Landscape Juice

Memories of my childhood garden

I don't know about you, but I have fond memories of growing up?

I lived on the edge of a military garrison town about 12 miles from Aldershot, the home of the British Army.

Bordon played a big part in the defence of the nation dating back to the Boar War.

Indian Paving - is it ethical to use it on our patios?

The ethics of using Indian paving has raised its head again after Chris Harrop, a director of Marshall's Landscape products, warned that child labour is being exploited, for as little as .80p per day, to supply the British landscaping industry.

An article, published in today's Telegraph, claims that only one third of the 200,000 tonnes, which is imported into the UK each year, is of a reputable source.

What side of the brain does a gardener use?

What side of the brain does a gardener use?

According to news.com.au, you can work out a bit of your personality by the side of the brain you use.

We all know that gardeners, especially landscape gardeners, are exceptionally creative people. But what side of the brain does a creative gardener use? Check out this little fun experiment - feel free to leave a comment.

Landscapejuice's Christmas message

Kickback from chainsaw kills young father

It is certainly a story that I would rather not be putting on Landscape Juice at Christmas time, but it is a case that highlights the very real dangers of working with a chainsaw. ThisisLeicestershire.co.uk reports how 38 year old Alistair Green suffered a fatal wound to the neck whilst working with a chainsaw in his rear garden.

The chainsaw is believed to have kicked back and severed an artery in Mt Greens neck. The resulting blood loss was so severe that Mr Green was reported to have died before the air ambulance could get him to hospital.

Trawling older posts with the Feedjit widget

I am sure my regular followers have noticed that there is a little block of links at the bottom of each post (extended page) pointing to a series of posts that readers of Landscape Juice have found interesting.

The widget is made by Feedjit and it is really quite clever. It takes a while to build up the links but in time, I hope, the most read and most popular items will feature regularly and maybe of the fewer obscure or older posts which I added before the site became so well established will come to the fore.

Sheffields Winter Garden - a sweet smell of success

Think of successful garden attractions and what comes to mind? The Eden project and the Lost Gardens at Heligan are probably the two most popular and of course the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Lets not forget Kew and Wisley Gardens.
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There is one garden that very few gardeners have heard of but, after five very successful years, the Winter Gardens in Sheffield are celebrating their sixth million visitor.

The RHS campaign for schools gardening website

Start them young, that's what I reckon. Well, the Royal Horticultural Society is aiming to do just that with their newly launched Campaign for Schools gardening website.

The new site is split into two parts - one for the teachers and the other for the students (although the students section has yet to be commissioned).

The Brogdale fruit collection

Faversham in Kent is the home of the Brogdale Trust national fruit collection. The site boasts 150 acres dedicated to varieties of different fruit and is renowned worldwide - is thought to be the largest collection of it's kind anywhere, with 1880 varieties of apple and 469 and many other different fruits.

A review of Landscape Juice - the highlights of 2007

As 2007 draws to a close and the majority of gardeners watch their garden from the window rather tackle the sub zero temperatures, I thought it might be a good idea to pick out some of my favourite posts from the year.

.............and do not worry, I will not be too far from the keyboard to add a little reading here and there over the festive season.