I cannot believe that 2008 is all but over. It has been a whirlwind year with lots of news and goings on. For Landscape Juice, it was the year that woke the big boys up to its presence.
I hope that you have enjoyed the site over the last twelve months and I look forward to another cracking year with you being part of it.
Here I take a look back at some of the stories.
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I would like to welcome Bill Howard as a guest blogger to Landscape Juice.
Bill move himself and his family to New Zealand in 2005 and mentions that the challenges are no less challenging wherever you may live.
"So much for the longest day or as it was in your case the shortest.
As the Northern winter bites, you will be pleased to hear that the weather isn’t perfect in our Southern Summer.
Continue reading "British landscaper in New Zealand" »
I am not too sure if I am a little boring for working in my workshop for two hours on Boxing Day or if I can pass it off as genuine recreation.
However it is judged, I enjoyed the fresh air and the distraction while the kids played with their Christmas gifts.
Strengthening the weak joint.
The piece of wood which formed the splayed legs was originally made as one of the shelves in the kitchen.
Continue reading "Making a simple garden bench - part two" »
I hope everyone enjoyed their festive break. I certainly did and I am still to enjoy a few days yet.
My dream of a white Christmas came good yesterday and for two hours the snow fell in a frenzy and blanketed the countryside with a festive dusting.
With the wood burner roaring, a hearty cooked breakfast and a cup of steaming tea, we all settled down to watch Mama Mia.
Continue reading "The late late white Christmas" »
I have been promising myself for ages that I would make a garden bench so I thought that I would make the most of the darker evenings and get into my workshop.
I haven't finished it yet but I thought that I would add the latest so that I force myself to complete the job as soon as I can.
Continue reading "Making a simple garden bench - part one" »
It doesn't look like we are going to get a true white Christmas here in France. The weather has been warm and clear all day without a cloud in the sky.
I awoke to a sharp frost which looked really festive but when the sun came round and warmed the grass, the frost soon disappeared.
Continue reading "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" »
'Change is coming' - Like an echo that will not die, this is the cry that is resounding across America.
Since the day Barack Obama won the United States presidential election and despite the ugly meltdown of the whole financial system, America, and with it the world, has new hope and opportunity.
Whatever walk of life you come from and whatever country that you live, you will feel this wave of change in the coming twelve months impact upon your life.
Continue reading "Why Barack Obama will lead us out of recession" »
I would like to welcome Susan Gallagher of Terra Firma Gardens as today's guest blogger.
Susan talks frankly and passionately about the lack of quality in many of the gardens being designed and built across the nation.
Who wants an ugly garden?
But people are having them built right now all over the country. We in the landscape gardening business have the responsibility of creating beautiful gardens that uplift people’s lives, bring the healing effects of nature to their doorstep and provide a refuge from life’s stresses.
Continue reading "The Importance of great design in landscaping" »
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