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Welcome to the August issue of Pro Landscaper.

We are really excited to be launching Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30 – The Next Generation campaign this month, showcasing the industry’s rising stars. We have already received some really great entries so if you have someone working in your business who is ambitious, climbing the ladder and a real star please do enter them – the list will be revealed at this year’s FutureScape event in November.

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young people understand that a career in this industry is fulfilling and rewarding. Email joe.wilkinson@eljays44.com for an entry form.

In this month’s issue you will find all of our regular contributors to the opinion, business tips and technical sections, an interview with David Burdick, owner of County Grounds Maintenance, and some fabulous portfolios including an amazing regeneration project by Sunderland City Council for two of its oldest beach resorts – check out the impressive wave and boulder seating.

Ian Drummond reports on the Office Plant of the Year on page 57 and with resin bound paving becoming more and more popular, you can see some unusual places where it has been used in our latest product on pages 65-66. To find out about garden designer Charlotte Rowe, who started her career in garden design in her late forties, turn to the LifeStyle feature on pages 78-79. She’s testament to the fact that it’s never too late to find a love for design and horticulture.

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Finally, our show season is about to start. If you’re able to get to any of our events over the next few months, you won’t be disappointed.

We kick off with ScotHort at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on Wednesday 16 September then move to Yorkshire County Cricket Ground in Leeds for Landscape Live on Tuesday 6 October.

Finally, we hold FutureScape, the UK’s largest single-day landscaping event, at Sandown Park Racecourse on Tuesday 17 November.

The Pro Landscaper team will be there in force and are looking forward to meeting as many of our readers as possible. Look out for more information about what you can expect to see and hear at all of the above events this year very shortly.

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CONTENTS

August 2015 6 News Shed Round up of industry news over the last month

11 Out and About at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

The Pro Landscaper team views all the fantastic show gardens at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

12 Association News APL welcomes existing and new sponsors at this year’s WorldSkills competition;revisions have been made to the committee following efig’s AGM; 150 years of literary classics are being celebrated through four RHS gardens this summer; SGD announces finalists for the Product of the Year; updates from BALI on its upcoming regional events OPINION OPINION

16 View From The Top This month Phil Jones voices his concerns over the future of our parks and open spaces

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18 A Question Of Quantity & Quality Life can become more complicated when quantity surveyors are involved in landscape contracts, says Andrew Wilson

19 Are There Benefits To Paying A Bonus?

David Dodd explains the benefits of paying staff bonuses if and when they deserve it

26 Give Me a Break!

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25 WorldSkills Semi-Finals Jody Lidgard reports back from this year’s WorldSkills UK semi-finals competition at RHS Tatton Park

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27 Power Play Do your installers know their RCD from their IP rating? When it comes to external lighting low voltage is the right voltage, says Robert Webber

Across the continent machinery manufacturers aren’t afraid to do things differently. Angus Lindsay suggests looking further afield for the best machines

BUSINESS TIPS

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21 Thoughts From The Continent

There are many benefits to rooftop gardens in urban areas explains Adam White, as he reviews his Lyric Theatre Roof Garden in London

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Everyone has 24 hours in a day but it’s how you choose to spend it. Steve Clarke looks at how to be more proactive with your time management

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28 Vectorworks Tasmin Slatter advises on how to get the best out of your Vectorworks software by revealing a few tricks and tips to take your 3D model up a notch INTERVIEW

33 Let’s Hear It From Pro Landscaper caught up with David Burdick from County Grounds Maintenance in Devon to find out about his company, contracts and procedures

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51 Nursery News

Phil Jones MD of ISS Facility Services Landscaping

An update on what’s been going on in and around the nurseries over the past month, including nursery notes from Boningale Nurseries

Andrew Wilson Garden designer and lecturer

53 Factfile This month’s Factfile is with containerised tree nursery Barcham Trees

54 Plantsman’s Plot A selection of plants and trees chosen by the UK’s leading nurseries

57 Top Of The Tropics Ian Drummond visits two very different events this month – efig’s Office Plant of the Year competition, and the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

59 Garden Buildings 61 Composite Decking Tips Karl Harrison explains why composite is the right choice if you’re after longevity

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63 Composite Decking EQUIPMENT

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65 Resin Bound

37 The Good Life Artscape Design and Build provides the ultimate outdoor experience by transforming a run-down garden into a modern dining area, complete with garden room and natural looking pool

40 Just Beachy A stunning transformation by Sunderland City Council’s in-house architectural landscape team of two of the city’s beach resorts, Seaburn and Roker

44 Full Flow The outside of a period property has been redesigned with a stand out bespoke water feature by Roger Gladwell Landscape Design and Construction Ltd

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72 Commercial Vehicles

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80 Look Out For Jamie Butterworth

16 ScotHort www.scothort.com

47 Beside The Sea ISS Facility Services Landscaping maintains a seafront park in South Shields which welcomes thousands of summer visitors

Adam White Director of Davies White Landscape Architects

Tamsin Slatter Director of Vectorworks Training

69 Equipment news

74 Latest Kit

Angus Lindsay Head of Fleet at The Landscape Group

Jody Lidgard WorldSkills technical lead and landscaper

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David Dodd Landscaper and lecturer

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NEWS

NEWS SHED Pro Landscaper launches ‘30 under 30’ Pro Landscaper, the leading trade publication for the landscape industry, is launching ‘30 under 30: The Next Generation’, an exciting new project set to showcase up-and-coming young people within our industry. Thirty candidates under 30 years old from all sectors – garden designers, landscapers, grounds maintenance contractors and even arborists – will be featured in a standalone supplement in the November issue of Pro Landscaper.

Applicants and nominees will go through to an expert panel, which will choose winners in various sectors, to be announced at the fourth annual FutureScape event on Tuesday 17 November at Sandown Park Racecourse.

Jim Wilkinson, managing director of Eljays44 and publisher of Pro Landscaper said: “I think it’s

Hillier Landscapes apprentice wins Best All Round Student Hillier Landscapes apprentice Josh Saunders, who works from the company’s Bristol office, has won the Apprenticeship Award for Best All Round Student from Wiltshire College in Level 2 diploma in work-based horticulture.

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important that we highlight the industry’s next generation. These are the people who will build on the foundations laid by today’s industry leading professionals. Combining Pro Landscaper and FutureScape allows us to raise awareness and highlight the young people with exceptional talent coming through the industry.”

To nominate somebody or to apply yourself and be in with a chance of making the ‘30 under 30: The Next Generation’ feature contact Joe Wilkinson at joe.wilkinson@eljays44.com for an entry form. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

practical experience supplemented by his attendance one day per week at college. www.hillier-landscapes.co.uk

Royal Parks to recruit first wildlife apprentice The Royal Parks (TRP) is to recruit its first wildlife apprentice, following a donation from the Berkeley Foundation. The successful applicant will be paid a salary while working in The Regent’s Park and studying for a Level 2 Diploma in work-based environmental conservation. They will be employed by one of TRP’s landscape maintenance contractors, The Landscape Group.

The Regent’s Park is an important haven for wildlife in the capital. The

park has a wide range of waterfowl, a large urban heronry, and is one of the few places in central London where you can still find hedgehogs.

The post-holder’s prime focus will be on habitat management practices that benefit wildlife, including the creation and maintenance of native hedgerows, meadows, copses and reed beds. They will also assist TRP’s wildlife officers in monitoring and identifying wildlife and helping care for waterfowl.

Dennis Clarke, TRP’s head of park services said: “We are very pleased to partner with the Berkeley Foundation to provide one lucky apprentice the opportunity to work alongside experts in conservation, wildlife and horticulture in some of the most visited and well known parks in the country. www.royalparks.org.uk

Greenfingers launches ‘A Million Moments’ appeal as new chairman takes up role Greenfingers has announced a major new appeal called ‘A million moments’. The appeal aims to raise £1m to enable 5,000 children in the hospice system to benefit from the inspiring gardens and outdoor spaces created by the charity.

The appeal was launched to coincide with John Ashley taking up his role as chair of Greenfingers.

Speaking about the launch of the appeal, he said: “At Greenfingers we are acutely aware of the need for us to continue providing hospices with amazing spaces for children with life-limiting conditions.

We are inundated with hospices that need our help and are calling

on people today to get behind our new appeal and help us raise the funds to create even more gardens and help even more children.

“We will be coming up with ways businesses and individuals can fundraise for the A Million Moments appeal and urge everyone to get involved. By supporting this appeal you will be giving thousands of children the gift of precious moments spent outside in an inspiring natural environment.”

To donate to Greenfingers, call 01494 674 749, email info@greenfingerscharity.org.uk or visit the charity’s website at www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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BALI Chalk Fund Award for Jack Byng A horticulture apprentice from South Staffordshire College is celebrating his achievements having been awarded a prestigious BALI Chalk award, crowning him ‘Best Student 2015’.

Jack Byng recently completed his Level 2

apprenticeship at the college’s Rodbaston Campus while employed with Sandwell Council.

He was nominated for the BALI award by John Renshaw, manager of apprenticeships and employer engagement at South Staffordshire College, having demonstrated exceptional talent and commitment during his studies.

Jack said: “Studying for my apprenticeship has been a great experience and I have enjoyed every part of it – the day release at college, work and gaining my qualification.

To win this award is amazing. I want to thank South Staffordshire College and Sandwell Council for their support, I am looking forward to doing my Level 3.” www.bali.org.uk

SLANT international landscape and design competition – winner announced The winners of SLANT’s 2015 Open International Landscape Design Competition ‘Testing The Water’ have been announced.

SLANT is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide an opportunity to recognise, reward and promote contemporary works right across the spectrum of design through the medium of international competitions.

First place and winner of €500 and the certificate of merit for “Slant Best Overall Project 2015”, was the project “Ground H2 zer0 ” by Chris Hardy from the UK. Ground H2 zer0 is an inviting and seductive public space that stimulates our innate connection to water and its ability to nourish the soul. www.slant.eu

Perennial Legacy Garden is Best in Show at Tatton Park The Perennial Legacy Garden was awarded a Gold Medal and named Best Show Garden at this year’s RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.

Designed by Paul HerveyBrookes, the garden reflected elements of an English country estate, inspired by Perennial’s heritage as an organisation born of Britain’s great country estates.

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RHS judges were wowed by the garden’s long herbaceous borders planted with a palette of traditional and contemporary perennials.

Anita Bates, Perennials’ director of marketing and development said: “We are thrilled to receive this accolade, the culmination of the huge team effort behind the garden.

Paul Hervey-Brookes said: “It has been a wonderful experience working with Perennial and finding out more about its valuable work. www.perennial.org.uk

NEWS IN BRIEF Barcham Specification Manual Barcham Trees’ recently published 44-page Specification Manual, a guide to specifying young trees from the nursery, is now available to read online at www.barchampro.co.uk

St Vincent Plaza completed

The completion of the St Vincent Plaza development in Glasgow, a significant public space in the heart of the city, marks LDA Design’s first constructed public realm project in Scotland. The space is to be formally opened to the public in September. www.lda-design.co.uk

Disabled access improved

Work begins on Phase 2 of a £5.5m scheme to include improved disabled access to a number of areas on the King’s Gardens Southport, including a gate for the toddler play area and better seating on the Ocean Plaza side of Marine Lake.

Training for students with SEN A practical training programme called Grow and Learn is to help young people with special educational needs (SEN) study for a City uilds qualification in horticulture, following a generous grant of £30,000 from the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys. www.thrive.org.uk

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Thomas Hoblyn joins Alys Fowler and Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to bring new peninsula garden to Greenwich Award-winning designer Thomas Hoblyn has entered into a creative collaboration with urban gardener Alys Fowler and led by Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create a new green oasis on London’s Greenwich Peninsula.

The Peninsula Garden features a succession of sculpted green mounds, wildflower banks and London’s newest orchard, alongside an amphitheatre inspired by the geometry of the Giant’s Causeway.

The design concept has drawn on the nautical and

industrial heritage of the site, exposing the forms of the original mud flats and of Greenwich’s distant history as London’s market garden.

Visitors to the park will experience a ‘carefully cultivated wild garden’ adapting to the changing seasons.

CONTRACTS WON

NEWS

Contractor: Quadron Services: Additional work includes cemetery and churchyard maintenance Employed by: Teignbridge District Council Duration: Five year renewal until 2020

Contractor: Glendale Services: Grass cutting, weed spraying, shrub and hedge maintenance Employed by: Kirklees College, Huddersfield Start date: 1 May 2015 Duration: Five years

Contractor: Glendale Services: Grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control and shrub bed maintenance Employed by: University of Bradford Start date: 1 April 2015 Duration: Two years with option to extend for a further year

Contractor: Paxman Landscapes Services: Shrub and instant hedge planting, grass and wildflower seeding Employed by: ESH Build Location: Waverley Start date: July 2015 Duration: One month

Glendale awarded horticultural maintenance contract at landfill restoration project Glendale has been awarded the contract to provide horticultural maintenance services to the recently completed landfill restoration project at a former east Lancashire chemical plant.

The national green services provider will undertake a range of services including the management of wildflower meadows and a new woodland.

Dave Barkley, contract manager for Glendale said: “The contract to provide horticultural maintenance services on the William Blythe

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Chemical Works site is a fantastic opportunity for us.

It’s something different that still incorporates our green space management expertise.”

Lynne Houlbrooke, senior landscape architect for RSK Environment, said: “The establishment of a landscape scheme is the final stage of a restoration process that will physically and aesthetically integrate the site with its wider context within the Calder Valley.”

The contract will last for a period of three years. www.glendale-services.co.uk

Contractor: Grace Landscapes Services: Grounds maintenance Employed by: Newcastle Business Parks Stat date: 1 July 2015 Duration: Three years

Contractor: Paxman Landscapes Services: Topsoiling, shrub and urban tree planting Employed by: J F Finnegan Start date: Currently on-site Duration: One month

Contractor: Outsourced Client Solutions Services: Grounds maintenance of shrubberies, hard standing and lawn areas Employed by: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board/Kintra Location: Chepstow Community Hospital Duration: Five years (renewal)

Contractor: Glendale Services: Grass cutting at 12 country parks across Merseyside and Wigan Employed by: Forestry Commission Start date: 1 April 2015 Duration: One year Value: £10,000

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The Macmillan Legacy Garden, Gold Designer: Ann-Marie Powell Landscaper: The Outdoor Room

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The World Vision Garden, Silver Gilt Designer: John Warland Landscaper: Garden Builders

RHS HAMPTON COURT PALACE FLOWER SHOW Living Landscapes: Healing Urban Garden, Silver Gilt Designer: Rae Wilkinson Landscaper: Living Landscapes

The Pro Landscaper team visited the 25th anniversary Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in June. The largest of the RHS’s annual flower shows displayed a wealth of talent with some fantastic show gardens and our own Lisa Wilkinson helped out with the planting on Rae Wilkinson’s HUG garden. Here, we highlight some of our favourites this year. Congratulations to all the medal winners.

Noble Caledonia: Spirit of the Aegean, Gold Designer: Esra Parr Landscaper: John Wood Garden Design

Equilibrium, Best Conceptual Garden, Gold Designers: John Humphreys and Andy Hyde Landscaper: Mudlarks, Hallowed Turf Ltd

Hadlow College: Green Seam, Best Show Garden, Gold Designers: Stuart Towner & Bethany Williams Landscaper: RDC Landscapes The SMART Vision Garden, Gold Designer: Steve Smith at Vision Gardens Landscaper: Imperial Landscapes

QEF: A Different Point of View, Best Summer Garden, Gold Designer: Juliet Hutt Landscaper: Diggerz Landscapes

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Botanica World Discoveries: Winnie the Pooh Begins His Journey, Best Historic Garden, Gold Designer: Anthea Guthrie Landscaper: Phil Game, Pure Folly

African Vision: Malawi Garden, Gold Designer: Gabrielle Evans Landscaper: Marmalade Jam

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APL update The APL is delighted that this year’s sponsors of the WorldSkills UK competition are JA Jones, Makita UK, Marshalls and Travis Perkins Group. Makita UK and Marshalls are continuing their support of the competition having sponsored it last year and Travis Perkins Group and JA Jones have joined us for 2015. Travis Perkins is a long-standing supporter of developing apprentices in the industry and JA Jones is a leading wholesale nursery based in Southport.

Kevin Brannigan of Makita UK told us why it sees involvement with WorldSkills UK as important: “We’ve been involved for a few years now and have always thought it a great way for young people in the industry to progress. We’ve been working closely with the APL a lot more recently, not just as an organisation but with the members as well and we are pleased to be supporting the competition again.”

Produced by RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold medal winner Jody Lidgard, the garden design serves not only to test the competitors’ build skills but also to inspire those with small gardens.

Jody said: “The garden could

efig outline News from our AGM efig has ust welcomed a new and slightly revised committee following its AGM at the end of last month. The association is pleased to welcome back Ian

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Drummond creative director at Indoor Garden Design as chairman for a further year.

Chris Jenkin MD of Enterprise Plants also returns as vice chairman and Carole Plukaard

be expanded slightly to suit a new build or starter home.

I have included an area of culinary herbs that can be picked for the kitchen. The planting brings a welcome break from the functional hard landscape elements. A mix of shrubs and herbaceous perennials offer all year interest.”

The garden has been designed to test the competitors in every aspect of landscape design including: ● Planning and marking out, including height measurements. ● Hard landscape features including small unit paving, block work, paving with flagstones, foundations and footings. ● Timber work, fence details and decking. ● Plants and turf, including both plan and freestyle planting methods.

of Koberg BV remains as social/ member secretary. efig is welcoming two new board members to the team: ● William Braid MD of London based Plant Designs ● Jimmy Gilchrist MD of GP Plantscape, based in Scotland Following the AGM, there are a number of projects aimed at keeping efig on top of its game.

These include developing online training modules for technicians and looking at making entry to our annual awards a less

Jody Lidgard’s garden design for WorldSkills competitors to build

The final eight who progressed to the semi-final at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in July, were: ● Will Burberry, Gardenscapes ● Mark Chapelhow, Wildroof Landscapes ● Anthony Doran, The Landscape Co. ● India Hill, Reaseheath College ● Aaron Quin, Greenmount Campus, CAFRE ● Christopher Shore, Reaseheath College ● Noel Taggart, Greenmount Campus, CAFRE ● Finin Talbo, Reaseheath College The six finalists have now been announced. To find out more about who they are and how they got on, visit: www.landscaper.org.uk

time-consuming process for members.

We are looking at an international initiative started in the US, the WELL Building Standard to see how efig might promote this idea.

Diary dates Planning ahead, we already

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RHS report RHS Gardens celebrate the 150th anniversary of children’s literary classic This summer the four RHS gardens are celebrating the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.

From late July until the end of August, the gardens will bring to life this children’s classic, offering a weird and wonderful assortment of real life Mad Hatter’s tea parties, Alice in Wonderland sculptures, family activities and quirky themed garden displays, all sponsored

by Witan Investment Trust.

RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon will have an exhibition of illustrations by Eric Kincaid, who introduced a whole new generation to Wonderland in the early 1990s.

have some important dates in the diary for those interested in seeing what we are up to.

These include three dates for our successful online promotional campaigns: ● Working Christmas Trees Week – 9-13 November 2015 ● Healthy Plant, Healthy You – 14 January 2016 ● Awards Gala Dinner April 2016 – date to be confirmed ● National Plants at Work Week 11-15 July 2016

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There will also be regular shows and activities for children including shadow puppet theatre, storytelling workshops and a creepy crawlies roadshow with exotic spiders, snakes, insects and lizards.

To celebrate the Year of the Sunflower, R S Wisley in Surrey is trialling over 25 varieties. RHS Rosemoor has taken some of these to create a walk that will make younger visitors feel they are shrinking as they wander along it. Shorter varieties including ‘Teddy Bear’ and ‘Bambino’ give way to taller flowers, finishing with Tall Timber and iraffe towering over visitors.

We hope everyone, members and non members, will join us for the campaigns to ensure the message about why plants are so important to us all gets to a wide audience.

Favourite office plant of the year Every year members and others vote for their favourite office

RHS Garden Wisley is offering free family activities such as face painting and cooking and there are Wonderland-inspired sculptures and planting schemes throughout the garden. Second-year horticulture students have designed a bedding scheme that includes a 3D caterpillar relaxing on a mushroom and visitors can follow a trail of bronze sculptures of Alice, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare

plant from a list of about 10-12 plants. The three plants with the most votes are considered by a panel of judges and the one they all consider the most appropriate gets the accolade of Favourite office plant of the year.

Unfortunately this year, the editors of this magazine couldn’t attend in person but sent their

and the Cheshire Cat made by the Robert James Workshop.

At RHS Garden Harlow Carr, North Yorkshire there will be giant topiary sculptures of characters fresh from the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show.

Visitors will be able to follow a themed trail, enjoy storytelling at the Mad Hatter’s tea party table and play flamingo croquet on the lawn. As well as a host of daily activities, from craft workshops to mud making and pond dipping, there’s a chance to relax in the garden every Sunday afternoon with live music near Betty’s Tea House.

Family activities at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex include workshops on how to decorate sweet treats and make jam tarts, theatre skills workshops, Wonderland puppet making and making paper using recycled plant matter.

All four gardens will be offering Mad Hatter’s Tea Party events throughout the summer.

Prices and activities vary. For more information visit: www.rhs.org.uk

votes by post. Thank you Jim and Lisa.

This year’s choice was the Medinilla magnifica which really lives up to its name. Its pendulous pink bracts make it a real show-stopper. www.efig.co.uk

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Jacksons RHS Hampton Court Show Garden update Any of you who are regular readers can’t help but have noticed that I’ve mentioned previously that we had a show garden at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show this year.

It would be remiss of me not to let you know how it all went, now it’s all over. I must admit to saying that with more than a little relief - it’s been an amazing experience, very busy and pretty exhausting, but all in all very positive.

The build up started on 10th through to 28th June and what was just a green piece of parkland was transformed into a stunning (even if I say it myself!) Show Garden. It was fascinating seeing our garden take shape over the weeks, and of course all the other stands, exhibits and show gardens as well.

I got a bit nervy the closer we got to the show opening, the media appeared, we had a few interviews and even Monty Don was filmed in the garden and said some very complimentary things about our Jacksons Secret Garden Party. And then in the afternoon of Monday 29th the medals were announced. I’m delighted to say we got an RHS Silver Gilt medal, which I’m told is just a shade below a Gold - not bad going for a first attempt and if I’m honest a huge relief that we didn’t end up with egg on our faces,

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with no medal awarded or one that wasn’t quite as shiny!

I’ve put lots of photos up online for you to see, especially for those who didn’t get a chance to visit the show, or see any of the many programmes on the TV that week. If you go to: www.jacksons-fencing. co.uk/RHSHampton there is a link. I’m pleased to say lots of garden designers and landscapers dropped by the show garden to say hello, it was great to meet you and sorry we were so busy at times that it made it a bit tricky to spend much time getting to know you better.

Louise Tomlin, Jacksons Fencing 0800 41 43 43 www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

A summer of events With the assistance of the membership team at Landscape House, BALI regional committees have put on some great events for their members and guests.

In June, Midlands Region visited the stunning gardens of Highgrove, the home of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

In July, East Anglia Region held their ‘Beast in the East’ go kart challenge in Newmarket, attended by over 40 members and won by a team comprising members of British Sugar

BALI briefing TOPSOIL and Oak View Landscapes. North Thames Region gathered at BALI a liate member Provender Nurseries in Kent for a talk – ‘A Broader Palette’ and a tour of the nursery; Midlands Region members visited the garden of Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Planned events for August 13 August – CDM 2015 Seminar at Landscape House, Stoneleigh Park; and Yorkshire and North East Region go-kart challenge, York.

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Visit the BALI website at www.bali.org.uk for details of all BALI regional and national events.

BALI National AGM As SALTEX, the venue for our national AGM in recent years, now takes place in November, the 2015 BALI national AGM will take place at Landscape House, Stoneleigh Park on

All the shortlisted products will be displayed in London in September and the winner will be announced on the 23rd of that month. It’s not too late to vote for your favourite product.

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O cial M papers will be sent to all full BALI members shortly.

Judging is in full swing as BALI Awards judges are travelling the length and breadth of Britain, visiting scheme entries in the landscape construction and grounds maintenance categories. Final adjudication takes place at Landscape House from 25-27 August, with award winners announced in September.

The winners of Principal Awards and the coveted Grand Award will be announced at the awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, on 5 December. For details, and to book your place at the landscape event of the year, visit www.baliawards.co.uk

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OPINION

VIEW FROM THE TOP What does the future hold for our parks and open spaces? In the absence of enough people willing and able to lobby effectively, privatisation could be the least of our worries argues Phil Jones

In the latest in the public parks saga, we are told that parks and open spaces in London will be unsustainable by the end of this decade under their current funding model and this will lead to their privatisation. This may or may not be true and maybe, if it is true, it would be the

the bounds as mentioned already.

Few, if they thought about it, would deny the importance of free at the point of use environments such as parks and gardens, greenways and leisure grounds. The obstacle here is

least of our worries.

My initial reaction when I read this was to be protective and think: “how can this be?” when there are so many interested parties passionate about maintaining the status of and protecting our public parks? However, I quickly found myself thinking how ineffective all those who fight the cause have been in the past, with little or no prospect of success in the future.

Is this too harsh a statement? Well, nothing has really changed; no real progress has been made, has it? Certainly not enough to make any difference. Parks have become just another cause, a niche campaign by passionate enthusiasts most of whom have a vested interest in keeping parks and open spaces.

Consider all the campaigns you can think of in the recent past and then consider how many have been or are likely to be successful.

Whether they have been trying to prevent a new road, avoid the selling off of a school playing field or preventing the privatisation of the Post Office, or anything for that matter, it is rare for niche groups to win. I think this is mainly because there is not enough passionate interest outside

that these facilities are part of the national psyche, our right, our heritage, as far as we are concerned.

However, most people don’t think about them because of that very fact. We are used to having them and there are so many other causes affecting our daily lives that a walk through a park, a picnic with the family in an inner-city garden or few minutes’ peace away from the traffic do not take precedence in our thoughts. The majority take them for granted.

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sufficient clout to make any difference.

Our precious parks and open spaces are only going one way, irrespective of public or private ownership. Except for a few well funded parks the sad fact is that most are going to go into decline. This cannot be prevented while there are other seemingly higher priorities and while the only people fighting for the cause are those who would naturally do so anyway due of their past involvement, be it social or professional. To survive in any form they need a wider recognition and a huge campaign to champion their value to each and every one of us. They need an extraordinary effort, one which sadly I feel will not materialise. Privatisation? That may be the least of our worries!

PARKS HAVE BECOME JUST ANOTHER CAUSE, A NICHE CAMPAIGN BY PASSIONATE ENTHUSIASTS Action groups and forums have limited effect because they are just not big enough and have little or no clout. The Parks Alliance is a great example, having the right cause and the right argument, but really only communicating with a very limited audience that is already interested. Beyond that who gets the message and therefore who cares?

Whether parks are privatised or not remains to be seen (and that is not necessarily a bad thing anyway, is it?). My feelings are that there is not enough that can be done and not enough people with

ABOUT PHIL JONES 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 sits on the UK operational management board of ISS Facility Services and is Chairman of BALI-NCF. Follow Phil Jones: @philjonesISS Follow ISS Landscaping: @ISSLandscaping

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OPINION

Andrew Wilson explores the work of the quantity surveyor and questions why life often becomes more difficult when they are involved with landscape contracts We love to work with architects. The opportunity to deliver an entire environment of built form, interior and exterior space is exciting and fulfilling. But with larger schemes comes the involvement of the QS, or quantity surveyor for the uninitiated. At this stage, discussions often take a nosedive.

The QS seems to have enjoyed a singular education that divorces them from the natural environment, with many seemingly intent on removing anything not identifiable as construction from their contracts. I worked with many early in my career as I was a landscape architect within a large architectural practice.

Only one member of the QS team stood out, David Braithwaite, who is sadly no longer with us. He was genuinely interested in plants, soft landscaping and the wider environment and worked creatively alongside me as schemes developed. What is more, he always defended the landscape elements of any scheme, seeing them as part of the bigger picture. It wasn’t always possible to work with him but the difference he made was astounding.

THE QS SEEMS TO HAVE ENJOYED A SINGULAR EDUCATION THAT DIVORCES THEM FROM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH MANY SEEMINGLY INTENT ON REMOVING ANYTHING NOT IDENTIFIABLE AS CONSTRUCTION FROM THEIR CONTRACTS In our experience, we find quantity surveyors poorly informed about landscape pricing either through lack of interest or lack of education.

Instead of simply pricing and quantifying they often question the need for planting or for higher quality materials. This generally comes after extensive negotiations with the client and starts to undermine their decision making. We have 18

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A QUESTION OF

QUANTITY & QUALITY a suspicion that they are secretly on the side of architects, who then ring fence any savings for their gain.

As part of this process, the QS often insists on separating the hard and soft landscape elements. The hard elements or build are relocated into the main or architectural contract leaving the smaller, less costly soft landscape works to go to the landscaper, working as a subcontractor. Whilst there are probably several gains for the main contractor and client in this event, the landscape designer, landscaper and ultimately, the client also stand to lose out.

The allocation of a smaller overall contract can mean that it is more difficult to attract the contractor of choice, with quality suffering as a result. Perhaps more disappointing is the appointment of the main building contractor as hard landscaper. This situation is rarely effective, with most building contractors clueless as to how external landscape in all its forms actually works. We are also faced with monitoring two contractors on site, often leading to an increased number of visits and more complex lines of communication.

If we find ourselves in this position we always ask to see examples of landscape work executed by the building contractor as we are in search of quality on behalf of our clients.

Some building contractors show themselves

1 In this recently completed commercial project delivered with Kings Landscapes, the soft and hard elements contribute in equal measure to the success of the scheme.

capable at this point – others fall by the wayside and we return to a full landscape contract.

I’d like to appeal for more David Braithwaites in the QS world please – people who can appreciate the value and quality of a well executed landscape or garden in all aspects but also people who understand the difficulties of splitting contracts, often unnecessarily. Making a living as a landscape designer is hard enough without someone who should know better making it worse.

I call upon quantity surveyors everywhere to explain and defend themselves in response to the above and for those regularly or solely involved in landscape works to share their knowledge and approach across the discipline.

I look forward to the responses!

ABOUT ANDREW WILSON Andrew Wilson is a landscape and garden designer and a director of Wilson McWilliam Studio. He is also a director of the London College of Garden Design, an author, writer and lecturer.

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OPINION

ARE THERE BENEFITS TO

PAYING A BONUS? Yes there are, says David Dodd. And if you can pay your staff bonuses with a smile on your face, you might even see a return on your investment.

Here he explains why...

The Outdoor Room’s financial year ends in November. This suits me as I don’t have all the usual accountants’ questions fired at me just as the April tax year starts and we’re getting ‘silly busy’. It also means that with our new financial year starting in December I can look back over the past year to see how well we’ve done and whether or not the staff deserve a bonus! There you go, I’ve said it. BONUS! A lovely word to the staff, but a less palatable one to employers.

So how much do the staff deserve, if anything?

For every reason there is to give a bonus, there is always a counter reason why not to.

For example: There’s money in the bank… but now it’s winter and everything slows down, so we might need that money to see us through.

We won a BALI award and an RHS medal… but we didn’t make

that much money on those particular gardens.

We’ve finished every job this year on time… but three of the vans need replacing and our rent’s going up next year. I could go on, but you get my point.

IT’S A WAY OF SHOWING HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE STAFF, AND IF THEY FEEL APPRECIATED THEY’LL HOPEFULLY HAVE THE INCENTIVE TO WORK HARDER Should everyone get the same amount? My answer is no. Managers and foremen take the responsibility and stress for projects being finished on time and to a high standard, so in my opinion they deserve more. Skilled workers get bonuses based on quality and productivity of work and trainees based on learning and skill sets achieved and whether or not they’ve grafted hard over the year. The first bonus I ever paid was when The Outdoor Room was a one man band (me) plus a labourer. I took him out for a few pints and a curry and handed him a Christmas card with £40 in it. He was over the moon! This year, that figure will be nearer £30,000, but obviously split between a few more people.

So, what’s in this for me? Two things: firstly, I have a firm belief that if we’ve had a good year a chunk of the profit should be shared with all who helped achieve it.

Secondly, it’s a way of showing how much I appreciate the staff, and if they feel appreciated they’ll hopefully

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have the incentive to work harder.

When I’m calculating how much to pay, firstly I look at how much I can afford as a lump sum.

This may be a few hundred pounds or tens of thousands. Once I have this figure, I then need to decide how it is going to be divided up. I look at productivity of sites and who worked where and did what. I also consider length of service to the company, as I wouldn’t pay someone who’s been with me a few months the same as someone who’s served ten years.

Make sure the staff know that a bonus is a privilege and not a right, and that it could vary dramatically from one year to the next, and that’s if they get one at all. Tell them they shouldn’t be looking in the Ferrari showroom too closely as they may be disappointed… after all, we’re not city bankers (thankfully)!

YOU MAY SEE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE WITH HAPPIER STAFF With the above points in mind, my advice to employers is consider paying a bonus with a glad heart. Include a note with it saying ‘thank you’ and you never know, you may just start to see your productivity increase with happier staff.

ABOUT DAVID DODD David Dodd has been in the landscape industry since the age of 17. After having studied and then taught at Merrist Wood College, he set up The Outdoor Room in 1995. In 2013, he went into business with Landscape Architect, Joe Perkins to form Longview Design Ltd. David has also lectured in design and construction for over 20 years.

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OPINION

THOUGHTS FROM THE

CONTINENT Angus Lindsay takes a look at what kit is available across the channel. Are the specialised machines used here the best solution or would base prime movers be the way forward?

Last month I (along with several thousand others) was lucky enough to spend a day wandering around a wet and windswept former Luftwaffe airfield in central Germany at the Demopark exhibition, a showcase for the latest in amenity, landscaping and golf management machinery. To say things are different on the continent is an understatement; they certainly lead the way in bespoke tool carriers and flail based collection technology and are not afraid to do things a bit differently.

You’ve got to clean them somehow and it beats a bucket and mop!

What struck me most was the large number of people attending despite the blustery conditions; their enthusiasm for what they do; the products they use and the inventiveness of the manufacturers. Where else could you see a tractor-mounted solar panel cleaning brush flanked by a pedestrian side-arm flail and a six-wheel drive robotic banks mower?

Moving around the site it becomes apparent that we in Britain are very much a niche market with our requirements for cylinder machines and bespoke single task machines. On mainland Europe it’s the norm to start with a base prime mover – be it a tractor or a tool carrier, using either three point linkages or front mounted DIN www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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plates – and attach all manner of implements to it. Front linkages are commonplace in agriculture but DIN mountings are only really used on HGVs for mounting snowploughs, though Unimog have exploited this fixing for a spectacular variety of applications. This is where our continental cousins have a bit of an advantage over us in that they can make better use of their prime movers year round with amenity and landscaping tasks from March to October then winter maintenance operations over the remainder of the year.

So should we be thinking more like this and embracing some of these technologies?

Personally, I think there are advantages but let’s not get carried away. There are several hurdles not least of which are space, budget and legislation. Much of the equipment I saw works well because verges are wider, roads are not as busy and landscapes are designed with maintenance regimes built in. You also have to remember that with greater restrictions on when work can be done, much of what I have seen has been developed out of necessity – and people are prepared to pay for that.

On the plus side, the equipment is already available, tried and tested. Changing people’s ideas and attitudes will be more of a challenge, not just for those who operate the equipment but those who specify/purchase and even clients who may not embrace such radical change. I say ‘radical’ but is it? Surely making the best possible use of your prime movers and

Pedestrian side arm flail – not for the faint hearted

those who operate them makes economic sense even if the initial outlay makes your eyes water.

Take for example the ride-on wide area mower or ‘batwing’ as it is affectionately known.

In the hands of a good operator this is a highly productive mowing machine equally at home on verges as it is in parks, housing and on sports fields. But what else can it do? When you’re paying over £40k for this type of machine you want it to be earning its money all the year round.

Is this over the top for UK operations?

I’m not advocating that we immediately change practices, just that we open our minds and look outside the box to explore what else is available. It may not be suitable but it doesn’t hurt to look elsewhere and ask yourself: “How else could I do the job and is there anything out there worth pursuing.”

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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OPINION

UP AND AWAY Landscape Architect Adam White looks at the benefits of rooftop gardens in urban areas and reviews his Lyric Theatre Roof Garden in London, now listed in Elle Decor’s World’s Top Ten Most Enchanting Gardens There are many benefits of a rooftop garden beyond the fact that they can be quiet retreats.

They add another dimension of green space to an urbanscape without taking an extensive area of land in densely populated area. In some European countries such as Switzerland, bylaws have been passed stipulating that new buildings must relocate the greenspace covered by the development to their roofs. Existing buildings must also comply with the bylaw by greening at least 20% of their rooftops.

Here at Davies White Landscape Architects we designed and managed the creation of the rooftop garden at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London. The project went on to win a Landscape Institute Design Award and a BALI Construction Award and has become the blueprint for sustainable roof gardens in the UK. Adding a rooftop garden need not be extravagant and complicated. It is relatively simple and can greatly benefit our urban areas.

Here are some examples of the advantages of rooftop gardens: ● Green roofs can help in the absorption of carbon dioxide and help reduce air pollution. ● Storm water run-off, flooding and water pollution can be reduced. ● The building and surrounding area’s aesthetics will be enhanced and property values could be increased. ● Economically, there are no additional

land costs. ● Temperatures around the building can be

lowered in the summer. ● Buildings are further insulated from the cold

in the winter. ● The roof’s life can be extended by protecting it

from the elements. ● Heating and cooling bills will be reduced. ● The rooftop garden space can be used for

food production.

There are two types of rooftop gardens and depending on the structural design of your roof, one may be preferable to the other. One is the extensive rooftop garden, which is often inaccessible and the other is the intensive rooftop garden, which is accessible to people.

The intensive roof garden at the Lyric, Hammersmith is a green oasis in a heavily built-up part of London. The design includes

lighting, sustainable timber decking, low planters, seating, shrubs and trees. The garden also boasts a bespoke 6m high pergola canopy visible from Hammersmith tube station.

Planting was completed with support from local school, Marks and Spencer and the Green Team from Groundwork, the environmental charity that helps the long-term unemployed learn horticultural skills. Residents from the nearby Ashcroft Square Estate were appointed ‘Garden Guardians’, providing hands-on help to keep it in tip-top condition. The roof garden was funded by the theatre, local businesses and Marks and Spencer.

Jessica Hepburn, executive director of the Lyric, said: “It has been fantastic to work with such inspirational designers to transform our outdoor terrace into an iconic, oxygen-giving sea of green in the concrete jungle of central Hammersmith.”

Ecologically, roof gardens are a valuable asset in urban areas. The Lyric roof garden absorbs up to 75 per cent of rainwater. Water that falls under the decking is collected and then runs into the raised planting containers. Through transpiration the plants help to cool the air, thus lowering temperatures over the surface of the terrace.

The garden is a popular place and is enjoyed by many – actors preparing for a performance, children on school outings, local shoppers, residents and office workers. It is a step in the right direction towards greening our urban areas and addressing the effects of high-density development in many of our cities.

ABOUT ADAM WHITE FLI Adam White FLI is Director at Davies White Ltd, a multi award-winning Chartered Landscape Architects’ practice in Kingston upon Thames. He is youngest landscape architect to be made a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and an RHS Gold Medal and BBC People’s Choice Award winner. His practice has recently completed the design and delivery of the new Commonwealth Games Legacy Park in Glasgow.

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WORLDSKILLS SEMI-FINALS! Jody Lidgard reports back from this year’s WorldSkills UK semi-finals at RHS Tatton Park, and looks at the lessons we can take away from the competition As you read this article we will have completed the WorldSkills UK semi-finals competition at RHS Tatton Park. Marks will dictate who has made the grade for the final, which will take place at the NEC in November at The Skills Show.

This year we broke with tradition and I had our own apprentice construct the competition’s garden test piece. This gave us an opportunity to recognise any snags that might occur between the planning stage and the actual build on site.

One or two features needed minor tweaks to make them achievable within the time frame of the competition.

The other invaluable lesson we learned from this exercise was whether the test piece was realistic and measured for competitors. Jacob, who is our new apprentice, certainly didn’t have it all his own way, and was challenged in both hard and soft landscaping. He completed the piece and admitted afterwards that he had enjoyed the task, despite the constant stream of banter directed at him from the rest of the team.

Year on year, the standard of competitor is rising. Colleges’ awareness of the competition still

needs improvement, however. Colleges, if you’re reading this article, it’s not rocket science, but it does require a modicum of adaptation to make it fit into the curriculum. I’ve been impressed with the response from the industry this year, largely thanks to the hard work of Phil Treymane from the APL, who has been pivotal in getting the upskilling message out there into the workplace. Again, a word to employers, investment in your staff member is key to the process, yes you will need to release them to compete, but with a little lateral thinking this is not insurmountable.

I have seen a real difference between the academic and industry competitors’ approaches this year. Competitors still in education are more

I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET THE BALANCE RIGHT WHEN WE’RE APPROACHING CPD AND TRAINING WITHIN OUR BUSINESSES used to working in a closed environment under the scrutiny of instructors or judges. Some of the industry candidates not used to this type of pressure struggled working under such conditions.

On the flip side the pace and approach of the industry guys was a notch or two above that of the college learners, who hadn’t had to work in a pressured environment with time constraints and therefore didn’t keep up the pace throughout the competition.

I think it’s important to get the balance right when we’re approaching CPD and training within our businesses. We have been discussing this whilst planning our first master classes. The blend between fast-paced, practical application, tempered and underpinned by a ‘drop in’ style of theory sessions, is the way we see things coming together. The Landscape Skills Academy, in partnership with the APL and sponsored by Marshalls and Makita, will be demonstrating just that, using the WorldSkills ethos of training and

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excellence to deliver timed and measured week-long boot camps to bolster and improve employer and employee performance for the industry. Speaking to the APL team, we see this style of training being open not only to members of professional bodies and affiliated approved registered companies and individuals, but also to the wider industry in general. Our first course will be on paving and horizontal surfaces held in October. The course will be residential and hosted at a facility near Hinckley. We plan to host 16 delegates on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Subsequent courses will be run throughout winter and spring. Further details will be available over the coming weeks, in the meantime it would be great to hear any thoughts around the issue.

The international team will by now have returned from Brazil having competed against 20 other nations to be ranked best in the world.

Our next article will look at their journey and how they fared in South America.

ABOUT JODY LIDGARD Jody Lidgard of Bespoke Outdoor Spaces has been in the landscaping industry for 20 years.

After studying at Otley/Writtle college he worked as a landscape contractor and taught landscape construction and horticulture at Askham Bryan and UCS Otley. Working abroad in various locations for leading designers, his ability to gain the best from the people he works alongside has led him to his ongoing involvement with WorldSkills competitions. info@jodylidgard.co.uk

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Increasing productivity is all about the rhythm, says Steve Clarke Here’s a question for you. What is one denominator you can think of that is common to all mankind? What do all human beings have in common? You can probably think of a few things if you put your mind to it.

knowledge massively boost your productivity as well as your satisfaction and sustainability? That would be good to know, wouldn’t it?

WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO. EXCELLENCE THEN IS NOT AN ACT, BUT A HABIT ARISTOTLE

Here’s one to consider...

Irrespective of your age, sex, colour or creed; irrespective of your social standing, the job you do or anything else – we all have only 24 hours in a day. We are all given the same time, just 1,440 minutes in every day.

So how is it some people get so much more done in their day than others? I’ve always been fascinated by this. It turns out there’s a science behind it. What do others, perhaps you, do that leaves them feeling drained, stressed and believing there’s never enough time in the day to get stuff done. What is it that all too often creates this sense of overwhelming frustration? Does this strike a chord with you? If not you, it will with some people who work for you so please read on. Do you work as well with your clients or colleagues consistently throughout the day?

Do you think as clearly and creatively all day and produce a consistent quality of work, or have you noticed peaks and troughs?

This inconsistency exists because human beings are not wired to operate like computers. We all have ups and downs during our day. It’s normal.

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So here’s what I’ve discovered through doing some research In 1963, a leading pioneer in sleep research by the name of Nathaniel Kleitman discovered something he called the basic rest-activity cycle – the 90 minute periods at night during which we move progressively through five stages of sleep, from light to deep, and then out again. You may have heard of REM sleep.

This is the third stage – periods of deep rejuvenating sleep.

Although it is less well known, Kleitman also noticed that our bodies operate by the same 90 minute rhythm during the day. When we’re awake, the movement is from higher to lower alertness. This is called this our ultradian performance rhythm.

When we need a rest, our bodies sends us clear signals such as fatigue, hunger, drowsiness, loss of focus and the fidgets. But mostly, we override them – drink coffee, eat chocolate or energy bars and plough on regardless.

There’s a better way – a far more effective way to get more done and not feel stressed. Get ‘chunky’. By this I mean work in

90 minute chunks. Then rest for 20 and repeat.

You might remember it like this: “Work at the peak, rest in the valley.”

If you want to see some massive results in the growth and profitability of your business, how about this? Make a commitment.

Commit to what I call a ‘power hour plus’.

Not all day, just select your 90 consecutive minutes and commit to working on business growth ideas and nothing else in that solid 90 minutes – your power hour plus.

Find the time of day that suits you best, create the right environment, switch off phones and don’t even think about looking at email or Facebook! You are uninterruptible by anyone for any reason for 90 minutes.

For me it’s usually 6-7.30am. During that time I commit my time and energy solely to focused business growth work. Working on my business, not in it – activity that will get new clients or keep existing ones happy. No distractions, no excuses.

This is one secret successful people in business apply consistently to get more productive time in their day and to achieve incredible results. You can too. Try this for a month, 90 minutes a day. Create a new habit – the results are excellent.

ABOUT STEVE CLARKE An exceptional sales mentor and sought after motivational business speaker who draws upon his own first hand experiences. He built his last UK business to £30m in annual sales in just eight years, sold out and retired at 45. Now he helps businesses around the world generate more leads, more sales and more profits, and with less blood sweat and tears. www.eurekasales.co.uk

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POWER PLAY Why low voltage is the right voltage when it comes to outdoor lighting

Do you know your RCD from your IP rating?

Robert Webber explains the rules of the game when installing external lighting – why you need to get the voltage right first time It’s been another busy week. My team and I have spent most of it carrying out maintenance work on garden lighting installations carried out by other installers. It still amazes me that many installers have no concept of a durable system for all seasons. Designers and landscapers need to insist on low voltage lighting. If your installer can’t offer a solution, call us!

All electrical installation work carried out in the garden is subject to both BS7671 (known to installers as ‘the regs’) and also Part P of the building regulations. This helps set a basic standard for installation works. All works need to be certificated by the installer to state complicity

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with the current regulations. However, the regs are just rules for us; they don’t offer much advice on the best type of lights to use – when to use mains voltage and when to use low voltage lighting. This is predominantly left to the installer, except where swimming pools and water features are concerned.

The most basic rule of any garden lighting system is that it should be RCD protected. An RCD (Residual Current Device) is one that can switch off the power supply to a circuit within four tenths of a second if it detects a fault.

The RCD only monitors the mains voltage side of the installation however, normally from the switches to the transformer. After the transformer the circuit is low voltage (normally 12V). The RCD is looking for any fault on the mains voltage side.

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inside. When you have a hot lamp in an enclosed space outside, moisture in the warm air condenses when it hits the cold fitting. Rightly, if this happens the RCD will trip and turn the whole installation off. This complies with all regulations, but is a nuisance to the user. Then they need either to get their hands dirty and find the issue or call us. This week we have had four days of maintaining mains voltage systems. Slightly boring for me and my guys and costly for clients who have paid others for a solution to lighting their garden. They should have fitted low voltage first time.

My way or the highway This week I’ve had to say “no thanks” to two garden designers who insisted on using 240V spike lights in a garden they had designed. This was because they had purchased the lights themselves without much knowledge of their suitability for the site.

I explained the drawbacks of mains voltage lighting and why installing a light with a rating of IP44 in a shady woodland area with little direct sunlight would be a very bad idea. IP refers to Ingress Protection; it’s a scale that tells a purchaser how durable a light is in regard to external influences (such as moisture). We very rarely fit a light with a rating below IP65.

It’s a shame when designers don’t trust 20 years of installation experience. I’m sure they will have a great relationship with their chosen installer; as they will be spending rather a lot of time together in the future maintaining those lights.

ABOUT ROBERT WEBBER

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Robert Webber is the founder of Scenic Lighting, a specialist exterior lighting company based in Berkshire. He designs and installs garden lighting throughout the UK and internationally. Robert can be contacted on rob@sceniclighting.com or via his mobile on 07766 051 000.

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MAKING YOUR VECTORWORKS MODEL

LOOK GREAT

Hints and tips for Vectorworks users

Vectorworks is a powerful tool combining both 2D and 3D with a powerful rendering engine – Renderworks. In this article, Tamsin Slatter reveals some of the tricks you can employ to take your 3D model from looking good to looking great

Explore the range of textures available Often, our customers start to apply Renderworks textures using only the ‘Default Content’ that comes with the rendering engine. This is the list that’s displayed when you click the texture pop-up menu on the Object Info palette. But there are many more textures available and, if you’re a Vectorworks Service Select member, even more in the portal. Use the Resource Browser to add these files as favourites and they will be accessible to browse while working on any project.

Below: A selection of the additional resources available to Vectorworks Service Select members, and the Resource Browser palette for making favourite resources easily accessible

Shader Name

Purpose

Colour

Determines the base colour for the texture. This could be a plain colour, an image, one of the built-in patterns such as bricks, or a range of ‘noise’ patterns for more irregular surfaces.

Reflectivity

Determine how light is reflected from the surface of the te ture. Click options to try out some of the alternatives. For example, you may want a mirror-like reflection or perhaps something more like a brushed metal surface. ou can also add blurriness to your reflections.

Transparency

Determines how light passes through an object. There is a variety of options available, including different patterns.

Bump

Creates the appearance of an uneven surface on a flat image. If the texture’s colour is image-based, the bump shader can use the same image and analyse its light and shade to bring colours forward and have others recede. Bump can also include ‘displacement mapping’, which is great for representing grass.

Above: Table describing the purpose of each of the shaders within the Renderworks texture editor

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Learn to edit textures and make them sing!

Now that you’ve found the textures, it’s time to conquer your fear of the texture editor. The difference between a Renderworks texture and a simple image is that the texture contains settings to enable it to reflect light, allow light to pass through and to appear as an uneven surface. Be brave – edit the textures that come with Renderworks and experiment with some of the settings. It’s good to have something reflective in a scene and the appearance of a bumpy surface adds a touch of reality. Once the texture has been applied to an object, locate the texture on the Resource Browser, right-click and choose Edit. Use the Edit Texture dialogue to make changes.

The preview object can be changed (I prefer a sphere as it gives a good indication of the lit surface) and you should set the size of the preview so that you can view the texture at a reasonable size.

Each shader, has a purpose – just click Edit to explore them in more detail. If you have other images of materials, you can use them to create your own textures from scratch, using the same Edit Texture dialogue.

Above: The Edit Texture dialogue, showing an image-based texture with ‘Bump’ activated to create the appearance of an uneven surface from a flat image

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Image rendered without light and shade

Add light sources and use Renderworks styles Adding realistic textures is not enough. To make a model look fantastic it needs light and shade. For exterior scenes, the best way to add light is to use the Heliodon tool, found in the Visualization toolset. Its settings include the location of the site together with the date and time so it will produce accurate shadows. You can view the shadows in Open render mode, but they ll always look better if you render with a Renderworks mode.

Renderworks includes a range of built-in styles, which include options for bouncing light around the model from a sky background to mimic how light behaves in the real world. This adds both brightness and softness to the scene. It s even possible to remove the colour from a render while leaving the other settings intact. This model was originally created by one of our landscape trainers, Kate Pearson. Here, I ve created some different effects using simple changes to the Renderworks settings.

Image rendered with a light source and Renderworks style

Present on a sheet layer to combine rendering modes If you render on a design layer, you not only tie up ectorworks while it s rendering, but you also can t produce multiple views simultaneously. se Renderworks Cameras in the scene to set up the views you want and then create viewports of each of these views. They can all sit on the same sheet layer, but each viewport can have independent render settings and lighting options. You can set up all the render styles, apply them to the viewports and then go to lunch!

Render in the cloud If you have other projects to work on and don t want to tie up Vectorworks while you wait for renders to complete, cloud rendering is an option. Vectorworks Service Select members can install Vectorworks Cloud Services on their desktop computer and Vectorworks Nomad on a tablet computer (available as an Apple or Android Vectorworks Cloud Services and Vectorworks Nomad Viewer app). Files placed in the with the 3D model available to navigate Vectorworks Cloud Services folder will upload to the cloud and render there, with the finished sheet layers available to view on an iPad, or the 3D model available to explore.

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ABOUT TAMSIN SLATTER After a 20-year career in IT, Tamsin trained as a garden designer. Escape from the corporate world with the chance to work with nice people, learn about plants and how to draw was a dream come true and Tamsin found Vectorworks invaluable. She now delivers courses and masterclasses to designers, helping them to work faster and more e ciently. Tamsin s book, Residential arden Design with Vectorworks Landmark 2015 is available to order now. To ďŹ nd out more, contact Design Software Solutions on 01635 580 318.

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DAVID BURDICK OF COUNTY GROUNDS MAINTENANCE Pro Landscaper spoke to David Burdick of County Grounds Maintenance in Exeter, Devon, about the company’s workforce, contracts and procedures David, what was your route into the landscaping industry?

I previously worked at a local estate agency driving around and putting the for sale boards up and this developed into a 22-year career, which gave me a wealth of business experience and people skills. After I was made redundant I helped a friend move slabs and mix cement on a landscaping job. With his landscaping skills and my contacts I thought we could create a business, so eight or nine years ago we set up County Grounds Maintenance.

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WE ARE MAINTAINING THE SHOP WINDOW FOR BUSINESSES WHERE THE CONDITION OF THEIR GARDENS OR GROUNDS GIVES A VITAL FIRST IMPRESSION TO CLIENTS Instead we aimed to maintain blue chip sites with shiny kit and uniforms to look the part. I got in touch with my property contacts and we were fortunate to pick up some maintenance

contracts fairly quickly. We’ve been very successful winning some excellent contracts because we have a good working relationship with clients. We now employ 15 people and have several teams out on the road.

What is the breakdown of your business and what is the most significant aspect?

I would say 95% commercial and 5% domestic with core grounds maintenance by far the most significant. We are maintaining the shop window for businesses where the condition of their gardens or grounds gives a vital first impression to clients.

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Can you describe your routine and that of your company?

I usually meet with our team leaders and foremen first thing. I have a chat, check we’re on schedule and make sure everything is okay.

I may get the odd call during the day but the team are very capable. I then come to the office, deal with any issues, then when the weather is nice I find an opportunity to get out on the tools because that’s what I set the business up for in the first place.

As far as the company’s concerned, we look after a variety of sites including schools, sports pitches, office blocks, show houses, sales offices, private client landscaping and paddock maintenance.

WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT OUR CORE TEAM HAS BEEN WITH US A WHILE NOW AND HAS VERY HIGH STANDARDS A typical day would be 6am through to 2pm.

The litter pickers go out at 6am to clear the retail sites ready for the day ahead. We are litter picking seven days a week which can be time consuming but is a constant issue. We cut the grass every two weeks through the growing season and maintain beds, borders, hedges and shrubs.

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In winter we provide gritting on a number of contracts for sites across Exeter and Plymouth, but it is obviously weather dependent so we can be busy one year and quiet the next. Last winter was average, the year before we only gritted one night and three years ago we gritted for 38 nights.

We have invested in these contracts over the past five winters and use our own kit. After a quiet season the plus side is that the van and staff are in place and we can carry the grit over to the following year, so we treat it as a bonus if there is gritting business at that time of year.

How do you monitor ongoing jobs?

We are fortunate that our core team has been with us a while now and has very high standards. We have a foreman and a business manager in the field and we meet regularly to discuss expectations.

A lot of our clients check the sites themselves. We are lucky to receive a lot of positive feedback and if it is an owner-occupied site we are in constant contact. If one of our team finds a problem they follow a simple procedure, photographing it and sending it to me. Then I have a look and send a report to the client within the hour.

It’s easy to become complacent when things are going well with a client and it’s really important that we are in contact every month or two. It’s also crucial to have confidence in my staff’s communication skills because at some stage they are going to have to meet clients.

Which are your longest serving and most rewarding contracts?

Exeter Cathedral Green is a very high-profile contract we’ve maintained now for two years.

It’s popular among our teams and the guys enjoy positive feedback from the public. A contract with a local solicitors which has fantastic grounds is one of our most enjoyable because we get considerable recognition for looking after that particular site eight years on.

How do you tender for new business?

We keep an eye out for opportunities, mainly through BALI online and in publications.

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WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO TWEAKING CONTRACTS TO ADAPT TO THE CLIENT’S NEEDS AND THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT processes are down to them being too onerous. To be able to tender in the first place you have to be an approved safe contractor, be registered with BALI or have some other affiliation and so you do end up joining multiple schemes.

When completing a tender, we find we are often supplying all or much of the same information we have already furnished one of the approved health and safety assessment schemes with (such as safe contractor, which has approved us to be able to tender in the first instance), therefore doubling up on paperwork. Tenders have become massively admin heavy, so when tender packages arrive on our doorstep we sometimes question whether the process is worth it.

Do you normally win on price?

Often we are one of the more expensive firms and ask the client to give us three months to prove why. By far, more often than not, we retain the clients. A lot of contracts are price driven but there are several where we have been approached on reputation alone.

How flexible can you be when it comes to contracts?

Completely. Ongoing maintenance contracts have been agreed but there are always things that will change in the course of the year. We can be flexible when it comes to tweaking contracts to adapt to the client’s needs and that’s very important. We agree a rate for a 12-month period, paid in 12 installments, and that gives us regular cash flow.

Tell us about your workforce.

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to move forward. We have our culture in place and will operate under the same philosophy whether we are five guys or 50.

We’ve got two 18-year-old apprentices, one just about to finish his first year, the other his second. We are now looking to start another. Our apprentices combine their work here with training at the local Bicton Agricultural and Horticultural College, which has worked really well. Both have become a real asset to the business and will be offered full-time jobs at the end of their apprenticeships. Although the recommended rate of pay for apprentices is poor, we offer ours more money because they are worth it.

How did you come to be based at Darts Farm shopping village?

A family I used to play rugby with owned a big business close to the motorway, with easy parking and plenty of facilities. It was ideal geographically so I asked if they had any spare office space. The complex provides a great networking environment with a large number of local businessmen and surveyors arriving for coffees, meetings and chats. Everyone in the area knows Darts Farm.

Finally, what hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?

I enjoy cycling, kite surfing and going away skiing – I like to keep as active as possible! We have horses at home and have fun spending time out on the water in my boat.

1 David out and about 2 An aerial shot of Exeter Cathedral Green 3 Turfing Cathedral Green, Exeter 4 Millbrook Village, Exeter 5 Strimming at Coast View Holiday Park 6 Coast View Holiday Park in Shaldon, Devon 7 Devington Park, Exminster, Exeter

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THE GOOD LIFE ARTSCAPE DESIGN & BUILD Artscape Design & Build turned a run-down garden into a contemporary dining area and party space complete with garden room and swimming pool for the ultimate in outdoor entertaining

HIGHLY COMMENDED OVERALL DESIGN & BUILD

he brief was to improve the gardens around the house, incorporating a swimming pool and garden room. The garden room was to be used for changing and showering, socialising, displaying their son’s art and listening to music. Although the house is traditional they had a contemporary extension built with bi-fold doors and the gardens were designed to be sympathetic to this.

Design and build ● Starting at the entrance, new stylish

automated gates were designed which were sympathetic to the detail in the front door and a pedestrian gate in the same style replaced an old metal gate opposite the front door. ● The driveway was increased in size to accommodate the clients’ cars and provide better manoeuvrability. The drive was constructed using Cotswold gravel with the existing granite setts re-used to edge the drive. ● New steps and planting together with a pair of pots on either side of the front door draws visitors to the entrance and improved the approach. ● Separating the front from the back garden and linking the garage to the house, the existing Beech hedge was extended which also screened the cars from the back garden.

1 Finished swimming pool and garden room 2 Dining terrace

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PROJECT DETAILS Project value £113,000

● The key element in the back garden was the

swimming pool. This was installed in a sunny part of the garden using a black liner to provide reflection and a more natural look. An automatic pool cover was installed. As the swimming pool was located in a higher part of the garden, less screening was needed. Areas of grey natural stone with Cedar decking to match the pool building were designed for lounging and access. ● Matching gravel paths give access around the house with stone terrace areas providing areas for dining and sitting. The terraces were softened with low planting so as not to block the views and to add colour and scent, with a selection of herbs provided for cooking and to complement drinks. ● A semi-circular Beech hedge gives structure and mystery to the garden with long grass and wildflowers surrounding a beautiful Mulberry tree. ● Locations for the clients’ sculptures and a bench were carefully considered with lighting to emphasise them at night. ● A vegetable garden, compost bins and a shed were created out of site behind the hedges. ● Wherever possible, materials were reused on site such as the turf, topsoil from excavations, granite setts, old bases, paving and compostable material in the planting borders.

Overall a very attractive garden was created within a year of implementation which harmonised with its surroundings.

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Build time 11 months Size of project 1,900m²

ABOUT ARTSCAPE DESIGN & BUILD Founded in 1979, Artscape Design & Build is a multi-award-winning company. Our knowledgeable, experienced and creative team offers a professional service to all our clients, project managing your scheme ensuring it is completed to the highest standard. We are passionate about designing and creating landscapes and maintaining gardens. We are based in Berkshire and undertake projects in the Home Counties.

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REFERENCES Design and build

Gravel

Artscape Design & Build

Cotswold – Country Supplies

43 Golden Ball Lane, Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 6NW Tel 01628 629238 Email info@art-scape.co.uk Web www.art-scape.co.uk

Oakleaf Farm, Warrendene Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4LY Tel 01494 562 406 Web www.countrysupplies.uk.com Hedging

Brick steps

Ready Hedge Ltd

Chelmer Red Imperial – Gibbs and Dandy

Court Gate Nursery, Station Road, Eckington, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 3BB Tel 01386 750585 Web www.readyhedgeltd.com

Saint-Gobain House, Binley Business Park, Coventry CV3 2TT Tel 0800 008 7658 Web www.gibbsanddandy.com

Planting Boot & Co

4 Market Road, London N7 9PW Tel 020 7607 0088 Email info@roomsoutdoor.co.uk Web www.roomsoutdoor.co.uk

Rijneveld 12, 2771 XT Boskoop, PO Box 37, 2770 AA Boskoop, The Netherlands Tel 0172 235 235 Email info@boot.nl Web www.boot.nl

Gates

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1 Allium, box ball and lavender planting frames the path 2 Finished front garden 3 Timber retaining walls with perennial planting 4 Box balls in pots 5 Outdoor seating on the terrace 6 Brick and gravel steps to pool 7 Rear garden 8 Decking around swimming pool 9 Building the swimming pool 10 Front garden during the build 11 Building the decking around pool 12 Dining area during the build 13 Nepeta planting on terrace 14 Front garden – before

Bay 1, Wolsey Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire RG4 8BY Tel 0118 9464191 Email centaurservices@btconnect.com Web www.centaur-gates.co.uk

Stoneworld Ltd, Views Farm, Windmill Hill, Great Milton, Oxfordshire OX44 7NW Tel 01844 279274 Email sales@stoneworld.co.uk Web www.stoneworld.co.uk

Granite Setts George Lines (Merchants) Ltd

Swimming pool

Coln Industrial Estate, Old Bath Road, Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire SL3 0NJ Tel 01753 685354 Email sales@georgelines.co.uk Web www.georgelines.co.uk

Aqua Services (Oxford) Ltd

Oddington Grange, Weston on the Green, Oxford OX25 3QW Tel 01865 331199 Web www.aquaservices.co.uk

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PROJECT DETAILS Project value • Roker Marine Walk, Phase 1 – £1.5m Phase 2 – £1.038m • Seaburn, Phase 1 – £234,000 Phase 2 – £1.037m Whitburn Road, Phase 3 – £1.5m Build time 2010 to May 2015

JUST BEACHY SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL Sunderland City Council’s in-house architectural landscape team has won several awards for its outstanding regeneration of two of the city’s oldest beach resorts, Seaburn and Roker

Size of project • Roker Marine Walk Phase 1 & 2 – 10,032m2 Seaburn Phase 1 & 2 – 13,047m2 Seaburn Whitburn Road • Phase 3 – 21,870m2

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underland is known for its industrial past, but the city also boasts stunning beaches at two of its seaside resorts, Seaburn and Roker.

Sunderland City Council’s in-house Planning Implementation and Landscape Architects teams were tasked with breathing new life into the resorts, and the project identified Seaburn Promenade and Roker Marine Walk as priorities for investment.

Both sites represented the focal points of each resort, from where views of the two stunning sandy beaches of Whitburn Bay and Roker Sands can be enjoyed. However, these areas were also particularly symbolic of the areas’ decline, displaying evidence of wear and tear, crumbling public areas and poor access.

Works were carried out over two phases at both Marine Walk and Seaburn Promenade, with completion of the second phases in early 2014.

Design and outcome Designing a seafront is a challenge in its own right, so the task of redesigning two distinctly unique stretches of Sunderland’s coastline simultaneously and delivering a coherent style seemed a daunting task.

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existing spaces, drawing inspiration from the unique topography, geology, panoramic views and nature.

Sustainability was at the heart of the project, and the early involvement of artists, street artists and craftsmen working with the architects at the sketch stage helped subtly integrate new and existing features, delivering a unique take on the natural and cultural heritage of the promenades.

Materials and planting The formerly bleak and harsh environment at both Seaburn and Roker was addressed with robust natural materials and forms, with a strong emphasis on new areas of soft landscaping using plant species suited to the harsh coastal landscape.

The planting was designed to reflect random outcrops of coastal planting battered by the elements. Native and ornamental grasses were mixed with herbaceous perennials adding vibrant colours throughout the year. No two planting beds are the same, creating something different

at every point of the journey. This also allows flexibility when maintaining the beds – when plants need to be divided and moved, the beds will evolve into different mixes over time.

The projects incorporated new and recycled stone materials mixed with clay blocks and resin gravel to add texture and contrast, and to aid visually impaired users. Local materials reclaimed from site, such as driftwood washed down the River Wear, were used within planting beds to introduce obscure natural forms that contrasted with the naturalistic planting. Local cannonball limestone was reclaimed from the site and reused in the main features, such as the walling, bespoke railings and handrails at Seaburn.

Fixtures Multipurpose viewing platforms and steps at Seaburn Promenade and street furniture at Roker work as pleasing sea defences integrated into the landscape, as opposed to over engineered and unsightly sea wall solutions.

1 Eryngium agavifolium seed heads give Autumn interest 2 Neptea ‘Six Hills Giant’ provide early season colour 3 Carved Boulder seating by The Stone Chef 4 Wave railing at Seaburn with distant view of Roker Pier 5 Concrete wave seating and hardwood picnic table 6 Seaside planting and form 7 Vibrant colours of Kniphofia and Perovskia 8 C2C end point sculpture and new hard landscaping 9 Cafe pod Pro Landscaper / August 2015 41

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New feature LED lighting at Marine Walk uses 50% less energy than previously. The Roker Pod cafe and event spaces incorporated photovoltaics and wind turbines. New lighting at Marine Walk enhanced the unique topography of

ABOUT SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL The in-house landscape team includes three landscape architects, James Gordon, Philip Dorian and team leader Kevin Johnson, together with two specialist technicians Claire Hogarth and Florante Marcos. The council’s seafront works won the national award from the Royal Town Planning Institute for Excellence in Planning and Design for the Public Realm and also the Commercial Landscape Category at the 2014 Northern Design Awards.

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the site, improving security and safety for the public and enabling use of the space into the evening and during early morning for activities such as the Sunderland Illuminations. This won the Local Government News Award for public lighting in 2012.

Accessibility improvements at Seaburn and Marine Walk were introduced to ensure the seafront could be enjoyed by all. Areas of high kerbs were replaced with flush interfaces, connecting existing pathways directly to the promenade or beach viewing platforms.

The project demonstrates a commitment to good quality design and this has delivered responses to the environment, addressing key site issues in imaginative ways and establishing a sense of place previously lacking at both Seaburn and Roker.

Challenges The project team did encounter challenges during the project. This included ensuring that local businesses could stay open while works

were on site as well as managing the timing of works around the north east’s harsh coastal weather and the peak summer season, when the seafront hosts major events and increased visitor numbers. Landscape architect Philip Dorian said: “The fact that we achieved this with a planning and design team based entirely in-house is something we are extremely proud of.’’ The projects have encouraged private sector activity in the area, with a new cafe and residential development recently completed at Roker Marine Walk and a restaurant development on site at Seaburn Promenade.

Seaburn Phase 2 Seaburn Phase 1

Marine Walk Phase 1

Marine Walk Phase 2

LOCATIONS

1 Street art installation by Creative Ginger Artists in collaboration with local school children 2 The play area in Roker Phase 2, before and after 3 Holey Rock area Phase 1, before and after 4 The entrance to Roker Park, before and after 5 Holey Rock lighting and feature seats 6 Holey Rock lighting concept sketch 7 Roker events space view from upper promenade 8 Laying of seaweed paving 9 Feature lighting up the beach 42

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REFERENCES Main contractors – Phase 2 works

Granite natural stone paving and steps

Clugston Construction

CED Stone

Tyne and Wear Tel 0191 495 0500

Essex Tel 01708 867 237

Trevor Atkinson & Co Ltd

Clay paving

Barnard Castle Tel 01833 640435

Hardscape

Bolton Tel 0845 260 1748 Web www.hardscape.co.uk

Phase 3 works Eurovia

Yorkshire Tel 01709 763 760 Web www.ringway.co.uk

Roker Pod fabricators Millimetre Ltd

Feature lighting consultants

East Sussex Tel 01273 626562 Web www.millimetre.uk.net

Aurora Lighting and Design

Awards • Local Government News 2012, Public Lighting – Winner • RTPI 2014, Excellence in Planning & Design for Public Realm – Winner • Northern Design Awards 2014, Commercial Landscaping – Winner • Green Apple Awards 2015, National Local Authorities – Gold Award

Tyne and Wear Tel 0191 5196099

Street furniture

Consultation workshops

Billingham Tel 01642 373400

Logic Street and Park Furniture Ltd

Planning Aid England

London Tel 020 3206 1880

Hardwood timber seating and picnic tables

Wintering bird survey

Factory Furniture

Argus Ecology

Oxfordshire Tel 01793 763829

Durham Tel 01207 524 859

Feature lighting Consultants

LITE

Abacus Surveying and Alignment

Lancashire Tel 0845 8732 601

Sunderland Tel 0191 5670222

Funding partners

Flood risk and drainage survey

Coastal Communities Fund (BIG Lottery Fund)

Glasgow Tel 0141 242 1400

AECOM

Leeds Tel 0113 391 6800

CABE Sea Change Bespoke stone seating

CABE/Design Council

The Stone Chef

Tel 01643 862279

London Tel 020 7420 5200

Bespoke metalwork

Other partners

Chris Brammall Ltd

Cumbria Tel 01229 588580

CEED – Community Environmental Educational Developments

Roker Pod design

Sunderland Tel 0191 5498844

Art Gene/NicholsonBastik

Cumbria Tel 01229 825085

Disability Independent Advisory Group

sue.cain@sunderland.ac.uk Marine Walk play area Creative Ginger Artists

Newcastle upon Tyne Tel 0191 242 5420

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ABOUT ROGER GLADWELL LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LTD RG Landscape Design and Construction began 20 years ago as a one-man band and has since developed into a 40-plus workforce with a fleet of vehicles working primarily across Suffolk, Norfolk, into Essex and up toward Cambridgeshire. As the company has grown, so too has its skills and services, from regular maintenance works, fencing and driveway construction, through to larger earthworks and fully landscaped and planted gardens, both contemporary and traditional, all using only the highest quality materials and workmanship.

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FULL FLOW ROGER GLADWELL LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LTD Roger Gladwell Landscape Design and Construction transformed the outside of this period property with a refurbished Palm House and distinctive bespoke water feature

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PROJECT DETAILS Project value ÂŁ940,000 Water feature: ÂŁ28,000 Build time Over two years Water feature: two to three months

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hen the clients bought Stour house, the land directly surrounding the property was rather bleak and uninviting, with very little to soften the rigid exterior.

The client wanted to create flow around the front of the house, leading the eye to the existing Palm House, which was also refurbished as part of the overall brief. Due to the contours of the site, the existing terrace lent itself beautifully to incorporating sweeping steps, which would wrap themselves around the house and terrace. During the design process, it was decided that the shapes created would look stunning in combination with the movement and flow of water. The clients loved the idea and thus a water feature was included in the original plan.

The client knew from the start that he wanted a completely bespoke standout feature knitted into the fabric of the building itself. In-house designer Angela Hart created the water feature with this in mind and proposed that it should be built as an extension to the existing red brick wall of the sun terrace.

Size of project One hectare

1 Corner steps incorporating Scoutmoore setts and Haddonstone copings

5 The restored Palm House 6 Suffolk white bricks contrast with sandstone paving

2 Overall project upon completion 3 Blending of reclaimed and handmade bricks 4 Box hedging and complementary planting

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7 The water feature lit up at night 8 View across the water feature to the Palm House 9 Hand beaten copper linear/bowl enhanced with lighting

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The materials used were selected with the utmost care and attention to blend with the age of the house itself, while also giving the water feature a sharp, contemporary presence against the building.

Different types of sandstone paving were used on the terraces, paired with Suffolk white bricks. The water feature pool was built using Leca blocks and fibreglass, lined to make it watertight. The outside of the pool wall, which sits directly next to the sweeping walkway, was finished in red brick and capped with coping stones from Haddonstone. This kept the look as clean and crisp as possible next to the Yorkstone paving. To give the feature a traditional, pastoral twist, a copper bowl was designed and commissioned by a local company, RH Barrel and Son. They created a stunning, quarter circle bowl in copper, incorporating a deep lip so the water would cascade over into the pool below.

1 Night view through brick arch to the Palm House, handcut paving in York stone 2 The start of the terrace works 3 The start of the water feature works 4 Finished Palm House with contrasting paving 5 Side steps in construction

REFERENCES

Challenges Installation of the water feature took two months, including rebuilding the existing wall behind the feature and laying the electrics. When finished the water feature measured 10m in diameter.

Due to the size and volume of water required, the feature was linked to a newly drilled borehole which now feeds Stour house its own water supply. While this created some challenges, the outcome was that the water feature has a continuous supply of fresh water, keeping it clean and reducing the risk of water evaporation and algae build up during the summer months.

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Design and build

Cobbles

Handmade bricks

Roger Gladwell

B&M

Bulmer Brick & Tile Company Ltd

In-house designers: Angela Hart; Hannah Sheffield Tel 01728 638 372 Email sales@rogergladwell.co.uk Web www.rogergladwell.co.uk

Ipswich, Suffolk IP10 0QQ Tel 01394 448556 Web www.bmconcrete.co.uk

Brickfields, Bulmer, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 7EF Tel 01787 269232 Web www.bulmerbrickandtile.co.uk

Water feature copper construction RH Barrell

Home Farm, Bedfield, Suffolk IP13 7EE Tel 01728 685 542 Web www.rhbarrell.com Paving Marshalls

Tel 0370 411 2233 Web www.marshalls.co.uk

Reclaimed bricks Cobar Services Ltd

Plants

Stowmarket Road, Ringhall, Suffolk IP14 2JA Tel 01473 658435 Web www.radisol.co.uk

Robin Tacchi

Fen Farm/Fen Lane, Diss, Norfolk IP22 2RL Tel 01953 681312 Web www.robintacchiplants.com

Coping stones Haddonstone Ltd

Lighting

The Forge House, East Haddon, Northampton NN6 8DB Tel 01604 770711 Web www.haddonstone.com

Reed Electrical

Worlingworth, Suffolk IP13 7HX Tel 01728 628014 Web www.reedelectrical.co.uk

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South Marine Park

BESIDE THE SEA ISS FACILITY SERVICES LANDSCAPING Located on the seafront in South Shields, South Marine Park is a challenge to maintain thanks to the thousands of visitors it receives each summer

Address South Marine Park, Sea Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE33 2LD Opening times 24 hours a day, year round Park manager Allan Maving – outdoor facilities officer for the Greenspace Team, South Tyneside Council

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or over 100 years South Marine Park has been a place for walking, relaxing and socialising and is a popular destination for tourists and the community alike. It boasts two children’s play areas – one of which is home to a giant sandpit full of diggers and running water wheels. A firm favourite with all ages is the boating lake, which is designated as a local wildlife site. As well as enjoying a leisurely row or pedal around the lake, visitors can get up close to a huge number of swans, tufted ducks, pochard and geese who have made the park their home. A miniature steam railway operates throughout the main season, and visitors can follow a new art trail featuring ten sculptures reflecting the heritage and natural environment of the park.

In 2008 the park underwent major restoration work, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and South Tyneside Council to return it to its original Victorian splendour. Works included repair of the terrace and restoration of the stonework; the return of the bandstand to an exact replica of the original model; new layout and pathways, planting and a restored waterfall.

Awards South Marine Park, a popular heritage park, has won the prestigious Green Flag Award each year since 2009/10. Keeping it looking its best is a joint effort between South Tyneside Council and ISS and local volunteers from the Friends of North and South Marine Park.

1 The wildlife enjoying the boating lake 2 Thousands visit the park each summer

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Staff The services to South Marine Park are delivered by ISS’s grass cutting and shrub maintenance teams. Thomas Cunniff, who heads the shrub maintenance was recently presented with a GEM (Going the Extra Mile) Award for his efforts in keeping South Marine Park looking its best, for his work ethic and standards set.

ISS strongly believes its staff are at the heart of its success and South Tyneside retains a high number of original key staff, ensuring stability, continuity and a wealth of contract and local knowledge. The majority of South Tyneside staff reside within the borough, and all receive on-going technical, practical and managerial training to progress their development and ensure they deliver a high quality service. They also receive customer facing training, a critical skill for such a high usage park.

wildlife and flora to the park. Due to the high horticultural element of the shrub beds within the park, most pruning is carried out by hand, enabling ISS gardeners to selectively remove dead and diseased branching, which promotes better plant health and more substantial bloom periods. The summer bedding displays are strictly planted to embody the original planting introduced by the then head gardener, John Peebles, in 1886, although some changes have occurred to encompass newer more sustainable material. The winter months see a much scaled-down maintenance regime.

Maintenance Grass cutting is carried out to a frequency specification, and is generally cut fortnightly during the season with cuttings left on site.

Cuttings falling onto the hard surfaces are blown back. Lawn edges are strimmed and not treated with any herbicide. Naturalised areas are cut much less frequently to preserve and encourage

Challenges The logistics of maintaining the grassed areas in the height of the season, when thousands of people visit the park, offers the biggest challenge. Flexible working is very much the key here and ISS’s grass cutting teams reprogramme rotas to ensure the grassed areas are cut outside of peak usage times.

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Equipment ISS uses ride-on mowers such as the Ransomes triple mower for grass cutting to the larger areas, along with Husqvarna pedestrian mowers. Smaller pieces of equipment such as strimmers, blowers and hedge cutters are also Husqvarna.

1 One of the two play parks 2 All aboard for the miniature steam railway 3 One of the more tranquil settings in the park for relaxation 4 Getting ready for new planting 5 Some new plantings 6 The restored waterfall 7 ISS’s South Tyneside management and admin team 8 Engaging with the local community 9 Ensuring the bandstand is always ready for use

ABOUT ISS FACILITY SERVICES LANDSCAPING ISS Facility Services Landscaping is the UK’s leading landscape maintenance service provider and has been a trusted partner to some of the most prestigious and successful public and private sector organisations for more than 30 years. ISS’s vision is to bring added value to its strategic partnerships, helping customers to achieve their key objectives while reducing their risk. ISS’s core services are delivered by in excess of 1,500 fully trained and experienced management and workforce teams from 50 depots up and down the country.

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WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP Since 2006, ISS and South Tyneside Council have been working in partnership to offer quality green spaces to local residents and tourists alike. South Marine Park is one such green space, a popular heritage park, which sits directly behind the foreshore, a very heavily used area.

The park provides a wide range of passive and active recreation, leisure and entertainment attractions and opportunities for the local community and visitors.

It is the Borough’s vision, supported by elected members and officers, to achieve a better future for the people of South Tyneside and to ensure that South Tyneside is an outstanding place to live and bring up families. It is a joint goal to provide safe, clean and secure public spaces for the community to use and enjoy. It is an equally important element of achieving this vision to ensure the provision of quality parks and public spaces.

ISS prides itself on delivering a high standard of horticultural and landscape maintenance to South Marine Park. These services are managed to ensure that the park is safe, visually pleasing and contributing towards a quality environment for residents and visitors, so improving the quality of life for the user.

Over the course of the partnership, more efficient and innovative ways of working have been found to meet the significantly reducing budgets, whilst still providing valuable green spaces to the residents of South Tyneside and visitors.

REFERENCES Park maintenance

Shrubs

ISS Facility Services Landscaping

Ravensworth Nurseries

ISS House, Genesis Business Park, Albert Drive, Woking, Surrey GU21 5RW Tel 0845 057 6200 Web www.isslandscaping.co.uk

Richmond DL11 7HA Tel 01325 718370 Email info@ravensworthnurseries.com Web www.ravensworthnurseries.com Bedding plants Blomfields Ltd

Equipment Ransomes Jacobsen

West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9TT Tel 01473 270000 Web www.ransomesjacobsen.com

Woodland Nurseries, Stamford Hill, Lowca, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 6PS Tel 01946 693034

Husqvarna UK Ltd

Preston Road, Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton, Aycliffe, Co Durham DL5 6UP Tel 0844 243 5263 Web www.husqvarna.com/uk

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Based in Hereford, the company says the trend for DIFM will see a bigger demand for garden designers and landscapers and is creating a department especially for their needs. Adam Dunnett, sales and marketing director at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford, said: “We have appointed Adrian Hoare as Garden Design &

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service, Gavin Jones The Plantation is positioning itself at the forefront of outdoor living. As stockists for Lapa gazebos and Fire Magic outdoor kitchens, as well as principal dealers for George Smith Outdoor, next on the list is the launch of an online shop offering a full range of plants and outdoor living products. www.gavinjonesdream gardens.co.uk

Palmstead to host the Soft Landscape Workshop Now in its eighth year, annual industry event Soft Landscape Workshop #Strictly Sustainable, sponsored by Palmstead, is on September 16, 2015. This year the focus is sustainability, with

300 landscape and garden professionals attending.

Palmstead’s recent survey of professionals showed a varied level of understanding which can affect how practitioners sell the benefits of sustainability on to their clients and customers. There would appear to be some missed opportunities and not fully realised potential, especially in the domestic and smaller commercial markets. The day aims to improve this understanding and offer advice on how to sell the benefits of working sustainably. Palmstead recently interviewed three of its speakers, a designer (Mary Reynolds), an ecologist (Dusty Gedge) and a client (Ken Trew) to gain their views. Delegates are steadily registering on the website to reserve their seat at what is usually a sold-out day. The cost is £33 and includes lunch. www.palmstead.co.uk

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During the inspection this year, the auditor commented that

Boningale continues to operate a well managed system with staff taking the environment and its protection very seriously.

Particular note was given to Boningale’s extensive trialling of biological pest controls, its bio-beds to capture chemical run-off, and peat-free propagation and potting trials.

The auditor said that these trials along with increased supply chain scrutiny and efficient haulage initiatives are a handful of the measures Boningale has taken to go above and beyond the required performance for ISO 14001. www.boningale.co.uk Pro Landscaper / August 2015 51

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Barcham Trees has pioneered and developed the use of white containers for the production of high quality young trees. While focusing on young trees the company offers services which extend beyond the nursery gates, including its free of charge seminar series, development of the Arborcheck Nursery Benchmark system and Young Tree Consultancy Service

MEET THE TEAM 1 Managing director Mike Glover 2 Tom Wilson (left) and Lee Oakey, both Barcham sales executives 3 Sales executive David Johnson 4 Tom Wilson, sales executive, chats to customers at the recent Big Barn Conference held at the nursery 5 Keith Sacre, sales director, on tour in Barcelona searching for new street trees

BESTSELLERS With over 25 different species and cultivars available on the nursery for several diverse markets it is di cult to single out one bestseller, but silver birch and oak remain favourites across all sectors. Trees of particular interest include Lagerstroemia, Celtis and Carrya.

CLIENTS The Barcham customer base extends across all sectors and markets so there isn’t such a thing as a typical client. Each, irrespective of sector, has individual and specific requirements. It is our ob to meet those varying needs.

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John & Monica Spanton-Coates Sound and friendly advice on the phone. Good quality product delivered on time. Easy to use website. Really good service all round.

David H We were very satisfied with the knowledge and advice given by the staff member at our visit to Barcham last autumn. The buggy tour of the very extensive range of trees and the selection process was most enjoyable and we left feeling excited about the choices we had made.

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Best for: parks and streets Acer platanoides Princeton Gold, also known as Prigo, is a sparkling new cultivar with golden spring foliage that hardens to yellow/green in summer and is recommended for both park and street planting.

The UK’s temperate climate suits it down to the ground and the leaf colour makes it one of the best ‘yellows’ on the market.

It does well on most soil types, tolerates air pollution and resists drought. This is a yellow foliaged tree not to be overlooked, it thrives in the UK and provides a stunning contrast to an evergreen backdrop. www.barchampro.co.uk

Best for: naturalistic planting Trifolium rubens is from the clover family. This ornamental fully hardy perennial performs well in a sunny spot. Here on the nursery, irrigation water glistens on the slightly hairy leaves and flower buds, giving it a silvery appearance. Trifolium rubens flowers from May to August, blooming from the base and retaining its silvery tips. It is also a good flower for cutting. An upright grower between 30 and 60cm tall with a 30 to 40cm spread, it works well with other plantings and its nitrogen fixing properties mean it can even be used in a green manure mix. www.palmstead.co.uk

Best for: sunny walls Campsis x tagliabuana ‘Madame Galen’ is a fast growing deciduous climber that uses aerial roots to self cling to sunny walls and structures. In late summer, clusters of huge spectacular orange trumpet shaped flowers are borne in abundance.

This is a climber that needs space and a really good prune back in the summer, but once it romps away it creates a fantastic display of late summer flowers. Once established and happily sheltered from cold winds, this mighty climber is drought tolerant and can reach up to 12m in height. Other varieties include ‘Summer Jazz’, ‘Tarantella’, ‘Stomboli’ and ‘Dancing Flame’. www.provendernurseries.co.uk

Best for: instant hedging Salix alba ‘Tristis’ White Willow is a native tree that adds interest to any landscape with its shimmering silver leaves rustling gently in the breeze. Often found close to water, this tree can grow up to 25m in height with a wide irregular crown. The name white willow comes from the slender leaves, paler than other species, which have tiny white hairs on

the underside. It is a fast growing tree that can be pollarded or coppiced with the stems often used for weaving. Will grow well in a sunny spot in most well drained to wet soils. www.deepdale-trees.co.uk

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Best for: dry soils Eriobotrya japonica ‘Coppertone’ is a small, evergreen tree commonly known as a loquat.

It has lovely young foliage, serrated edged and copper in tone. In late spring there are scented pink-white flowers. If the plants are in pots they are easily moved inside for the winter as it is only hardy to -5°C. In open ground a sheltered spot with well drained soil is essential. Wet soils will not be tolerated. Easily trimmed to keep its shape, this plant brings a touch of the exotic to any garden. www.agrumi.co.uk www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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TOP OF THE TROPICS Ian Drummond picks his favourites from two very different events, The Office Plant of the Year and RHS Hampton Court Flower Show This month saw the winner of eFig’s Office Plant of the Year announced, with Medinilla Magnifica just pipping Monstera and Ficus Lyrata to the (moss covered..!) post. The criteria wasn’t just good looks though, they had to be great all-rounders and were judged on their ease of care, plus they had to be considered best for relieving stress and cleaning the air.

The Office Plant of the Year is a great opportunity to celebrate outstanding plants within the workplace, while underlining the health and productivity benefits that are slowly becoming more widely recognised.

The winning Philippine orchid is a stunning plant and an exotic style statement – it’s the perfect choice for offices, particularly in a reception area where its hot pink flower bracts can inject a glamorous pop of colour.

Of the two runner ups, the Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera) is really having a moment right now as part of the seventies revival and quite rightly so, it’s easy to care for and doesn’t mind low light, it cleans the air and can grow to gargantuan proportions given the right conditions.

Horsehead Philodendron has the same capacity for vastness, and is perhaps even more impressive, with long stalked, deeply dissected leaves that can grow to one metre in length with purple and cream spathes that appear occasionally. For a smaller option within this genus, I would recommend Philodendron Xanadu – a medium-sized exotic shrub that still has the jungle wow factor. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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Medinilla Magnifica ©RHS/Tim Sandall

Macmillan Legacy Garden ©RHS/Neil Hepworth

World Vision Garden ©RHS/Neil Hepworth

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Moving from the indoors to the outdoors and a very hot and sunny sky, at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Show there were some real gems on display. It was hard to choose the three gardens that impressed me the most.

The World Vision Garden’s brave use of translucent rods and mirrored boxes was exciting and inspiring, as was the Gallery of Mirrors’ blend of Mediterranean planting and mirrors. The Macmillan Legacy Garden was exciting in a different way – a stunning contemporary garden with woodland planting, creating an exquisite sense of calm.

Gallery of Mirrors Hampton ©RHS/Sarah Cuttle

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GARDEN BUILDINGS The Hartley Architectural Range of bespoke greenhouses, canopies and pergolas offers the ideal place to grow, entertain or take time out from the everyday, come rain or shine. The glasshouse boasts the perfect fully sheltered space; a canopy can greatly extend the amount of time spent enjoying the outdoors, eating or relaxing with the family and the addition of a pergola is a great way to shade a seating area. WWW.HARTLEY-BOTANIC.CO.UK

Griffin Glasshouses creates beautiful bespoke aluminium glasshouses for discerning gardeners. With more than 50 years’ experience, the business offers a range of low maintenance glasshouses from lean-to and freestanding to its NGS collection. Many features are unique to Griffin Glasshouses’ brand, including the full-length automated opening and ventilation system, Victorian styled spandrels and hidden rainwater collection system. WWW.GRIFFINGLASSHOUSES.COM

The Grand Glasshouse from Gabriel Ash sits somewhere between a greenhouse and a summerhouse. Built from western red cedar, it is an impressive structure in any garden. While the serious gardener will dedicate most space to propagation and cultivation, there are those who also cherish relaxation. Although designed for plants’ wellbeing, the unique ambience can easily allow for some relaxed seating, too. Whether you want a place to contemplate or to propagate, a glasshouse adds a new dimension to your garden. WWW.GABRIELASH.COM

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A bespoke summerhouse can enhance the finished effect of an individually designed garden, reflecting the shape, colour and texture of planting and features. Scotts of Thrapston is one of the few summerhouse manufacturers that can create a garden building customised to your personal design or to suit an unusual shape in your garden. If you dream of a very special garden retreat with a unique finish, layout or style or one fitted with a wood burning stove, then the Scotts design team can make your building a reality.

WWW.SCOTTSOFTHRAPSTON.CO.UK In addition to its bespoke oak-framed buildings, Round Wood of Mayfield now has a range of kit garages in its ‘chippy’ range.

Frames are available in 47 standard designs with gable, hip or barn-end roofs and can include half-bays, aisles and log stores.

All oak-framed garages are pre-assembled prior to despatch.

Once on site they can be erected by your own fitters or one of our nationwide teams. Chippy garages are available at the click of a mouse through a dedicated, fully e-commerce enabled website. If you prefer to speak to a human being, the sales team is available on 0800 328 3847. WWW.OAKFRAMEDGARAGES.CO.UK

The Haddonstone Pavilion featuring Haddonstone’s Tuscan columns provides an elegant building for many garden schemes.

The pavilion’s classical structure makes an interesting seating area or a focal point featuring a fine statue or ornament. Other garden building designs include orangeries, belvederes, temples and follies. Haddonstone is the UK’s leading manufacturer of fine garden ornaments and architectural stonework. Haddonstone is a unique form of cast limestone that matures and weathers like natural stone yet costs significantly less.

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DECKING TIPS The list of composite decking products is growing all the time, says Karl Harrison, and they might look the same, even sound the same, but they aren’t. Here he explains why composite is the right choice if you’re after longevity, with a particular focus on the structure underneath, which he believes is far too often overlooked

Why composite instead of timber?

Plastic, HDPE and composite are readily available but why should you use them?

In short, they are expensive but last for what seems like forever. No matter how long you may think timber will last, it’s a fact that plastic and some composite products will last longer.

If price is a concern, I would suggest plastic joists occupy the middle ground. If the client wants bombproof but can t afford a steel structure, plastic is the way forward.

What’s out there?

A standard composite, similar to decking but hollow in form is the most cost effective. Some of these even have a special decking clip that slides into a channel, meaning you only need a handful of screws. Then there is the solid composite, slightly more expensive and

degree, I wouldn’t consider them. Cost and complexity are two reasons too many.

I do like the solid plastic joists.

They are made from HDPE (High Density PolyEthylene), so they can be made from UK recycled waste and come in many different sizes. My best tip will come later.

The long and short of it

Even if it is available, due to the structural qualities you can’t use the standard TRADA or EC5 span charts. Composite or plastic structural products do suffer from not having the structural qualities, for example you can span over 3m with a 150 x 47 C24 timber joist but in the same dimension of plastic you can’t get anywhere like this, you would be at approx 1.25 to 1.5m max… food for thought here, me thinks.

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If you try and use these products in the same way as timber you’ll certainly come up short. You can’t use structural screws to mechanically fi the composite oists together you have to blind drill and fi with a stainless M10 (or so) nut and bolt. The main reason for not using screws is that once the screw tip has heated the plastic to penetrate the outer surface when it then drives in, it doesn t provide a sound fi ing, slightly loose at best. Even if you pre-drill prior to fi ing there isn t su cient

mechanical grip to pull the two work pieces together. It does work well with small decking style screws though.

Composite posts

These guys are brilliant, no rotting with these bad boys ever. So if your client wants a deck and they insist on longevity I would suggest that at the very least you use plastic posts, rebate the posts as usual and fi with stainless bolts. I suspect that as you are using a very long lasting product you would want to fi together with fi ings that will last the same?

Best tips

If your designer is on a mad one and wants you to create a really curvy and di cult looking deck, you should consider using plastic joists to create the curve, thinner sections laminated can create the most insane projects. I would use the composite for square and rectilinear shaped decking and for the curved decks use plastic.

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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Dura Composites has entered into an agreement with International Timber to act as the exclusive UK importer of its composite timber decking range, Dura Deck. Dura Deck combines the traditional appearance of timber with the durability of an engineered composite.

Made from a high proportion of recycled material, it is 100% FSC Certified and requires no staining or painting. Dura Deck is suitable for domestic use and commercially, in locations such as parks and walkways where safety and durability are crucial. Available in four stunning colours with a 10 year warranty and 25 year service life, Dura Deck has simple sub surface fixing so is foot friendly and will survive the harshest of climates. WWW.DURACOMPOSITES.COM

Millboard’s products are perfectly suited to people who love great design but want low maintenance. Beautifully moulded from hand selected prime oak, the enhanced grain smoked oak decking featured has the beauty of oak while its stain and algae repellent surface makes it virtually maintenance free.

Pictured alongside the Millboard enhanced grain smoked oak is the Esterno light quartz porcelain. Esterno is a strong, versatile material for a multitude of outdoor uses. Millboard products are easy to install, leading to a great finish and a satisfied customer. WWW.MILLBOARD.CO.UK

Unashamedly modern, uncompromisingly practical and competitively priced, KS Terrafina composite decking creates the ambience and texture of fine outdoor living. It combines PEFC certified timber with a high quality industrial polymer resulting in a durable deck free from warping, splintering, or rotting. With proven resistance to moss, algae and water penetration, it has outstanding non-slip properties. Its wide range of colours and contemporary finishes, a 10 year guarantee and simple installation make it the preferred decking for terraces, balconies, waterside features and similar applications. WWW.KINLEYSYSTEMS.COM

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Ecodek is a sustainable alternative to timber with the advantage that it does not require annual painting or staining.

As a solid profile it is far superior to hollow alternatives. It will not crack, warp or splinter, it is resistant to rotting and mould, and comes with a 25 year warranty. Ecodek is produced in Wrexham from a mixture of approximately 60% post-industrial hardwood fibres and 40% high density polyethylene. Ecodek is made to measure, minimising waste. We also offer a buy back scheme for offcuts. WWW.ECODEK.CO.UK SAiGE’s commercial decking is made from 95% recycled materials and is available in a choice of colours: charcoal, oak, redwood and light grey. Low maintenance requirements, a 10 year warranty and anti-slip properties with minimal water absorption rates make it ideal for use in a public environments from schools to pubs – pictured is the Keys & Kitchen in Stratford-upon-Avon. It can also be used domestically as an alternative to our hollow decking or in conjunction with it to create steps or as an alternative for facia boards. WWW.SAIGEDECKING.COM

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Discussing all aspects of what sustainability can mean to landscape & plantings.

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September 16th 2015 Ashford, Kent 09:00—16:00 £33 incl VAT A great line up of speakers: Noel Farrer PLi, Mary Reynolds, Sue Biggs (RHS), Tim O’Hare, Dusty Gedge, Ken Trew from Argents the Kings Cross developer, plus others, more details and registration on web site.

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RESIN BOUND

Product: SureSet resin bound paving Where: West London garden

Having moved in three years ago, the owners of this 1950s house in West London embarked on this amazing project and contacted SureSet with a very specific brief: to create a beach scene in their back garden! The motivation for choosing SureSet resin bound paving was no loose stone, low maintenance, permeability and colour choice. Inspiration for the design was New York beaches and English beach huts. SureSet’s technical team created a scaled down sample of the beach scene for approval, before installing in November 2014. SureSet’s artistic installation team laid a bespoke mix of Cream Beige to create the beach and dunes and skilfully created the appearance of sea and waves with colours from their recycled glass range, Spectrum: Winter Frost, Pacific, Light Blue and Sky Blue and 15 additional bespoke shades. WWW.SURESET.CO.UK

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Turnabout Landscapes was commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society to build an eye-catching pathway to the main Allium restaurant at the 25th anniversary Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Director Nick Turner recalls that the RHS was looking for something special to stand out in the Inspire zone with its pink theme. The Resin Mill’s resin bound gravel was chosen for its permeability and to show off a new concept in surfacing. The 50m-long pathway had to be constructed in three days, be strong enough to be walked on by over 140,000 people and be completely removed two days later. The path was excavated to a depth of 150mm and a geotextile membrane was laid with 100mm of compacted MOT type 1. A geogrid from Matsgrid was laid and filled with 6mm angular granite. When the base was complete a silver and black resin bound gravel was laid with an edging strip and the pink stone was laid in the middle, all from The Resin Mill. The end result was a real showstopper. WWW.THERESINMILL.CO.UK

Product: The Resin Mill resin bound gravel Where: RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

When it comes to home improvements you know you’re the best when Sarah Beeny requires your services to work on her own home. Resin Drives Trade, based in Bradford and the leading supplier of aggregates and resins for many builders and architects who seek the convenience of a single source supplier, won the contract to supply and resurface Sarah Beeny’s 450m driveway earlier this year. Sarah said: “Resin is the perfect drive finish – being porous it drains brilliantly and doesn’t puddle, it’s lovely to walk on, has a durable finish and is available in an amazing range of colours.”

WWW.RESINDRIVESTRADE.CO.UK Product: Resin Drives Trade resin bound surfacing Where: Sarah Beeny’s driveway

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LATEST PRODUCTS Product: Addagrip resin bound Terrabase Rustic Where: Highgate Cemetery, London

Product: Clearstone resin bound surfacing Where: Lanesborough, Wentworth Estate

Clearstone recently installed resin bound paving at this neo-Georgian property on the prestigious Wentworth Estate, home to the Wentworth Golf Club.

Newly built Lanesborough is the dream home of John Baines, who project managed much of the building of his Virginia Water residence. When it came to paving, John wanted a sleek, classical look to complement his home but with 1,200m2 of paths, drive and terrace to surface, he didn’t want an expanse of a single colour. Clearstone’s design team created the finished look by laying Clearstone Birch natural stone blend with a Seal flint resin bound inlay border – all edged with aluminium beading. A ‘hands on’ client, John laid the sub-base himself and is delighted with both the quality of Clearstone’s resin bound product and service. WWW.CLEARSTONEPAVING.CO.UK

Product: Bituchem Natratex Cotswold Porous Where: Royal William Yard, Plymouth

Hard landscaping specialist Bituchem has completed the first application of its Natratex Cotswold Porous material at the recently redeveloped Royal William Yard in Plymouth. Designed by Dartington-based Gillespie Yunnie Architects, the new car park is situated within a number of Grade II listed walls, formerly a Grade I listed nursery walled garden. The 140-space car park used Natratex Cotswold Porous as well as real grass with plastic trays for reinforcement, to give the entire 2,000sq m a natural drainage system. Natratex Cotswold Porous is particularly suitable for applications on sites with preservation restrictions, due to the lack of deep earth work needed. It makes application and maintenance easier than other infiltration systems, and because it doesn’t require additional drainage the time and cost of any project is reduced. WWW.BITUCHEM.COM

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Opened in 1839, Highgate Cemetery is one of London's great Victorian cemeteries. In the 1970s the cemetery went into decline but was rescued by a charity, The Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust. As part of the ongoing restoration process, the Trust approached Addagrip regarding its new resin bound Terrabase Rustic system for an area of pathway that needed a low maintenance, rustic look sympathetic to the surroundings. Ian Dungavell from the Trust said: “We went for Addagrip because we were after a path as natural looking as gravel but as maintenance free as tarmac, and we didn't want to install a drainage network.” True Grip Ltd was invited to install 90sqm of pathway using Addagrip’s Terrabase Rustic in an oak blend. The 6-10mm stone size gives a hard-wearing finish and is fully porous. The surface was installed without the need for an invasive base build up and noisy machinery. WWW.ADDAGRIP.CO.UK

Product: DekorGrip resin bound surfacing Where: Caernarfon, Wales

As part of a project to rejuvenate the Caernarfon Promenade, the Caernarfon Harbour Trust decided to redesign the surfaces overlooking the Menai Straits. As a major tourist attraction, the surface needed to be extremely durable, facing a large footfall within a 3,000m2 area. DekorGrip’s resin bound system was selected due to its hardwearing nature and that it could be laid at a suitable depth for traffic. Several blends were chosen to complement the historic backdrop, including Brittany Bronze, Sandringham and a bespoke blend designed by the DekorGrip mix team named Black Basalt, used for creating nautical shapes and route markings across the site. The project was recently awarded the ICE Sustainability award. WWW.MEONUK.COM

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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT NEWS

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 jack.bacon@eljays44.com or tweet me @ProLanKit

Ransomes Jacobsen awards top three dealers Ransomes Jacobsen presented sales awards to its three best performing dealers at its annual UK dealer meeting in June. These were T H White, Fairways GM and Turney Groundforce.

T H White won the Ransomes sales award for its exceptional market penetration in the municipal and groundscare contractor sectors. Fairways GM won the Jacobsen sales award, having

exceeded forecasts in the golf sector. PA Turney, one of the smaller dealers in the network, was

Lely establishes service-level agreement to achieve customer satisfaction UK-wide Turfcare specialist Lely UK has established a new service-level agreement between the company

and its network of machinery dealers and service centres to set higher standards of efficiency for service, repair and warranty work.

The agreement has been introduced to regularise UK customer service levels and raise the support standards

Nationwide training service for grounds care established A new nationwide training service for the grounds care industry, High Five, has been launched by former Ransomes Jacobsen operator training specialist, Ian Mitchell. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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Located in Ipswich, High Five specialises in offering high quality operator training for end users as well as skills training for dealers and manufacturers.

the top performing Iseki dealer in the UK having successfully targeted the brand’s line of mowers and compact tractors to wealthy consumer customers.

Sales director Rupert Price said: “They have all demonstrated their can-do attitude to ensure that customers have the ultimate after-sales support and the most cost-effective finance packages.” www.ransomesjacobsen.com

associated with the company’s bases and across its 20 authorised service locations (ASL) and UK-wide dealer group.

Lely’s senior manager David Cole said: “We’ve created common goals and values that are a benchmark for supporting the end user of any of the commercial turf products distributed by Lely.”

All twenty ASLs have welcomed the agreement and its ongoing audit programme. www.turfcare-uk.lely.com

Mitchell’s 35 year career with Ransomes Jacobsen saw him progress from being an apprentice to a regional sales manager before running the operative training section under the company’s ‘Cutting Edge Training’ brand.

Morris Leslie expands its John Deere Gator fleet Woking-based Morris Leslie Event Hire has expanded its fleet of John Deere Gator utility vehicles to more than 120.

The company has bought 10 4-seater XUV 855Ds having trialled four seater Gators last year and received positive feedback about the S4 model’s ability to carry up to four people around showgrounds.

The company’s loyalty to John Deere is down to the brand’s proven track record.

The Morris Group has recently purchased 1,300 machines to expand the plant and event hire business. www.deere.co.uk

High Five Training offers LANTRA and NPTC certification for mowers, tractors, brushcutters, hedgecutters, blower and vacuums as well as sit-in and sit astride ATVs, irrespective of manufacturer. www.highfivetraining.co.uk Pro Landscaper / August 2015 69

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High Five Training’s founder Ian Mitchell invited me to go back to the classroom and join a group of T H White’s trainee technicians for a BAGMA (British Agricultural and Garden Machinery Association) accredited handover and installation course.

The course, which took place at T H White’s Reading depot, covers relevant legislation, areas of responsibility, methods, recording and reports for the handover and installation of machinery.

The morning theory session began with Ian’s run through

of the BAGMA installation manual’s 20 point breakdown and presentation of practical examples to the students.

The checklist covers all installations from professional grounds care through to agricultural practice and it is designed to be used in line with manufacturers’ operator instruction handbooks.

Section five of the installation process covered vibration and noise level awareness with Ian offering advice on how to hold the customer’s interest throughout the handover. A smartphone decibel meter app was used as a practical example of how technicians might highlight the volume of average conversation (60 decibels) and the

Council’s faith in new Toro fleet returns big operational saving East Riding of Yorkshire council’s decision to opt for Toro’s grass cutting range has made the local authority a 15% saving on its fuel bill. Having agreed a deal worth £470,000 with the Russell Group, the council has taken delivery of 18 new Toro machines including www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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12 Toro LT3340s, a heavy-duty triple cylinder mower and six Toro Groundsmaster 3400 high performance rotary mowers.

After an internal machinery review, the council settled on Toro following a successful hire period last summer that received

maximum 84 decibels operators should be exposed to before wearing ear defenders.

Ian concluded the theory session by covering trading regulations and the Sale of Goods Act. This included how to deal with customers’ reported mechanical problems.

In the afternoon the trainees were tasked with putting their knowledge into practice by delivering a presentation to the group. Ian asked them to pair up and choose two or three checks on the Ransomes Parkway 3, Ransomes Spider 2 and Iseki SXG 323 machines that were at their disposal.

Following the rehearsal, the pairs split up and individuals were asked to provide an installation guide on a different piece of machinery as part of their assessment.

The exercise was wellorganised and Ian’s constructive feedback was evidently highly effective as the participants grew in confidence and appeared more assured.

The trainees relaxed and showed a marked improvement when relaying their learning to the group, taking the others through the relevant pre-start checks and potential hazards on their particular machines.

excellent feedback from staff users.

The new line’s arrival marks the start of a four-year supply agreement during which the council will take on an additional 12 machines, making 30 in total. www.toro.co.uk Pro Landscaper / August 2015 71

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TOYOTA PROACE

A BUYER’S GUIDE PROACE PROFILE ● Toyota’s medium duty van is offered in panel van and crew cab formats ● Choice of two vehicle lengths and heights ● Payload is up to 1,200kg in a load area of up to 7m3

● Three diesel engines available – 89bhp, 1.6L and 126bhp or 161bhp 2L ● All Proace vans can tow a trailer weighing up to 2,000kg

The Toyota Proace, successor to the Hiace, is a customisable panel-van with a range of payload and wheelbase options that make it an excellent choice for landscape contractors for whom versatility is a must.

Exterior The standard design features sliding doors either side, 16in steel wheels with caps, fog lamps, daytime running lights and heated electric door mirrors. Panel vans with the low roof height can also be specified with a glazed one-piece tailgate.

Large load space The Proace has a payload capacity of 1,200kg (1,000kg on L1H1 models), with a load volume of between 5m³ and 7m³. The load space is flexible and easily accessible, featuring sliding doors on each side with the twin rear doors opening to 180°. The load area is equipped with a light, 12V power outlet and eight anchor points set into the floor.

from £195 + VAT per month (initial rental £1,170) for business users only. Finance lease is available from £176 + VAT per month (initial rental £1,056 + VAT).

Contract hire ● Fixed cost repayments ● Servicing and maintenance options included ● Company’s budget dictates the length of repayment period Finance lease ● Monthly payments can be reduced by including

a large final payment Three diesel engines The Proace offers a choice of three efficient, Euro 5 compliant diesel engines. The 89bhp (66kW) 1.6L engine produces 180Nm of torque and is matched to a five-speed manual transmission. Two 2L diesel units are available, with outputs of 126 and 161bhp (94 and 120kW) and peak torque figures of 320 and 340Nm respectively. Both of these engines come with a six-speed manual transmission.

● Pay more upfront to lower monthly payments ● Buy the car at any stage

Warranty Toyota offers all its LCVs with a threeyear/60,000 mile warranty. ● Three-year paintwork guarantee ● Six-year anti-corrosion guarantee ● One-year full AA cover ● Servicing annually or after 10,000 miles

Finance options The ‘on the road’ price starts from £18,634 while a number of finance options are available.

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Running costs In standard roof models, the 1.6L engine delivers 42mpg on the EU-regulated cycle and the 2L gives 44mpg. The high-roof 2L models return 40mpg.

Cab comfort All models share the same levels of equipment as standard including air-conditioning, Bluetooth and electric windows. With a bench seat alongside the driver’s seat, the Proace caters for three people.

Alternatively, it can be configured with an individual front passenger seat at no extra charge. The Proace Crew Cab adds a second row of seats, providing travel for up to six people, including the driver. www.toyota.co.uk/proace www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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GENERAL LATEST KIT The first Etesia models available with a rear roller kit are from the Duocut range of 41cm cutting width machines. They are now able to cut, collect, stripe and by fitting the mulching insert, mulch – making this particular range of rotary mowers a must. o tools are required to fit the roller kits to an Etesia machine, ust hang the

free floating roller on two locating pins behind the grass bo . Weighing 9kg, the roller has been designed so that it will operate free-floating at any height the machine is mowing at – ensuring perfect striping no matter the weather or

The new RM40 16in rear roller lawnmower from Cobra is reliable and easy to start, whilst giving gardeners the perfect striped lawn. There are four options available for the RM4 . These include the hand propelled model with a 118cc O Cobra engine. lternatively, the self-propelled options are powered by a 1 5cc Cobra O engine or a 125cc Briggs Stratton engine. It is also available as an electric start. ll four options feature Cobra s easy to ad ust si cut heights, a 6 grassbo with capacity indicator and a quick release lever to collapse the handles for easy storage.

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Equipped with powerful, high-torque, three-cylinder diesel engines and an optional quick-attach grass and leaf collection system, John Deere s

new 1500 Series TerrainCut commercial outfront rotary mowers can mow and collect thick grass at high speeds. eaturing compact design for manoeuvrability and easy transport, the range has been designed to suit the various needs of landscapers, contractors, groundsmen, greenkeepers and local authorities. The range consists of five models with a choice of 1.5 and 1.8m (6 and 2in) side and rear discharge decks and an optional ohn Deere factory fitted cab.

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The new Makita DUR365UZ 6 cordless brush cutter has the brushless motor in the cutting head, rather than at the top end of the shaft close to the operator, which represents a ma or advance in performance, weight and balance.

With a cutting diameter of 5 mm and a running speed of up to 6,5 rpm the new -speed

Makita D R 65 brush cutter will give a run time of 9 minutes in low-speed mode when powered by two fully charged18 5. h lithium-ion batteries. This lightweight machine has a comfortable waist cushion and shoulder strap and a small protector for a better view of the cutting area.

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Weighing less than 2 kg, the battery powered Pellenc Rasion lawnmower revolutionises working conditions for green space professionals. ltra manoeuvrable, easily transportable and with unmatched power, the Rasion offers impeccable cut quality for all types of mowing work undertaken by landscapers and local authorities.

The Rasion produces less noise than conventional petrol-powered mowers meaning users can work in noise sensitive areas at any time of day. It features a high e ciency motor of 9 for reduced energy consumption and a dual blade for a finer, more precise cut to optimise the mowing time. Power comes from an iB 11 Pellenc battery with a ma imum power rating of 2 W. WWW.ETESIA.CO.UK/PELLENC

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The new Ransomes MP495 and MP655 are wide area cylinder mowers, powered by 49hp and

The first of its type, the Wessex CRX MultiCut mower started a rotary revolution at the beginning of the year. The CRX combines a professional roller mower with full width rollers front and rear, a finishing mower with four fully castoring wheels or a combination of the two. The CRX mowers can be front or rear mounted thanks to a reversible linkage and they can be side or rear discharge by altering the baffles beneath the deck and adding a side delivery chute.

There are also the options of mulching and collecting.

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65hp Kubota diesel engines and featuring five cutting units – either the tried and tested Ransomes Magna or Sport cutting heads. Using high strength steel the weight of the Ransomes MP495 has been reduced by over 250kg when compared to the Ransomes Commander that it replaces. The

more powerful Ransomes 655 has the latest Euro Stage IIIB turbocharged engine which results in cleaner running and the ability to use advanced electronics for more precise control. It also has enough residual power to support a fully air-conditioned cab.

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The BLEC Power Box Rake is a multiuse quick fit attachment designed to suit the majority of European two wheel tractors of 6-18hp. The powerful contrarotating carbide tooth rotor can penetrate hard ground, producing up to 75mm of soil pulverising, levelling and grading.

The bi-angling rotor allows stones and debris to be windrowed to the side and by folding down the side end plates excess material can easily be

collected up into a pile. The power box rake has a quick removable rotor system for optional rotors.

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The new Doosan DX19 1.9t mini-excavator provides a

unique combination of high performance and compactness affording the user increased productivity, excellent operator comfort in a large and easily accessed cab and maximum durability and serviceability. The optimised hydraulic system in the DX19 miniexcavator makes the best

Grillo, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers, has just released two new rotavators.

Designed for hard professional use, the G108 and G110 are both powered by Honda engines of 10 and 12hp respectively and they are both equipped as standard with locking differential, steering brakes, full engine protection, a huge 68cm tiller head and are fitted with the new IRS (instant reverse system), which at the flick of a lever, disengages the pto, reduces the rpm and puts the machine into reverse mode.

Many implements are available such as flails, ploughs, brushes etc.

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possible use of the power available from the Kubota D722 diesel engine, providing an output of 9.9 kW at 2500rpm (ISO 9249). Equipped with a cab, rubber tracks, long blade and bucket, the DX19 has an operating weight of 1894kg. With the long arm, the maximum digging depth of the DX19 is 2565 mm, the maximum dump height is 2693 mm and the maximum reach at ground level is 4214 mm.

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marvelled at the play of light on the rock and sand and how it defined the landscape.

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In design terms, I love a simple canvas.

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richness of the contrast between the deep green of

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I am a bit of a re-tread! I spent nearly 20 years as a PR/communications hack working at a senior level in PR agencies in London and Australia and latterly as director of communications for the Greater London Authority, when Ken Livingstone became the first directly elected mayor of London.

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Charlotte Rowe

Charlotte Rowe gives us an insight into how she came to be where she is today in terms of her career, inspirations, travel experience and personal life

university in my teens and nearly studied garden design ten years later. Finally in my late 40s I made the decision to change career and study garden design at the Oxford College of Garden Design. This strongly design-based course gave me a thorough grounding in design which, combined with my long client management background, have stood me in good stead in the competitive world of garden design.

I suppose two phrases sum up my approach to creating gardens.

When it comes to design ‘less is more’ – no fuss or frills and not too many materials in one garden. The second is ‘the devil is in the detail’ – whatever we create is finished and detailed with enormous care and precision. We then micro-manage our projects during the build. At times this can be taxing for my studio team and for our poor contractors who know that something will not pass muster unless it is perfect.

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PERSONAL I am quite a driven person professionally and this also extends to my personal life. I am known as a great organiser of dinners, weekends, theatre and opera trips and holidays.

You could call me energetic, but some might view it as restlessness.

I am a born and bred Londoner. People pull my leg as I am still living in the next road to where I was brought up, but in between I did try some other places. I lived in Australia for many years and also in Italy and France where I had a large farmhouse and vineyard for a while.

I still live in London with my ‘young man’ Simon, a retired army officer. We have also rented a lovely house in Wiltshire where we spend as much time as we can. We have the stable block of a wonderful 17th century manor house whose famous gardens, open to the public, wrap around us. So I have the best of both worlds.

I absolutely love food and eating it. I suppose I would be described as a reasonably good cook – but this is only so that I can have a constant source of delicious food!

Simon moans that I always plan our life around food and meals. And yes, why not? Lucky him I would say!

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I have travelled quite a lot. I was lucky enough to spend eight years living in Australia so not only do I know Australia and New Zealand well, I’ve also had the chance to travel extensively in Southeast Asia. I usually stopped off on the way back to the UK and visited Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. In particular I love Burma, which I visited some years ago – it is still caught in a time warp and is visually one of the most stunning places I have ever been.

I know North Africa a little and have visited Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal. A few years ago we sailed down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan on a Dahabiya. An extraordinary experience – five days under sail with no engine noise, magnificent sunrises and sunsets over the river and even the occasional swim in the river. We recently returned to the Nile for my birthday in April with 14 friends.

I love skiing and go most years. I did a season as a chalet girl in the French Alps in my 20s which was fun, fun, fun. I always thought it would be good to do another season but perhaps not as a kitchen skivvy this time! Gaps in my travel history include much of South America, Scandinavia and most importantly, India where much of my family have lived over the past couple of centuries, including my mother who was born there. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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JAMIE BUTTERWORTH Introducing Jamie Butterworth, YoungHort director, BBC Radio London broadcaster and graduate of Askham College and RHS Garden Wisley

Tell us a bit about yourself I’ve had a passion for gardening since the age of nine and cannot think of anything better than working outdoors with plants. I am currently just coming to the end of my time working at RHS Garden Wisley where I have spent the last two years. I am an associate director for the exciting new movement, YoungHort, which is aimed at promoting horticulture to young people across the country, something I feel very strongly about.

I am also a gardening broadcaster for BBC Radio London.

What inspired you to pursue a career in horticulture?

Up until my teenage years, I didn’t actually believe you could have a career in horticulture.

It was never spoken about at school and never considered an option. I was strongly advised against taking a career in horticulture by my careers advisors and I believe that ignoring that advice was the best decision I’ve ever made.

For me, horticulture is one of the greatest careers out there, though I may be a little biased. I feel gardening is such a rewarding career and it is very difficult not to be happy when you spend your life working with plants.

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and I studied there for two years, completing my Level 3 extended diploma in horticulture. This opened my eyes to just how diverse our industry is and inspired me to continue studying plants.

I then moved down to study for the two year diploma at RHS Garden Wisley. This was the opportunity of a lifetime and I completed it in August 2015.

With your training underway, what direction did you envisage your career in horticulture taking?

Now I have finished at RHS Wisley, I am moving to work with Hortus Loci and will be joining the team as the assistant show plant manager. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity and one I can’t wait to get stuck into. I am exceptionally excited to be working with Mark Straver and Robin Wallis – two of the leading plantsmen in the country. What they don’t know about plants, isn’t worth knowing. This job combines my love of growing plants and design so it’s truly my perfect job!

Are you planning on entering RHS Chelsea or Hampton Court in the future?

Ever since I first visited RHS Chelsea Flower show in 2012, it has been a dream of mine to exhibit there myself. However, for the time being, I am excited to be working with Hortus Loci, where I will be growing the plants for a lot of the top designers at RHS Chelsea and RHS Hampton Court.

What is your day-to-day job at the moment?

My day-to-day job at Hortus Loci primarily involves growing the plants for major shows such as RHS Chelsea Flower Show and RHS Hampton Court, working with some of the country’s leading designers to ensure the plants are grown to perfection for their projects – while trying not to get too distracted by the thousands of beautiful plants I’ll be working with – that’s the really challenging bit.

How do you see your career developing in the future?

Because horticulture is such a diverse career, I couldn’t possibly imagine what I’ll be doing in 10 years time. However, I would love to continue encouraging more young people to come into this incredible industry. I am proud to be a horticulturist, and I want to try to show more young people across the UK just what an exciting and incredibly rewarding industry horticulture really is.

CONTACT YoungHort Email: younghortcontact@gmail.com Web: www.younghort.com www.jamiebutterworth.com

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A great opportunity to play a key role in an award-winning company. Ideally you will have five years’ experience of hard landscaping on high-end residential projects. Formal training in landscape construction preferred to HND or related degree an advantage. We are looking for a candidate with a thorough understanding of plans, setting out, a good knowledge of plants and health and safety training.You will need excellent written and verbal communications skills, attention to detail and a UK driving licence. Salary £30-35K, company vehicle, profit share and pension.

Assured Landscapes has grown significantly over the last few years and needs a high quality experienced landscaper to facilitate the continued development of the business.

Candidates need to take pride in their work, pay attention to detail, be polite and friendly while customer facing, confident and reliable. They will also be expected to deliver a firstclass service and help build Assured Landscapes into one of the leading landscapers in the area. We reward well and work within a very committed team that enjoys what it does.

BOWLES & WYER Location: London and Home Counties

For more details please go to www.horticulturecareers.co.uk.

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ASSURED LANDSCAPES Location: Charlwood

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JC GARDENS Location: Battersea

ROBINSONS GARDENCARE LTD Location: Hoddesdon

The right candidate should be an experienced hard landscaper who is used to making raised decks as these skills can be transferred to installing JC bespoke climbing frames, treehouses, zip and trail equipment. Must be able to work from a plan, accurately mark out the position of the holes, use all site hand and power tools and to erect climbing frame kit, installing kit square, level and sound. JC manufactures all of its play equipment and has customised methods which the candidate will need to learn.

Driving licence necessary.

Robinsons Gardencare is looking for a professional and experienced maintenance gardener to work in its busy business based from Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire.You will be responsible for maintaining a variety of sites, sometimes independently and also part of a team.You must be experienced and your work must be of a high standard. Applicants must be physically fit, polite, punctual and professional and hold horticultural qualifications or currently be in training.You will need good plant knowledge and be confident in using all garden machinery. Must hold full driving licence.

For more details please go to www.horticulturecareers.co.uk.

For more details please go to www.horticulturecareers.co.uk.

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

SKILLED LANDSCAPE GARDENER

Green & Gorgeous is a growing company and is now looking for an experienced gardener to join its maintenance team. Applicants must have an excellent knowledge of plants and all elements of maintenance gardening. A horticultural qualification is essential, as is a full valid driving licence. We offer a high level of service and experience is absolutely essential for this role.You must be a highly self-motivated team player with an eye for detail and great problem-solving skills. The successful applicant will be part of a maintenance gardening team working on some incredible gardens. All tools and uniform are provided.

The Outdoor Room is offering an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled landscaper to join its award-winning company. The right candidate should be positive, self-motivated and be able to use their own initiative. They also need to be flexible, organised and willing to undertake any required training. The ideal candidate must have five years’ experience in all areas of both hard and soft landscaping, be able to read plans, be fully health and safety compliant (a CSCS card is preferential, but not essential). A full, clean driving licence is a must.

For more details please go to www.horticulturecareers.co.uk.

For more details please go to www.horticulturecareers.co.uk.

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The client is a forward-thinking company specialising in gardens, outdoor spaces and children’s play areas in London.

Turf N Earth is recruiting for an experienced landscape gardener to run a small team, working largely on domestic landscaping projects in North and West Yorkshire. The ideal candidate should be proficient in installing all aspects of hard and soft landscaping to an excellent standard, be able to interpret design drawings and specifications and be able to liaise with clients and designers effectively.

GREEN & GORGEOUS Location: Frome

ANDERSPLUS LTD Location: London

They are seeking an energetic and practical candidate who has experience in either landscaping or building/construction, particularly with experience in timberwork as the work involves erecting climbing frame kits that are manufactured in the company’s workshops.

For more details please go to www.horticulturecareers.co.uk.

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THE OUTDOOR ROOM Location:Cowfold

TURF N EARTH Location: Leeds

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