-class

all of these especially well and it has enabled them to deliver more polished and better finished gardens which will no doubt be reflected in the medals when they are awarded.

As you read this most of the hard landscaping on site should have been completed and with the hard landscapers and plant machinery moving out, the plants and planting teams should be moving in. With the garden assessing scheduled for Sunday 6 July it is essential that teams are only adding final finishing touches during the final weekend before the show opens. Some designers aim to leave at least four to five days for the plants to settle in to give that established and finished look, which the judges always favour. I know I can’t help but be a bit biased but I really do think that this year’s show has some of the best gardening content that there has been for years – I really cannot wait!

collections to tell the story of how modern botany was born around the time of Kew’s establishment in 1759. It will go on to examine how subsequent changes in scientific, economic and social preoccupations have influenced our attitudes to plants – from tools to exploit for food, fuel and industry, to objects of beauty, to being an essential global resource that must be conserved.

Winners at Gardeners’ World Live Gardeners World Live took place at the NEC in June featuring 25 show gardens. Best in Show was won by Hortus Infinitus designed by Tony Smith.

The Cocoa garden was a celebration of cocoa and the chocolate it provides. In the foreground, a chocolate pool gently bubbled away against a green backdrop, representing the British countryside. On the terrace were two chairs and a table carved from three enormous cocoa shells. Jo Jemmison Garden and Landscape Design won Best Metamorphosis Garden. The winning garden in the competition

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section, Heightened Senses was a creation that was designed to be ever changing, constantly undergoing a metamorphosis. Finally Tony Harding and Chris Cooper Hayes won Best Beautiful Border. Their Poet’s Last Rest border commemorated the works of First World War Poets. www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com

The series will conclude by looking to the future and considering the role of plants in providing the earth’s natural capital, from food, water and fuel to ecosystem services like climate regulation and provision of cultural services.

Every episode of Plants: From Roots To Riches will be available to download. www.kew.org www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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Chestnut Tree House garden COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION Garden House Design, the West Sussex based landscape design and construction company, has recently completed the construction of a woodland walk garden in the grounds of Chestnut Tree House, the children’s hospice for Sussex, with charity Greenfingers and garden designer Ann-Marie Powell. Pro Landscaper was lucky enough to get a exclusive tour of the garden from Rod Winrow, Director of Garden House Design. We asked him a few questions about Garden House Design’s involvement...

How did you get involved with the build at Chestnut Tree House?

Greenfingers was invited in by Chestnut Tree House to help formulate the project and had some original plans drawn, but they needed fine tuning and they needed help with managing the budget.

Ann-Marie Powell was appointed as designer and she went to some local companies to tender. We work with Ann-Marie often, but we won the tender by taking out the margins from all the materials so everything was done at cost price and we worked on a day rate which kept us going.

What was it like to work with Ann-Marie?

She’s a creative genius. We have worked together since 2004, so we are friends now as well. We have done Chelsea together and have had some pretty stressful jobs in the past so I think this is what made it work.

How did you source the products you used?

A lot of the products were supplied at cost price – Winner and Rabbit Group supplied the plant and Travis Perkins provided a lot of the building www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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materials. The main element of the project is a big decking boardwalk and the brief was that it needed to be long-lasting; the garden is a woodland walk to allow access for the children, specifically those who are wheelchair bound. We chose a composite decking from Millboard and a high temperature plastic base so it won’t rot like timber.

Did Greenfingers commission the project?

Yes. Ann-Marie is the horticultural advisor for Greenfingers so she is close to them on a charity basis. It was the biggest project that Greenfingers has done, so she was chosen as the designer because she is based locally, and also because a project this scale needed a lot of experience.

The construction then went out to tender and we were on the list as we are very local to the hospice too.

When did you tender for the project on and when did you start onsite?

We started the tender process in early December 2013, and we were onsite eventually in early February; we finished about a month ago.

In this project we did come and go a little bit. The understanding

with Chestnut Tree House and Greenfingers was that we still needed to do some commercial work.

Sometimes we were gone for a week or so and came back to it.

Did this project affect your usual day job?

Yes I think so; we had to be incredibly organised. Originally, the first stage of the project was supposed to be finished by end of February/beginning of March, but the weather was horrific and that slowed things down hugely. Then the job was extended as more funding came through. The job doubled in

size, and although difficult for our work schedules, the finished result is so much better for the children, it was all worthwhile.

Would you recommend this type of work to other landscapers around the country?

Definitely the project is, and has been, very rewarding, and we would indeed recommend that anybody approached by Greenfingers should look at the project. Look at the project carefully, and do it because it’s for a good cause and because you want to give something back locally, not to add to the bottom line!

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Chelsea success BALI members across the board excelled themselves at Chelsea this year with a total of six Gold, eight Silver-gilt, six Silver and a Silver Flora medal. BALI Affiliate members’ products were found on virtually every show garden

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BALI briefing and on many trade stands.

Congratulations to you all.

RHS Tatton Park Our regional members have already had success at shows in Harrogate and Malvern, and

The Gold medal winning Homebase garden – Time to Reflect, constructed by BALI contractor The Outdoor Room.

APL update APL launch new membership category The APL have launched a new membership category: Pre-Registered Members. The category is for landscaping businesses that have been trading for less than two years and aspire to become an APL Registered member with TrustMark.

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new entrants to the industry by encouraging good business practice, excellent technical delivery and establish consumer confidence in our industries professionalism.

Businesses joining under this category will be assessed by the APL in the same way as a registered member and receive advice and guidance on how to achieve full registered

will be creating show gardens for this August’s Singapore Garden Festival. They join Honorary BALI member Chris Beardshaw representing UK garden designers.

Member testimonials Member testimonials are needed BALI North West Region will be for the new BALI website – If you hoping it continues for their show have received client letters or garden (below right) at Tatton emails thanking you for a job well Park in July. ‘Vogue’, designed done, and have photographs of

by Belinda Belt and the scheme concerned, please constructed by send them over now to BALI contractors angela.donovan@bali. with assistance org.uk so that they from students can be uploaded to at Myerscough BALI’s stunning new College, will be website, due for launch BALI’s Tatton Park garden – ‘Vogue’ another excellent later this summer. showcase to promote BALI to members of BALI Landscape News the public. We wish the Make the most of the free PR that North West Region team is only available to BALI members every success. by emailing your news stories, case studies and technical articles to Denise Ewbank at ubiquita@ Singapore Garden Festival btinternet.com. Copy deadline BALI registered designers Andy for the autumn edition is 18 July.

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status. They will gain access to templates which help to establish sound business foundations and enable them to put good practices into place.

APL will also link pre-registered members up with a current registered member who can provide support and help with networking within the industry.

Pre-registered members will also have the opportunity to enter the APL Awards within a dedicated pre-registered category, providing the chance to demonstrate to their peers and customers that they are on the road to success.

For further details and to apply visit www.landscaper.org. uk or email apl@the-hta.org.uk

APL Autumn Networking Seminar 2014 Returning again for autumn, we are delighted to invite all landscapers and designers to the APL Networking Seminar on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at Provender Nurseries, Kent.

The event will feature a packed seminar programme from a selection of APL members and industry experts who can provide examples of tangible and successful tips and advice.

The evening event will run from 4-7.30pm and will offer ample networking time for delegates to discuss the topics raised.

Email events@the-hta.org.uk to register your interest in attending to receive further details.

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community within the design process or construction. In 2013, the award was given to two inner London projects – the Montpelier Community Nursery Garden in Camden (below left) and Gibbon’s Rent in Southwark (above right).

Judges looked at the many factors and circumstances that dictated the design of a garden and how the garden design had affected the community that used it. Montpelier Nursery Garden designed by Jackie Herald was described by the judges as “very natural and feels very open for an urban environment. A strong design that is not contrived or trying too hard and doesn’t dictate how the children should play. It has a nice balance of soft and hard landscaping.”

Jackie shared the award with

the Cityscapes project Gibbon’s Rent, designed by Sarah Eberle MSGD and Andrew Burns.

Cityscapes Director Darryl Moore said: “Winning the Designing for Community Space Award was a wonderful acknowledgement for Cityscapes and the other project partners of Gibbon’s Rent, for all the hard work and creativity put into realising the scheme.

“The SGD Award highlights the growing importance of design in community spaces, and the accolade for the collaboration of Sarah Eberle MSGD and Andrew Burns recognises that this can be to the highest international standards. Future entrants into the category will undoubtedly ensure that these standards are

kept high, and at the end of the day, it is the public who use and enjoy these spaces and who will be the beneficiaries of great design, and the true winners.”

The SGD is calling on designers who have helped transform vacant sites into vibrant green spaces or anyone who knows of a community garden worthy of winning the award to nominate the designer or encourage the community group to enter. Spaces can include temporary gardens, and the artistic, innovative, or experimental use of space or an installation. The spaces may be temporary or permanent.

Applicants need to register their interest in entering the award before 29 July 2014 to qualify for discounted entry fees. The final deadline for submissions is 8 September 2014. The shortlist will be announced in October 2014 and the winners at the SGD Awards ceremony in January 2015. To find out more about the SGD Awards 2014 visit www.sgdawards.com

electing the new committee before taking a tour of the back end of Kew! efig are pleased to announce that Ian Drummond, Creative Director at Indoor Garden Design was re-elected as

Chairman for a second year; Christopher Jenkin of Enterprise Plants was elected as Vice Chair, Carole Pluckaard Johnston of efig supplier Koberg B.V. takes on the role of Member and Social Secretary and Joanna Hargreaves remains as Treasurer.

Ian outlined efig’s plans for the year which include upcoming events, a training session in Holland, attendance at FutureScape, Christmas drinks in London, and next year’s Awards.

efig’s Office Plant of the Year The initial votes are in and we can confirm that the shortlist of plants for this accolade is ● Scindapsus or Devils Ivy ● Echeveria ● Anthurium (which also happens to be June’s Houseplant of the Month) The judges – Jim and Lisa from Pro Landscaper, Matthew Appleby and Claudia de Yong, Chelsea award-winning garden designer – will meet at the beginning of July to decide

SGD bulletin Designing for Community Space Award The SGD are once again calling for entries in the Designing for Community Space Award. The award is part of the annual SGD Awards scheme and the only category open to non-members of the SGD. It is given for the design of an outdoor community space of any size within the mainland UK, funded by charity.

The space should be owned by, or be for the use of, or designed with a community and may or may not involve the

efig outline efig’s new committee efig is ready to kick off a new year with a newly appointed committee following their AGM last week. Members met at Kew Gardens and completed the business end of things including

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RHS report From 23-27 July the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, featuring pioneering and innovative gardens, will return to Cheshire’s stunning thousand acre Deer Park.

Divided into four zones: Escape, Feast, Grow and Inspire, the show will reflect these themes through a combination of inspirational gardens, plants, food and shopping.

There are a number of exciting new features and displays planned for this year’s show.

For the first time the finalists in the RHS National Young Designer of the Year competition have received practical support

and guidance from award winning garden designer Paul Hervey-Brookes to help them develop their own gardens.

The young designers attended the RHS Malvern Spring Festival to gain gardening inspiration, have taken part in a plant workshop and helped Paul create his award winning BrandAlley Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The gardens designed and built by the finalists are always a prominent feature of the show, giving emerging talent a chance to showcase their skills, and this year is no different. The results of the competition will be announced on Tuesday 22 July.

the overall winner this year. There will also be two postal votes from Kathy Fediw of i-Plants and Joe Zazzera of Plant Solutions Inc both in the US. National Plants at Work Week The announcement of this year’s Office Plant of the Year will be rolled out during this week, 14-18 July. efig will use National Plants at Work Week to promote the reasons why plants are so important in the workplace.

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The themed gardens are always a popular feature at the show and this year they are based on ‘The Elements’, with designs interpreting earth, wind, water and fire.

Joan Mulvenna and Andrew Lee’s design ‘See the Wind’ attempts to reveal the swirling forms and currents within wind.

The design includes the use of geometric spacing within large blocks of identical planting, allowing the viewer’s eye to track and therefore visualise the wind.

Ian Price has chosen to depict each of the four elements in his garden ‘Elemental’ (below).

Earth and fire will be shown in the planting, lawn and compost mulch; air will be presented through a triangular sail shade;

With a wealth of research to support this, efig are hopeful that Dr Craig Knight’s latest endeavours will be revealed too.

Several members have agreed to build pop-up offices this year, details of where and when will be published on www.efig.co.uk. There are also supporting materials available on the website.

For efig’s part the NPWW Facebook page will be buzzing as will Twitter @eFIG_Ltd

fire in the flamed texture of the paving and charred larch cladding, and a triangular pool will represent water.

Designer Michael Vinsun has chosen to represent all four elements in a different way by basing his design (above) on an upland garden. Local Kerridge stone will form a central feature wall breaking down into a waterfall. The planting will represent fire by utilising intense reds and yellows. In contrast, on the opposite side of the wall, native wildflowers, grasses and mosses prevail. The backdrop to the garden will be formed of large sycamore and birch trees.

Sculptural representations of wind will be used throughout.

For further information or to buy tickets, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/shows

– remember to use the #plantsatworkweek to take part in the daily Twitterthon at 11am.

Anyone can get involved – photos of you with your favourite plant, photos of the plant on your desk, photos of plants seen in unusual places – post them all to the NPWW Facebook page please.

Let’s make it a week when everyone notices plants and realises just how much we need them.

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OPINION

WAVING NOT DROWNING

May was a manic month for me with the maelstrom that was Chelsea and the build and planting of our show garden, closely followed by my annual trip over to Dublin to judge for Bloom in the Park, now in its eighth year. A long sequence of early starts and later and later nights creates a certain giddiness that I quite enjoy until the final collapse like a sinking soufflé.

Amid the hustle and bustle of show time in May, Andrew Wilson reflects on a However, Dublin and its garden show are quiet moment of design appreciation – surely this is what shows are for? refreshing. Bloom in the Park has grown and evolved considerably since its launch, and as a result new faces crop up each year as people recognise what the show can deliver. Some designers are one hit wonders while others have grown with the show, each year improving their showmanship. Deirdre Pender is a good example of such a designer, her confidence growing and her planting worthy of the Gold medal she achieved this year. Paul Doyle showed that he is still someone to be watched with his stylish Gold winning small garden that turned its back on fuss and fiddle in one elegant tableau.

One garden stood out this year however, a composition so crisp and sharply defined that it stopped people in their tracks, including me.

“You Talk I’ll Listen” was created for the Samaritans as a tranquil but social space. The garden exuded style and elegance alongside experiences after judging run into difficulties as likens the experience to almost drowning as he the relaxing and calm qualities that the brief the designer struggles with issues of quality and taught himself to windsurf in the Atlantic by demanded. Its creator, Andrew Christopher objective self awareness. Obviously judgement watching some of the world’s best. Learning from Dunne, had never been and feedback need to be his mistakes and revising his designs to achieve seen at Bloom before and similarly well delivered for a perfection produced a certain approach and at THE ABILITY TO in the luminous gloaming balanced and fair outcome. the show itself he certainly delivered. In my book, of Bloom’s Gala evening With a background in Andrew Christopher Dunne is someone to watch DISCERN, TO WATCH I chatted with him about for the future, winning Gold, Best in Show AND WAIT PATIENTLY AND design and build Andrew has the garden. done his apprenticeship from (Medium Garden) and Designer’s Choice – not a TO REFLECT ON TIMING I asked him where he a base in the north east of bad haul for a first timer.

AND ON DESIGN had been and why I hadn’t Ireland, producing sharp, I’m interested now to see if he’s got the IS RARE seen him before at the contemporary gardens since show garden bug back at Bloom next year or show? “I’ve been watching 1999. His work has been perhaps over here at Hampton Court or and waiting until the time was right – observing” noted before by the Association of Landscape Chelsea? Watch this space! he responded. A measured answer and a Contractors of Ireland but his sights seem firmly measured design – not over complex with a set now on a design future.

ABOUT ANDREW WILSON simple planting palette and good quality plants, He began as a windsurfing instructor but felt Andrew Wilson is a landscape and garden tightly controlled detailing with shimmering the creative urge to design and create gardens. designer and a Director of Wilson McWilliam reflective pools and elegant planted steps.

Andrew has no formal design training but as a Studio. He is also a Director of the London Oh that more designers might say that! The regular visitor to Chelsea he drank in the detail of College of Garden Design, an author, writer ability to discern, to watch and wait patiently and the show gardens, talked to as many designers and lecturer. to reflect on timing (knowing when you are ready) as possible and watched their attention to detail. www.wmstudio.co.uk and on design is rare. So many feedback Dropped in at the deep end by his first boss he www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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OPINION

VIEW FROM THE TOP Inspired by horticultural and landscaping commemorations of the First World War and D-Day, Phil Jones explains how we can look forward and cultivate hope

Did anyone hear the recent 500 words story competition run by BBC Radio 2? The Bronze winning story in the 10 to 13 age category, entitled Albert Onions and Me, was about a boy who, whilst wandering through a cemetery every day on the way to school, imagined one of the moss covered statues coming to life. The inscription on the statue read Albert Onions, Head Gardener 1868-1916. In the boy’s imagination he and Albert worked together to restore the run down cemetery, and scattered seeds, each one of which in the former Head Gardener’s mind signified a colleague or friend who had fallen alongside him in the Great War. There are numerous examples over the years of plants and horticulture providing the link between the extreme and the normal. Many plants were used in the First and Second World Wars for medicine, camouflage and to keep the nation and soldiers healthy.

Conkers were collected during the First World War and were used to make cordite, a substance like gunpowder used to propel shells. The German army used a fabric made from nettles to make their uniforms in the First World War, and in the Second World War nettles were used to make a dye for colouring camouflage netting.

A group of artists called Amicus Botanicus, all graduates from The English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden, have recently donated a number of paintings entitled ‘The Art of Cultivating Hope’ to the charity Gardening Leave, which provides horticultural therapy for our Armed Forces past and present. The artwork focuses on such plants as the Victoria Cross and Flanders poppies and the tea plant. Why tea?

Well, everyone knows the importance of tea to a soldier!

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THERE IS A REMINDER OF HOPE SET IN THE NORMAL, BASIC FUNCTIONS OF GARDENING. THE HOPE OF NEW GROWTH AND THE MARVELLING IN ESTABLISHED PLANTS AND TREES CAPTIVATES THE IMAGINATION OF YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE

Such a reminder came in the form of the WW1 themed, Gold medal winning garden created by Birmingham City Council and The Royal British legion at the Chelsea Flower Show this year Commemorations of this type can naturally have a backward theme sometimes. However, the current anniversaries have a view of the past, but also a firm foot in the future, looking forwards, with hope. Horticulture provides such an opportunity to build the future on the firm foundations of the past.

I could not fail to be reminded of this as I recently walked through Westonbirt Arboretum, marvelling at the enormous trees.

I was recently reminded of the work of that great charity Perennial, “the charity supporting people in horticulture since 1839”. Far from dwelling on the past Perennial continues to help many people connected with horticulture today and looks to the future. In 2013 Perennial helped 1200 people in need of advice or financial assistance and provided £1.45m of funding.

Just as in the story of Albert Onions and Me, there is a reminder of hope set in the normal, basic functions of gardening. The hope of new growth and the marvelling in established plants and trees captivates the imagination of young and old alike.

We are all Head Gardeners in our own way and it is our role to ‘cultivate hope’ in all we do through our great land based industry.

ABOUT PHIL JONES

Poppy planting ISS carried out in Arun to commemorate the anniversary of the First World War

expert horticultural therapy. You could say it is our way of ‘cultivating hope’.

As the current commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and the 70th anniversary of D-Day take place we are constantly reminded of the sacrifice made by millions of people, both mentally and physically.

Phil Jones is Managing Director of ISS Facility Services Landscaping and is based at the company’s head office in Woking, Surrey. He gained an HND in landscape construction and moved into grounds maintenance early on in his career, further gaining an MBA. He has been with the company since 1987 and as well as running the landscaping business he also sits on the UK operational management board of ISS Facility Services.

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OPINION

ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? Computer driving games are everywhere and becoming increasingly sophisticated, so much so that in 2008 Nissan’s GT Academy gave Gran Turismo players the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a real-life professional driver. Any player who could prove their driving skills in the virtual world could compete on a real track in a real car to win a spot on the Nissan racing team. The competition was open to any PlayStation player who had downloaded the necessary software, top players were chosen through a series of time trials in pre-selected cars. Hundreds of thousands of aspiring drivers were narrowed down to just a few who competed in a finals event before being chosen to take part in the final selection round – a racing boot camp at Silverstone. This was where the drivers jumped out of their virtual car into a real Nissan race car and tried to prove they had what it takes to be a professional driver; what a fantastic way of training the next generation of racing drivers!

Driving simulators are not new technology but they are becoming ever more realistic. You can now get farming and construction simulators in which you can drive tractors, combines and earthmovers – although I still haven’t seen one for ride-on mowers (which might explain why some operators drive them like racing cars oblivious to drain covers, kerb stones, trees… the list is endless). Manufacturers of earthmoving machinery, forestry equipment and tractors utilise simulators in

acceptably skilled operator. the design process to work out the best operator Consider for a minute the new operator who ergonomics by producing virtual operator has been trained and spent time familiarising stations. The operator sits in position wearing a themselves with the workings of an out-front rotary 3D headset and covered in electronic reference on large open spaces within a housing complex or points surrounded by virtual controls, pedals and park in good weather levers which can be conditions. Full of altered on a computer DRIVING SIMULATORS confidence they then take to infinitely fine tune to a sloped area when it the design before the ARE NOT NEW TECHNOLOGY starts to rain. You may have actual manufacturing BUT THEY ARE BECOMING a robust risk assessment in process begins.

EVER MORE REALISTIC place, but has the operator Believe it or not this read and understood it? technology is being This is where a lack of used in developing the experience can become operator platforms on dangerous – don’t just some of the latest rideassume that your operator on machines. will cope, most accidents I appreciate that occur though a lack of we are not quite in the experience and/or fast-paced world of foolhardiness. motorsport and this Going back to the may seem far-fetched, high-tech world of the but it is starting to simulator, wouldn’t this be happen. I was always the ideal scenario with taught that you learn which to test an operator in from experience, a wide range of scenarios? Probably a dream too which is fine if you have the time to gain this far but it would avoid injury, damage and experience and there are people willing to train embarrassing laundry bills! you. However, it always seems that time is at a

premium and whilst we are all looking for reasonably competent operators and providing machinery inductions and training, this soon gets forgotten about when the grass starts growing and the pressure is on. We shouldn’t just assume that a day’s training is sufficient to make a good operator; realistically it takes weeks of experience in a variety of conditions to gain the necessary confidence and mechanical Don’t underestimate the value of experience sympathy to become an

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Are driving simulators the answer to making sure operators have had enough experience to use machinery safely, asks Angus Lindsay

ABOUT ANGUS LINDSAY As an agriculturist, Angus spent several years working on arable farms in Scotland before joining VSO in Egypt, implementing a mechanisation programme, managing field operations for a commercial cotton plantation in Nigeria and as a contract instructor for Massey Ferguson in Yemen. During this time he also spent a year at Silsoe, gaining an MSc in Agricultural Engineering and Mechanisation Management.

Returning to the UK he joined Glendale as machinery manager in 1994 – going on to become Company Engineer – before joining The Landscape Group in 2009 as Group Head of Assets and Fleet. Contact:

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BUSINESS TIPS

TERRIFIC TOOLBOX TALKS ●K eep still! If you keep bobbing about and

Margaret McNeil offers some tips on keeping your head when public speaking by preparing appropriately, communicating effectively, and exuding confidence

walking up and down it will irritate your listeners. ●D on’t fiddle! With the change in your pocket, or

Speaking in public is high on most people’s list of things they dread.

Even talking to a small group of colleagues can be nerve wracking and many people have worries: ● Will I ‘dry up’? ● Will I remember everything? ● How do I keep them interested? ● I know they will try to catch me out… ● Will I make a fool of myself? ●W hat if they ask me a question and I

don’t know the answer?

The main purpose of a briefing or a ‘toolbox talk’ is to give information, and sometimes to get information. Sometimes they are viewed as a waste of time when there are more important things to do or you are behind with other things.

So be sure that when you are giving a talk that it has a specific purpose and an end goal, so that when you finish, you and the audience take something (like new information or a new way of working) away with them.

With this in mind, you need to prepare carefully, ensure the audience know what to expect, and carry it out effectively.

Things to consider: ● Who is my audience? ● What are the key ideas I need to convey? ● What do they know already? ● How do they feel at the moment? ●D on’t assume your audience knows as

much as you. ● Use language they understand. ●G ive them information at a steady pace

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Planning is vital for you to feel properly prepared, and therefore reduce any nerves, and for your audience to get the most out of the experience, so: define the objectives, list the content, design the structure, prepare any visual aids or handouts (these could be copies of the operator’s manual if the talk is about a new machine, or examples of new timesheets that are being introduced), then HAVE A REHEARSAL. This way you can check your timings and notice any missing information.

Visual aids These are important – even for a short talk.

Remember: ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember’. They help the listeners to remember points you are making. They make the event interesting and credible. Some things are easier to communicate visually than verbally. Imagine trying to explain your new QA sign-off sheets without an example to look at!

Communication Your communication skills are important.

Key rules are: ●L ook your audience in the eye. This engages them and helps create good feeling. Look at different people in the audience though – not the same one all the time! ●F ace your audience, not the flipchart or the screen. Your voice will be clearer and your facial expression will be seen.

your pen, or your hair. It’s very distracting and the listeners will start watching you fiddling instead of paying attention. ●T he same goes for your hands. Keep them still.

Waving them about, picking things up and putting them down again for no purpose will take away your audience’s attention.

There are many similar bad habits – the problem is we often don’t know we’ve got them. If you dare, practice in front of someone and ask for their ‘warts and all’ opinion.

Confidence You will need confidence. This comes with your determination to do well, your good communication skills, and your practice! Think positively – if you think you will do badly, you probably will. Nerves increase your body heat, so wear appropriate clothing; nerves make your mouth dry, so have a drink of water handy; and nerves will make you clumsy, so organise yourself well beforehand.

Arrive early, check your visual aids, arrange the room how you want it, take a deep breath and dive in! A good briefing can: ● Change or strengthen attitudes ● Strengthen team spirit ●S how where you and the team members stand ● Give the presenter a terrific buzz

Readers can receive a free presentation skills workbook by emailing Margaret at info@onsitetraininguk.co.uk.

ABOUT MARGARET MCNEIL Margaret McNeil runs BALI Award winner OnSite Training UK. They offer flexible learning, qualifications and apprenticeships for horticulturalists in their workplace, including short courses in leadership and management techniques. www.onsitetraininguk.co.uk

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TECHNICAL

GOING WILD AT SCHOOL As schools and colleges are tapping into funds for green projects, perhaps the landscaping industry should be offering more help in providing them with ideas for creative landscaping, habitat creation and cost effective maintenance plans. Whilst it is possible for children to sow a packet of seeds and watch The new National Primary Science Curriculum sunflowers grow over the summer months, (September 2013) states that pupils should be creating long lasting biodiverse landscapes will taught to identify and name a variety of common require a little more expertise. wild plants. Most schools and colleges Habitat creation schemes do not need throughout the UK will have underutilised or to be overly expensive or complex but they do neglected land that holds potential for the need to be well planned and executed to creation of biodiverse areas for educational ensure quick establishment and longevity. purposes. Any area of land, large or Hedgerows, wetlands, wildflower small, has the potential to meadows, woodland corners become an outdoor and sites dedicated to classroom, giving invertebrates would students an significantly increase the opportunity to engage biodiversity found in with nature, enriching most school grounds. their daily lives with But whatever habitat an awareness of is developed, it must plants, animals and be completed quickly habitats, as well as with little risk of failure providing a feeling of to give peace of mind to well-being. the head teacher and ANY AREA OF LAND HAS Improving school bursar and maximum THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME grounds also raises interest to inquiring AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, the profile of the school minds during lessons.

GIVING STUDENTS AN and teaching staff and These ideas apply OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE can influence children’s equally well to higher values and attitudes education. For example WITH NATURE towards the wider Winchester University environment. These facts have fuelled schemes have installed significant amounts of Wildflower and initiatives across the UK to encourage Turf on roofs and around the campus which is educational facilities to do more with their now the focus for studies in carbon lock up. grounds. There are plenty of government The dense root mass of perennial wildflowers is organisations, charities and corporate sponsors known to be a speedy, effective and long term who offer help and support, both practical and carbon sink and the research may well prove financial, for schools to realise their ‘green wildflowers to be more effective than trees in the dream’ and gain ‘eco school’ awards. absorption of carbon emissions.

James Hewetson-Brown considers what can be gained from incorporating wildflower habitats into educational environments

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Classic maintenance programmes involving grass mowing are likely to be in place amongst the vast majority of schools but perhaps rarely reviewed. There is an opportunity for landscape designers and contractors to get involved to design and create wildflower areas that reduce the requirement for weekly maintenance. By working with teachers and incorporating mown paths, signage and carefully located seating areas a design can be interesting and help with teaching.

The annual lifecycle of a meadow suits the school year as a meadow is at its best during the summer term and maintenance can be carried out during the summer holidays when the term time pressure is off. In addition, once established a meadow is low cost requiring no fertiliser or watering and only one cut and remove.

There is a definite commitment across the board to increase biodiversity within schools and this offers a fantastic opportunity for the landscaping industry to get involved. With funding available for well-considered projects, these underutilised areas of land could register a large net gain for biodiversity. Above all, we hope that rekindled interest in nature and the ‘wild’ within schools will be the spark required to promote new interest in horticultural careers, fuelling young minds with green creativity.

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THE REAL COST OF DECKING

Decking expert Karl Harrison breaks down what the differing quotes for the cost of decking really mean

Cut price or cut quality Does this mean the same? I think it does. I have heard far too many clients and contractors suggest that they can get the job done much cheaper – of course they can but do they realise the quality will suffer? If you pay less, then there must be either less materials used or the cost of labour has been underestimated. This is apparent across the landscaping industry and of course this is echoed in all elements of construction in general.

I would like to open the can of worms on labour charges and suggest that labour is labour and assuming a difference of 25-30 per cent across the UK and when compared to a complete project would represent a cost difference of no more than about 8 per cent, and if you correctly present your project proposal to a client this shouldn’t be a deal breaker. But if another company has punted 20 per cent or even 30 per cent less than your 20K there is little chance they have a clue what they are doing... can of worms closed.

The expected service life of a cut priced deck

Not very long at all, dangerous too. If we could assume that the labour rates have stayed the How do you calculate your beam, joist and deck span? same and the cheaper quote wins then something has to give and in a decking construction you can Most structural engineers would scratch their heads bet it’s the joist section and it’s not structurally on this one; it may be an idea to seek advice from graded, the same goes for the posts and one the professionals at TRADA (The Timber Research can’t be sure about the grade of timber decking or and Development Association). There, our learned which composite they will use. So if the timber friends are absolute experts and have years of structure has been compromised what about the academic study for what is the correct way to screws or fixings, I doubt connect timber, calculate that they will be stainless or spans and demonstrate what IF YOU PAY LESS, even the correct dimension. materials are acceptable.

That’s the way we have always done it

THEN THERE MUST BE EITHER LESS MATERIALS USED OR THE COST OF LABOUR HAS BEEN UNDERESTIMATED

I know, so you keep telling me, it doesn’t mean it’s right. You may have been installing timber structures and once you have wrapped them in timber you can’t see what’s underneath – so neither can the client. One should think, what about the dead load – can the deck even support its own weight? Also what about the live load, what weight can this structure hold before failing? If corners have been cut there can’t be any reasonable suggestion as to what the structure can or can’t support or how long it will last.

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(for the client) or to back up what has been installed (for the installer).

Perhaps one should consider the costs for not getting it right, legal action or replacing the project sooner than expected, these are just some of the considerations. The insurers would not be impressed either way if you can’t back up on paper and demonstrate what you have bought

So, suffice to say, there is a wealth of knowledge that is available to anyone that wants it, charts and tables that clearly show dimensions, spans, spaces, fixings and stress gradings that all pertain to choosing the right timber section for the job.

So when you quote for a job that has a 1.5kN or 4kN loading and the other quotes are much cheaper you can always refer clients to these charts and tables in accordance with EC5 (Euro Code 5 for Timber Standards in Construction) and say “I have quoted exactly for what you have asked”. The costs explained in the next issue...

ABOUT KARL HARRISON Karl Harrison runs Exterior Solutions Ltd based in Buckinghamshire, with his wife Lana. The company offers expert decking advice and is the sole UK distributor for high-end timber decking manufactured by Exterpark.

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DESIGNING ROOF GARDENS

LET’S TAKE IT FROM THE TOP Liz Ackerley begins a new series on designing a roof terrace. Here she gives an overview of some of the aspects of roof terraces that need careful consideration at the planning stage of the project Designing a roof garden, a so-called intensive roof, is both very exciting and daunting in equal measures! Before you get started and into aspects of the design itself, it is advisable to take a project management approach and to consider the aspects of roof terraces that make them different (or similar) to what happens on the ground. With this comes the question of what, as a designer, you are going to do about the roof situation and more importantly who you need to involve and consult in the process. Here are my top considerations; I am primarily talking about retrofitting onto existing terraces although these considerations also apply to a new roof terrace where working with a multidisciplinary team involving structural engineers is essential.

any permanent elements) that you are wanting to put onto the surface as well as accommodate people (live load) standing on the roof and as a designer you will need to get this checked with either a structural engineer (if there is no overseeing management company) or the management company that oversees the building (who either have their own in-house structural engineers or consult with one).

I cannot emphasise enough the importance of getting the management company on board and their written approval for your scheme. Key considerations will be the overall load as well as the spread of the load. It is important not to group heavy items together to cause uneven stress; therefore you will need to provide plan drawings and images as well as load estimates of what you are proposing. These loads can be readily obtained from suppliers. In reality, the planting medium is often one of the heaviest

components due to the wet weight and you will need to use lightweight materials to minimise this.

You need to be looking to minimise the weight of all components on the roof but the flip side to this is that materials need to be heavy enough not to blow off the terrace or be anchored down.

Drainage is key and therefore appropriate falls of the surface into the main drainage systems are

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required. In my experience, each management company has a slightly different angle or concern so you will need to work with them to get the approvals you require.

Consider boundaries You are designing at height, so boundaries need consideration. The Building Regulations Part K state that external balconies and edges of the roof require guarding to a minimum height of 1100mm.

Building control does not necessarily need to be consulted but you need to stay within these stipulations. This means that you cannot raise the height of the floor unless you can still comply with the regulations. Existing terraces tend to have boundaries that are on or close to the height limit already, such that you will not be able to increase the floor level. Alternatively, it may be possible to increase the level within the terrace, some way away from the boundaries; this distance from the boundary is not specified in the building regulations and therefore it is important to get agreement with building control and/or the management company of your intentions.

Another boundary that requires consideration on terraces is the floor, which, if there is an apartment below it, means that the Party Wall Act applies because the floor/ceiling is shared. A building owner proposing to start work covered by the act must give adjoining owners notice of their intentions in the way that is set out in the Act. If the adjoining owners disagree with what is being proposed then the Act provides a mechanism for resolving disputes (Party Wall Act 1996: guidance).

This Act is not part of the planning or building regulation process.

wind turbulence. Care needs to be taken though, as screening can also act to block views and this may be a problem for the client’s experience of the views or the neighbours’ views.

Views It is also important to remember that views are significant both into the terrace as well as out of the terrace and this links to planning regulations.

Although planning approval may not be required for most roof terraces – assuming that no element of the proposal will materially affect the appearance of the building and there are no proposed features that would form/create any type of enclosures – this very much depends upon the age of the building. When creating a garden on a listed building for example, there are often limitations about things being visible or that could interfere with the overall look of the building. With this in mind, it is good to exercise caution and approach the planning authority for advice if there is any doubt.

Access Wind and exposure Gardens on the roof have a particular microclimate with wind and exposure likely to be a problem or at least a key consideration. This exposure means that all materials need careful selection (more of this in future instalments). Wind can dramatically affect the use of the terrace and its enjoyment by your clients so it is important to know how the wind is moving across the terrace so that you can design accordingly. The wind can be filtered and it is important to allow for airflow through vertical structures e.g. gaps between fencing batons and choosing hedging or other plant screening over solid screening to minimise www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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Finally, access is a major consideration for a roof terrace and can easily be overlooked. How will you get materials on and off the terrace? Is a crane possible in terms of logistics and costs? If not, you will be using the lift and stairs (assuming there is a lift!) Remember that measurements of lift and door entrances are important to avoid having something that won’t go through your smallest entranceway.

It is all too easily forgotten! For one of my recent schemes, the planters did go through the front doorway, but only if the door was actually taken off. It is also important to realise that the routes include communal areas and therefore careful planning and liaison with the management

company is key, for example such that you are not commandeering the lift for hours and hours. You will need to ensure adequate protection of lifts by the contractors to avoid damage and compliance with any loading requirements as well as sheeting and protection of hallways etc.

Now that you have considered these fundamental aspects of roof terraces, you are ready to start thinking about the design specifics. In future articles in this series I will be talking about design layout, the types of hard landscaping materials that are suitable for roof gardens and planting considerations on the roof. I will also be talking about finishing touches and how to work with the management company and client to ensure the longevity of the scheme.

ABOUT LIZ ACKERLEY Liz Ackerley CMLI is an award-winning garden designer and landscape architect who trained at Capel Manor and Birmingham City University with experience in landscape management as well as landscape design. A chartered landscape architect, she owns and runs Poppyhead Consultancy, a landscape design practice based in the North West.

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Let’s Hear it From

JIM FOGARTY Jim Fogarty is a garden designer and gardening celebrity based in Melbourne, Australia. Jim has won over 20 international awards and has designed two RHS Chelsea Flower Show gardens, and is responsible for the Essence of Australia garden presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this year; he tells us a little more about his work both at home and internationally

When and how did you first get into the garden design industry?

I had been out of school for a couple of years and had a full time job cutting firewood in a commercial wood supply company in Melbourne. A friend was enrolling at Burnley Horticultural College, which is now part of the University of Melbourne, and he encouraged me to also enrol. I was interested in the course as I thought it would involve spending lots of time outdoors. I started in 1991; at the same time I started working part time as a landscape labourer. These were the most valuable years for my career.

What training did you undertake to become a garden designer?

I studied the Associate Diploma of Horticulture majoring in Landscape Design & Construction. I have since done some training in ArchiCAD (design and architectural 3D BIM software). When I started out there wasn’t any specific training to become a landscape designer and I have always believed that it is something you need to get out and search for yourself. I still believe that and always feel I am learning constantly.

Do you have a ‘style’ – would people know instantly that a finished project is your work?

I find it quite hard to pick whether I have a style.

Some people comment that I use plants in gardens more than others but it is very hard for me to benchmark that. My residential work is very foliage based and I try to design gardens that don’t rely on fads and have an infinite timeframe of appeal. For show gardens however I am really passionate about exploring Australian garden design in a contemporary way that explores Australia’s unique ancient indigenous culture, geography, and horticulture all combined with influences of modern architecture.

Do you purely design only or are you involved in choosing landscapers and project management on your designs?

I only purely design but there are one or two special residential projects for clients a year for which I handle the Contract Administration. This involves everything from tendering, managing budgets, liaising with consultants and contractors, site meetings and delivering the completed project on the client’s behalf. I never sub contract the construction works and contractors are always engaged by the client. I am a big believer that design and construction need to be kept separate from a professional and ethical point of view.

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Do you present your designs by CAD or freehand drawings?

I am not a natural hand drawer so I always use CAD. I will do freehand sketches for my own reference but always present CAD drawings to clients.

Is most of your work national or international?

Project locations vary from year to year. My regular design work is quite local at home and near my office. This would form anywhere from 50 to 60 per cent of my work income. International projects are mainly related to doing shows. I have had the great experiences of working in many countries including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE, and the UK. It is really hard to pick a favourite as each is a totally different experience. The weirdest experience would be standing on the DMZ (Demilitarised Zone) with

What are the current trends in garden design? Do they differ greatly in the UK to Australia?

The topic of current trends in design is always a hard one to answer as I think good designers try to avoid them like the plague. I try to determine my own path with influence and design direction as much as possible. A trend to me is something that has a shelf life and hence something I avoid as much as possible. I guess there is still popularity with community and edible gardens here in Australia. Trends seem to be similar in both countries although we are constantly battling either drought or flooding rain (certainly flooding rain you are familiar with). Water catchment is also a big thing in Australian gardens and allowing rainwater to soak back into the ground.

I TRY TO DETERMINE MY OWN PATH WITH INFLUENCE AND DESIGN DIRECTION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

Andy Sturgeon during the Korean nuclear conflict of 2013. I kept getting messages from Australia warning of potential serious nuclear threat and Andy and I were standing outside a fun park near the DMZ. We had a photo taken at a DMZ wired fence with a sign that said “do not come near or take photos.” It is a great photo and carries many memories of the sort of experiences you get doing overseas projects.

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Which garden designers do you admire?

The designers I most admire are also the ones I like the most as people. I respect designers that do their own thing and have their own story to tell. I have been fortunate to meet many different designers from many countries and the ones I admire the most are the ones I trust, enjoy the company of, and am able to refer to as friends.

Which UK landscape companies do you admire?

As a landscape company, it is easy for me to admire Landform Consultants. They built the Gold medal Australian Garden presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne at the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show and are the appointed contractor for the ‘Essence of Australia’ garden by Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne at the 2014 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. One of the great attributes of Mark Gregory is that he always speaks highly of other landscape companies who are his competition.

I also have great admiration for Mark Straver from Hortus Loci. I have had the fortune to spend much time sourcing Australian plants with Mark and his endless energy, enthusiasm and knowledge never cease to amaze me. (Hortus Loci are the appointed plant supplier for the ‘Essence of Australia’ garden at RHS Hampton Court).

How does designing/constructing a garden differ in the UK from Australia?

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landscapes including rock seams and outcrops where the endless roads delve deeper into rich aboriginal culture, red sands, and an amazing array of Australian plants. The further inland you explore the more evident the importance of rain is to the survival of many Australian plants.

Obviously, in the UK we know you best for designing show gardens, is this something you really enjoy?

I do enjoy designing show gardens. It is a rare opportunity to design gardens that you don’t get to do in normal office life. A show garden provides the opportunity to really tell a story and explore new materials, shapes, colours and plants. I love working with contractors and seeing the level of skill and expertise of everyone on site being put to the test. It can really bring out the best in people.

Tell us about the Essence of Australia garden at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014.

‘Essence of Australia’ presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne celebrates Victoria and the Northern Territory as two key travel destinations when visiting Australia. The back of the garden introduces visitors to Melbourne, the ‘Gateway to Australia’ and the cosmopolitan and arts hub. A timber clad structure references inland rock formations of the Northern Territory but is also symbolic of the modern architecture and appreciation for contemporary design in Melbourne. The red style lines are in the Qantas red colour (Qantas are one of the sponsor partners along with Tourism Victoria, Tourism Northern Territory, Trailfinders and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne).

The main story of the garden is the ‘Rainbow Serpent’ deck, inspired by the iconic aboriginal dreamtime creature often seen in aboriginal art.

The deck encourages visitors to visually explore beyond the sanctuary of the cities. In aboriginal dreamtime stories, the Rainbow Serpent, living beneath the ground, created mountains and gorges as it pushed upward and slithered across the landscape. The Rainbow Serpent controls the presence of water.

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How is the joint venture with Andy Sturgeon going and how does the business work?

The joint venture with Andy Sturgeon and Stephen Caffyn (Singapore) was born out of our experiences doing shows and travelling together.

GardenDesignAsia is not just about doing projects together in the Asian region, it is also a means of skill and knowledge sharing and building a more global community around the notion of designing international gardens. The venture opens up opportunities not just for designing gardens but to also present talks and to judge at other shows. It provides a platform to encourage and engage younger designers but importantly provides a vehicle to connect with government agencies keen to tap into the global landscape and garden design community. The venture works because it is based on friendship and trust. For us it is not just about the practicalities and fundamentals of business, it is more about the experiences of travel and the design knowledge base you build when you work in different cultures.

Do you have any unfulfilled career ambitions?

I never set out to be designing gardens for a living, and seeing the amount of young people keen to get into the field, it makes me appreciate the opportunities I have. I am 43 now and I think if I can make this career last until I retire, and keep providing food for my family, then I haven’t done too badly.

What are your future plans for your business?

My business is set up perfectly for the lifestyle I want to live. I used to have staff but I made the significant investment in BIM technology which is far more efficient and I now run my business with no staff (my wife assists in the office). Also not having staff allows me to work on overseas projects. I have flexibility with my working life and I enjoy that.

What do you like to do to relax when you’re not working?

When I am not working I love travelling with my

wife and two daughters (Lilly six and Rose four).

I think travel provides such a wealth of experience and knowledge. My wife has travelled extensively and we are both keen to make sure our daughters grow up with worldly knowledge and experience and respect of other cultures.

I ENJOY WORKING IN OTHER COUNTRIES AS YOU EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT CLIMATIC AND CULTURAL CHALLENGES

1 The Australian Garden presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The garden was awarded a Gold medal.

2 Jim’s green and lush front garden at home in Melbourne. There is a water tank under the deck that helps irrigate the garden.

3 The Essence of Australia garden presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

4 Looking past the ‘Salt’ sculpture by Edwina Kearney & Mark Stoner to the waterhole in the Australian Garden presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011. Photograph ©Jay Watson.

ABOUT JIM FOGARTY Jim Fogarty Design Pty Ltd ABN 67 578 634 734 2 Illowa Street, Malvern East, Victoria. 3145. Australia Phone: +61 3 9813 8550

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MJT Design & Landscapes ’Moments’, an informal cottage style garden with a large lawn that needed renovating, and extensive beds and borders with plenty of flowers

COTTAGE CHARM ABOUT MJT DESIGN & LANDSCAPES MJT Design & Landscapes is a small company based in Norfolk that is dedicated to not only meeting but exceeding its customer’s requirements. The company is owned and operated by Matt Turner who has 15 years of experience within the industry. MJT Design & Landscapes is a member of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) which means that it is an accredited landscape company that has a proven track record for quality of workmanship, reliability and attention to detail.

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y clients required a low maintenance, informal cottage style garden that included a patio with a step from the conservatory. There would be an option of removing the garage extension and extending the patio with a pergola as to create a covered seating area. A path could divide the garden, other ideas included a shaded seating woodland/ wildlife area, water feature, and screen with access to divide the garden from play area/ vegetable beds. The clients wanted beds and borders containing various plants that would create year round interest, including bulbs, shrubs, and herbaceous/perennial plants. I was

also asked to renovate and use the existing lawn.

I surveyed the garden, created the base plan and then began creating very loose concept sketches based on the design brief. My clients and I had several meetings, discussing materials, planting ideas, features and various layouts.

I presented mood boards and samples of materials, pictures of feature ideas and plants to help visualise my suggestions. From these concept meetings we decided to create two scale concept drawings. These drawings lead to the final concept drawing. I set out the concept drawing in the garden using rope, plant pots, fencing pins, cones etc. to help visualise what the final layout would look like. We tweaked the Pro Landscaper / July 2014 33

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layout slightly and the concept was accepted.

I then turned this concept into a master and planting plan.

During our meetings my clients and I discussed how the works would be completed and agreed a schedule of works and how it was to be implemented. At this point because of the number of plants and condition of the soil we decided that completing the works in three stages would be the best way to achieve our goals.

Design and build We started works at the end of September 2011.

First stage was clearing existing plants that were not to be retained, carrying out the groundworks, installing water feature cables, installing the hard landscaping, repairing the existing fence and garage extension, and erecting the timber structures. We applied a granular weed, feed and moss treatment to the lawn and scarified a couple of weeks later.

The second stage was the ground preparation of the mixed borders this was carried out in January 2012. This involved digging in 10m³ of very well-rotted horse manure and then rotovating.

The third stage was the planting which took place in April 2012. I had designed the planting plan with the master plan, we tweaked the plan slightly as a small percentage of the plants were not available and several of the neighbour’s large Prunus aviums had created shade and dry conditions next to the boundary fence that had been removed. Some conifers required reducing and I organised Perry from Prestige Tree Services to complete the works. I returned in July 2012 to 34

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check the plants had taken, and out of nearly 400 plants we had six failures.

Difficulties We did have one setback. When we started to lay the paving we realised that although all the crates had been labelled Raj Green they contained a lot of pink in the circle and sets whereas the pavers

contained a darker mix of greens and greys in keeping with Raj Green. We stopped laying the patio and made our client aware of the problem.

After several discussions with our suppliers and our client, our client decided that they actually preferred the pink rather than the greens and greys. Our supplier replaced the pavers and we completed the work.

MY CLIENTS REQUIRED A LOW MAINTENANCE, INFORMAL COTTAGE STYLE GARDEN

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3L ooking through the arch into the existing play area and vegetable garden. Prunus lusitanica hedge will eventually be kept at the height of the arch, creating the screen to divide the garden.

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4S Mixed planting including box balls, lavender and foxgloves in the shade of the existing trees.

5S andstone circle and patio, sandstone sett paths and herb wheel after completion in October.

6S andstone setts edging the gravel path through the pergola leading to the arch and the seating area. Wisteria sinesis was planted in the spring and is beginning to twist its way around the pergola.

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A busy young family required a lot from their garden, most importantly plenty of storage, a special place for the children, privacy, and an escape from the commotion of city living

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he use of space was ambiguous and the clients were uninspired to spend time in it. It had become a backyard dumping ground and a place for the kids to scoot around in circles. The clients are very busy, working professionals, with a young family.

Their work is very demanding and to help ease the pressure they have a PA; the first meeting was with the PA. She relayed the initial outline of the brief in the form of a list of likes and dislikes.

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Landspace and the client.

It was important to take pictures from many viewpoints as this would help to establish how the garden would relate back to the house and how the house would relate to the garden. The modern, contemporary lines of their new kitchen extension would become the building blocks for the designs that followed.

The brief The house is semi-detached, Victorian and situated in a conservation area close to Kew Gardens. Both the front and back gardens were run down and uninspired. The back garden was very overgrown, bland and with a confused functionality. The clients weren’t really using their outdoor space and wanted a private retreat away

from the hustle and bustle of city living.

The garden had to be low maintenance and contemporary. Entertaining friends and family was crucial to the design. They were also keen to create a fun and special place for the children.

Water was another component that was at the top of their wish list. The clients also wanted to be able to use the space at night and requested lighting and outdoor heating, as well as a lot of storage.

The clients enjoyed cooking and wanted an area dedicated to herbs. They love Mediterranean planting and are attracted to plants within the cool colour palette, particularly blue.

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THE MODERN, CONTEMPORARY LINES OF THEIR NEW KITCHEN EXTENSION WOULD BECOME THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE DESIGNS THAT FOLLOWED

works had to be meticulously planned along with delivery schedules. In addition to this, access was limited to a very narrow side passage and a lot of materials and equipment had to be brought through the client’s kitchen. The internal flooring and furniture had to be meticulously prepared with a protective cover each day.

As with every job, in order for the garden to be transformed it had to be completely gutted.

This included the removal of an existing raised deck that covered the majority of the garden. It had originally been built to meet the level of the extended part of the house. After its removal we were left with a void between the interior floor level and exterior ground level. To overcome this, we designed it so the level at the end of the garden was lowered. We were then able to www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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recycle the soil by using it as infill soil. This saved us having to bring soil and sub-base material through a newly furbished kitchen and also saved the client money.

However, removing the deck also unveiled three airbricks. Ventilation is crucial to the health of a building and in order to build the patio up to the level of the interior we had to ensure that the building would be able to breath. We constructed a network of ground pipes leading from the airbricks. These were then connected to hidden ventilation points at the side of the patio.

The other problem we faced was the previous builder had been a little overzealous with their use of concrete. In fact, large inexplicable pieces of concrete kept appearing in the most unlikely of places.

ABOUT LANDSPACE Landspace is a multi award winning, garden design and landscaping company established in 2006 by Sebastian Cunard and Katharine Jeans, based in Clerkenwell, Central London. They offer the highest level of professionalism, care and attention to detail and can design and build to any brief. Each space is individualistic, ensuring that every garden is tailored to match client requirements, complements the interior design and architecture of the house and sits comfortably in its land space.

Connecting people and architecture to the surrounding land space is crucial to their designing ethos. Their designs use materials and plants that sympathetically enhance the environment in which they are set.

www.landspace.co

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Design process The first stage of the design process for Priory was the land survey; it is the building block for the overall puzzle. We plotted the land space we had available along with the building to which the space relates.

The survey included: level changes, existing boundary line, existing shrubs, drains and outbuildings. The co-ordinates from the survey were translated into a CAD document and then imported into Vectorworks Landmark. For the rough sketches the survey was stripped back to basics so that it only contained the parameters of the space and the building’s dimensions.

We then printed off the survey and placed it on a drawing board. This is where our design process begins as we find the pencil and trace approach brings the space alive more than working solely on the computer. It becomes a more physical, engaging process and we have found that it inspires ideas working this way.

Priory Road is a small space and the clients required so much from it so we had to put on our origami design hats for this one. The house has a very modern kitchen extension; the doors work on a slide and fold mechanism, opening up the kitchen and inviting the outdoor space. The doors were such a predominant feature that it seemed the most sensible basis for the overall design. The 38

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proportions of the doors were reflected into the they wanted an adult area to entertain friends but new design. We have always wanted to use plank they also wanted a climbing frame/den for the paving but had never had the opportunity to do so. children. Initially they envisaged a structure that was This was the perfect chance. The ethos behind the connected but we felt that this would dominate the design was to extend the interior space into the space and detract from all the other features in the outdoors and bring the outdoors into the indoor garden. The client looked into shelf bought options space. The flooring in the kitchen is solid oak for the play den. We were very shocked at how and is laid lengthways towards the garden. expensive these outdoor children’s pods were and We decided to use plank sandstone it became apparent that it would over stretch their paving to match the interior wooden budget. We therefore decided to design a bespoke floor planks which we feel has worked play system that we felt would sit well in the space very well at expanding the space and and be a feature in itself. making the area feel much larger.

The garden REFERENCES was then divided into Planting Design and landscaping three main areas. The Landspace Design Palmstead Nurseries area nearest the house was Tel: 01233 813 340 Tel: 07908 155181 raised up to meet the Email: sales@palmstead.co.uk Email: info@landspace.co Web: www.palmstead.co.uk Web: www.landspace.co extension level and a subtle level change of -150mm was Joseph Rochford Gardens Ltd Buff sawn and textured integrated into the design. This sandstone plank paving Tel: 01707 261 370 CED Email: sales@rochfords.net step down leads you into a Tel: 01708 867237 Web: www.rochfords.net space where there is a Email: sales@ced.ltd.uk strategically placed bench Web: www.ced.ltd.uk Soil Thompsons of Crewes Hill directly opposite a beautiful Tel: 020 8363 1383 Timber and decking water pool. This area is a Brooks Bros (UK) Ltd suntrap and the client loves to The Causeway, Maldon, General building supplies Buildbase Essex CM9 4LJ sit here and drink his coffee Tel: 01784 253 221 Tel: 01621 877400 whilst reading the paper.

Fax: 01621 859054 Water was a very important Irrigation Landscapeplus Limited Garden lighting element to this design; the Darryl at Connected Electrical Tel: 01666 577577 client finds its presence very Email: help@landscapeplus.com and Lighting Ltd therapeutic.

Tel: 07879 660 085 Web: www.landscapeplus.com Email: darrlyhanstein@me.com The other very important aspect of the garden was that www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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PORTFOLIO THE DETAILS Back garden main elements • Initial clearance of a large amount of ivy, old fences, old deck, concrete posts from old deck and then further soil excavation to lower rear of garden, removal of approximately five tonnes of soil.

• Airbricks under the floor of the house had to be redirected as the new patio would cover them. By using a network of ground pipes we redirected the outlets/air intakes to the sides of the patio. We then covered the inlets with louvered grills to keep the rain out.

Additionally we put drainage points in the pipes in case of any build-up of moisture or water inside them. The pipes were then laid into the mot sub base.

• Setting out of foundations/sub base with block work edge to outline new paved area and retain the mot. Block work haunched in place and then six tonnes of mot type 1 brought in and laid within block work boundary and compacted to appropriate level.

• Laying bespoke cut, sawn and sand blasted buff sandstone paving 800 x 200mm x 32mm • Rear garden deck – Kebony side grooved deck with screwless fixing 144 x 30mm • Bespoke cedar screening on both boundaries with hand finished caps for posts 20 x 44m • Rear retaining walls – after the excavations were made to lower the back of the garden, we had to retain the soil that remained. The new wall would also act as the structural frame for the pergola and seats.

• Bespoke Pergola – cube structure with steel trellis cables, lighting, power supply and overhead heating. Western red cedar post 150mm x 150mm, halved butt jointed.

Stainless steel coach bolts through top joints and hidden.

• Bench seating – with slanting backrests and integrated storage cupboards. Made of 70mm Kebony slats, prepared/eased edges, built on part softwood and cedar frame. Fixed with stainless steel screws. Storage underneath made from exterior ply and felted lid – waterproof boxes set within frame.

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• Bespoke children’s den – with two ladders and safety handles, balustrade, platform area, window and green roof. 150mm cedar posts structure with 50 x 100mm frame, softwood deck, cedar balustrade and ladders, roof made of ply sheet and galvanized steel sheet.

Sedum modules in trays were laid on top.

Main shell clad with cedar shiplap cladding.

• Bespoke storage cupboards – constructed with 50 x 100mm frame and 144 x 24mm softwood boards with ply/galv sheet roof and possible green roofs in the future. Large enough for bikes, furniture, barbecue, tools.

• Bespoke steel water tank with Oase filter, pump and light.

• Eco friendly drip feed irrigation system laid around entire garden.

• Black finish Hunza lighting system – down lighting and up lit spike spots – white lights with portable remote dimmer switch and halogen step lights.

• Planting, soil and mulching.

Front garden main elements • Clearance – removal of old paving, pathway and plants.

• Excavation and foundation preparation for new paved areas and tiled path – mot type 1 laid for paving and self levelling screed poured on shuttered concrete sub base, along path area to create level base for tiles.

• Tiled pathway based on the design of the stain glass panels featured on the house’s main front door and upstairs windows.

• Grey sawn sandstone paved area with planted sections 450 x 450 x 32mm.

• Multiple bin storage cupboards along side of house with planter.

• Planting – evergreen scheme. Grisilina litorallis hedge at front, Buxus hedge under window and along path edge, Buxus balls in paving, and bay tree half standard in planter.

The clients are into their cooking and asked for an area dedicated to herbs. Thyme, oregano, bay, rosemary and Helichrysum (Curry plant) engulf the Buxus framed seat.

The garden is transformed by the arrival of the plants. A simple palette of purple, blues and white flowering herbaceous, shrubs and climbers. Simple but effective planting, gives a luscious Mediterranean finish to the hard landscaping: Agastache, Echinacea ‘White Swan’, Salvia, Stachys, Miscanthus, Geraniums. luzula and lavandula angustifolia.

1 Down lit Halogen Hunza spotlights fitted with dimmer.

2 View to occasional bench and bespoke Play den.

3 Front garden - sawn grey sandstone and bespoke bin store.

4 Water pool with slow ripple effect and lighting.

5 The bland rear garden before work took place.

6 Dated and messy front garden before.

7 Retro Victorian tiles inspired by the original door’s stained glass windows (inset).

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ldeburgh, Suffolk is a fashionable seaside town made famous by Benjamin Britten, the Aldeburgh Music Festival and the Opera House at Snape Maltings nearby. The area is full of restaurants, coffee shops, ‘retail therapy’ and the resultant plethora of second homes.

However, our clients’ home is here – a clapperboard New England design house within sight of the North Sea, so suffering the salt and east winds for which the area is also famous.

The project was a front and rear garden of approximately 1800m² commencing in early 2013 – the coldest winter for 100 years with an approximate cost of £100,000.

IT HAD TO REFLECT THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HOUSE AND ENDEAVOUR TO ENCOMPASS THE SEASIDE ATMOSPHERE

ABOUT ROGER GLADWELL LANDSCAPES Roger Gladwell Landscape and Construction Ltd, together with its satellite company Classic Suffolk Timber Frame Buildings have grown from humble beginnings some 22 years ago, to employing 40 people with a combined turnover of £2.75 million.

Their core business is twofold being creative landscape gardening, and Green Oak Buildings constructed in the traditional style using the old tried and tested methods. Their in-house artisan skills also allow them to be involved in specialist restoration and conversion work.

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SEASIDE SYMPHONY Roger Gladwell Landscapes The complete re-design of a very tactile living area and seaside garden, only 100 yards from the North Sea in Aldeburgh, Suffolk

PROJECT DETAILS Project Value £100,000 Build time Early 2013 – summer 2013 COMMENDED

Overall Design & Build

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Size of project 1800m²

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PORTFOLIO FITS THE PURPOSE OF A CONTEMPORARY, LOW MAINTENANCE AND HARDY TO COASTAL WIND GARDEN. WELL-CONSTRUCTED AND ENHANCES THE PROPERTY

The clients run an extensive enterprise, so our brief was for a practical garden that must have grass for the dogs, be easy to maintain yet sophisticated enough to entertain both friends and business partners with an outdoor dining area served by a garden kitchen. It had to reflect the architecture of the house and endeavour to encompass the seaside atmosphere.

The front of the house was to be made of decking under the front porch leading into the residence with hard landscaping elsewhere to form parking and manoeuvrability for vehicles. The complete area was then softened with specimen grass planting, made private with a Yew hedge and electrified gates and completed with low level lighting to welcome them home.

The whole rear garden was enclosed in ‘’hit and miss’’ horizontal Cedar fencing visually increasing its size. Specimen bamboos were then planted in stone mulch to continue the coastal theme. The major features of the area are the curved benches in Oroko which incorporated a top lit water feature; the Cedar Lapa with its shingle roof used to house the garden kitchen and the wall gas fire with its ground level decking in Garapa.

The main area was then lit to emphasise the water feature, the bamboos and the feature Portuguese Laurel standards extending the use of the garden and enhancing its coastal appeal.

APL Judges commented that the garden “Fits the purpose of a contemporary, low maintenance and hardy to coastal wind garden. Well-constructed and enhances the property.”

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1 Water feature and bench by new lighting.

2 Front drive, work in progress.

3 Outside heater.

4 Preparation for new decking at the front of the house.

REFERENCES Design

Trees and plants

Angela Hart in collaboration with Roger Gladwell

Barcham Trees

Tel: 01353 720 748 Web: www.barcham.co.uk

Main contractor R G Landscape & Construction Ltd

Tesi Uboldo e Figli, Italy

Maypole Green Farm, Dennington, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 8AH Tel: 01728 638 372 Email: sales@rogergladwell.co.uk Web: www.rogergladwell.co.uk

Email: m.desii@tesiubaldo.it Web: www.tesiubaldo.it

Lighting

Tel: 01728 638 372 Email: sales@classicsuffolktimberframes.co.uk Web: www.classicsuffolktimberframes.co.uk

Reed Electrical

Tel: 01728 628 014 / 07887 724 188 Email: contact@reedelectrical.co.uk Web: www.reedelectrical.co.uk

Specialist timber construction Classic Suffolk Timber Frame Buildings

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I was thinking about writing a page for this issue of Pro Landscaper rather than just running the usual page advert, which I’m sure a few of you have seen several times before, as I thought it may be a good idea to give you all an update on how the show garden competition has gone this year.

After many months of planning, scheming and sleepless nights, the show gardens have been completed and we’ve had the two separate launches, one at our HQ in Kent, for the two winning 2014 show garden designs located here, and then another launch a week later, for the rather unusual additional part of the competition, which is the show garden that opened at the Ashford Designer Outlet, celebrating a summer of sport and especially the World Cup. This year’s winners are garden designers Sally Perigo, with Mediterranean Memories, Annie Berriman with the Tropical garden and Amy Roberts with Jacksons FC. This year we did a few things differently to previous years; one was we had the opening event after the Chelsea Flower Show, rather than the Saturday before it opens. I think this worked to my advantage, as it meant I had time to go and see the show at Chelsea, before I got completely burnt out. In fact I think it served as more of a boost – whereas I usually find I’m so tired after the show gardens have been opened here, well it is quite hard work over-seeing and organising the build or refurbishment of seven show gardens (sorry make that eight if you count the one at the Designer Outlet by Amy), that I find I might be a tad jaded by the time I go to Chelsea!

I was lucky enough to visit on the Monday which is the day the Queen gets to have her private look around, and I was invited to the Gala evening – something I had never done before, so that was a “different” experience, no hint of feeling jaded at all this year.

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some of our Venetian fencing and one of our lovely Retreats for RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year. Visitors to the FutureScape show last autumn will possibly remember our Retreat as part of our show stand.

Our products were in Chris Webb’s Sculpture garden, right near one of the entrances to the Grand Pavilion, as you can see in the photo. The garden was basking in the evening sun when I arrived to see it. Which was quite different from the weather leading up to the show. Liz Brewer, the garden designer responsible for creating the planting in the Sculpture garden, sent several tweets, thanking us for supplying the Retreat with its polycarbonate roof, under which, she ‘beat a hasty retreat’ (pardon the pun!) to escape from, not only torrential rain, but hailstones as well!

Well as promised here are some pics of the winning gardens at Jacksons this year. I must say they are stunning, I might be biased of course, but it has been a great experience this year, the designers Sally Perigo, Annie Berriman and Amy Roberts are super ladies to work with. Quick update on Annie, she has emailed briefly to say she got a Gold Medal for her Border Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World – she’s obviously on a winning streak!

And let’s hear it for our team of installers, IJ Day Landscapes and gardening support have been amazing too. Not to mention the wonderful team at Jacksons, from maintenance (who have the dubious honour of working on water features), to the metal and timber production teams, who rally round year after year to supply all the things the ‘crazy lady in marketing’ asks for! Thanks guys.

You can see more of the winning gardens and updated pics of all seven show gardens at jacksons-fencing.co.uk/showgardens Louise Tomlin

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“The walk took us through the stunning Shropshire and Herefordshire countryside from Ludlow to Kington. It was a real challenge for us due to the weather conditions. We tackled torrential rain and thunder and lighting. This resulted in thick, muddy paths and very slippery banks. The sun did

come out for a while and lifted our spirits. There were some steep climbs but the views were amazing.

“It took us 15 hours to complete and we were all shattered by the end.

It was a great teambuilding exercise and we are glad that we all managed to finish it together. People can still sponsor us by visiting our JustGiving page at www.justgiving.com/ teams/Wyevale.”

Greenfingers was launched in November 1999 by a group of volunteers drawn from all sectors of the gardening industry. It is dedicated to providing magical and inspiring gardens for the children, siblings and families who use hospices around the UK to enjoy.

To date, Greenfingers has created 42 gardens. www.wyevalenurseries.co.uk

office and updating the computer database line by line, effectively duplicating the workload.

After several years of research into alternate, more efficient stock taking methods, and having already spent eight successful years using the Wintree database, Coles Nurseries were keen to work with Dutch company TSD to develop software that would enable stocktakes to be completed remotely. Over the past

two years Coles and TSD have worked closely together, building remote stock software that has helped to reduce the time taken to complete a stocktake by 50 per cent. Using handheld tablets that can be taken to each nursery site, data can be entered remotely, before being uploaded back onto the main database at head office.

Now, some 10 months after first going live with the tablet and remote software, the benefits and

Wyevale Nurseries staff raise £4,500 for Greenfingers Twenty-two employees at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford walked the Mortimer Trail on Saturday 7 June in aid of Greenfingers, which is dedicated to creating gardens at children’s hospices nationwide. Staff members raised £4,500 through the 30 mile sponsored walk.

Adam Dunnett, Sales and Marketing Director at Wyevale Nurseries, explained: “We are so pleased that we have raised £4,500 for the charity. We were only hoping to raise £1,000 so we are delighted to have smashed our target. The charity does such fantastic work creating and improving the gardens at children’s

Taking stock After over a century of trading, James Coles and Sons (Nurseries) Ltd is now the largest grower of trees and shrubs for the amenity market in the UK. Spanning multiple sites across the East Midlands and potting around two million plants a year, stocktakes were becoming a very lengthy process. Stocktaking was conducted on all sites using a printed stock-list, clipboard and pencil, before then returning to the www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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Crowders Nurseries of Horncastle, Lincolnshire was absolutely delighted to partner with John Cavill, Dean Brown and Harry Ward at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live exhibition this June and sponsor the planting for the ‘Down The Garden’ show garden. At just 14, this was the first complete garden that Harry had designed for a show – and what an impressive debut as the team scooped a Silver-gilt award.

The planting was a mixture of classic and contemporary specimens, shrubs and perennials including large impact cordylines. Also featured was a block paved pathway winding through a moon gate, through to a summer house – showcasing the circular theme of the garden as a whole. www.crowdersnurseries.co.uk

improvements in efficiency of stocktakes and order processing are evident – although there is still progress to be made in refining the system. In time Coles hope to have a tablet for each of their main production sites, and the possibility of stock data being transferred wirelessly, via email from site to head office, is currently being explored. www.colesnurseries.co.uk Pro Landscaper / July 2014 45

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NURSERY NEWS Coblands Nurseries trade open days Coblands Nurseries had trade open days last month at its Tonbridge Head Office and Production Nursery.

Coblands showcased its plant range including the new five litre Herbaceous Perennial range and many of its new introductions including Eryngium ‘Neptune’s Gold’.

Visitors were able to meet the RHS Young Designer Finalists 2013 and 2014. There was also an opportunity to discuss plants and design with Paul Hervey-Brookes, find out about green walls, and Ruth Marshall from Cool Gardens shared expertise and knowledge to those hoping to build an award-winning show garden.

Throughout the three days Tony and Karen Sawyer from Livingreen Design presented the latest in British manufactured professional planters ideal for use by garden designers, councils, and professional landscapers. www.coblands.co.uk

Mulberry Plants joins BALI and is involved in RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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Web tools help grow green roofs Landscape professionals can ensure they create an ideal green roof for its environment, thanks to a series of free-to-use web tools from Boningale GreenSky. The two sets of award-winning online guides, one aimed at contractors, the other aimed at designers and architects, were designed in partnership with the University of Sheffield and offer a comprehensive package with advice, tips and guidance.

“Creating a green roof is technically challenging but the rewards are huge, so it’s really important for any landscape architect and contractor to have the right information to hand so that efforts don’t go to waste,” said Maggie Fennell, Technical Green Roof Expert at Boningale GreenSky. www.boningale-greensky.co.uk

Mulberry Plants is proud to have become a member of BALI. The homegrown wholesale nursery based in Berkshire recently started growing its own stock enabling prices to be kept down as well as knowing that it has been grown in good conditions and well cared for at every stage of the process. The staff team is knowledgeable and always happy to help customers get just what they want.

The nursery has also recently become a one-stop shop for landscapers, stocking high quality soils, as well as being able to hire

out machines to customers. The team are aware that time is valuable and having these facilities in one place can be an essential time saver. Tea and coffee is always freely available for customers too.

Mulberry Plants was involved with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2014, working alongside Farr and Roberts on the Hope on the Horizon garden which was rewarded with a Silver-gilt award and also the prestigious People’s Choice Award. www.mulberryplants.com www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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PLANTSMAN’S PLOT A round-up of trees and plants available at some of the country’s best nurseries To appear in Plantsman’s Plot, please send your plant of the month, details and image to editor@pro-landscaper.co.uk

Rock rose, the common name of Cistus creticus, is a good description of this attractive summer flowering shrub. Particularly well suited to gravel gardens or Mediterranean-style planting, the numerous beautiful bright pink flowers resemble an open-flowered rose. This compact

A favourite in any wildlife garden, Buddleja is a group of evergreen and deciduous shrubs native to Asia, Africa and the Americas. With the majority of cultivars being amazingly hardy and reaching between 3-5m in height, they’re a great choice for providing both cover and colour in a difficult spot. Best known for their long, dense panicles of fragrant flowers produced throughout the summer, Buddleja are a haven for bees, butterflies and many other types of wildlife, giving them the common name the butterfly bush. www.colesnurseries.co.uk

Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ creates colour for every season. A splendid slow growing tree or shrub perfect for small gardens. Its heartshaped leaves turn from red-purple in summer to orange-red in autumn. A real eye catcher in spring with its pretty crimson pink flowers. www.walnuthillnurseries.co.uk

Carpinus betulus the unsung hero of hedging, suitable for all soil types as well as exposed areas and areas with high atmospheric pollution. They form a lovely backdrop to formal borders as well as excellent screens holding a percentage of their leaves right through the winter. Normally planted in the winter bare root they are also available container grown now as individual plants (13L), mock staggered hedging, and as clipped hedging units up to 180cm tall to give the instant hedge effect that people want. www.readyhedgeltd.com

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evergreen shrub grows up to 90cm x 90cm and thrives in a sunny spot in well-drained soil, coping well with chalk. Although each individual flower is fairly short-lived, the abundance of flower buds results in flowers pretty much all summer long. www.theplantationnursery.co.uk

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Carpenteria californica is the only species in the genus Carpenteria, which makes this evergreen plant special indeed. Hailing from California as the name suggests, it is happy in well-drained soil in full sun. A gem of a shrub with pure, delicate cup-shaped, scented, white flowers with contrasting central rings of bright yellow stamens, which are freely produced in the summer months. Carpenteria californica forms a dense, bushy shrub with leathery, narrow green leaves. Best planted towards the back of a sunny border this quiet unassuming shrub will reach 2.5m in height and spread given time and will delight you with a full flower display. www.provendernurseries.co.uk

Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ is a vigorous, fastgrowing tree with a broadly-round to columnar habit. It is highly valued for its vivid dark purple-red summer foliage and attractive red autumn colours. Normally, maples aren’t known for their flowering beauty; however, the small yellow red-tinged spring flowers are unexpectedly eye-catching at close distance. This French clone from 1937 is tolerant of a wide range of soils, drought and pollution; preferring moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. The ‘Crimson King’ is lovely on its own, but its beauty is even more striking if planting alongside a tree of contrasting colour. www.majestictrees.co.uk

The common name of Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ – cut-leaved beech – comes from the deeply serrated and long leaves of this beautiful tree of medium height.

Introduced in the early 1800s, this wonderful specimen tree won the Award of Garden Merit in 2002. It is pyramidal in its early years, but is eventually capable of becoming as wide as it is tall. A lovely choice for parkland where its cut leaves give magnificent contrast. Beech thrives just about anywhere other than exposed and coastal locations. As it is shallow rooted, under planting is not recommended. It does well in most reasonably fertile, well drained soils, except heavy clay or light sand. There are few cut leaf trees that last the test of time but this is surely one of the best. The key for planting is to give it the space it merits at maturity, a minimum 10 metre radius. www.buythetreeyousee.com

Two favourite Echiums at this time of year are Echium pininiana, and Echium fastuosum. Not the hardiest of critters but if planted in the correct location and given a bit of love, you won’t be disappointed. E. pininiana boasts a spectacular flower, reaching up to 12 feet. A little tragic as it’s a triennial and once it’s flowered, it’s very much ‘game-over’ but they’ll usually set seeds. E. fastuosum is a different kettle of fish. Once established, you’ll have an impressive shrub.

Grey-blue leaves and deep blue spires of flowers. Not as hardy as E. pininiana, but they won’t die after flowering. Give them a try! www.architecturalplants.com

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ is an attractive spreading herbaceous perennial with silvery, veined foliage and small blue flowers during spring. A very nice edition to any small bed or border. ‘Jack Frost’ is best grown in a more sheltered area of the garden in partial shade and prefers fertile, rich, well-drained soil where it will reach an overall height of 50cm with a spread of 100cm. www.crowdersnurseries.co.uk

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Zelkova serrata is a medium sized tree with a broad spreading habit and rounded crown. This Japanese native is a member of the elm family, but is highly resistant to Dutch elm disease. It is relatively fast growing and will tolerate nearly all soils, but does best in a moist, welldrained location. The green serrated leaves turn orangered in autumn and the attractive smooth grey bark starts to flake in maturity to reveal beautiful orange patches. Its vase shape and natural umbrella form make it an outstanding multistem specimen. Zelkova serrata is available from Deepdale Trees as both a standard and multistem. www.deepdale-trees.co.uk

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Peter Thurman explained the current background Aesculus is facing threats, with one of the of pests and diseases which is making tree biggest being horse chestnut leaf miner (HCLM). selection ever more difficult. He stressed the Again, careful choices need to be made, but there importance of learning plant families and went on is no need to stop planting all Aesculus species. to look at the taxonomy The genus comprises of Quercus, Aesculus five sections; TIPS and Fraxinus, which are Parryaneae, Aesculus, • Ask for delivery in covered vehicles facing serious threats, Calothyrus, • Evaluate the soil before planting from oak processionary Macrothyrsus and Pavia • Break up any circling fibrous roots moth, horse chestnut but it is only those in before planting leaf miner and ash Section Aesculus – A • Dig holes as wide as possible but dieback respectively, hippocastanum and only as deep as the root system • Always plant with the root to see whether there A turbinata – which are flare visible are species within the susceptible to HCLM. • Remove any stakes ideally after genera which can Peter Thurman the first year resist them. believes Aesculus indica • Wait until the tree’s third year in the For example, (from Section Calothyrus) ground before feeding Quercus is divided is superior in every way into Sub-genus I to A hippocastanum.

Cyclobalanopsis, Sub-genus II Erythrobalanopsis Aesculus indica Sydney Pearce, is a splendid and Sub-genus III Lepidobalanus. While the threat cultivar and is particularly floriferous. He also of oak processionary moth may deter us from recommended Aesculus parviflora (dwarf planting oaks, it attacks only Sub-genus III, which buckeye), a large, suckering shrub, as a good Local authority tree officers, landscape designers and other tree care professionals gathered at Barcham Trees for a seminar led by landscape designer and tree consultant Peter Thurman and Barcham’s Keith Sacre.

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We all know about Chalara fraxinea (ash dieback). Fraxinus is divided into Section 1 Ornus and Section 2 Fraxinaster. Section 1 is divided into Sub-section 1 Euornus, which comprises Fraxinus ornus and F paxiana, and Sub-section 2 Ornaster, which comprises Fraxinus chinensis and F longicuspis, all of which are resistant to Chalara and can still be planted with confidence. It is those in Section 2 Fraxinaster, Sub-section 4 Bumelioides Fraxinus excelsior and F angustifolia, which are the most susceptible.

Peter recommended Fraxinus ornus (manna ash) as a good alternative for both street and garden use.

This has been grown here since before 1700, producing creamy white fragrant flowers in spring and good autumn foliage turning from yellow to orange and red. It is a fine choice for drier, calcareous soils and sandy loams.

What of future threats, which may soon be making their way to the UK? Asian long-horned beetle, emerald ash borer, canker stain of plane, and pine processionary moth are four of the most serious. The Asian long-horned beetle is a serious problem in North America. Emerald ash borer is similarly serious there and Canker stain of plane is an American pathogen which originally came to Europe from the USA in wooden ammunition boxes during World War Two. It is already in Paris and may be as far north as Brittany.

Peter told of the devastation pine processionary moth has wreaked on the hillsides of Italy, reminding his audience that many garden designers buy trees from Italy. It does not pose the threat to human health that oak processionary moth does, but many pines, including Scots pine, plus cedar and larch are known to be susceptible. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS, ROMSEY, HAMPSHIRE Whether you live in the south of England or are just visiting, Jonathan Ward explains how you can find inspiration for planting schemes from three renowned gardens that attract thousands of visitors between them every year Looking out over my garden during this time of year, I can see holes appearing in the planting where there should be colour.

I sit contemplating why some gardens seem to be full of colour whilst others seem to be designed so that colour comes and goes throughout the year.

As soon as we visit a nursery, consumer or trade, we get seduced by the colour in front of us, and it takes a rare determination to stick to a planting plan rather than make substitutions based on the kaleidoscope of colours we are constantly shown when we visit a nursery.

Outside of the nurseries where we buy the plants we depend on for our livelihood, where do we go to get inspiration? Here are just three of my choices.

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Once owned by the Hillier Family of the nursery fame, it is now under control of Hampshire County Council, and if it’s inspiration for colour in winter you are looking for, you need look no further. As you enter the garden, you are struck by a planting combination of Ophiopogon nigrescens and Rubus cockburnianus ‘Goldenvale’, whilst we nearly all snigger at the name it’s an inspired choice at any time of year; the golden foliage of summer or the white stems of winter are set against the black foliage of the Ophiopogon. As we walk further down the garden, there is use of many of the classic garden plants that we learn about over the years and perhaps even unfairly think of as car park plants.

Several varieties of Cornus are planted and come to the fore in the winter with their bright stems giving splashes of red, yellow and all shades in between; the colour of the white stemmed birches enhance the garden, and at dawn and dusk take on the colours of the sunset, transforming the glade into an

almost magical place. As you walk across the garden, the range of plants from all over the globe is truly staggering, but it’s the long centenary border that delivers many an idea for planting, where the paving is marked out in the lengths of cricket pitches – a nod to the fact that this was once a private garden and was used for many childhood games. It’s the length of this border and the bold planting that catches the eye, the Alliums for example are planted in drifts of 2000, and no matter where you look on the border there is always a planting combination to take away with you for inspiration. A word of warning when looking for inspiration for that one special plant, this garden is a collection of plants, and not all of them are readily available, some would no doubt challenge even the most persistent of plant hunters.

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RHS GARDEN WISLEY, SURREY It would be remiss for any article looking at inspirational gardens not to consider what the RHS flagship garden at Wisley has to offer. There are many notable planting schemes that have been visited and copied such as the glasshouse borders designed by Piet Oudolf, but it’s worth heading to another part of the garden to view what this 240 acre space has to offer. For those looking for inspiration for small gardens, The Street is just this, a series of small gardens arranged as the name suggests along a street. To find this little corner of Wisley, head towards the meadow area and rather than stop at the Honest Sausage turn left and here can be found eight small gardens, each created by a different designer, the first four were built in 2004 and the second in 2008; even after 10 years these gardens have stood the test of time by being well built and adhering to strong design principals.

Starting at the back of the row as you enter you find the Wild in the City Garden by Nicholas Dyer, where the planting is designed to encourage wildlife and the geometric designs of the hard landscaping leaves a space that looks ideal to enjoy a cold glass of your favourite tipple. The Rill garden

by Roger Webster is an attractive space reminiscent of a Mediterranean garden, the hard landscaping is quite angular and may be considered by some as harsh but this is more than offset by the soft planting incorporating a range of plants from the upright tree form of Sorbus ‘Chinese Lace’ to the low mounds of Heuchera ‘Chocolate Ruffles’. If you visit in summer the one eye-catching plant is Actinidia kolomikta with its pink, white and green foliage, catch it at the right time and your eye is drawn to the bottom of the garden. Intersection by Catherine Heatherington, incorporates the

backdrop of pines as part of the wider view of the garden – as well as taking inspiration from the curving form that is utilised in the arching curves of the garden, the planting uses a combination of evergreen elements such as Buxus sempervirens and Taxus baccata, offset by the flowing forms of grasses Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ and lower down Deschampsia ‘Goldtau’. Each of the eight gardens has something very different to offer a home owner in a modest plot, The Garden of Contrasts by Dizzy Shoemark really stands out with a strong geometric pattern that leads you down to the patio area and beyond, however it does not overpower, and the mainly evergreen planting scheme has stood the test of time, looking fresh with its herbaceous elements bringing in the changing of the seasons and an invigorating freshness in the spring and summer months.

SUSSEX PRAIRIE GARDEN, HENFIELD, WEST SUSSEX With many gardens relying on hard landscaping, Sussex Prairie Garden shows what can be achieved with a field and a little light earth-moving to sculpt the contours of the beds. Each year it’s only open from the end of May until mid-October, and as the name suggests it’s a prairie garden, and possibly one of the finest gardens of this style.

The six acre garden is surrounded by mature oaks that are a treat for tree enthusiasts. The garden is a series of interlocking arcs and bold planting mixing up perennials such as Heleniums, and Echinacea with grasses like Calamagrostis and, Miscanthus. Whilst the large drifts of plants look natural, this effect has been achieved by very careful plant selection, combined with inspired design and planting. The plants have been selected not just for the flowers but their overall structure throughout the year, no matter when you visit you will walk away with inspiration from the plant selection. The one aspect of this naturalistic type scheme that may be overlooked is the large 56

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The GS-W804 Igloo Net sold exclusively by Safe and Sound Playgrounds combines fun and exercise in the playground with the promotion of physical development, motor skills, balance and social interaction. The ropes used are 20mm and 22mm diameter, polyamide rope cable with UV protection and are fire retardant, a higher spec than any similar product on the market. It is strong, soft to touch and comes in a variety of colours. Edge ropes comprise a solid core of wound stainless steel cables around a stainless steel core, giving 168 strands in total.

Joints are one-piece solid aluminium spheres, compressed in place with 150,000lb force (667 kN) to form a solidly locked permanent wear-free joint, and the posts are made of highquality seamless steel, hot-dip galvanized and powder coated as standard.

WWW.SAFEANDSOUNDPLAYGROUNDS.CO.UK opportunities perfect for older children of seven upwards. This large play product can easily accommodate big groups of children at any one time, as they negotiate the obstacles and one another to plot their route from start to finish.

Key features include rope bridges, balancing logs, rope ladders, grip rings, spider web and horizontal clamber net.

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NATURAL STONE

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NATURAL STONE SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE The impact of the recession was widespread and substantial, particularly across the construction and associated sectors. Recovering well in recent years, the British landscaping industry is predicting a continued growth of 20 per cent up to 20171. Nick Williams, commercial director of Burlington Stone, looks at how trends, legislation and quality of natural stone is contributing to this growth

Perceived as a non-essential commodity during the recession, many landscaping organisations have been hit hard over the last six years, and the sector suffered on the whole. However some material producers, like ourselves, successfully continued to grow their business throughout.

Looking at Burlington’s statistics and buying trends, we identified that this growth could be attributed to the natural stone architectural products – interior and exterior materials.

Up until 15 years ago, concrete flag and paving stones dominated the market, largely due to their high availability through builder’s merchants. With the introduction of natural stone shipped from India and other areas of the Far East, the natural stone market evolved. Consumers could select a natural stone product over a manmade manufactured product at a comparable or cheaper price, and it was also readily available.

This evolving fashion for natural stone meant that many discerning consumers looked for alternative and more niche options, prompting the sales of British natural stone to grow. However, these premium British ranges are often not widely available to contractors and consumers as they are usually not kept in stock by builder’s merchants.

So what does this mean for professional landscapers and contractors? It is important for contractors to educate themselves about the products available, particularly at the high-end of the market, as the trends suggest that consumers are increasingly looking to source this material for their projects and how they can procure it. A landscaper quoting a British natural stone could be the difference between winning and losing a project. Burlington Stone has visitors throughout the year looking for ways to get British products into their projects. For clients looking for an unusual, locally sourced and higher quality material, we advise landscapers to differentiate themselves by proposing a British stone material. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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The introduction of the CE a choice based marking legislation in July 20132 on more than has also had a significant impact on just price, but the market, actually working in also comparable favour of high-quality British stone quality and the producers. With it being a legal product’s requirement for natural stone to likelihood of hold the CE marking, and specify delamination. information including water Stone naturally absorption, density, porosity, frost produced in the resistance and flexural strength, UK is generally end users are able to make more denser, and informed comparisons between recognised as being the ranges of natural stone higher quality and available. more robust with low In the legislation, it states water absorption. that the responsibility for Burlington ships its guaranteeing the CE marking natural stone and information about the worldwide and is highly product lies with the installer, regarded in particular in so it is imperative that the Scandinavian countries, THIS EVOLVING FASHION landscaper, designer or North America and the FOR NATURAL STONE MEANT Far East, all of which contractor ensures that the THAT MANY DISCERNING materials that they are recognise the high quoting for and providing performance of British CONSUMERS LOOKED FOR has all the information that stone and its superiority ALTERNATIVE AND MORE is needed. Burlington over what is available in NICHE OPTIONS Stone, like many superior their own geographical British natural stone location. British natural producers, has always stone is increasing in made this information popularity, and I see this available to all users and as an indicator of the is confident that the continued growth we can quality of our products expect in the UK market in will speak volumes. the coming years.

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LATEST PRODUCTS

Esterno was created to meet the needs of planners who are looking for continuity and integration in outdoor projects, offering a broad range of quality products that are highly reliable and impeccable in terms of aesthetics and technical performance. Eco-friendly and long lasting, the single-piece porcelain stoneware with anti-slip surface finish offers four installation solutions: raised, traditional adhesive and laid on grass or gravel. These functional, easy to fit tiles are the ideal solution for your external project.

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CERAMIC PAVING

Global Stone’s Petrous Collection is perfect for sleek and modern schemes that demand perfection. This exclusive range consists of two contemporary colour variations that are new to the UK, ranging from smart anthracite greys to warm creamy hues. The uniform colouring of the Petrous collection makes it perfect for modern designs. The hard-wearing porcelain tiles are 2cm thick and made from recyclable materials, ideal for both indoor and outdoor schemes. The Petrous tiles are practical and easy to keep clean, whilst retaining the attractive, stylish and timeless qualities of stone.

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Sandy White Porcelain, part of London Stone’s brand new range of porcelain products, is perfect for clients looking to achieve a contemporary finish in their outdoor space. As a manmade product, Sandy White Porcelain is almost completely consistent in colour and texture, lending itself extremely well to crisp, modern designs and adding a touch of elegance and class. The paving is available off-the-shelf in a 596x596x20mm tile and clients can also take advantage of our in-house masonry service to add edge profiles and create bespoke elements. In addition to all of this, the Sandy White Porcelain is virtually maintenance free!

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Aextra20 by Caesar Ceramic consists of single-piece porcelain stoneware slabs, perfectly squared and rectified 20mm thickness making it frost proof and resistant to loads, with anti-slip surface finish. Thanks to the resistance of Caesar porcelain stoneware and the opportunity to choose from among four different installation systems, aextra20 is the perfect solution for outdoor flooring. The broad colour range and the complete set of trims allow you to meet any planning need. You can find this new eco-friendly product at Exterior Solutions Ltd, who supply the UK with this unique product.

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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT NEWS Makita expands mower range The ever-expanding Makita mower range now includes two new cordless mowers, the 36V LM381D LXT, which is powered by a single 36V Li-ion battery, and the DLM380 LXT version which features the latest twin 18V battery configuration for those owners who already possess a quantity of Makita 18V batteries. Both models run up to 3,700rpm with 38cm cutting width and six height adjustments with a single lever cutting height control from 25mm to 75mm.

The Makita petrol engine mower range features the latest generation engines which are powerful and environmentally friendly with low noise and low running costs. The recently launched PLM4626 has a

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140cc, 2.56hp motor with 46cm cutting width and cutting heights between 30 to 75mm. This push type mower has a 60 litres collection box and is ideal for lawns up to 1,200m².

Two new models further expand the Makita mower range. The new PLM4815 is powered by the latest Briggs & Stratton ReadyStart 190cc 4-stroke engine that delivers a punchy 3.34hp.

With a 46mm cutting width and centralised 6-step height adjustment between 30-80mm, and 70 litre grass collector, the PLM4815 features an aluminium deck with steel liner and weighs just 40kg.

This model is recommended for lawn areas up to 1,800m². www.makitauk.com

Welcome to the equipment pages of Pro Landscaper, where we will be looking at new products and developments in the market.

If you have any stories, please email them to joe.wilkinson@eljays44.com or tweet me @ProLanKit

Vauxhall and John O’Conner make the grass greener Vauxhall has supplied John O’Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd with a fleet of its multi-award winning Movano and Combo vans, enabling the company to lower the average CO2 emissions and total running cost of its fleet.

John O’Conner has taken a delivery of the front-wheel drive Chassis Cab L3H1 Movano vans for its St Albans City & District Council contract that have been developed to achieve a payload of 1580kg. Boasting the 2.3 CDTi 125PS engine, providing excellent efficiency combined with strong performance, the vans achieve 37.2 mpg on the combined cycle with an impressive CO2 figure of 199g/km, thanks to the

ecoFLEX technology.

Joining the Movanos, John O’Conner has also ordered a handful of Vauxhall Combo vans, which have been converted to carry tools and equipment for its contract supervisors, while meeting environmental and health and safety requirements. This means the Combos feature a sealed bulkhead to avoid fumes from any cuttings or machinery

entering the cab, while drip trays that can be removed from the floor area allow for safe clean-up of spillages and leaks from refuse bags and machinery. www.vauxhall.co.uk

The world’s most popular line marking machine just got better

New for 2014

Updated design for even easier use and greater functionality Call 01530 510060 or visit www.supaturf.co.uk

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EQUIPMENT

Dingle adds two Kramer loaders to its collection

Dingle Nurseries, based near Welshpool in Powys, is one of the largest of its type in the UK and has recently taken delivery of yet

another pair of Kramer wheeled loaders following two previous pairs of similar machines used by the nursery over the past 12 years.

Kubota introduce utility vehicle promotion

purchase one of Kubota’s compact RTV models. The RTV400ci is now available from a local Kubota dealer delivered on-site from only £6,249 (plus VAT) and the RTV500 from £6,995 (plus VAT).

The new 4WD Kubota RTV400Ci and RTV500 have been designed to offer a powerful, robust and reliable utility vehicle that provides users with exceptional handling and a host of innovative features to maximise control, even in the toughest of conditions.

The RTV400Ci incorporates a high revving 16hp air-cooled, single

Tractor and groundcare specialists Kubota UK has introduced a special promotion on its powerful and versatile RTV400ci and RTV500 all terrain utility vehicles.

The deal, which runs until 31 July, means users can now take advantage of a limited time offer to

Amenity

EvenSprey 300 30 litre capacity

The family business, which traces its history back to 1968, has grown from one to 350 acres over the years and now boasts both retail and wholesale divisions.

The Kramer 850 models chosen have been supplied by local dealer Beddoes Compact Plant Sales and are now in constant use, six days per week from 7am to 6pm undertaking a wide range of jobs from unloading delivery vehicles to extracting individual root-balled trees from bark chipping beds. With a quick switch from pallet forks to a bucket, they are also used for handling compost and other general clean-up duties.

According to Mr. Joseph, the key feature of the Kramer design for

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his application is the rigid frame layout combined with 4-wheel drive and 4-wheel steer systems which provide outstanding stability and cross-country ability. He also likes the quiet running Deutz engines and excellent all-round visibility from the cabs which ensure smooth and safe operation in the busy dispatch area.

The Kramer 850 is powered by an oil-cooled, 4-cylinder Deutz diesel engine developing 44 kW (60 hp) at 2400 rpm which drives through a hydrostatic transmission providing a speed range from 0 to 20 kph. The 4500kg machine has a lift capacity of 2000kg and a maximum load-over height of 3250mm. www.kramer.de

cylinder petrol engine, along with Kubota’s CVT Plus (Continuously Variable Transmission) with inertial clutch. The CVT Plus keeps the vehicle’s double cogged, wide belt drive system tight at all times, resulting in minimal slippage, giving drivers greater response and better durability.

To complement this, the machine provides dynamic braking, helping users to maintain total control during ascents and descents with engine assisted deceleration. www.kubota.co.uk

SSR 100 DL Deluxe Spreader 45 litre capacity

Designed specifically to deliver liquid or dry fertilisers and other treatments to fine turf, our ranges of sprayers and spreaders combine simple operation with accuracy and economic.

25 litre capacity

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Built to help you tackle the toughest clearing jobs.

The Husqvarna 525 Series are powerful, lowweight professional brushcutters ideal for frequent, heavy duty general landscape maintenance around the estate, farm and park use.

For further information or to arrange a demonstration, please contact us on 0800 169 6148 or visit at:

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EQUIPMENT

BRUSHCUTTERS LATEST KIT

Tracmaster’s new CAMON range has been designed to

meet the needs of all users and to satisfy wide-ranging working demand. The modern design of CAMON’s brushcutters includes features such as easy and safe refuelling, a silenced muffler, an anti-vibration system, an ergonomic handle and a professional knapsack

Powerful brushcutters from Billy Goat’s Outback series can cut saplings up to two inches wide, and can tackle brush up to six foot tall with complete ease.

Available with Honda or Briggs & Stratton engines, the Outback range boasts a pivoting 26in wide deck to help glide over

With a 51.7cc two stroke engine, the SRM-510ES is the most powerful brushcutter in the ECHO range.

Fitted with a steel blade, this unit can easily handle the toughest of cutting conditions, such as brambles and bracken.

The U shaped handle and double shoulder harness are designed for maximum comfort even in the most demanding of cutting conditions. ECHO’s unique Easy Start system ensures near effortless starting every time.

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If you are after a professional brushcutter, then look no further than the Maruyama BCV5020 which features an anti-vibration driveshaft with oversized volumetric dampers, to ensure a low vibration. Martin Woodhouse

At the heart of Husqvarna’s new 525 series is a new 25.4cc X-Torq engine which keeps exhaust emissions at a minimum whilst offering improved fuel efficiency combined with more power and torque. It is also equipped with Air Purge to reduce the number of

for perfect weight distribution.

With the environment in mind, Tracmaster is also able to supply the revolutionary BIOFIL cutting wire, which offers high performance and durability, while being 100 per cent biodegradable.

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uneven terrain as well as offering enhanced speed and quality.

Billy Goat brushcutters feature Tuff Torq™ hydrostatic transaxles that sense wheel spin and lock the wheel to give positive traction.

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Pellenc is proving that it is technologically ahead of the field with the launch of its Excelion 2000 ‘cow-horn’ handle professional brushcutter.

With a new heavy-duty harness and weighing just 5.1kgs, the Excelion 2000 can be purchased with a choice of four cutting heads: the ‘roll-cut’ head will accommodate seven metres of 3mm twisted wire or up to nine metres of 2.7mm, the ‘tap-cut’ head is capable of using the same wires, a new ‘multi-head’ is available for quick changes between wire and blade. A new heavy duty ‘blade-cut’ will shortly be available.

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of Woodgrow Horticulture says “Without doubt the most impressive feature is the reduced whole-life cost of owning a Maruyama BCV5020.

The engine has an industry-

busting five year warranty, whilst the drive shaft and ignition module carry a life-time warranty.

We found the BCV5020 to be very fuel efficient and the large fuel tank meant fewer fill ups.”

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starting pulls and Smart Start® which reduces the start pull effort by 40 per cent. When these are

combined with our “Low Vib” anti-vibration system which delivers exceptionally low operator vibration levels, the result is an effective increase in daily maximum run time, user efficiency and productivity.

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CLEANER RIDE

Robust and versatile, the AS family of Allmäher® ride-on mowers come equipped with a low centre of gravity, wide wheelbase and optional four wheel drive to make them safe and stable – particularly on slopes and hilly terrain. The twin blade system deals effortlessly with thicket, high grass (up to 120cm) and scrub resulting in a perfect mulching performance.

AS Motor. A cleaner finish in any environment

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EQUIPMENT

GENERAL LATEST KIT

The Wessex CM-150 and CM-180 Finishing Mowers feature four wheels for a premium and even finish, with three overlapping rotors preventing unsightly, uncut strips. The wheels are easily adjusted to the perfect height and both mowers are wellsuited to compact tractors, from 15hp for the CM-150 and 20hp for the CM-180. Both mowers are fully guarded to HSE specifications and are part of the Wessex CountryLine range which offers rotary toppers and flail mowers together with cultivators and rollers for all-round turf care and estate work.

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Rough Cut Mower from Turf Teq is designed for clearing overgrown areas.

It cuts brambles and scrub as well as weeds, long grass and small saplings, and has a unique feature that allows the deck to pivot 300mm (12in) to the left. In that position, you can run the cutter

Bomford Pro-Saw 1600 is particularly suited to the professional landscaper; Pro-Saw uses a simple blade system that does not overlap so there is never any danger of

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close to a hedge whilst keeping your hands clear of brambles and overhang. It also has a 660mm (26in) working width, 13hp Honda engine and speed infinitely variable between 0 and 4mph.

The rough cut mower is low maintenance and cuts close to hedges and under fence lines.

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Grillo are one of Europe’s oldest manufacturers of groundcare equipment with a diverse range of products from small rotavators to commercial out-front mowers with collection. They are perhaps best known for the Climber range of slope mowers which can operate at 30 degrees. The latest edition to the range is the FD450 out-front mower with a 44 inch cutter deck, 450 litre high tip grass box and 18hp engine.

This machine is very small and compact with exceptional performance in wet grass.

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the blades touching each other. The Pro-Saw is available in 1.6m, 2.0m and 2.4m options; it fits all models of Bomford arm mowers as well as front end loaders and tele-handlers

with the HRF2800 and HRF3200 attachment frames. The Pro-Saw hydraulic motor has anti cavitation and pressure relief valve standard, optional is a flow-divider for arm mowers and front loaders that exceeds 50 litres per minute.

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An ideal piece of kit for moving trees, pots, slabs, bags of sand or aggregate and other items around the site is the SCH (Supplies) Ltd Nursery Tree Mover. A recent customer from a large estate in Lancashire remarked at how delighted he was with the product.

“Great service from a great British company, designing and making things in Britain. Well done! Please see photograph of my gardener looking rather pleased with himself with his new toy!”

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The Ransomes HR300 is an out-front rotary mower with a choice of 1.52m, 1.60m and 1.83m cutting decks. Powered by a three cylinder turbocharged 33hp Kubota diesel engine it produces both high torque and high power providing superior hill climbing ability. This versatile mower is also available with a choice of flail head from respected manufacturers such as Muthing, Trimax and Wessex, as well as snow brushes and ploughs for winter use.

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Profitable soil preparation TURF TEQ’S SURFACE PREPARATION RAKE UNIQUE

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Turf Teq’s Surface Preparation Rake offers the quickest way to prepare soil for turf, grass seed or wild flowers.

Much quicker than a rotavator, it not only prepares the soil, but also puts the stones into windrows for easy collection and produces a fine tilth.

Use also for breaking up and levelling self-binding gravel paths, golf buggy paths and similar surfaces.

A rugged, bullet-proof, American product driven by TurfTeq’s 13hp, Honda-engined tractor.

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• Powered by a self-priming 4-stroke 35cc Honda • Comes as standard with 30’ extension hose and Engine mesh filter. Other attachments and fittings are available.

• Clears water from as low as 3mm with ease from bunkers, fairways, sports fields, pathways, ponds etc.

• Weighing only 9kg, Portapump is easy to transport, carry & use.

• Flow Capacity of 135 litres/minute.

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Habitat Aid sells native British trees, hedges, wildflowers and aquatic plants. We source them from a network of small UK growers, nurseries and harvesters.

Established since 1989

We can supply the right seed mixes or plants for your project, however large or small.

Award winning landscape construction throughout the South of England

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EQUIPMENT

TESTED

HITACHI’S RANGE OF BATTERY POWERED TOOLS

Russell Eales, Pro Landscaper’s machinery test expert, puts a selection of Hitachi Power Tools, including a triple edged hedgetrimmer, a disc motored grass trimmer and a blower through their paces Hitachi Power Tools (UK) Limited, based in Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom, is a subsidiary company of Hitachi Koki Co. Limited, and part of the global Hitachi Corporation of Japan. Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd was founded in December 1948 as a manufacturer of coal mining machinery and equipment and electric power tools. In 1981 Hitachi Power Tools (UK) Limited was established in the London area, and in 1987 the company moved into the purpose built Head Office in Milton Keynes, which remains the sales, marketing and distribution centre for the UK and Ireland.

Both the distributor network and the end user readily accepted the Hitachi power tool range, an acceptance based on product quality and reliability, backed by an excellent after sales service. The business has grown successfully and developed, generating a significant share of the market.

Hitachi Power Tools are produced in nine manufacturing plants throughout the world.

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TESTED The machines that I tested were all battery powered – Hitachi are entering this market in the UK for lithium-ion battery powered tools, to add to the small but growing market for these types of kit. Being battery powered, the machines were ready to use at the touch of the button. A great feature for these tools is the fact that they have different power settings, so you can choose the most efficient setting for the job that you are undertaking. For smaller whips and new growth on hedges, the tools were great and you can save power by using the less powerful setting.

When using the single battery, the tools were lightweight and comfortable. However, when I used the backpack I found it quite heavy, and a little awkward to get into confined spaces or when you are working on a ladder. In the heat that the tools were tested in, the backpack also made my back quite sweaty. This said, the back harness did increase working time and made it easier to change the tool that was in use without taking the backpack off.

As with battery powered tools in general, a

big positive is how little noise they make compared to engine equivalent models, which means that an earlier start on-site is possible with little worry about making any noise and causing any disturbance.

The battery life on the machines is more than enough to do a day’s work as long as you remember to charge the battery packs overnight. There was no issue with running out of power part way through the day, which was very handy.

For the lighter jobs the range of machines were great, the hedgetrimmer was perfect for shaping shrubs and for trimming young growth on hedges, but struggled a little when it came to cutting the hedge back further into the older growth.

In all honesty, these tools would not be as a replacement for engine powered versions just yet as the petrol versions are still better all-round tools, but with the economic and environmental issues and everyone becoming more environmentally friendly, these tools will have a greater impact in the future. These tools would be great to have as an extra alternative, especially for the jobs where noise is a big issue.

In summary, the Hitachi battery powered tools are great for regular maintenance jobs where the work is kept light, but for bigger jobs, I’d recommend sticking with petrol machines for the time being.

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PEOPLE

JAMES SCOTT The Garden Company www.thegardenco.co.uk

Your most referred to gardening book?

Modern Private Gardens by Susan and Geoffrey Jellicoe (first published in 1968).

Best garden in the UK? Difficult but one I really enjoy visiting and has influenced me is Hidcote Manor Garden. I visited it first when I was young and loved the sense of discovery it created. Something I try to replicate in my gardens.

Favourite tipple?

I love real ale and fine wine equally.

Most treasured gift?

A collage of photographs of my two daughters taken over 10 years’ of holidays at our place in France.

Your most used saying or cliché?

At work ‘what was the thinking behind that?’, and at home ‘you never regret going for a walk’.

Three people you’d like to invite to dinner?

Leonard Cohen, Winston Churchill and Mike Brealey (ex. England cricket captain)

Biggest life influence?

From a work perspective, nature, from a personal prospective my grandparents who gardened an acre of Cotswold hillside and were eco warriors before the term existed.

Top plant?

Anemone nemorosa, this tiny plant always stops me in my tracks when I see growing in the wild.

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NICKI JACKSON Blue Daisy www.bluedaisygardens.co.uk

Your most referred to gardening book?

I’ve got a few of John Brookes and Hilary Thomas that I’m always dipping in and out of.

Newest gardening trend for 2014 It’s not the newest generally but newest to my business, it is Wildflower Turf as we are an Accredited Partner!

Best garden in the UK? My childhood memory of our family garden.

Biggest life influence?

My parents and my partner.

Top plant?

There are so many to choose from but I have a strong emotional connection to the Asteraceae family.

Most treasured gift?

My first greenhouse.

Your most used saying or cliché?

These work really well together.

Three people you’d like to invite to dinner I admire strong, successful and independent women regardless of their chosen career. So it would have to be Carol Klein for her horticultural enthusiasm and passion, Nigella Lawson for her unpretentious but exuberant love of all things culinary, and Sharleen Spiteri because her music and concerts are amazing.

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NILUFER DANIS Lotus Design Studio Ltd. www.lotusdesignstudio.co.uk Best garden in the UK? Rousham Garden, Oxfordshire which represents the first phase of English landscape design.

I really like it from a landscape aspect rather than gardening (ponds, cascades, temple etc.)

Biggest life influence?

My sister. She has always believed in me and supporting

and reminding me who I am. I guess I wouldn’t be a landscape architect if I didn’t have her by my side.

Top plant?

My top plants change in accordance with proposed style, location and use of a space. I will say Deschampsia cespitosa cultivars and Achillea species are at the top of the list.

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Top plant?

I love Astrantias – little pin cushions of joy!

Favourite tipple?

I’m a gin lady, but I never say no to a glass of Champagne!

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Your most used saying or cliché?

Do you know what I mean?

Three people you’d like to invite to dinner?

Jonathan Ross, Brad Pitt, and Karen O who can sing The Moon Song with her beautiful voice.

May & Watts Garden Design

Most treasured gift?

My son! My hero.

Lifelong fan of…

England rugby team – power, and passion.

Biggest life influence?

It’s got to be my father, who is so positive and driven.

Most treasured gift?

My second-hand bike.

Newest gardening trend for 2014?

I believe environmental awareness and sustainability are awakening within designers and clients more often than before.

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Best garden in the UK? Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent.

Favourite tipple?

Which one?! I would say Jack Daniel’s Honey with Angostura bitters, soda and fresh lime!

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Most referred to gardening book?

The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs.

Top plant?

Libertia grandiflora.

Your most used saying or cliché?

Face your fears and do it anyway. And ‘at the end of the day’...

Newest gardening trend in 2014?

Water cut stone features, and Viroturf’s grass I’m converted!

Biggest life influence?

Kemal Mehdi, one of my greatest moments is being toured around Vaux Le Vicomte by Kemal.

Favourite tipple?

Islay – single malt whiskey.

Most treasured gift?

A motorcycle jacket from Carnaby Street.

Lifelong fan of…

The Ramones.

Best garden in the UK? My favourite garden is Vaux Le Vicomte, just outside Paris, but Beth Chatto’s takes some beating in the UK.

Three people you’d like to invite to dinner.

Tom Waits, Debbie Harry, Andy Warhol.

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This is an ideal opportunity for someone in the early stages of their career who has an interest and aptitude for horticulture and who wants to work and learn on a prestigious site as part of a large team. Cranfield University is a 100 hectare site with over 4000 students on campus from 106 countries.

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We are a small yet very busy design practice in Hertfordshire 35 minutes by train from Central London with projects across London and the South East. We require two new members of staff (full or part time) to assist with designs from concept drawings through to implementation which will include detailed design for construction and tender. Vectorworks, SketchUp, Photoshop and Microsoft Office are all required as is the ability to work in a small office where general office duties are shared.

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EMPLOYER: MILLSTONE LANDSCAPES LTD LEARNING PROVIDER: DELIVERED BY SLIC TRAINING (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED Location: Andover

We have a vacancy for an apprentice gardener to join our team to assist in the upkeep and management of the ornamental and production gardens and orchard. Depending on the time of year, a typical day will involve watering, harvesting, weeding, planting, as well as general garden maintenance. Each day the team works on a task which could range from growing vegetables to cutting grass, to planting and pruning a specific area of the gardens.

You will be working alongside our team of volunteers which includes special needs visitors.

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PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE APPRENTICE EMPLOYER: WYEVALE NURSERIES LTD LEARNING PROVIDER: DELIVERED BY WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE Location: Hereford

Primary functions: to undertake general landscaping duties which shall include: soil preparation, planting and mulching; soil preparation, turfing and seeding; clearance work of both soft and hard landscaping; hedge cutting, hedge trimming, clearing leaves and litter; shrub pruning under direction of qualified personnel; grass cutting; and construction labouring work. Following suitable training, to be able to use all required machinery, such as strimmers, brush-cutters, hedge cutters, rotovators, turf cutters, pedestrian lawnmowers, ride on lawnmowers.For more details please go to www.horticulturecareers.co.uk.

Opportunities for a career in Production Horticulture with an employer from the Midland Regional Growers (MRG) group. The MRG are looking for keen and enthusiastic Apprentices to join their teams and to be part of a bespoke Apprenticeship programme delivered by Pershore College, part of Warwickshire College. Apprentices will gain an Intermediate Apprenticeship which includes the Work Based Diploma in Horticulture (Production pathway) Level 2.

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The successful applicant will be looking after stock beds, cut flower beds, lawns, hedges, trees, and a meadow. Tasks will include the following: mowing; weeding; pruning; hedge cutting; strimming; dead heading; transplanting plants; watering, mulching and staking plants. The applicant may accompany our maintenance team off site occasionally to learn more skills, however, the maintenance of the nursery borders and green infrastructure will be their priority.

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Liverpool Landscapes are looking to recruit an apprentice landscape gardener to assist in their busy garden landscaping business. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with an interest in horticulture.You must be prepared to work outside in all weathers, be reliable, honest, trustworthy, be able to work well in a team, physically fit and hardworking. The ideal candidate would be local to the area and have some gardening and landscaping experience. Main duties would include learning from and working alongside experienced colleagues carrying out planting, turfing, fencing, flagging, brickwork, site clearance, pruning, grass cutting, hedge cutting, weeding and much more.

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Ongoing training will be given with day/days release for college courses. The work will mainly consist of private garden maintenance. Occasionally hard landscaping contracts will be given, this can vary from patios, new lawns fencing fish ponds etc.

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PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE APPRENTICE EMPLOYER: READYHEDGE GROUP LIMITED LEARNING PROVIDER: DELIVERED BY WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE Location: Pershore

Excellent and unique opportunity to work for an established group of ornamental growers and nurseries. Be part of a specifically designed Apprenticeship programme designed for the MRG. Fantastic opportunities for the right candidates to progress within the companies and industry. The MRG are looking for keen and enthusiastic apprentices to join their teams and to be part of a bespoke Apprenticeship programme delivered by Pershore College, part of Warwickshire College.

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Eventually, as you gain experience, you will have the opportunity to train and gain licenses to use other equipment. The job required candidates over the age of 18 years old as much of the work is carried out on highways and also involves working night shifts.

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Marshalls supports UNICEF.

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Most paving companies aren’t as ethical as they say they are. Marshalls is different.

We don’t turn a blind eye to child labour.

In fact, we’re the only hard landscaping company actively working with UNICEF to end it. We’ve partnered with them and will donate £1 to their work for every square metre of Fairstone paving we sell*. To find out more about our ethical paving, visit marshalls.co.uk/fairstone Our ethics are set in stone. Are yours?

you need to dig a little deeper.

If you think your paving is ethical