I wonder if the term landscaper has now become a misclassification for some members of the landscape and horticulture industry?
The reason for my wonderment has been stirred by the recent BALI landscaping awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel where The Landscape Group - turnover £50m and employing 1,100 staff - has just won BALI's Grand Award for its landscaping of the Broadway development in Salford, Manchester.
BALI do have an award category for domestic landscaping covering projects from £20,000-£50,000 but the emphasis definitely seems to be on projects from £100,000 to £1.5m.
Isn't BALI trying now to spread itself too wide and missing the domestic landscaper? Only a very tiny proportion of companies in the UK, and I'd classify them as bordering on civil engineering, have turnovers of over £1m and employ over 10 people.

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