About Philip Voice
After starting my garden maintenance and landscaping business in 1984 and running it
for 21 years I decided I needed a change of direction (probably a mid
life crisis, no seriously! :-0)
Together with my family, wife Donna, Son Henry and Daughter Fleur (not forgetting Hector the Black Labrador) I moved to France in search of an old farmhouse to renovate.
In the interim period whilst waiting for the contract to go through I started writing a blog. Initially just to keep a diary for family and friends to keep up with our progress if they wished but then it occurred to me that there isn't a real time watcher of the landscape industry in the UK.
I didn't want to waste my experience and experiences so I decided I could put all of this Juice to good use so I started Landscape Juice.
If you have an interesting story, snippet of want to promote your self or your business then give me a shout.
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I've happened upon your site, and your inspiring story! I'm a California-based garden writer, currently blogging about Spanish gardens - great ones and undiscovered gems, too. Please drop by my plot for a visit: http://BayAreaTendrils.blogspot.com
I've also formed a group for kindred spirits, i.e. fellow bloggers who write on garden destinations: it's Garden Travel Worldwide ... at
http://www.blogcatalog.com/group/garden-travel-worldwide
Thank you Philip, for providing this opportunity to connect.
Posted by: Alice Joyce | February 20, 2009 at 08:55 PM
wow! you are living the dream! I am american but lived in london for 4 years. While there I caught the british bug for going south and living abroad, and would now jump at any chance to relocate to france, greece, southern italy, morocco...
Anyway, I just discovered your website...and am eager to go explore. I have a blog myself that maybe you might interested in. I am always looking to make it bigger, better, more useful, and more widely read, so if you have any suggestions or thoughts, I would love to hear them. My best,
Rochelle at Studio 'g'
Posted by: Rochelle at sudio 'g' | February 12, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Philip,
Do you have any advice for a young woman, with a horticulture degree and passion for garden design, who is thinking about moving and working in France? I have been looking for job opportunities on the net but it has been challenging to find anything related to horticulture. Congrats on living the dream!
Posted by: Leigh DuFresne | June 25, 2008 at 01:01 AM
Hi Edward
I am thoroughly enjoying the lifestyle and the freedom that goes with it.
Because I am not locked into a set routine I can spend more time watching the landscaping and gardening industry and comment where I feel it right to do so.
My sole aim is to stimulate debate on subjects that range from gardening to grass care.
BTW I am an Englishman in France :)
Best
Phil
Posted by: Philip Voice | November 27, 2007 at 09:45 PM
I am envious. I thought years ago of going to Saudi Arabia to do landscape design, but wimped out. What is it like traveling and working in a foreign country and not knowledgeable of the native tongue? What is it like to be an American in France?
Posted by: Edward Bock | November 26, 2007 at 09:11 PM