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Welcome to the August preview edition of LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

Over the coming months further editions will be available showing new exhibitors, new products and new ideas that will be available for you to see at the show.

Taking place in Battersea Park in central London on Tuesday and Wednesday the 23rd & 24th of September 2014, LANDSCAPE will play host to the annual meeting place for the landscaping industry.

This year’s event continues it’s programme of uniting the industry, bringing together all of the Associations and Media under one roof.

2014 will also see lots of changes to the event. This year will provide the opportunity to ‘Meet The Editor’; your chance to get up close and personal with the people that write about the things that affect us all.

This year sees the return of the popular free Seminar Sessions and as part of LANDSCAPE’s ongoing commitment towards uniting the industry and enhancing the professional qualifications of it’s practitioners, all of this year’s seminars qualify for CPD learning points.With co-operation from our overseas colleagues LANDSCAPE is fast becoming the ‘go to’ show for Europe.

For more information on the exhibitors, the seminar programme, how to obtain free tickets to attend, and the show in general please visit www.landscapeshow.co.uk.

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An award-winning integrated development at the centre of Singapore’s prestigious Marina Bay financial district is set to deliver a new concept of living, working and entertaining. Its brief was to define new standards of luxury urban living and to create an international benchmark for design and sustainability excellence at the heart of Singapore’s new vibrant CBD.

With the ingenious design of a lush central garden by Gustafson Porter and ICN Design, Marina One provides a luxurious oasis in the heart of the city, to provide an unrivalled sense of tranquillity and serenity. Marina One provides the perfect balance of a city within a garden, the one-of-a-kind Green Heart among lush greenery.

Understanding how public space is used in Singapore is fundamental to the design approach. There is often a preconception that the climate is too hot and humid to make active use of outdoor space. By breaking down the barriers between air conditioned interior space and exterior shaded space, we can still create spaces to dwell which are softened by plants, with a light breeze and the sound of water movement. With a positive attitude, one can enhance the quality of experience and make better use of the public realm within this development and the surrounding city.

Marina One is one of the first developments of its type to integrate soft landscape into the fabric of the building. Marina One’s elevated public garden, the Green Heart, sits between its four high-rise towers, creating a seamless transition between a sculptural, planted landscape and architecture.

The multiple stepped gardens – inspired by Asian rice terraces – further improve the micro climate and provide the largest green urban sanctuary within Singapore’s CBD for the benefit of Marina One’s occupants and community. Visitors and inhabitants ascend skywards into the ‘Cloud Forests’ to the ‘Mountain Top’ that alludes to the changing environments and habitats that one might experience whilst climbing a mountain.

A shallow ramp creates both a visual and physical connection between the shopping centre’s most important levels. It rises through the abundant vegetation surrounding the pool and then passes over the pool between columns of water. On special occasions, people can gather on designated terraces around the pool’s perimeter to enjoy outdoor performance and events. In the Cloud Forests, one can escape the activity and movement of people at the base of the building and find a relaxed setting for daytime and evening socialising.

Neil Porter from Gustafson Porter is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park, please come along and listen to him and ask him about his future projects.

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The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are delighted to announce the entries that have been selected for the ‘Your Garden, Your Budget’ category at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (8- 13 July 2014).

The category, now in its third year, exclusively open to members of the APL and aims to showcase a practical approach to gardens that also provide a wow factor where visitors will be able to recreate the garden design, based on a fixed budget for hard landscaping, plant material and labour.

A total of four gardens have been selected to showcase what can be achieved for a £7k, £10k, £13k and £15k budget.

APL Chairman, Mark Gregory said: “2014 is an exciting year for the APL and we are delighted to be once again working with the RHS for the third year on ‘Your Garden, Your Budget’. Congratulations to the APL members for having their garden selected for RHS Hampton Court. These gardens aim inspire the nation’s 23 million gardeners and show that having a professional, landscaped garden need not cost you the earth.”

The Association of Professional Landscapers represents landscapers who meet a required standard of professionalism. Members of the Association are registered with the government endorsed TrustMark Scheme. They are regularly inspected and agree to follow a customer charter with clients. The APL is part of the Horticultural Trades Association which is the trade Association for the UK gardening industry. It is dedicated to helping develop the industry and its member businesses, including most garden centres and other garden retailers, growers, landscapers, manufacturers and service providers.

The APL will be featuring a selection of their member Contractors at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park, why not come along and meet them face to face.

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The Chiswick Lead Foundry of H.Crowther Ltd was established in 1908. Situated in West London where they still remain to this day. Producing lead ornaments of unrivalled quality, all of which are detailed and finished by hand, using traditional craftsmanship with skills acquired and fine tuned over four generations.

H.Crowther work very closely on a one on one basis with their clientele and assist them to meet their requirements to create their vision. They strive to satisfy all of their clients and offer advice as well as guidance when desired.

H.Crowther are world-renowned for their restoration work on historic lead figures. They have been requested, and travelled globally to repair figures in many different countries. They are able to transform figures from the brink of complete destruction to the beautiful form they once were, without compromising their integrity.

They are able to offer one of the largest collections of period lead garden ornaments and contemporary water cisterns and their statuary can be found in gardens across the world, from the largest of estates to the smallest of town gardens.

Come and see some of their range on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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APLD® is an international organization established in 1989 representing the interests of landscape designers and the profession of landscape design. The mission of APLD is to advance the profession of landscape design and to promote the recognition of landscape designers as qualified and dedicated professionals. Benefits of membership include access to the only international certification program for landscape designers; a free listing in our online “Find a Designer” search as well as a free profile on the APLD website; discounts to educational opportunities; access to the monthly members-only e-newsletter as well as a quarterly copy of The Designer magazine; and much more!

Additional information about the organization is available at our website: www.apld.org. An online membership application is available to those interested, and the organization’s headquarters can be reached by calling +1-717-238-9780. We welcome anybody interested in membership and hope you will consider joining APLD. We define landscape design!

The APLD are proud to support LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September and will be actively encouraging their members to take part.

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APLDKAR UK Ltd will be showcasing Hunter Industries at the LANDSCAPE Show 2014. Hunter’s Eco-Mat™ will be amongst a range of products contributing to sustainable landscaping and saving water. Whilst much of the industry relates to pop up sprays and rotating sprinklers drip and sub surface irrigation play an important roll.

Because of factors surrounding standard drip tube, fixed spacings, irregular distribution, root intrusion into the emitters and restrictive capillary movement within soils, there are limitations. Eco-Mat™ is discrete, buried underground, delivering water where it’s needed and out of sight from vandals. Irrigation can take place any time during a 24 hour period unaffected by wind drift and reduced evapotranspiration, it’s an innovation and helps to overcome modern day design hurdles.

Eco-Mat™ is specially designed for turf and sub surface applications. Hunter’s fleece wrapped, inline pressure compensating drip tube is mounted and fixed on top of a polypropylene fleece. Eco-Mat™ is installed within the soil, just below the optimal root depth whether it’s turf or plant beds. Roof Gardens and open public places are an excellent example for Eco-Mat™ applications. When the system is pressurised water is emitted laterally and evenly across Eco-Mat™, each square metre can hold up to two litres of water. With Eco-Mat™ covering the entire area, water is always available to all the roots, accelerating the capillary effect within the soil. Eco-Mat can be customized to fit any area, shape or size.

Come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Summit Leisure will be bring to the LANDSCAPE Show 3 products lines from their extensive range of swimming pool, spa and outdoor leisure products. These will be the Summit DIY pool packages, a simple, highly effective and cost efficient method of building an inground swimming pool.

The Algarve Aqua Telescopic pool enclosures will also be featured, a range of aluminium framed glazed structures which are manufactured in various formats to provide either a static or retractable building to cover both domestic and commercial pools. Alongside will be the Allseas Spas and SwimSpas, a comprehensive range of hot tubs and exercise pools designed to provide maximum enjoyment and efficiency with minimum running costs.

Come and see them on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) was founded in 1899. It now represents more than 15,000 landscape architecture professionals and students in the United States, it’s territories and 42 other countries around the world. With 80% of it’s members working in private practice and 12% in the public sector, ASLA members work on projects of every type, scale and budget.

The ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo is the largest gathering of landscape architecture professionals and students in the world.

This year the event will be held in Denver, Colorado and LANDSCAPE will be hosting the UK Pavilion. One of the most frequentrequests ASLA receive is to see more exhibitors from the UK and Europe. Attendees want access to products that are well designed and feature the highest quality workmanship.

If you would like to be part of things please do get in touch directly with LANDSCAPE at [email protected] for more details.

ASLA will be featured at this years show and will be hosting some American Themed Seminar Sessions. Please do visit them for more information about their event and membership.

To visit ASLA direct please visit them online at www.asla.org

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The Firepit Company by Andy Gage creates beautiful hand crafted Fire pit sculptures, all Andy’s work is hand made to order, so each piece can be made to fit in with the gardens theme or its new owners personal interests. The fireballs are plasma cut by hand from heavy duty 6mm thick steel which will withstand years of use and are normally made in three different sizes (900mm, 800mm and 650mm) however any size can be made to order.

Andy’s work was featured at Chelsea Flower Show this year gaining acclaim as a Product Of The Year Finalist, and has been featured n many national newspapers as well as being highly desired on social media.

Andy founded The Firepit Company in November 2013 after creating his first Firepit for his wife in his farm workshop, since then he has sold over 200 fire pits all over the world with customers as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

Come and talk to Andy about your future projects on his stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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This entire magazine has been put together with the help of the exhibitors, the associations and trade bodies as well as the various media partners that are uniting the industry in Battersea Park this September. APL Contractor Zones• The APL will be hosting a London Cluster Meeting at the event on the 23rd September, to discuss events and topics effecting the industry. They have also constructed an APL Contractors Zone, bringing together a host of contractors ready to help bring landscaping projects to completion. BALI Pavilion• BALI are also wholeheartedly supporting the event and have created a Pavilion of Members. Featuring everything from artificial turf to lighting, there is a collective of manufacturers grouped together to inspire future designs.

Society of Garden Designers• This year the Society of Garden Designers are holding their AGM within the show, they will also be using the event as the launch pad of their new ‘Product of The Year’ competition.

Gardeners Media Guild• The elite from the Gardeners Media Guild will be coming together for a special “Garden Tea Party” on the 23rd of September.

London College of Garden Design Masterclasses• The London College of Garden Design will be holding a series of “Masterclasses” on Design, Planting and Construction. Their speakers will feature a line up of the great and good from the industry and include 12 of the Medal Winners from this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.

CPD Accredited Seminars• As part of LANDSCAPE’s ongoing commitment towards uniting the industry and enhancing the professional qualifications of it’s practitioners, all of the ‘free to attend’ seminars at this year’s LANDSCAPE Show qualify for CPD learning points. • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is defined as ‘a commitment to structured skills enhancement and personal or professional competence’ and organisations that are granted membership by the CPD Certification Service must clearly demonstrate expertise in their field and provide a place for industry to turn to for advice and guidance.

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust• The Royal Warrant Holders Association charitable arm, QEST will be there in force again this year highlighting their scholarship scheme and showcasing the very best in artisan skills.

Students• On the 24th of September there will be special presentations to introduce all of the trade bodies to students, in order to highlight career paths and opportunities available within the industry.

Young Horts Autumn Conference• On the 24th of September the newly formed Young Horts will be running their Autumn Conference alongside the exhibition. They will feature celebrity speakers and special presentations to introduce the students to all of the trade bodies in an attempt to highlight career paths and opportunities available within the industry.

Industry Support• Supported by trade associations and media from across the globe, LANDSCAPE is now internationally recognised as the ‘go to’ show for the industry. BBC Radio• The BBC Radio 4 team from Gardeners Questions Time will be recording an episode at the event. The panel will include James Wong, Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Wilson and Eric Robson. The session will be open to an audience, encouraging designers to attend and be part of this unique opportunity.recognised as the ‘go to’ show for the industry.

Meet the Writers• New this year there is the chance to ‘Meet The Editor’, - your opportunity to speak direct to the journalists that cover your industry. Alongside them will be a special ‘Meet The Author’ desk. Come and talk to the authors of those publications that have always interested you.

Book Store• Another new 2014 feature is the Frances Lincoln book store. It will be providing a unique opportunity to buy the books of the authors you can meet at the show and a whole collection of other relevant titles.

International Pavilion• Due to high demand from overseas suppliers, we are delighted to announce an all encompassing International Pavilion. Focusing on the newest trends, innovative products and exciting opportunities, the pavilion will allow visitors to experience ideas from all over the World in one location.

LANDSCAPE is truly uniting the industry and has something for everyone. Make sure you are part of it this year and visit our website for more details. www.landscapeshow.co.uk.

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Griffin Glasshouses create beautiful bespoke glasshouses for discerning gardeners in the UK and internationally. With more than 50 years’ experience in the industry, the family run business based in Ropley near Winchester in Hampshire, offers a range of unique design glasshouses from lean-to, free-standing, to its NGS collection. The majority of their made-to-measure designs reflect the specialist features that were common in structures created in the Victorian era.

On a high ridge in mid-Kent there is one of the most unusual glasshouse features in the country – an ‘Alpine’ outcrop with a regular stream of fresh air, sunshine and shade.

Dr Adrian Cooper’s Griffin Glasshouse has been specifically designed to accommodate an 8-ton Kentish Ragstone mound that is home to some of the most rare Alpine plants growing in Britain.

“It’s really a giant rockery,” he explains. “I knew the conditions I wanted and Griffin Glasshouses’ technical director, Paul Smith, quickly and correctly interpreted them into the final design. It took about two weeks to erect and a major part of its success is the controlled ventilation.”

Griffin Glasshouses’ Paul Smith added: “It has been a fascinating challenge to try and replicate a high altitude location using just positioning, ventilation and shading. This is a very traditional looking glass house but is constructed using the very latest materials so that it is virtually maintenance free.”

Come and see what Griffin can do for you on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.


BALI Pavilion line-up showcases this year’s top landscape products

Following the success of many BALI Affiliate (supplier) members’ products on the show gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, LANDSCAPE is providing the perfect opportunity for visitors to see some of those products for themselves in the BALI Pavilion.

More than a dozen BALI Affiliate members will be exhibiting at LANDSCAPE, giving industry professionals from the UK and overseas the opportunity to discuss their own landscape projects and obtain first-hand advice and technical input. Everything from garden lighting, timber products and nursery stock to natural stone, green roof turf and contemporary paving will be on show.

Chelsea 2014 was hugely successful for BALI members across the board and their final medal tally was six Gold, eight Silver-Gilt, six Silver and a Silver Flora medal. The medal winning designers rely on the contractors’ skills and professionalism to turn their designs into reality, which is why so many show gardens are constructed by BALI contractors. BALI members are always keen to broaden their knowledge and gain competitive advantage so this year’s seminar programme at LANDSCAPE will be hugely popular.

BALI will have its own membership information area in the BALI Pavilion and will welcome enquiries from designers, contractors, product suppliers, training providers and students. With over 750 members, BALI is the largest trade body for the landscape industry and represents the UK in Europe through its membership of the European Landscape Contractors Association (ELCA). To find out more about BALI membership, or the products available from BALI Affiliates, visit the BALI Pavilion.

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Frances Lincoln Ltd was founded in 1977 and published their first books two years later. They have been creating illustrated books of the highest quality ever since, with special emphasis on gardening, walking and the outdoors, art, architecture, design and landscape.

Today we publish address books, desk diaries and journals in association with several major museums and institutions.

Frances Lincoln also represents a diverse group of adult and children’s book publishers in addition to its own lists. We’re proud to offer sales support to The Natural History Museum, NYRB Classics, The New York Review Children’s Collection, NYRB Collections and Little Bookroom. Each company we work with displays the finest quality in publishing across a wide range of interests.

Frances Lincoln, the founder, died, aged 55, in February 2001. Her husband, John Nicoll, took over the ownership and management of the company until 2011, when the shareholding of Frances Lincoln Ltd was acquired by The Quarto Group, and moved to offices in Islington in 2012.

Come and buy some of the exciting titles they publish from The Book Store at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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A110:30 - 11:15Liz Ackerley -Poppyhead Consultancy& Angela Lambert -Q Lawns

Unravelling the Mysteries of Social Networking

B111:45 - 12:30Alex Johnson - Alex Johnson Landscape Design& Juliet Sargeant - SGD

Don’t Leave Home Without it. The New Designer’s Contract and Why You Need It

C101:00 - 04:00SGD

Annual General Meeting

F104:45 - 05:30Patricia Fox -Aralia

Finishing Touches for Stylish Gardens

A210:30 - 11:15Nicola Gammon - Shoot, Helen Elks-Smith - Elks-Smith Garden Design, Julia Fogg - Julia Fogg Associates & Matt Nichol - Matt Nichol Garden Design

Using Plant Care Services to Build Your Garden Design Business

B211:45 - 12:30John Taylor -Malmo

Malmo Garden Show at Slottstradgarden

C201:00 - 01:45Andrew Gill -Chartered Institute of Horticulture

Why You Should be a Chartered Horticulturist

D202:15 - 03:00Adolfo Harrison &Darryl Moore -Cityscapes

Creative Approaches to the Urban Environment

E203:30 - 04:15Tom Petherick &Adam Hunt -Petherick, Urquhart & Hunt

Designing with Nature

F204:45 - 05:30Fernando Gonzalez -Fernando Gonzalez Garden Design

Advanced Garden Design for the New Emergent Times

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Room 3 Room 4A310:30 - 11:15Caitlin Lesczynski -UK Trade & Investment

An Introduction to the US Market, Legal, Tax, Visas etc

B311:45 - 12:30Peter Murray - NLA

New Public Space in London

C301:00 - 01:45Brandon Fey -KEO International Consultants

Opportunity Across the Pond: The American Landscape Architecture Profession

A410:30 - 11:15Egbert Roozen - De Groene Stad (‘The Green City’)

How Can We Build Green &Sustainable Cities?

B411:30 - 12:30Chaired by Andrew Fisher Tomlin. With Jeni Cairns, Sarah Eberle & Tom Harfleet

LCGD Masterclass - DESIGN

C401:00 - 01:45John Wyer -Bowles & Wyer

Gardens in the Sky - A Look at Some of the Technical and Design Issues Involved in Roof Gardens

D402:15 - 03:00Judith Blacklock -The Judith Blacklock Flower School

The Changing World of the Flower Business

E403:15 - 04:15Chaired by Andrew Fisher Tomlin. With Jamie Dunstan Sam Ovens & Jo Thompson

LCGD Masterclass - PLANTING

D302:15 - 03:00Neil Porter -Gustafson Porter LLP

E303:30 - 04:10Martha Schwartz - Martha Schwartz Partners

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F404:45 - 05:30Dr Alan Knight -DEFRA

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G110:30 - 11:15Chelsea Design Quarter

Taking Indoor Design Outside

H111:45 - 12:30Matthew Childs - Matthew Childs Design

How To Build a Show Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Matthew Child’s First Experience

J101:00 - 01:45Matthew Keightley - Farr & Roberts

A Garden Relocation - Making it Work for Everyone (The Practicalities and the Pitfalls)

G210:30 - 11:15David Lewis -Kensington Roof Gardens

Designing Difficult or Small Spaces Using the Roof Garden in Kensington as Inspiration

H211:45 - 12:30Angus Cunningham -Scotscape

Living Walls - Where Have We Got To?

J201:00 - 01:45Saul Walker -RHS Chelseea Flower Show

How to Apply for a Show Garden

K202:15 - 03:00Andy McIndoe -Hillier Nurseries

Essential Plants for Creative Landscapes

L203:30 - 04:15Wayne Grills -BALI

Building For a Better Skilled Industry

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K102:15 - 03:00Tim Gosling - Gosling

The Garden Informing the Interior

L103:30 - 04:15Mark Sutton Vane -Mark Sutton Vane Associates

Lighting for the Spirit

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G310:30 - 11:15Richard Miers -Richard Miers Garden Design

How to Use Technology to Speed Things Up, A Designer’s Perspective

H311:45 - 12:30Anthony Bastic - Australian Garden Show

Establishing the Most Progressive Gardening and Lifestyle Show in South East Asia

J301:00 - 01:45Lucy Summers -Lucy Summers Living

Sensual Gardens

G410:30 - 11:15Mark Gregory -Landform Consultants

The Commonwealth Park in Gibraltar - The Creation of a Modern Park for the 21st Century

H411:30 - 12:30Chaired by Andrew Fisher Tomlin. With Kate Gould, Ann-Marie Powell & Alex Frazier

LCGD Masterclass - DESIGN

J401:00 - 01:45Tim O’Hare -Tim O’Hare Associates

Opportunities for Topsoil Manufacture - Case Study: Commonwealth Park, Gibraltar

K402:15 - 03:00David Johnson -Barcham

The New Working Standard for Trees, Including New Threats

L403:15 - 04:15Chaired by Andrew Fisher Tomlin. With David Dodd & Guy Watts

LCGD Masterclass - CONSTRUCTION

K302:15 - 03:00Nigel Dunnett -University of Sheffield

Rain Gardens, and Water-Sensitive Design

L303:30 - 04:15Berkeley Homes

The Importance of Hard and Soft Landscaping to New Developments

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Martin Cook StudioMartin Cook is one of the UK’s leading designers of carved lettering. His garden pieces including individually designed standing stones, sundials, benches and tables are in high demand. His clients include Alan Titchmarsh, Billy Connolly, Crown Estate and HRH Prince of Wales. His passion for producing beautiful individually designed garden pieces led him to design two RHS Chelsea Flower Show gardens. He was awarded Silver/Gilt in 2011 for his Artisan Garden, A Literary Garden. In 2013 he won a Gold Medal for his Fresh Garden, The Mindfulness Garden. Each was designed to compliment his thought provoking and beautiful stone works of art.

Martin has also been involved in many large architectural works. In 2000 he was commissioned by Sir Norman Foster to carve the inscriptions on the Reading Room and floor of the The Great Court, British Museum. He also collaborated in the making of the Bali Bomb Victims memorial on Horseguards Road.

Letter carving has been in Martin Cook’s family since the 1700s. 30 years ago Martin set up his own studio to specialise in creating garden art works and high end architectural pieces. His studio has gone from strength to strength with his boundless creativity and his understanding of running large projects.

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The Institute of Horticulture (IoH) is delighted to announce that Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to grant a Royal Charter to the Institute of Horticulture. The Institute’s Royal Charter will come into legal effect when it is sealed by the Crown Office at the House of Lords.. The granting of a Royal Charter has been an aspiration of the Institute since its inception in 1984 in view of the major benefits it will bring to the Institute and its members. A Royal Charter will enhance the Institute’s ability to present our profession through increasing the profile, recognition and standing of professional horticulture. As a Chartered body the Institute’s ability to raise standards will be strengthened and the Institute will be better placed to represent and support horticulture as a profession and assist members in the practice of the profession. Leigh Morris FI Hort, Institute of Horticulture President commented: “The IoH is THE body representing professional horticulture and being granted a Royal Charter will reflect that to a much wider audience. Such status will undoubtedly give our members a higher status, stimulate more to join us, give the IoH much greater gravitas in our advocacy for the industry and it is something the horticulture profession deserves. The work done to date by IoH Council on taking this forward on behalf of horticulture is tremendous and all of us should recognise their vision and application in achieving this. The Institute has raised the bar for professional horticulture in the UK and Ireland. This is a landmark moment and exciting times ahead!” The Institute of Horticulture are delighted to be back at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September and look forward to welcoming new and existing members to their stand. www.horticulture.org.uk

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LateralDesign StudioLateral Design Studio will have its designer construction products on show at LANDSCAPE. It’ll be an extra special event for them this year as their designer channel drain covers have been nominated for the Society Of Garden Designers (S.G.D) Product Of The Year Award 2014.

They turn mundane products into masterpieces, designing and manufacturing a range of products including architectural quality drain covers which are available in stylish and modern stainless steel, smart and natural Jonite stone composite and classic and sophisticated cast iron. Other products they produce include manhole and gully covers, air con and ventilation covers and much more. They have also just launched their NEW level access drain solution for glazed doors called Aqualevel, which again will be there for all to see.

This is the first drain solution for doors which actually connects to the door itself, channeling water away from your home, and comes with those designer covers we’ve already heard about.

This is an exciting time for Lateral Design Studio, and they’ll be asking visitors at the LANDSCAPE show to pop into the S.G.D. Product Of The Year Stand and vote for them!

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Baugaarden creates trees and sculptures made out of living willow. With respect for nature and with focus on simplicity and elegance Baugaarden designs beautiful sculptures which turns into masterpieces of living art every spring.

The unique features of the willow are the foundation of the designs. The flexibility of the willow and the long stems makes it possible to create large sculptures with dense and solid crowns. Willow is very winter hardy and is ideal for cold winters and hot summers like in Northern Europe.

BaugaardenThe sculptures from Baugaarden is true craftsmanship based on many years of experience. The designs are all design protected. Its Danish design – simple and elegant. It is living art founded by nature.Come along and see them for yourself at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

Kingbin is an Outdoor Solutions Company that designs and manufactures bespoke units that store bins, bikes, sportgear, coal/fuel and anything else that needs secure storage outside your home.

Hand crafted from solid teak these storage units will give the outside of your house an organised and tidy finish while giving you that extra storage that would otherwise be taking up space in your home.

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If you fancy career in Television, the opportunities may not be as remote as you might think.

Since The Gardeners Guild started we have helped researchers from BBC, Channel 4, Sky 1 and ITV. Members have had opportunities for TV presenting roles, invited to attend film sets or given credit for help during production - and are paid for their time.

If you would like to offer a horticultural consultancy service then TV work could be a great addition to your professional profile.

Once you start down this path, other opportunities are offered to you. For example, via TGG, members now also receive invites to apply for other programmes such as ‘Don’t tell the Bride’ or are invited to nominate gardens they work on for TV features.

For those members who would like this kind of exposure, we also recommend them when reporters need quotes for articles or anecdotal stories – which is why some of our members have been quoted for articles in The Times and The Telegragh as well as helped with horticultural books.

The Gardeners Guild was very proud to get a mention in Julys edition of Gardens Illustrated as somewhere to find qualified gardeners online.

If you would like to be found, come and talk to us at LANDSCAPE 2014 in Battersea Park this September!

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For over 25 years, Gardenspray have been supplying irrigation components to the landscape trade. They continue to offer a range of products and services to designers and landscapers for both new and existing projects.

An irrigation system can provide a level of insurance that will help a new or existing landscape to realize optimum growth. Applying the correct amount of water evenly and at the right time can help develop a landscape and reach its full potential.

At Gardenspray, the focus is water conservation by using calibrated drippers, drip pipe and sprinklers, automatically managed by SMART control panels in conjunction with weather and moisture sensors. They have considerable experience creating efficient systems for traditional lawns and planting through to contemporary landscapes such as living walls and green roofs.

They can offer practical and effective solutions for using untreated water such as rain and waste water recycling as well as borehole, lake and river abstraction.

Gardenspray will take a flexible approach to your needs and can work with the designer or landscaper directly, helping with system design, assisted installation or a complete third party contractor service via our network of accredited installers.

Gardenspray will be exhibiting the latest irrigation innovations including Netafim drip and Hunter SMART control and will be able to discuss your requirements on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September 23rd/24th.

Andrew Fisher TomlinAndrew Fisher Tomlin is one of our leading garden designers. In partnership with Dan Bowyer his design company has private residential and public space commissions worldwide with partnerships in Scandinavia, the Caribbean and Europe. He is currently Chairman of the Selection Panel for RHS Chelsea Flower Show and an Ambassador to the Australian Garden Show Sydney.

Ann-Marie PowellAnn-Marie Powell is an innovative garden designer who after receiving a distinction in her garden design and hard landscape course at Capel Manor, set up her garden design practice in 1999. Alongside running her successful business, 2012 saw the launch of her third book, Plans for Small Gardens. Her monthly column for Prima magazine is now in its eleventh year, and 2012 marked the start of a monthly column for The English Garden. She regularly contributes to National magazines and broadsheets, including Garden’s Illustrated, The Financial Times and The Telegraph and has co-presented the BBC coverage of RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Andrew McIndoeManaging Director of Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres Andrew is perhaps best known as designer of the Hillier exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower. His garden exhibits of the last 24 years have upheld the company’s unprecedented record of 69 consecutive gold medals at the show.

As one of Britain’s leading horticulturists Andrew is Chief Blogger and tutor at www.my-garden-schoool.com , contributor to a number of magazines, newspapers and BBC Radio. He lectures widely to gardening groups and societies and leads numerous gardening tours. A keen practical gardener Andrew and his wife have a two acre garden near Romsey and Hampshire which they started from scratch 13 years ago.

John WyerJohn Wyer has been in the landscape and garden design sector for over 25 years. Originally training as a landscape architect, he went on to establish the design partnership Bowles & Wyer with Chris Bowles in 1993. He was elected fellow of the Society of Garden Designers in 2011. His inspirational designs have won many awards including recently, Landscape Architect of the Year and Garden Designer of the Year.

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This years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park will feature some amazing speakers. Check out our ‘Free to Attend’ CPD accredited Seminar Sessions on our website nearer the time for the full schedule of times and titles. www.landscapeshow.co.uk

Meet Some More of Our SpeakersThis years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park will feature some amazing speakers.

Check out our ‘Free to Attend’ CPD accredited Seminar Sessions on our website nearer the time for the full schedule of times and titles. www.landscapeshow.co.uk

Judith BlacklockJudith is renowned worldwide for her teaching skills in flower arranging and floristry. Her flower school, which is located in a charming flower-filled mews in Knightsbridge, has been running for 15 years. It is the foremost private flower arranging and floristry school in the UK and is accredited by the British Accreditation Council. She is the author of 12 bestselling floristry books and editor of The Flower Arranger magazine (published by NAFAS). She regularly appears on television and demonstrates at leading global floral events, including the Chelsea Flower Show. She has also taught floral design to many A-list television personalities and has acted as a consultant to Tesco, Topshop, BT, Channel 4 and many prestigious private companies.

Liz AckerleyLiz Ackerley is an award-winning garden designer, a chartered landscape architect and owner of Poppyhead Consultancy. Her practice focuses upon design & project management of contemporary garden & landscape projects for both private and commercial clients, across the UK.

Liz is dedicated to working closely with clients who share her aspiration for stunning contemporary outside spaces that stimulate the senses as well as calming the mind, a kind of ‘soft minimalism’.

Her particular areas of interest include: Roof Terraces, Courtyard gardens, sensory and healing landscapes, kitchen gardens and sustainable landscapes.

Darryl MooreDarryl Moore is an award winning garden and landscape designer, Senior Partner of Moore Harrison Land Design and Director of Cityscapes. He is a freelance garden writer and photographer, Editorial Panel member of Garden Design Journal, and teaches garden design at City Lit.

He has a background in music, art and engineering, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He studied garden design at Pickard School of Garden Design.

Andrew GillAndrew Gill over 36 years’ experience in amenity horticulture and parks management. His broad range of management experience includes 12 years in private sector contracts management and 15 years at senior management level in the public/charity sector. He is now an independent parks consultant and professional interim manager. A member of the IoH for 26 years, Andrew is President-Elect and is currently leading on the implementation of a governance review for the Institute. Andrew is a Trustee of London Parks & Green Spaces Forum, a member of the Parks Alliance Transitional Board and is on the committee of the London Parks Benchmarking Group committee.

Bright Green specialise in the manufacture and installation of bespoke replica green walls. The walls are made here in the UK using top quality foliages to create individual designs for each scheme, determined by the overall size, shape and style required.

They can make walls suitable for interior or exterior use – the exterior grade foliages are UV stable and we manufacture onto a recycled plastic board which is easily fixed to a wall. Unlike living walls, these require almost no maintenance, no tricky water or power supplies and they will look good even in the darkest corner where live would not be able to survive.

Bright Green also supply a huge range of contemporary planters, many made to order and a new series of modern woven fencing panels. Come and see the range on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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FantailsFantails is a UK based business specializing in Adirondack chairs and Swing Seats. They have been trading for 25 years and enjoy a high profile in the retail gardening sector. They have been exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the last 20 years. The construction of the Swing Seat is unique, using a method of polyester yacht cord, polypropylene beads and Cedar Laths. This produces a flexible, comfortable seat moulding to your shape. The high back of the seat also means that you can rest your head. They are fully adjustable for height and angle, in fact the larger swings will recline right the way back to produce a hammock.

The cushions we provide are marine grade and can be left out. The frames for the swings are constructed as a pergola from square section pressure treated pine fixed together using traditional mortice and tenon joints with wood pegs and wedges. Four sizes are available as standard from a lovely Single Swing Seat for a small patch to the Family Swing which will seat four comfortably. The frame for this swing is easily big enough to accommodate a Wisteria. All our swings are available with or without the frames so that the seats can be added to a larger scheme.

The Adirondack Chairs are constructed from Western Red Cedar following the classic lines and made in the UK using timber sourced from sustainable forests.

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EGary Foran, Chairman of the Garden & Landscape Designs Association, records the historical evolution of Irish design and the pivotal role played by the association in raising it to international standards.

Prior to the formation of the Garden and Landscape Design Association (GLDA) in the mid-1990s, garden design had gone largely unrecognised as an independent profession by the Irish public.

The first meeting of the GLDA took place in Dublin, at home of founder member Angela Jupe. Angela had an earnest desire to establish a society in Ireland en par with the well-established Society of Garden Designers in the UK. It was Angela’s passion and perseverance which brought together the founding members in the summer of 95’. One of the biggest success stories of the GLDA to date, has been its hosting of an annual design seminar, which continues to be a well-respected and popular event, drawing in a diverse audience of industry academics, professionals and students alike. Early semi-nars saw high-profile designers such as James Van Sweden and Piet Oudolf offer inspirational garden design insights .

Our membership prides itself on being open and inclusive, and since its establishment over 18 years ago, membership numbers have grown steadily.

As a full member and chairman of the association, I appreciate first-hand the value of having a network of garden design colleagues to engage with and share ideas, expertise, experience and industry information. Added to that, the GLDA’s active social calendar, which includes a number of visits each year, its ongoing programme of in-house professional development workshops and other events, have all contributed greatly to the sense of ownership and responsibility members share for the continued welfare of their association.

We are proud supporters of LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September and look forward to catching up with members and potential new members there.

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Based in an Old School in Pembrokeshire West Wales, The Old School Carpentry Company specialises in bespoke pieces of garden and indoor furniture.

They work closely with clients on each project from conception to finish to ensure they deliver a unique product which meets each individual’s needs.

Where possible locally sourced timber is used, from woodlands owned and managed by generations of families in the local area.

With a background in historical restoration Rory often uses traditional techniques to create these one off projects, mixing contemporary design with time honoured methods.

An example of a recent project which was carried out in Pembrokeshire where the client requested double gates for an entrance into a walled garden. The gates needed to offer privacy and protection, low maintenance durability and needed to withstand the local weather while still being aesthetically pleasing.

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For this project they chose to use locally sawn western Red Cedar, sourced from the Welsh Borders and worked closely with the client on the job resulting in a product which exactly met his needs in both function and style.

Old School Carpentry Company will be exhibiting at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park, come along and talk to them about your future projects.

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Membership of The Guild of Master Craftsmen brings many benefits including promotion of your business via our updated online search engine. Guild members get enquiries from prospective clients looking to redesign or update their garden, as well as associated trades looking to collaborate with garden / landscape designers.

As a member, your association with The Guild of Master Craftsmen assures clients that skill and integrity are the cornerstones of your business. Members can use the Guild emblem on their website, vehicles, stationery and advertising. Other benefits include marketing and business support, a free legal helpline and discounts on a variety of services including website design / optimisation, insurance, vehicle purchase and maintenance, equipment hire and much more.

As well as garden designers and landscape contractors, The Guild of Master Craftsmen represents fencing contractors, dry stone wall specialists, tree surgeons, paving contractors, turf suppliers, stone masons, blacksmiths and many more garden/landscape related trades.

For more information visit www.guildmc.com

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Streetscape have a maintenance contract with Hyde Housing, where they clear and maintain vulnerable residents gardens for the residents two days per month. They visit two residents per day to weed, prune, mow lawns, litter pick and provide long term maintenance solutions so that residents can continue to manage their own gardens.

Recently Streetscape visited Jan, see theattached photo of her with two of our apprentices - Cheyenne and Tamsyn.

‘I am so delighted with the work that was carried out, I can now sit in my garden and enjoy the space with my family. I am no longer able to do the work myself so I really value the support of Streetscape ‘, says Jan.

Tamsyn says, ‘I really enjoy working with Hyde and their residents. It feels like we have a huge impact on transforming the gardens and the lives of those we are working with.’

Streetscape are also working in this capacity with Lewisham Homes and are looking to work with other housing associations across London over the next few years.

Guy Watts from Streetscape is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September. Come and talk to him on the Streetscape stand about their future projects.

Established in 1990 Europlanters is coming up to its 25th year in the industry and what an exciting time it’s been. John Wilkes started off as a sole trader when Europlanters was established in 1990 now his team have grown into a company that employs over 25 people. They have worked especially hard to deliver consistent high quality whilst improving their site to provide an even better, faster service to all customers.

The manufacturing team has grown in line with the site; with additional management, several new permanent full-time staff, and additional office staff to supplement the original team who have been with us for many years.

Although based in the North West they ship plant containers all over the country by pallet, parcel and by their own transport which delivers to London on a weekly basis. They supply across Europe, United States, Africa and Middle East.

As part of the company development last year they have manufactured their own fibreglass building to expand office space and to house additional sales and admin personnel. The product range has grown too, and they can now offer high quality fire retardant and UV stable artificial hedging and topiary, illuminated planters and our latest product Root refreshers – the watering system that once installed you can almost forget!

To celebrate their 25th Anniversary Europlanters will be re-launching a new chrome effect finish on their range at the LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park this September.

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2014 IFLA Europe Silver JubileeTwenty-five years ago, ten European professional landscape architects met in Vilvoorde (Belgium) to create the European Foundation for Landscape Architecture (EFLA) inspired from the international experience they had witnessed, in 1948 with the creation of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), and who believed that our way of perceiving and understanding the world –derived from our profession- could contribute to its development.

The European Foundation for Landscape Architecture has since then grown up and changed in many different ways. One of the changes being its name which from “European Foundation for Landscape Architecture” (EFLA) moved to “European Federation for Landscape Architecture” and finally to “IFLA Europe” further to a “Coming Together” agreement between IFLA and EFLA turning the organisation into the European region of the International Federation of Landscape Architects.

Today, we celebrate IFLA Europe Silver Jubilee as a recognition of landscape architects unceasing work. A rich complexity of the landscape mosaic characterising their work, which deals with nature and culture, and considers man and society the focus of their beliefs. IFLA strive to establish the importance of all matters relating to landscape and landscape architecture as the physical, socio-economic, cultural, visual, conceptual and spatial context of our European communities and their holistic vision demands we establish, support, and promote the landscape architectural profession across Europe, contributing to international discourse, shaping and disseminating European initiatives, facilitating the exchange of information, whilst promoting excellence in professional practice, education and research culminating in a culturally rich, diverse and sustainable Europe. IFLA are proud to support LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Anvil MetalworksAnvil Metalworks is a traditional metalworking company specialising in producing quality metalwork of the highest standard for both domestic and commercial clients with a bias towards artistic and unique designs using traditional blacksmithing and modern metalworking skills.

Anvil have worked on many projects that need a bespoke design without a heavyweight budget.

The team are pleased to offer an initial design consultation free of charge with an estimated budget and timeframe for producing one off metalwork.

Recent clients include Oxford Diocese churches, Local Authorities, West end Restaurant’s, national building contractors as well as domestic clients as far as Geneva in Switzerland.

Come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September about your future projects.

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Finalists Announced in the SG Product of the Year 2014This year, the Society of Garden Designers has been searching for a product to crown The SGD Product of the Year 2014. With a vast range of new products offered onto the market place every year, the Society want to find and celebrate the very best products available to garden-makers. As SGD Chair Juliet Sargeant MSGD said “We know that great gardens are achieved when professional garden designers use the finest products to implement their visions, be it a spectacular new plant or tree specimen, a hand-crafted greenhouse or an innovative new lighting product. We launched The SGD Product of the Year to find and celebrate the very best of them.” Over 300 votes were cast by SGD Members to establish a shortlist from the products entered. Congratulations to the following ten manufacturers whose products have been named as finalists:

for the 70mm SeptimA Nuance clay paver that has been reduced to 70mm thickness, but is capable of carrying all but the heaviest traffic loads.

for the Super CEDEC natural organic footpath gravel for urban tree pits and pedestrian areas where a firm natural surface is required.

for the environmentally sound oak Jubilee Spiral bench whose sculptural form is designed to be functional, durable and visually distinctive

for the compact and light ZipLevel Pro-2000 surveying tool which can work around obstacles and is and easy to use alone.

for the striking Stone Globe Light which illuminates at night from it natural stone ball appearance by day.

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for the Designer Landscape Drain Cover – a drain covers available in stainless steel, cast iron or natural stone composite with optional LED light bars.

for the Meadowmat for Birds and Bees - a wildflower matting containing a unique mixture of some of the UK’s most attractive wildflowers and grasses.

for the Cordara sandstone range – an exceptional hard Quartzitic sandstone from Rajasthan that has the appearance of wood cut against the grain.

for the Poppy Bowl - a feature planter and a stunning water bowl abstracted from the natural form of a poppy seed head.

for the soil-less, weed suppressing Wild Flower Landscape Turf with 34 British wildflower and grass varieties.

To register for your free ticket to attend please visit www.landscapeshow.co.uk. The winner will be announced at The LANDSCAPE Show on 24 September 2014. To find out more visit www.sgdproductoftheyear.com

All the shortlisted products will be displayed at The LANDCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September where practicing garden designers visiting the show will be asked to vote for their favourite product to help determine the overall winning product.

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John Brash is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of anti-slip timber decking and cedar shingles & shakes. Based entirely in the UK, John Brash has a long standing, industry recognised reputation for producing high quality graded timber products.

The company has a range of timber decking to suit any environment. However, many conventional deck boards can become slippery in wet conditions and hence present the danger of slips, falls and personal injury. John Brash has long recognised this problem and recommends that all timber decks where there is public access should use enhanced grip structural timber decking

The innovative JB Citideck is a sustainable anti-slip timber decking for inclusive urban environments and was created specifically for the Olympic Development Authority as a variant of our successful JB Antislip Plus® decking.

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Newly available for Autumn 2014 will be the Ribbed Box in Copper with Optional Concealed Wheels from Bronzino.

Specified by leading architects and designers for luxury projects around the world, Bronzino® will be using LANDSCAPE Show to launch its new Ribbed Box, designed for use inside and out, and available with optional concealed wheels.

Bronzino’s Ribbed Box was designed, says founder and designer Kenneth Topp: “to complement our classic ribbed planter and box designs. Like them, it can be made to any size, and it will be available in all our finishes. We expect the new design to be popular with architects and landscape designers who are on the lookout for planters with good proportions and clean lines.”

By offering concealed wheels as an option, Kenneth hopes the Ribbed Box will encourage designers to specify floor level planters for flexible spaces. He says: “we use fully rotating wheels, so a planter can easily be moved even when it is filled with plants and compost.”

Like all Bronzino designs, the Ribbed Box is hand-made by artisans from solid copper, come along and talk to Kenneth on his stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Timber has always been one of nature’s more versatile, adaptable and attractive materials. Cedar, in particular, with its natural durability, is one of the most popular woods for building applications. The rich, warm colour and texture of Cedar Shingles and Shakes can enhance the design of both traditional and modern structures to create a truly individual building that blends naturally with the environment. The natural preservatives in the wood ensure lasting good looks, with the only effect of ageing and weathering being a gradual change in colour to an attractive silver grey.

Come and talk to the team from John Brash on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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PerennialThe collaboration between garden designer, occupational charity and the horticulture industry has been richly rewarded today as Perennial celebrated winning a Silver-Gilt Medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show after welcoming Her Majesty The Queen at the evening Gala. Her Majesty was very interested in the work of the charity and that of its landscaping partners for the event, Streetscape (a social enterprise that encourages long-term unemployed to train as horticulturists).

Granted royal status in 1851 by Queen Victoria, Perennial (formerly known as The Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society) is the only UK charity dedicated to helping all horticulturists in times of crisis. It has marked its 175th anniversary at the show with a wonderful exhibit in the Great Pavilion. Perennial’s Patron HRH Princess Alexandra also visited, as did Princess Beatrice.

Designed by Jo Thompson the garden at Chelsea this year was been made possible with help, advice and donated plants and materials from some industry stalwarts.

Speaking at the show, Alan Titchmarsh, President of Perennial, said: “It is fitting that the exhibit designed to mark this unique charity’s 175th anniversary has been possible thanks to partnership, friendship and goodwill from across the horticulture industry.

Richard Capewell, Chief Executive at Perennial, says: “We have so many people to thank for their help. The visit by The Queen really was the icing on the cake – we are all very proud to be associated with this great charity that offers a lifeline to those working in and retired from horticulture.”

Please come along and meet Perennial at the LANDSCAPE Show this September in Battersea Park and find out more about their work.

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The Garden Trellis Company has long been an established provider of high quality garden joinery for both trade and retail customers alike. After being in the industry for over 22 years, they understand that high quality, bespoke garden joinery creates beautiful features to complement all gardens. The Garden Trellis Company are currently in the process of developing their new website which is due to launch at the end of the year.

Their new website will include many new and exciting features, ranging from an online shop to an extensive online gallery of images to assist users in visualising their products within a garden environment, providing inspiration when designing gardens.

Come and see them at their stand at LANDSCAPE this year, where they will be happy to answer any questions that you may have about their new website, or any projects that you might be planning.

G.H Lucas and Company LtdLeading experts in the jointing of outdoor and submersed electrical cables G.H.Lucas will be exhibiting at LANDSCAPE this September. They will feature the many simple options available to prevent lighting failure due to the ingress of water, dust or insects. Saving time and guaranteeing 100% reliable connections for outdoor and pool lighting to more than IP68 their Italian Partner Raytech are one of the Global leaders in this advanced technology.

Low voltage Plug and Play garden lighting from Dutch partner Techmar will also be showcased. The complete range of bollard lights, uplights and spotlights as well as cables and connectors make design and installation very simple and effective. Many of the Light fittings utilise LED technology and with the scene setting remote controller, many different lighting effects can be created for individual mood preferences.

For the lighting design Professional, the World’s first architectural design series of compact ultra-thin underwater pool lights with built-in drivers are on display. The 11mm thick units are perfect for surface mounting without any surface preparation and the multi-colour versions of the Meteor series allows colour change manually or automatically throughout the complete rainbow spectrum.

Sophisticated control devices enable network connection and simple control of complete groups of lights with dimming. A full range of modular outdoor lights with built-in drivers designed to use the very latest LED lighting technology will also be on show to demonstrate the ability to customise light fittings for specific applications in garden and path applications.

Come and talk to the team on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) is the charitable arm of the Royal Warrant Holders Association. Established in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Association and the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, QEST provides awards to craftsmen and women of all ages to help them further their careers.

QEST scholars are excellent ambassadors and are in demand throughout the world, some have led the way in using traditional skills to forge a career in contemporary arts whilst others have become crucial in conservation.

With a skill base ranging from stone carvers and blacksmiths, through to illustrators and basket makers, carpenters, gilders, enamellers, mosaic artists, pargeters and thatchers, QEST grants scholarships to hundreds of scholars each year.

LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September will feature a QEST Pavilion of just some of the artisan scholars who will demonstrate the range of skills and talents available.

QEST are grateful to the on-going generous support given by LANDSCAPE to the Trust and it’s scholars and looks forward to meeting visitors in September.

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The brief was clear: to create a cosy environment in an open, exposed space on the terrace of a Brisbane high-rise apartment.“Our clients wanted a cosy, intimate yet open space where they could sit quietly or entertain,” explains Carole Hood from Multi Span Australia Group, which undertook the design and construct project. “The design had to be modern, with an oriental flare, allowing the inside to flow out.”

Taking pride of place is a specially created fireplace which both enhances the intimacy of the space and creates a distinct focal point and beautiful illumination of the area. After considering a number of heating solutions, an EcoSmart XL900 burner was chosen.

The aesthetics of the XL burner plus versatility, functionality and eco credentials were key reasons it was chosen.

The high-set position of the apartment meant a particular challenge was the sometimes gale force winds. “The glass wind shield works perfectly, thus allowing the flame to continue burning,” Carole says. “Plus a stainless steel cover was made to protect the unit when not in use.” Carole says the apartment’s owners are “absolutely over the moon, as the space has met their expectations and more.” Come and see more options on the Smart Fire stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Helen Elks-SmithThis year has been an exciting and successful one for Elks-Smith Landscape and Garden Design. Following on from winning the BALI Design Excellence award 2013, they exhibited and won a Silver Medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014. BBC coverage of the Show described the garden as a ‘beautiful piece of work with a poignant message’. The garden was designed to raise awareness of the Oak Processionary Moth and was sponsored by the City of London Corporation.

One of the greatest pleasures in garden design is seeing how a garden develops and matures over time, so last month Helen Elks-Smith took the opportunity to re-visit the BALI award winning garden in the New Forest. The planting within the garden was designed to create privacy, frame views and connect the garden with the borrowed landscape of the fields and moorland adjacent to the garden, and it is working beautifully. The feeling of seclusion and serenity is strong, without compromising the openness to the landscape beyond. The choice of plants is quite structured close to the cottage, becoming looser and more wild towards the boundaries and, one year on, there is real harmony and flow between the house, garden and the environment it sits within.

Clients say “Helen provides an amazing end-to-end service, from the initial concepts, to the very detailed design work and plant selection, and through the project management of the work. A key reason for selecting Helen is her personal service and tremendous commitment to the project, which we knew from working with her before. Helen has an impressive eye for detail, and insists on and delivers a quality end product.’

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Helen Elks-Smith will be one of the featured speakers at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.

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The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) exists to promote excellence in garden design and their members are committed to providing you with the best service.

Each registered member of the SGD has undertaken a rigorous adjudication process, adheres to a professional code of conduct and is experienced in delivering gardens of the highest quality.

This year the SGD are wholeheartedlysupporting LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park. They will be welcoming existing and new members to talk to them on their stand and are also holding their Annual General Meeting at the show.

In addition this year features the launch of their new Product Of The Year competition. The finalists of which will be displayed actually at the show alongside their stand. The winner will be chosen at the show itself.

For more information about the benefits of membership please speak to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Garden & Hardware News is a leading publication in the business-to-business gardening marketplace, providing retailers with a choice selection of news and products, designed to inspire their creative and business decisions for the seasons ahead.

With a comprehensive readership of buyers and executives across the UK, Garden & Hardware News is the ultimate medium to showcase products and services and keep abreast of the latest stories in the garden retail world. The Garden & Hardware team is dedicated to providing readers with an insightful information source, incorporating lead stories on the latest issues, news and trends in the garden and hardware markets.

Readers can identify the brands and products they need by exploring new product launches, event specials and specific product showcases. Specialist features include shop fitting; hardware and DIY; outdoor furniture; pets, bird care and aquatics, food and catering and gifts and housewares, providing readers with an enviable source of products and information that can heighten the potential of their businesses.

From the high street independents to the multiple ‘shed’ operators, our established readership is influential and actively sourcing new products. Tap into this lucrative market with GHN and see where it takes your business.

Garden and Hardwear News are one of the media partner who support the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park. Come and pick up a copy from the Press Deck.

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Meet The SpeakersPoppyhead ConsultancyLiz Ackerly

Australian Garden ShowAnthony Bastic

The Judith BlacklockFlower SchoolJudith Blacklock

The Sun NewspaperSteve Bradley

The Sun NewspaperVal Bradley

The Outdoor RoomDavid Dodd

Sheffield UniversityNigel Dunnett

Jamie Dunstan Garden DesignJamie Dunstan

Sarah Eberle Garden DesignSarah Eberle

Elks-Smith Garden DesignHelen Elks-Smith

Garden Design JournalSarah Giles

Chartered Institute of HorticultureAndrew Gill

Fernando Gonzalez Garden DesignFernando Gonzalez

GoslingTim Gosling

Kate Gould GardensKate Gould

Petherick Urquhart& HuntAdam Hunt

JCLIAlex Johnson

Farr & RobertsMatthew Keightley

Q LawnsAngela Lambert

Kensington Roof GardensDavid Lewis

Matt Nichol Garden DesignMatt Nichol

Tim O’Hare AssociatesTim O’Hare

Petherick Urquhart& HuntTom Petherick

Gustafson Porter LLPNeil Porter

Anne-Marie Powell GardensAnne-Marie Powell

Landscape UpdateLea Tarrant

MalmoJohn Taylor

Jo Thompson Garden DesignJo Thompson

Landscape UpdateHilary Tucker

RHS - The Royal Horticultural SocietySaul Walker

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Just a few of the faces of LANDSCAPE 2014! Check the website for regular updates on the fantastic seminar programme we have in place - tickets are FREE! Simply register online at www.landscapeshow.co.uk

Young HortJamie Butterworth

Juniper HouseGarden DesignJeni Cairns

Matthew Childs DesignMatthew Childs

ScotscapeAngus Cunningham

The LandscaperDavid Curtis

Fisher Tomlin & BowyerAndrew Fisher Tomlin

Julia Fogg AssociatesJulia Fogg

AraliaPatricia Fox

LDC GardensAlex Frazier

ShootNicola Gammon

Landform ConsultantsMark Gregory

BALIWayne Grills

Landscape UpdateNicky Harding

Harfleet & HarfleetTom Harfleet

CityscapesAdolfo Harrison

Todd Longstaffe-GowanTodd Longstaffe-Gowan

Hillier NurseriesAndy McIndoe

Richard Miers Garden DesignRichard Miers

CityscapesDarryl Moore

NLAPeter Murray

SGDJuliet Sargeant

Martha Schwartz PartnersMartha Schwartz

Randle SiddeleyAssociatesRandle Siddeley

Lucy Summers LivingLucy Summers

Sutton Vane AssociatesMark Sutton-Vane

StreetscapeGuy Watts

Amphibian DesignsJames Wong

Bowles & WyerJohn Wyer

Jeni CairnsGarden designer and artist Jeni Cairns is based in Cambridgeshire. Her designs always strive to be sustainable and nature friendly often incorporating recycled materials in creative and inventive ways . Most recently Jeni has been leading a garden community project in Peterborough for arts and culture organisation Metal, where a garden called “A space to connect and grow” created from 98% recycled materials was created for RHS Hampton court flower show where it won Gold and “Best Summer Garden”, and then has been relocated to Metals Peterborough base where it is transforming a previous car park into an urban garden to attract pollinating insects as well as create a great out door space for workshops, growing food, meetings, eating and performing.

The garden has been built using recycled industrial materials such as oil drums, scaffold boards, gas pipes and steel grating. Features include a water feature built from agricultural farm machinery and diesel tank. It also has a pavilion with partial living roof and decorative skylight. There is an oil drum feature wall, stage and edible grow zone. Jeni’s artistic background is evident in her gardens in the bespoke features she creates as well as her beautiful plantings which she always says is her favourite part, it’s always the plants that make a garden.

Jeni is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

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Thrive is the leading charity in the UK using gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable.

The process is called social and therapeutic horticulture – put simply it is working with plants to improve physical and psychological health, along with communication and thinking skills. The charity uses the garden as a safe and secure environment in which to develop an individual’s ability to socialise, make friends, and gain practical skills that make them more independent and self-reliant.

According to Thrive’s Alyson Chorley, gardening can benefit everyone, regardless of age or ability. “We help older people, and people who have had strokes to improve their mobility by getting their muscles moving. Gardening also improves mental health by providing a sense of purpose and achievement. It’s a very social activity and can reduce feelings of isolation and low mood – making friends is easy for some, but for others it is really difficult and having a shared interest can really help.”

Thrive is looking for support – both financial and practical – at each of its four centres in London, Reading, Birmingham and Gateshead. If you can help, please take time to visit them at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park. www.thrive.org.uk

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When most people think of street furniture, they think of large and new avenues surrounded by glass buildings where nice pieces of furniture are installed. However in Vila do Conde the ancient and narrow streets meet the modern architecture and design.

Vila do Conde is a small city in the North of Portugal, with 1000 years of history. There were made the “caravelas”, the big boats made of wood which carried the Portuguese sailors, like Vasco da Gama, to India in the 15th century. Vila de Conde was the first Portuguese city having a regular sea connection to London, Rio de Janeiro and Mumbai. At the time they were the main points of trade of pepper, curry, cinnamon and other spices!

Eurobollard was invited to create a few pieces of street furniture to install near the caravela. So, among other pieces, they created a bench made of weathering steel (CORTEN) with a square pipe shape.

Take a break and fly to Portugal to visit this small city where the ancient world meets the modern and cutting edge design, where you can find the beautiful caravela replica and some Eurobollard pieces on the landscape. Till there, we invite you to visit us in London at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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When Sunderland City Councils Landscape Architects Department contacted Handspring Design about a project in a local school they had no idea that they would end up as part of the Northern Design Awards winning team.

Having worked with the Sunderland City Council team many times before on school and nursery grounds schemes and their Heritage Lottery funded Barnes Park Regeneration, this was to be different.

The client was Columbia Grange School, Washington, Tyne & Wear a co-educational school for children with severe learning difficulties and/or autism. The brief was to create a sensory maze garden for 2-11 year old pupils with colour and sound with a strong emphasis on natural materials and planting.

Phil Dorian from Sunderland Council was the architect on the scheme and the plan he produced needed a destination point. We designed a green roofed cordwood roundhouse for the garden and built it on site over a 6 week period in early 2012 we also designed and built a tiered pergola with coloured transparent panels in the roof to cast colour onto the ground.

The scheme ended up winning the Commercial Landscape Design category in the 2013 Northern Design Awards judged by Sir Terrance Conran, Linda Barker and Wayne Hemmingway amongst others.

Come and talk to Handspring about your next project on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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MasterclassesAll the seminars will be chaired by Andrew Fisher Tomlin, a Director of the London College of Garden Design and one of the UK’s leading garden designers. Andrew is Chairman of Selection for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and an Ambassador to The Australian Garden Show Sydney 2014.

In the first of two design seminars three leading designers join us to discuss where design goes next. All three are involved in ground breaking work looking at design in a different way such as through technology and different ways of working. Their unique insights are invaluable for anyone looking ahead to the future.

With Sarah Eberle, Tom Harfleet and Jeni Cairns.

11:30am - 12:30pmTuesday 23rd September 2014

For our Planting seminar three well known designers discuss their approach to planting design and working with clients. Both Jamie and Jo have been applauded for creating some of the best planting at Chelsea.

With Jamie Dunstan, Jo Thompsonand Sam Ovens.

3:15pm - 4:15pmTuesday 23rd September 2014

In our second design seminar three designers come together with wide ranging experience. Kate is well known for her different Chelsea gardens and her design and build partnership as is Ann-Marie who has a distinct perspective on design and planting. They are joined by Alex Frazier who having won Best in Show at Chelsea in 2014 at an early age will have his own perspective on future gardens.

With Kate Gould, Ann-Marie Powell and Alex Frazier.

11:30am - 12:30pmWednesday 24th September 2014

It sometimes seems that there is only one way of approaching the build of gardens but in this seminar we will discuss the very different ways in which we might build our gardens. This seminar is a must not only for landscapers but also for designers in planning the way they see their designs become reality.

With David Dodd and Guy Watts.

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CPD Certification

Register for your FREE tickets to attend by visiting www.landscapeshow.co.uk

As part of LANDSCAPE’s ongoing commitment towards uniting the industry and enhancing the professional qualifications of it’s practitioners, all of the seminars at this year’s LANDSCAPE Show will qualify for CPD learning points.

This accreditation means that attending any of the Seminar Sessions hosted in all theatres now counts towards delegates’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.

CPD is defined as ‘a commitment to structured skills enhancement and personal or professional competence’ and organisations that are granted membership by the CPD Certification Service must clearly demonstrate expertise in their field and provide a place for industry to turn to for advice and guidance.

LANDSCAPE which opens in Battersea Park, London on the 23rd of September 2014, will be running an extensive free two-day seminar programme. The full programme will be available to view online in August at www.landscpeshow.co.uk.

On achieving CPD certification for the programmes, Event Director Jeremy Storey-Walker says: “We are delighted to offer visitors to LANDSCAPE the broadest range of free and relevant content delivered by some of the highest-level experts in the industry. We believe this exciting offer is enhanced further through the ability of delegates at these presentations to credit their attendance towards their CPD.”

“Being accepted as a member of the CPD Certification Scheme also reinforces the quality of LANDSCAPE’s seminar programme and the real value that delegates can gain from attending these sessions.”

Attendees will receive their Certificates of Attendance at the end of each session they attend.


Garden MuseumThe Garden Museum is the only museum in the UK to celebrate the art, design and history of gardens. Three temporary exhibitions each year explore the making of British gardens, and an exciting programme of over 40 events celebrates heroes and heroines from the forgotten plant-hunters and gardeners of the past to the designers and writers in fashion today. Visitors also see a permanent display of paintings, tools, ephemera and historic artefacts: a glimpse into the uniquely British love affair with gardens.

This Autumn as they mark the centenary of the start of The First World War, join photojournalist Lalage Snow as she takes a look at the unresting conflict in the modern world and how the inhabitants of war zones in the Middle East and parts of Europe have succeeded in not only surviving but flourishing in these hostile environments.

In Modern War Gardens: Paradise Lost, Lalage Snow, examines three of these modern conflicts, what life is really like for those living in the shadows of war and the cultural significance of gardening.’

Images courtesy of Lalage Snow, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2012

Come and talk to the Garden Museum about their work on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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The ‘Landscape’ park bench from ESF, uses a bench as a landscape element. With a long straight and wavy line drawn by a lengthwise divided strip of wood and the palisade of the backrest as a counterpoint which disappears behind a recessed seat it has a distinctive side silhouette defining the profile.

It comes as a one-sided or double-sided bench without backrest, elevated bench with backrest and by incorporating other features can create this extraordinary series of seating elements, surpassing the current scale and becoming itself an object in the landscape.

It can serve as a standard bench in short sections or as an endless dividing element with seating function. All versions are available in straight and curved variants delivered in five basic radiuses. Their combination with straight sections of various lengths can create almost any curve.

Come along and see the range on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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AgenciesLocated in Northern Ireland, Mercer Agencies have been supplying the Irish market for the past 25 years and are now successfully supplying into the UK mainland market.

We have two core divisions – Christmas, under the brand Jingles, and garden furniture, under the brand Donard. We also have further outdoor accessories WonderWal artificial wall covering and hedging, WonderGras, a high quality artificial turf, and WonderStone.

Jingles have one of the most comprehensive ranges available in Europe with more than 5000 product lines covering every conceivable aspect of Christmas. From trees and lights, floral, animation, a full range of tree decorations, ceramics, through to toilet seat covers and Christmas loo roll and a whole lot besides!

The garden furniture range comprises of the cast aluminium range, MyBrand, which allows the buyer to put together their own, unique garden furniture range giving a combined total of 1300 different combinations.

WonderWal is a totally new and revolutionary, concept which gives the end consumer an instant maintenance free garden with over 12 different types of plant varieties to choose from.

Come and see samples of their ranges on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Furnitubes are making a significant entry to this year’s LANDSCAPE Show, taking part in a unique opportunity to launch their new product range Seven. What’s the new product like? All we can say now is that it’s a smart, innovative, multi-functional, flexible design to fit many outdoor settings.

The product ‘Seven’ is just one of many new and innovative designs from the Furnitubes’ in-house team. In the past couple of years Furnitubes’ team have successfully launched a range of contemporary, ground-breaking smart outdoor and landscape solutions - such as the ‘Elements’ seating range.

To find out more about ‘Seven’, to check out how smart and innovative this new urban landscape design is, make sure you meet the Furnitubes’ team on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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Cirencester CivilEngineering LimitedCirencester Civil Engineering (CCE Surfacing) is proud to be a part of the transformation of the ‘East Village’ and ‘South Plaza’ at the Olympic site, laying more Resin Surfacing.

They have been working continuously since the Olympics in 2012, laying resin surfacing throughout the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (London Olympic Regeneration Project).

Since starting work at the QEOP in 2013, they have come across some of the worst weather seen in years. Despite flooding, heavy rain, high winds and severe temperatures, CCE Surfacing has managed to lay more than 120,000 m2 of resin bonded, resin bound and rubber crumb surfacing to date. Their operatives have worked continuously, 7 days a week, since the start of the year, to keep up with the works involved on the various sites.

With an enviable reputation built up over the years, they are particularly proud of fulfilling projects, on time (where the surface has been prepared and is ready for us to proceed) and within budget, despite one of the wettest winters in history.

Come and talk to them about your next project on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.



What makes this achievement even more impressive for the 2014 show is that this was his debut. Matt created ‘Hope on the Horizon’ - a large Show Garden for Help for Heroes, that was inspired by the stories of his brother serving five tours of Afghanistan and the individuals who battle through the recovery process from their wounds, injuries and sickness suffered as a result of serving their country. It was awarded a Silver-Gilt Medal by the RHS Judges and the prestigious BBC RHS Chelsea Flower People’s Choice award 2014. Growing in demand quickly, with his reputation and work spreading even further afield, Matt teamed up with Farr & Roberts to combine his undisputed flair for design with the skills and expertise of the specialist construction company. The shared commitment to impeccable standards of service, design and end product has paved the way for a very exciting Landscape Design and Construction company.Matt is one of the featured speakers at the LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park this September.

Egbert RoozenEgbert Roozen is director of the Dutch Landscape and Garden Contractors Association. From his point of view greenery can no longer be considered as only decoration. It is his opinion that greenery contributes to the quality of our environment, the biodiversity and human’s health. On national and European scale the interest in the societal benefits of greenery is, due to for example climate change challenges, growing.

How can we build green and sustainable cities? Egbert, who is also representing The Green City Holland and is closely involved in the Floriade organisation, will explain his vision on the green city and show some good examples in his Seminar Session at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.

Matt KeightleyAt 29 years old it is considered impressive to be a Show Garden designer at Chelsea Flower Show.


Running his own garden and landscape design practice focusing on contemporary and environmentally sustainable design, Sam offers a comprehensive and innovative design service throughout the UK.

Growing up on a working farm in Cornwall, surrounded by plants and animals, Sam has always had a love for the outdoors. Combining this interest with a passion for design, led him to study garden design at Falmouth University.

Whilst studying at Falmouth, Sam designed and built his first show garden at Hampton court in 2011, where he was awarded his first RHS medal. After graduating from Falmouth in 2012, and taking a year out to travel, Sam recently returned to Cornwall and set up his own landscape and garden design practice, Sam Ovens Landscapes.

Most recently Sam entered and won the RHS Young designer of the Year competition and a Gold medal for his garden ‘The Sky’s the Limit’ at Tatton Park Flower Show.

Sam is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.


Sam OvensBased in Cornwall, Sam Ovens is an award winning landscape designer.

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Leets UrbanDesign

Leets-Urban Design will present their range of sustainable products at the LANDSCAPE trade show this September. Their smooth and appealing design is capable of enrich any public space. They only use sustainable materials such as “Cork” and a “Smart Composite “made with wood and cork. These two materials do not need any maintenance and increase the life time of their pieces.

Their products are 100% Portuguese, from the design through to the choice of the materials. Their vandal-proof construction is perfect for any public space and will improve the quality of life of any society.

In order to reach all markets, Leets has also developed their own version of the traditional wood bench. The “Norchapa Bench” which is made with Brazilian exotic wood and steel, with a simple but extremely beautiful and stylish design.

Come and see samples of their range on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

InternationalNew York TimesInternational New York Times (INYT) is a leading international news source for opinion leaders and decision-makers around the globe. The INYT is part of The New York Times Company, a global media organization dedicated to enhancing society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and information. It is known globally for excellence in its journalism, and innovation in its print and digital storytelling.

Visit the INYT stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park for your discounted digital subscriptions plus a free gift with your purchase.


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Holland Bulb MarketFlower bulbs and perennials are very versatile to add ambiance to any green area and Holland Bulb Market offers an extremely wide assortment of products for gardens and other outdoor spaces including flower bulbs to bring masses of colour all through the season, fruit for healthy snacks; decorative flowering shrubs to attract wildlife, climbers such as the popular clematis as well as trees and hedge plants to bring height and privacy to a garden.

This is one of the busiest times of the year and our team of around 50 office and warehouse staff are hard at work processing and packing up orders for our clients all over the world. In the Autumn our Spring flowering bulbs and perennials will be planted in gardens and parks all over the world.

Come and visit them at their stand during the LANDSCAPE Show and pick up a brochure.

WorldSkills UK: APL WorldSkills UK Finalists Revealed

Following a 22 hour build in sweltering temperatures at the show, Robert Wylie of CAFRE was declared the top scorer of the Landscape Gardening Competition, organised by the APL.

However, due to the high standard of work and all six students reaching the qualifying benchmark for the finals, Richard Carden from Reaseheath College, Sam Burks from Bishop Burton College, Dean Thomson, Jonathan Buchanan and Ronan McLarnon from CAFRE will now progess and compete again at the final at The Skills Show at the Birmingham NEC, where one of them will win Gold and be crowned the UK’s Best Landscape Gardener.

The garden was designed by Alexandra Froggatt and competitors were scored in every aspect of landscape design including: Plan and mark out, including height measurements. Hard landscape features including, small unit paving, block work, paving with flagstones, foundations and footings, water features. Timber work, pergolas, fence details, decking. Plants and turf. This includes both plan and freestyle planting methods.

Judges for the Landscape Gardening competition include garden designer Jody Lidgard, who has run his own landscaping firm for over 18 years, award winning APL member Rod Winrow from Garden House Design and 2011 WorldSkillsUK medal winner Simon Abbott.

Lead judge Jody Lidgard said; “Congratulations to all the competitors. It was a very close competition and workmanship was high in all gardens. I have every admiration for the lads who just keopt going despite the heat. They all should be proud of their achievements and they have represented their colleges with pride.”

The APL were also delighted to win a Highly Commended award for their WorldSkills UK show feature.

Come and talk to APL about UK Skills at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

The 2014 WorldSkills UK Landscape Gardening finalists have been revealed at RHS Flower Show Tatton.

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Julia FoggThe Centenary Border was originally created in The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens for the 100th anniversary of Hillier Nurseries in 1964. The planting had declined over the years, large hollies, originally planted as a backdrop caused problems with excessive shade and dry root run. It was decided to redesign the border completely.

Julia Fogg proposed a radical proposal: remove as many trees as possible (except unique specimens to the arboretum); widen the central path from 4.5m to 7m and widen the borders from 6m to 9m; lengthening them for scale and form links to the surrounding woodland. This ensured a more dynamic garden in its own right with better views and accessibility within the gardens as a whole.

By retaining the promenading aspect of the central path and edging both sides with 1200mm paving but also introducing angled secondary circulation across and through the borders connecting with the rear and the bordering woodland. Paved edges solved 2 issues – enabled circulation all year for able and disabled visitors and lessened the hours spent clipping edges.

Yew hedging runs along the rear at varying heights and enters into the planting with sloping angled forms linking with the small setts within the paved edge.

The borders now offer 5,000 sq. m. of planting area; 60,000 plants and bulbs and 400 new taxa for the arboretum.


Julia Fogg is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

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Tendercare NurseriesThe LANDSCAPE show coincides with Tendercare’s 25th Anniversary and the start of an important year for the nursery.

Their range of specimen plants is unique in the UK with some varieties, grown in particular forms that are only available as a result of Tendercare’s own production facilities and partnerships with growers, chosen within low road miles to Denham. In a market otherwise offering only a limited selection of imported material from countries where the palette is not so culturally-developed or the winters too harsh to produce diverse specimens, Tendercare aims to offer plant connoisseurs something different – and plants suited to our mild maritime climate and the UK regions provides our customers with an assurance as much of our stock is British-grown and peat free!

The nursery welcomes professional customers and encourages them to bring along their clients to hand select specimens for their schemes. It is an excellent way to demonstrate how garden designs are brought to life.

Our skilled horticulturalists provide inspiration and help promote innovative use by our designer clients with mature plants – grown to impressive proportions to create immediate effect upon planting. The landscape division of Tendercare executes planting of our specimen stock, and this service is particularly useful for designers and developers.

Tendercare also provide living walls, sound barrier systems and faux lawns. Come and see their entire range on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.


Europlants UK Limited is one of the leading supplier of specimen plants in the country! Their nursery near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, has one of the widest and most exciting ranges of specimens in the UK.

As the sole UK agent for Vannucci Piante we provide the widest selection of best quality specimen plants in the industry.

The balance between quality and volume ensures that those specifying our plants are guaranteed high quality and uniformity on each of their schemes. This reduces the time taken amending plans at short notice, monitoring and ‘battling’ with suppliers. For larger projects we can organise tagging trips to Vannucci’s nurseries in Pistoia and Prato, Italy.

If you have a specimen plant list just bring it to Europlants and they will do the rest! Come and say hello on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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The Manu Nest is a hanging chair like no other. From its pod form and hanging design to its unique volcanic basalt construction, the chair is a design knockout. Basalt is a natural mineral compound that is light, durable, and has a higher tensile strength than carbon fibre. The chair’s design features a sleek, modern teardrop pod with lacy basalt fibre detailing. The generous pod size is perfect for curling up or sharing with a loved one. It’s a totally unique, artful seat for indoors and out.

Each chair is handmade – unique, safe and sturdy. It can withstand at least 220 kg of weight, while it weighs 15 kg. Children are especially excited about the hanging chair and there will be plenty of space for several kids. Nesting is made especially pleasant by a colorful pillow or blanket. The ideal place to hang the nest is a tree, but a girder or concrete patio ceiling will do just fine.

Manu Nest has its own family - Manu Nest King and Manu Nest Compact - larger and smaller in size. Come and see them for yourself on the Maffam stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Mark GregoryMark Gregory, is a well respected Landscaper based in Surrey. He is the Managing Director of Landform Consultants who design, build and maintain award winning gardens throughout Southern England.

He is a multi Gold Medal winning designer and builder of many iconic Chelsea Gardens. Mark is a co-director of the London College of Garden Design and regularly lectures on a wide range of topics. He is also the current Chairman of the Association of Professional Landscapers.

Mark is one of this years featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

Helen Elks-SmithGreat gardens require creativity, attention to detail and craftsmanship - skills which Helen demonstrated with flair by winning the Bali Design Excellence Award 2013. Helen believes strongly that landscapes and gardens should have a sense of place, and that a beautiful, well-designed garden can have a huge positive impact on our well-being. Her Fresh Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014 appealed to Helens campaigning soul and was a personal and artistic response to raise public awareness of the threat that Oak Processionary Moth presents to our native oak trees.

Helen is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.


Peter MurrayPeter Murray Hon FRIBA, FRSA, AoU is Chairman of New London Architecture, Chairman of The London Society, Founder Director of The London Festival of Architecture, Deputy Chairman of the Bedford Park Society, and member of the Mayor of London’s Design Advisory Group. He was formerly editor of Building Design, of the RIBA Journal and publisher of Blueprint magazine. He is Founding President of Wordsearch, a global design and marketing consultancy specialising in architecture and real estate. He is Visiting Professor at IE University in Madrid, author of numerous books including The Saga of Sydney Opera House and a keen cyclist. In 2014 Peter was recognised by Sunday Times/Debrett’s as one of Britain’s 20 Most Influential People in Architecture.

Peter is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

Matt NicholMatt Nichol gained a BSc.(Hons) from The University of Birmingham in 1997 and later returned to Pershore Horticultural College to study Garden Design and the Management of Gardens in 2001. As well as building award winning real gardens, Matt was also part of the Gold Medal winning team at the Chelsea Flower Show 2003-2006 and also Gardeners World live in 2004

Matt has designed well over 700 projects during his career to date and his growing design practice keeps it’s competitive advantage by using a wide range of technology solutions along side more traditional techniques. Matt recently won a Northern Design Award (Garden Designer of the Year 2012) for a courtyard retreat he created and he has his sights set on promoting his practice through both the SGD and BALI of which he has full membership of both. Matt Nichol is one of the speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.


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Bonar AgroGround covers have been common for years among those who work in the areas of landscaping, gardening, etc. The principle of these ground covers is simple: by minimizing light transmission, the germination and growth of weeds is prevented. However, unlike foil, woven ground covers have the advantage that they are water permeable, allowing rain to drain into the ground without problems.

Originally, these ground covers were made primarily out of polypropylene. For several years, though, the awareness has been growing that an alternative was needed. Plastics should be avoided in nature, where possible. Here and there, biodegradable alternatives did arise. In terms of ease of use, quality and effectiveness, however, those alternatives did not even get close to the traditional ground covers.

Researchers from the Bonar Research Center made a breakthrough with the invention of Duracover. Duracover is made out of corn based PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) and thus is completely biobased. This is why it earned the OK Compost and the 4-star OK BIOBASED certificates from AIB Vinçotte. Furthermore Duracover is produced using 100% green energy.

Duracover is also revolutionary from an aesthetic perspective. For maximum integration into the landscape, Duracover does not have lines like traditional ground covers do and is available in three color versions: brown, green and black.

Discover Bonar Duracover and its unique advantages at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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“Plants frequently offer that particularly heightened experience of the physical world that fascinates me” says sculptor Isabel H Langtry.

“The physicality of trees and plants often becomes the inspiration for the work. The power of these living forms lies in their wonderful shapes, stretching out with displays of great tensile strength. My aim is to make sculptures whose shapes take on living qualities, resonating with the environment. I am relaying ideas and feelings, through forms in space, using highly durable, quality materials, that, I think of as the best suited for the location.”

The artist’s commissions have ranged from a 2.5 meter bronze for the Hobbs Family’s beautiful Majorcan estate, to sculpture in the urban environment at Hammersmith, London, for StudioE Architects.

“Many of my sculptures are maquettes for larger pieces” says the artist, “which, when enlarged, gives them the chance to interact with living organisms, bringing sculpture into the open. Working with the landscape, creating opportunities to explore the relationship between our human scale, architecture and the wonders of nature. The most exciting time for me is when one sculpture leads on to the next, becoming a series, taking us on a journey through landscape”.

‘I am delighted that the art critic Estelle Lovatt FRSA has taken a great interest in my work,’ says Isabel

Come and talk to Isabel about her work on her stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Fat Leaf are leading the way with homegrown larch. Established in 2009, they have gained a stellar reputation from landscapers, designers and architects for their impressive array of home grown larch planters and furniture.

Bucking the industry trend of using mass imported treated softwoods, Fat Leaf insist on only using quality British timbers. By doing so they are keeping more money in the UK economy and providing an outlet and use for exceptionally high quality British Larch. Not only will it outlast treated softwoods, it also ages naturally and looks far better.

As well as offering an extensive range of off-the-shelf products, Fat Leaf have a much utilised made-to-measure service, which gives clients the opportunity to design planters and furniture for themselves. This service is free at the point of design and has proved particularly popular with landscapers, designers & architects, with whom Fat Leaf work very closely.

This is a company that celebrates the British timber industry and by only using native British timbers have set a new benchmark in sustainability within their sector.

Come and see their range at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Kate GouldKate Gould is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park. In this feature we take a look at one of her recent projects. The garden shown here was originally a traditional garden with simple borders around a lawn. After an extensive overhaul it has been transformed into a haven for active gardening, where the plants are the stars and the small circular lawn takes second stage. The garden now consists of four distinct areas, The Terrace – A sunken space that cocoons you from road noise, enveloped by a gnarly old Wisteria. The Top Garden – Deep herbaceous borders are arranged around a central Buxus Sempervirens hedge with a rustic iron gazebo to one side. The Lawn – A tiny circular patch of green about 3m wide. With so many plants in the garden, the lawn isn’t first priority although it is cut weekly and edged to keep it looking neat. Last but not least is The Gravel Garden – Shrubs, Perennials and Gravel, also where the ‘thugs’ of the garden (Verbena Bonariensis, Stipa tenuissima, Lythrum salicifolia and Althea) germinate in their thousands and are dutifully weeded out.

Don’t be deceived, this is by no stretch of the imagination low maintenance gardening. There is not an inch in this garden that isn’t planted or tended on a daily basis. From January to May, a great deal of energy is expended cutting, tidying, tying in, moving and dividing plants that have outgrown their allotted spaces and generally feeding for the months to come. June to September is a relatively quiet time with gentle gardening, deadheading and sweeping to keep the garden looking its best; this is the time when the garden is used most, a chance to relax, entertain and enjoy the garden! The garden peaks in late summer, creeping towards the back end of the year. It will stay colourful until the clocks turn back and the first frosts cause the fleshy stems of Dahlia and other annuals to begin to disintegrate and collapse.

Come and listen to Kate at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Streetlife

The classic ‘Place Darcy’ in Dijon, France, has undergone a major refurbishment. The Giant Flowerpots from the Streetlife Collection have been placed above the new underground parking garage, half submerged in the square’s paving. These large flowerpots have been manufactured using the new and extremely durable material: bio composite with natural fibres.

French landscape architect, Alfred Peter, is responsible for the innovative design. The classic square has been given a green layer, which is pleasing to the eye. An arboretum of 55 different trees in a geometric pattern has been created, the shade of which offers a pleasant retreat on hot days. The rims of the pots are designed by Streetlife so as to form circular benches around the trees, offering the opportunity to sit down. The square’s urban dynamic has improved and is appealing. Even at the tram stops, the potted trees serve as furniture on which to sit and wait. The special Treetec® system, combined with the generous amount of substrate the tree tubs offer (3.5 m3), will allow the trees to fully develop in the urban climate. ‘Place Darcy’ has been redesigned as part of the largest Tramway project in France.

Streetlife will have details of all their projects available on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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After 35 years in the business Black Knight have to work hard to make sure they stay ahead of the game when it comes to brick BBQ kits.

In the past year Black Knight have registered the designs of 5 brand new products and will be using the LANDSCAPE show to launch even more.

Black Knight have one of the largest range of brick BBQ kits available anywhere – to suit any budget – so, for the very latest innovations in brick BBQ kits, why not come and visit them on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Sarah EberleAfter her school education Sarah trained full time in Landscape Architecture graduating in 1980. Becoming somewhat disillusioned with dealing with dysfunctional car parks Sarah immersed herself in setting up a Garden Design and Build Company. She moved to Hampshire in 1990 and soon after became a Member of the SGD and became involved in the world of show gardens. Sarah spent some 8 years as Design Director at Hilliers before once again striking out to concentrate on her own private projects. She has also exhibited internationally and is a relatively busy speaker at events both here and abroad. The majority of Sarah’s work involves following private predominantly rural gardens associated with either major refurbishment or new build and becomes involved during the early stages of planning. This combines her Landscape Architecture and garden design skills perfectly. Sarah’s work is of a Fusion style but majors on contemporary work with an innovative edge and she will be one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

Tom PetherickTom Petherick is a celebrated author, broadcaster and authority on organic and biodynamic horticulture and agriculture. His work includes the major scale garden restoration at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, business planning for the National Trust, organic renovations, estate development, consultancy and landscape design. He has worked extensively with Forest Gardening systems in southern India and is an expert on permaculture. He carries out farm inspections for the organic and biodynamic certification body Demeter and his farm in Devon is certified biodynamic under the same scheme. Tom will be one of the speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.


Mark Sutton VaneMark Sutton Vane took an Honours degree in Architecture and then moved into lighting design. He first designed laser shows and was commissioned by Kate Bush, Jean Michel Jarre and commercial clients to design and produce laser light shows. In 1995 Mark started Sutton Vane Associates. This independent lighting practice works in all fields of lighting design and consultancy and has designed lighting for a huge range of projects including all the parklands and public realm areas of the London 2012 Olympic Park, this project used energy efficient LED lighting and renewable energy sources. Sheaf Square and Howard Street in Sheffield (winner of three awards), the pedestrian retail centre of Warrington (winner of five awards), West Bromwich Town Square and many other spaces and parks. Mark is an Associate of the Institution of Lighting Engineers and a Professional member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). He regularly writes on lighting and gives lectures and Master Classes all over the world and is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.

Nigel DunnettNigel Dunnett is Professor of Planting Design at the University of Sheffield. He has pioneered the use of innovative approaches to landscape planting in the UK, and in the multi-functional use of vegetation in the built environment. His activity is strongly interdisciplinary, focusing on the interface between ecology, design and horticulture in urban green space and built development, integrating ecology, horticulture and design within a strongly creative and aesthetic framework. This work has been widely applied in the UK and abroad. He is particularly well known for his work with bold and dramatic naturalistic urban plantings; with ‘modern meadows’; with Water-Sensitive Urban Design applications; with biodiversity-enhancing design; and with his work on green roofs and roof gardens. Along with his colleague, Professor James Hitchmough, he was the principal planting design consultant for the London Olympic Park, and has regularly exhibited show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Nigel is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.


Kyoto Garden ArtShown here are the first garden in the UK to have Kyoto Eco Screens installed using the ARGO pattern, and designed by Curstan Keltie.

The first picture shows the day time view, the second picture shows the night time effect with the LED lights on.

A box was built to house the LED lights and then the Eco screen is the see through lid, mounted on a wooden clad wall, the whole effect is stunning and provides an effective way of hiding an otherwise ugly old brick wall at the end of the garden, turning it into an attractive focal point with pleached tree’s above and planting below.

Come and see the screens for yourself on the Kyoto stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Lucy Summers

Launched earlier this year and very well received by press and public Lucy Summers has created a range of gardening products which can be the perfect way to equip your clients’ with effective, safe garden care products.

So when landscapers finally hand over the garden, they can hand a kit of these over and they know the garden and topiary in pots will be cared for! Our philosophy is “Growing Better Gardeners”.

Lucy Summers is the author of the successful Greenfingers Guides and for the past twenty years has run her own successful landscape practice, been awarded Gold and Silver medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and presented numerous gardening TV shows.

Lucy meets many gardeners from all walks of life and realized the need for effective, tried and tested garden products. Having consulted with many garden care companies over the years on product development, this year sees the exciting launch of the Lucy Summers Living garden care range that embraces the many technologies she has discovered during her gardening career.

Lucy is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park.


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As an FSC® certified company Clifford Jones pride themselves in creating timbers which exceed their customers’ expectations for innovation, performance and quality. Founded in 1948 and now operating from sites in North Wales and Southern Scotland, their portfolio of products includes machine round timber ranging from 50mm to 250mm in diameter, covering many applications including fencing, landscaping and construction.

They can also supply laminated timbers in square and round form using the latest RF technology and offering indigenous Softwoods which are kiln dried using their new 300m3 Biomass facility.

Applications include playgrounds and special projects which require a C24 and higher grading certificate.

The Clifford Jones Timber Group have now devised a product that is warranted for 30 years in ground contact, using a new revolutionary hybrid coating system which is baked on to the timber.

Their Chairman Alan Jones said “As a fourth generation, family run business we always aim to provide the highest level of service to our customers. We deal with clients who have traded with us for over 30 years which bears testament to both our service and quality.”

Samples are available to view on their stand at LANDSCAPE, where one of their team will be only be too happy to discuss how this amazing new product can offer you extended life for your timber requirements.

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Lumena LightsLumena Lights specialise in high quality garden lighting, and supply U.K garden designers, landscapers and contractors. Quality and reliability are two factors that Lumena thrive on, as designers use a wide variety of different Lumena fittings in projects of every scale, all of which are there to be cherished by the end user.

Peter Cunliffe, Director of Northumbrian Landscaping Ltd. used a selection of Lumena’s fittings in his award winning entry in last year’s BALI National Awards for a ‘Domestic Garden Construction under £30K’. He said “The assistance & consultation really helped in our lighting scheme for this year’s entry. Our entry “Dancing Curves and Bounteous Colour” has really benefitted from the creative use of well made lighting, illuminating key sculptural features within the design. Lumena have continued to excel in their ability to deliver the highest quality lighting schemes.”

Lumena’s new selection of 12v and 240v recessed lights are aesthetically impressive, durable and versatile, especially suited to illuminating walkways, patio areas, walls, steps, driveways or decking. Many are crafted totally from Marine Grade 316 stainless steel, others have a stainless steel top plate and aluminium body. Different sizes and shapes are available including round or square bezel, louvered, eye-lid and multi-directional designs, which can be used to create unique and elegant lighting effects. The majority of Lumena light fittings will accommodate LED bulbs too.

The team are always keen to simplify all lighting related issues where advice is needed. Exclusive discounts are offered to trade professionals, making Lumena the perfect choice for the discerning garden designer or landscaper at any level, keen to offer their customer a more complete range of services. Come and talk to them about your lighting needs on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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A celebrity creative collaboration bringing together the worlds of fashion and garden design is set to transform a theatre in London Bridge into an urban oasis. World renowned British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes has teamed up with garden designer and TV presenter Joe Swift to create a linear ‘pocket park’ at the Greenwood Theatre on Weston Street, London Bridge, in SE1.

Cityscapes and Team London Bridge who were responsible for the nearby award-winning Gibbon’s Rent community garden designed by Sarah Eberle and Andrew Burns, have joined forces with King’s College London, Network Rail and The Mayor’s Pocket Parks Programme to bring some much needed greenery to the area, reinventing a cultural hotspot and creating another landmark in this pioneering part of the capital.

Built in 1975, the Greenwood Theatre is located moments from The Shard, Borough Market and Bermondsey Street. The site is surrounded by exciting, cutting edge new developments and the 70’s facade now seems at odds with the thriving creative community that now surrounds it. Currently used by King’s College London for student productions, the theatre will overlook a major entrance to the new look London Bridge station when completed, turning what was a backstreet into a place to meet and enjoy.

By turning this grey environment green, Team London Bridge will be making good their promise to make better and more sustainable use of public spaces, a vision shared by The Mayor’s Pocket Parks Programme which aims to deliver 100 new or enhanced pocket parks across London by March 2015.

The plans will not only dramatically improve the streetscape but will reduce flooding, provide seating, increase biodiversity and make the theatre appeal more to the wider community. The scheme joins a growing network of small, often hidden, pocket parks around London Bridge that the community have rallied together to bring about.

Adolfo Harrison and Darryl Moore from Cityscapes will be speaking at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park. Come along and find out about some of their ongoing projects.

Green Meadow Furniture Limited are the sole distributers in the UK for Ethan Design garden furniture. Ethan are New Zealand based manufacturers who pride themselves on producing quality products which are not only durable but incredibly comfortable and naturally blend beautifully with your garden. The furniture is manufactured from selected FSC hardwoods which mature attractively to a silver colour that require only a minimum amount of maintenance to enable you to have decades of enjoyment.

Green Meadow will also personally deliver and install the furniture in your garden. For further information please visit them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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David DoddDavid started landscaping at the age of 17 and his first job was clearing up after the storm of 1987. In 1989 he went on to train for three years at Merrist Wood, studying landscape design and construction. In 1995 David founded The Outdoor Room. He has a hands-on approach to the business, working closely with his experienced staff, designers and clients to provide a service of unbeatable standards. It is now a multi-award winning organisation, which is regarded by many as one of the best landscaping companies in the country today. In 2013 David became a partner in the landscape architects practice Longview Design and in 2014 he was a judge at the Dubai International Garden Competition. This has led to him now working with the organisers to develop the show over the next few years. David lives in Billingshurst, West Sussex with his wife Heidi and four children. David is a featured speaker at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Bringing up her family in a rural landscape fuelled Patricia’s desire to hone her eye for design excellence into the horticultural arena, prompting her to study Landscape & Garden Design degree level at Writtle College.

In 2004 Patricia set up her landscape and garden design company Aralia Garden Design LLP and has been working on commissions from compact urban gardens to large country estates, in Britain and abroad. From 2009 Patricia started designing innovative award-winning gardens and is a critically acclaimed double Silver Medallist at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and a multiple winner of the BALI Landscape Design Excellence Award.

When not designing gardens, Patricia is an active commentator and writer, fulfilling many requests to share her expertise with commercial, media and charitable organisations. Patricia is one of this years featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park.

Patricia FoxAward winning exterior designer Patricia Fox MSGD / MBALI initially trained as a fashion designer, establishing a boutique design consultancy working alongside High Street retailers to source, design and develop high end cosmetic and confectionery products.


Jeni CairnsJeni Cairns is an artist and garden designer based in Cambridgeshire, She has most recently won a coveted RHS Gold medal and best summer garden at RHS Hampton court flower show 2014 for her garden “A space to connect and grow”. She always finds ways to bring art and creativity into her designs and often works with reclaimed materials, up-cycling and sustainable practices.

Jeni is one of the featured speakers at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Jamie Butterworth“I have had a passion for horticulture since the age of 9, since then my enthusiasm has grown and grown (Excuse the pun)! I am currently studying and working at the incredible RHS Wisley, after completing a level 3 diploma in horticulture at Askham Bryan College. In 2012, I became a finalist on BBC 3’s Young Gardener of the year, and trying to get more young people into this incredibly diverse industry is something I feel very strongly about!”

Jamie is one of the founding members of the Young Horts and will be speaking as part of their Autumn Conference at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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TobermoreThe redevelopment of Olympic Way, the main pedestrian route connecting Wembley Station and Stadium, is earning much deserved acclaim across the construction industry and has recently been shortlisted for the forthcoming New London Awards 2014. Tobermore, the world class paving and walling manufacturer who supply products throughout the UK and Ireland, are proud to have been involved in this prestigious project, having supplied a vast expanse of paving products for the exceptional landscape. Designed by the very talented HTA, it is now envisaged that the redevelopment of Olympic Way will act as a catalyst for the broader regeneration of the Wembley area.

Now complete and looking absolutely beautiful, the scheme is laid out around a central courtyard with an impressive twenty storey residential tower rising from a seven storey block of housing, a ten storey block with retail facilities and a 234 room hotel, all of which offer generous outdoor space and spectacular views of Wembley stadium.

The eye catching landscape has been created with Tobermore’s fabulous Fusion block paving in sparkling Silver and Graphite and eco-friendly Hydropave Tegula 240 in muted Charcoal, and has been laid by New Generation Properties. Emulating traditional natural granite, the coarse textured surface of Fusion exposes glittering granite aggregates, creating an instant chic look. Fusion’s aesthetic qualities are ideal for adding character and style to modern buildings, such as the gorgeous residential tower and the unique hotel building shown here on Olympic Way. Hydropave 240 permeable paving is the original permeable concrete block paving from Tobermore. The Hydropave permeable paving range allows the creation of spectacular hard landscaping features with environmentally friendly products that reduce the risk of flooding and pollution. Tobermore’s Step Flags with Delineation strips are also fea-tured on the grounds in sophisticated Silver.

For more information on Tobermore’s world class paving and walling collection visit them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


Redfields English leadwork produce a range of fountains and water features to suite all urban garden, courtyard and country estates. Redfields lead water features are usually centred around electric self-circulating pumps which are reliable, reasonably priced and easily installed by them or the garden designer. These pumps are adjustable and simply re-circulate the same body of water and thus obviate the need for a constant (and wasteful) water supply.

In planning water features there are obvious considerations in regard to budget, scale and period authenticity. Aesthetics aside, designers must give thorough thought to the sound desired, indeed many fountains are employed to block out road and other environmental noise to great effect. It is also preferable to site the fountain such that its interplay with sunlight is optimised; artificial spotlighting from above and beneath the water can work wonders too.

Redfields will work closely with the designer to create a water feature to suite any scheme whether it be a central pond, wall fountain or stylised birds and animalia. Any container from Redfields vast range can also be used to create a magnificent water feature by the simple inclusion of a pump.

Designers can talk to Redfields to discus present or future schemes on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Randle SiddeleyAcclaimed landscape designer, Randle Siddeley, not only has a landscape architecture business, RSA, but also a design and build division, SLD. The firms specialise in high quality design and implementation of both residential and commercial schemes. Based in London, RSA and SLD operate internationally through offices in Hong Kong, Canada and the United States, in addition to frequently working on projects in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

With over 40 years of experience in designing and creating some of the most prestigious landscapes in the world, the Siddeley group is uniquely placed to develop innovative, sustainable projects that surpass clients’ most exacting expectations.

More recent projects include transforming a garden in Richmond, London, from an overgrown, neglected field into an elegant landscape suited to recreation and relaxing; the rejuvenation of the prestigious Kadoorie Estate in Kowloon; and two masterplan commissions on Hong Kong Island in Cyber Village and at Bel Air, both of which comprise multiple towers.

Randle Siddeley is personally involved in all projects and leads a team of eminent designers and architects who strive to deliver the most inventive, practical and beautiful landscapes. Randle is one of the featured Authors at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park. Come and meet him and talk about his various projects.

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This autumn, Wildflower Turf are excited to be launching their new range of scatter bulb mixes that have been specifically chosen to enhance wildflower areas. They are easy to incorporate into your garden designs whilst laying your wildflower turf. Scattered onto prepared soil before laying your turf, there is little extra effort required to creating a beautiful visual display through the Spring and Summer months. They have developed four unique bulb mixes that due to bulb size, flowering time, height, colour and shape will each bring something a little different to your wildflower patch.

There are two spring scatter mixes, both will lengthen the flowering season earlier into the year. The first of which is a naturalising mix, with a subtle colour palette incorporating bluebells, puschkina, crocus, scilla and fritillary. The second, a vibrant spring mix, is designed to give a big colour hit with varieties of bold tulips, narcissi and crocus, perfect to bring early visual impact. Both mixes will flower before the new growth of the wildflower gets going, and bulb foliage dies back and is hidden as the campion and cowslips take over in May.

Our summer bulb mix for bees and butterflies provides a lovely structural design element through May to August. With a mix of alliums, nectaroscordum and ornitogalum, the bold flowers look fabulous amongst the whimsical growth of the wildflowers and also provide an addition to the ‘nectar bar’ for the bees and butterflies. And finally, the rooftop mix brings your green roof to life from February to May, with vibrant colour and a special mix of bulbs that will survive through the harshest of temperatures and require little depth of soil to ensure a wonderful early display.

Wildflower Turf are launching their new bulb range at the LANDSCAPE Show this September in Battersea Park, come and visit their stand to find out more.

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We are pleased to announce that The Lapa Company and Fire Magic will be displaying their premium gazebos and barbecues at this year’s LANDSCAPE Show. They have one of the widest range of gazebos on the market and The Lapa Company also supply Fire Magic BBQs. They work with leading landscaper gardeners and garden designers

They have been seeing an ever increasing interest in Fire Magic outdoor kitchens and BBQ’s especially from trade customers. A few years ago if we said “outdoor kitchens” to anyone they looked in bemusement. Now we are seeing them in all kinds of projects and gardens and are absolutely not exclusively for the wealthy.

Outdoor living grows and the perception of when you can cook outdoors is changing. No longer do we wait for the typical 80 degrees and sunny or for it to be someone’s party or event, we are now moving to more random occasions, especially with new developments.

Come and see the range on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Neil PorterFounding partner of Gustafson Porter, Neil takes an active involvement in the practice’s diverse range of projects as well as running the London practice. Neil’s interests include architecture, design, landscape and urban planning. Neil is passionate about visiting sites to understand the unique historical, cultural, socio-economic, geographical and botanical influences, as well as specific requirements of clients and users. It is this depth of engagement which inspires Gustafson Porter’s work. Together with Mary Bowman, Kathryn Gustafson and the team, Neil has led the practice’s defining projects, including: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial; Swiss Cottage Open Space; the Garden of Forgiveness and Shoreline Walk, Beirut; Bay East, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore and the CityLife Park, Milan. Neil’s designs for the Treasury West Courtyard, London, and Old Market Square, Nottingham, received many prestigious awards. He met Kathryn whilst working on Paris’ Parc de la Villette in 1984. Neil is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

Juliet SargeantJuliet has worked for twenty years as a garden designer and lecturer. She is also Chair of the Society of Garden Designers. Her own experiences and those of her students and design colleagues have led her to believe that it is time for Garden Design to ‘tighten up its act’ – to professionalise.

Juliet is one of our featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September. Her session will explain why a contract is not only good for your client, but also protects you, the designer; it establishes the professional working relationships that are essential to clear communication and the avoidance of misunderstandings.

Come and listen to Juliet at LANDSCAPE this Septmber.


Tim’s particular areas of expertise include: topsoil quality assessment, topsoil manufacture, soil specification, sports pitch agronomy, Brownfield site restoration, urban tree soils, living roofs, tree pit design, organic recycling, and CPD training.

He has undertaken a wide variety of consulting and project management assignments throughout the UK and internationally. Tim and his team were the appointed Soil Scientists for pre-and post- games at the Olympic Park, London, and were responsible for specifying, sourcing, testing, and inspecting all landscape soils (200,000m3) throughout the park.

Other projects have included: Athletes’ Village (London), Terminal 5 (Heathrow), British Sugar Topsoil, Jubilee Gardens (London), Ascot Racecourse (Ascot), Education City (Qatar), Westergasfabriek (Netherlands), Gardens by the Bay (Singapore).

Tim is one of the featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

Wayne GrillsWayne has over 20 years at Director level including HR roles in the training and education industry serving a range of sectors such as hospitality, clothing and textiles, waste management, extractives and mineral processing and land based sector with his last five years as MD of Lantra Awards (A membership based organisation in the Land based Sector) before taking up his current post at the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) one of the largest Trade Association for landscapers, gardeners, garden designers and suppliers to the Industry as the current Director and Chief Operations Officer.

Wayne is one of this years featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.


Tim O’HareTim O’Hare is the principal consultant of Tim O’Hare Associates, the UK’s leading independent soil and landscape science practice. He has been a soil scientist for 20 years, working predominantly in the commercial landscape, construction and sports agronomy sectors.

RivelinOutdoor fires have come a long way since the popularity of the simple wood-burning fire pits. Improvements in technology and design have led to the development of outdoor gas fires which can be integrated into garden designs as functional, well-designed pieces of furniture as opposed to just decorative fires.

Rivelin are based in Sheffield and design and build outdoor gas fires tables and fire bowls for garden designers/landscapers, architects and private clients. Their passion for design and knowledge of manufacturing and materials combine in perfect harmony to deliver products where every detail is considered.

A fire table is a stunning focal point for any garden or terrace, enabling you to get the most from the outdoor space. Whether a commercial or private garden, clients can relax late into the evening, enjoying the warmth and glow of the captivating flames.

As well as a wealth of finishes, their products can also be fully customised with eye catching LED lighting and stainless steel storage drawers with ice buckets. All fires are made to order and deliver levels of quality and durability unavailable from high street retailers.

Come and talk to them about your requirements at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Tamar Nurseries are looking forward to at-tending the LANDSCAPE Show next month. They will be exhibiting a range of 2L, 3L, 5L and 10L shrubs, together with small trees and topiary.

This is an ideal opportunity for them to meet existing customers, and potential new customers to update and provide information of their continuing growth.

Due to expansion within the business, we are pleased to welcome a new member of staff to our amenity sales team - Sadie Holland.

At the show, you will have opportunity to meet John Huibers their managing director, who has a wealth of knowledge and experience within the horticultural industry and Sadie Holland, their new amenity sales team member. Also attending will be Nigel Davis, who many of their customers are familiar with and have a good rapport.

Please take the opportunity to come along and meet the sales team on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Their specialty products are an NHBC approved, BS3882 and CLEA approved manufactured top soil that is a 70/30 sand to compost blend that is by far the all singing all dancing topsoil on the market. They also do a 50/50 sand to compost blend version that always stands up to testing and have monthly internal testing to make sure they keep full quality control at all times. It is of course “Tim O’Hare” approved.

Another specialty product is their new MCM Grade B blend that is a chemically clean product which is perfect for all sub soil and general purpose uses and comes in several mixes of sand radios, the standard being 30/70 sand mixture.

These soils are made in their Greenwich depot. It can be delivered anywhere in London and surrounding areas and can be delivered on Tippers, Grabs, Bulk bags or Artics.

At LANDSCAPE this year they will introduce their new Fytocell blended topsoil, available in loose loads or bulk bags and used by commercial and hobby growers for vegetable and flower crops. The key is the perfect 37% air to 60% water ratio by volume which encourages a mass of finely branched roots. This enables better uptake of air, water and essential nutrients.

Fytocell is an aminoplast resin foam, light but very stable, white, spongy, pH neutralised substrate. Fytocell foam is 100% Bio-degradable and harmless to the environment. It is also excellent at retaining moisture with a great aeration rate.

Come see them at the LANDSCAPE Show held on 23rd & 24th September at Battersea Park, London.

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Strulch Jackie and Geoff Whiteley formed Strulch Limited in 2005 to market the unique garden mulch which emanated from Geoff’s research. The patented process turns wheat straw into a mulch used by the RHS, on The Eden Project and in large and small gardens all over the British Isles and near Europe.

Strulch is different from other landscaping mulches because it is made from straw rather than the more common composted wood and bark materials. It has a number of distinctive properties. It is light and easy to spread, has excellent weed suppression and moisture retention. It has a neutral pH, lasts up to two years and does not take nitrogen from the soil. The physical properties of Strulch, together with the embedded minerals discourage slugs and snails. Since establishment Strulch has built up a body of loyal and enthusiastic users representing a broad cross section of private gardeners, county estates and landscaping professionals. Strulch is available in bulk and with a discount to trade customers on request.


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They have experience in many different projects and their trellis panels remain a popular product, made with unique jointed construction methods, renowned throughout the industry for their superior strength and highly attractive finish. They also produce anything from planters to gazebos, memorial benches to pergolas and garden houses; there is rarely a project too big or too small.

Handcrafted in their Somerset workshops to the highest standards using the best quality hardwoods, they can work with any timber of your preference and can also supply products in beautiful painted finishes, manufactured in Accoya and painted using the Sikkens spray system.

At LANDSCAPE they will be displaying a range of samples from Trellis Direct who supply a range of trellis panels at fixed sizes, manufactured in treated softwood using the same unique construction methods, ideal for projects where quality is important but budget is restricted. Products are available in a range of 24 colours and the range also includes fence panels, arches, planters and other quality products.

Visit their stand to pick up a catalogue or speak to one of their knowledgeable team at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park.

Re-launching with a rebrand, new brochure and new products to celebrate 25 years of being leaders in the design and manufacture of premium garden products, Stuart Garden Architecture offer a bespoke service creating inspired designs, or working to your own. We have also maintained and built upon a popular range of stock designs, including a modular trellis system.

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Archetech magazine is an insightful information source for Architects, & Architectural Technicians, featuring lead stories on current projects, our readers have the opportunity to explore new and innovative product launches.

Archetech offers Architectural Services to all those who are initiating, planning and implementing architectural projects. Whether you’re a interior designer, an investor or a builder who needs to obtain planning permission and building regulation approval, in either the domestic, residential or commercial sectors.

With a sharp editorial content, cutting-edge design approach and informative written style. Our advertisers and readers alike can take confidence in our experience and ability in matching your product to the needs of the marketplace. Inspiring new decisions and ideas based on the current market trends.

Archetech are one of the featured Media Partners of LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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SuregreenSuregreen Limited supply a range of grass, ground and gravel reinforcement products that provide free draining paving solutions for grass or gravel surfaces that are required to be used by traffic.

Suregreen PP40 permeable pavers are recycled plastic interlocking grids that provide a permeable stabilised pavement that is free draining and ideal for either a gravel or grass fill for applications including car parks, coach parks, fire access lanes, driveways, paths and disabled access. The open-cell structure of PP40 porous pavers is ideal for optimum grass growth where a grass surface is preferred and also retains gravel in place where a porous angular stone surface is required.

Suregreen GR14 Grass Reinforcement meshes are market leading thick plastic meshes that are installed directly onto grass areas that are required for use as overflow car parking, paths, verges and lawns. Once installed the grass quickly grows through the mesh and the grass roots intertwine with the mesh filaments creating a strong, reinforced invisible surface structure for car and pedestrian traffic. The reinforced surface will reduce grass wear, muddy areas and rutting caused by excessive vehicle use on grass.

Suregreen’s range can be used as part of a source control layer within a SuDS design, where stormwater run-off is a consideration. Suregreen’s range provides reinforcement solutions from lightweight infrequent use up to heavy traffic regular use.


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At Outdoor Living Design it is their goal to provide the products and design initiatives that will allow you to embrace the outdoors all year round.

Their custom design and project management service will bring together all the elements required to create a truly unique atmosphere for entertaining and relaxing with friends and family in comfort and style. The primary function for each space created is to be an extension of your home and serve as a gathering place for family and friends. Their designs include many options for dining, seating, outdoor kitchens & open fires. Extend the use of your living space throughout the seasons by adding a Camargue terrace cover with its automated louver roof system, wind tight blinds, integrated lighting and heating.

As distributors for Beefeater and Firemagic BBQs they can provide all the components you need with their wide range of built in gas and charcoal grills, side burners, fridges, sinks, stainless steel cupboards & drawers.

They offer numerous choices of finish for each of their kitchens including porcelain tiles, stone cladding and through coloured render. Granite worktops are available in a choice of colours. Contact them on their stand at LANDSCAPE to discuss your requirement.

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Established in 1960, Senlac Stone is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and distributors of swimming pool copings, paving and balustrades. Their mission has always been to combine the finest production skills with the highest possible customer satisfaction.

They offer a wide range of paving for outdoor and internal use in either reconstructed natural quarried stone or natural stone and whatever the shape or size of your swimming pool, they can supply all your needs direct from stock.

By using reconstructed natural quarried limestone in the manufacturing process, we take no short cuts in providing the finest quality product. All copings and paving are solid throughout, immensely strong, and hand finished as standard. The resulting non-slip and warm to the touch feel will enhance any inside or outside space. A most attractive alternative material for coping and paving is natural stone. Its visual appeal is greatly enhanced by the fact that no two pieces are ever the same - each one has its own characteristics with natural colour and texture variations.

Step Treads in either reconstructed natural quarried limestone or Natural Sandstone can be used in conjunction with Senlac Paving or Natural Sandstone Paving surround. Come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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an intuitive style of planting that has come from many years of propagating, growing and experimenting with different plants andhas a particular passion for herbaceous perennials.

From small, sleek contemporary courtyards to large country estates, commercial projects and collaborations, all are designed with his unique, unpretentious approach. Jamie’s love of horticulture and design has led him to create many RHS show gardens achieving 3 Gold Medals and Best Urban Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, all demonstrating his versatility in design. Along with considering the aesthetics and feel of a garden, functionality and practicality are of upmost importance and ultimately pride and satisfaction of the client.

Jamie is one of this year’s featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

Jo ThompsonJo Thompson is one of our leading garden designers: this year awarded Gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and named by the Society of Garden Designers as their Future Designer.

With much of her childhood spent in Rome, Jo grew up surrounded by beautiful gardens and structural spaces. Her work is inspired by the characteristic strong lines of these Italian garden, paired with soft, relaxed planting.

For Jo Thompson Landscape & Garden Design, designing a garden is very much a partnership between designer and client. The aim being always to create inspired and inspirational spaces which sit beautifully in their location. Jo’s practice works extensively across Europe from offices in London, Dorset and East Sussex. The company has a large portfolio of projects ranging from residential gardens, private developments to public and commercial spaces. They also design show gardens for the RHS Chelsea Flower, winning Gold medals and a Best in Show, as well as gardens for international events in Japan, Russia and Dubai.

Jo Thompson is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

Jamie DunstanJamie Dunstan designs stunning gardens from his studio based in Yorkshire. Working nationwide Jamie takes inspiration from nature, architecture, fashion and interiors. Using his wealth of knowledge and experience he works closely with the client to create gardens to enhance their lifestyle and relationship with their outdoor space. Jamie has


Tom HarfleetTom Harfleet is a British based garden designer whose debut garden at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2010 won a Gold Medal and Best Conceptual Garden award. Since then Tom has gone on to create a number of award winning exhibits including winning Gold in collaboration with Andrew Fisher Tomlin at the Ellerslie International Flower Show, New Zealand in 2013 and Gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013. Tom’s interest lies in the conceptual thinking surrounding modern structural design from pavilions to sculpture. His intention is to bring contemporary and progressive design into a domestic and traditional context creating dramatic and unique landscapes and innovative garden design.

Tom is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.

Matthew ChildsMatthew decided to make his passion for plants and gardens his career in 2007. He attained professional garden design and RHS horticultural qualifications and set up his design practice, Matthew Childs Design in 2010. Matthew has been designing a diverse range of public and private landscapes since and in 2012 achieved a gold medal and ‘Best in category’ award for his conceptual garden ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ at The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. In 2013 he returned to Hampton with a show garden for Ecover, which was awarded a gold medal and ‘Best Show Garden’. Matthew had his debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower show this year with a show garden for Brewin Dolphin which was awarded a silver-gilt medal.

Matthew is speaking at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.


Stone Globe LightsStone Globe Lights, shortlisted for the SGD Product of the Year Award, are unique, new, dual purpose outdoor lights.

Stone effect spheres by day and globe lights by night, Stone Globe Lights provide garden designers and landscapers with stylish and immensely practical garden features.

With their unique rough surface and carefully blended colour finishes to match natural stone products, they are virtually indistinguishable from stone with no ugly light fitting to shatter the illusion.

Offering huge potential in a whole range of landscapes, whether in the formal gardens of a manor house, a contemporary urban garden, informal cottage garden, or in the grounds of a country hotel, Stone Globe Lights look stunning by day and by night. They have dual day and night function, by day, a striking garden feature, by night they illuminate. They can be used in hard or soft landscaping, in series to line paths and driveways and as a safety feature to highlight steps. They can be placed on top of gatepost piers in place of solid stone and can be hung as a pendant fitting.

They are available in several carefully blended colour finishes that match natural stone products & can also be customised. Extremely tough, UV and frost resistant, maintenance free, they are made in the UK are powered by mains voltage.

Come and talk to Joanna Wallis on the stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Inspired by their research programme at the University of Sheffield, which measured the thermal benefits of Living Walls, Scotscape have developed a Fabric Living Wall System with integrated insulation. This will allow architects and designers to quantify the thermal benefits and energy efficiencies that this Living Wall system brings to buildings.

The product is a light-weight semi hydroponic modular panel system constructed from advanced geotextile fabric. Each square metre holds 49 plants in individual pockets. Each panel incorporates a dripline to irrigate the plants through the fabric. Panels can be fitted to flat or curved surfaces and are planted on site. The system is designed for rapid installation by professional contractors.

Full design service available and it can be used in commercial or residential projects. Available in 5 panel sizes or bespoke to suit individual projects it is suitable for exterior or interior use and can be made available if required with integrated insulation to increase building U values.

Come and talk to Scotscape on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park. Angus Cunningham, Scotscapes Managing Director is one of the featured speakers at this years event.

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Green-tech Ltd is a leading UK supplier to the landscaping and horticultural industries, distributing products that help to protect, enhance and improve plants and their environment. Founded in North Yorkshire in 1994, Green-tech operates out of a 30,000 sq. ft. warehousing and office facility, servicing the requirements of Landscape Contractors, Construction Companies and Professional Growers nationwide. A family business employing 42 local staff, Green-tech began life operating out of a shed and has grown to become a £9 million plus business.

The Green-tech team is now sporting a familiar face as they are joined by Ian Rotherham, recently appointed as the new Sales Director.

Richard Kay, Green-tech’s Chairman comments “We are delighted that Ian is joining us as our Sales Director. We are looking forward to the difference Ian will make to the business. He knows our industry really well; the challenges, the opportunities and of course the products. Some of the team already know Ian, as do many of our customers. It’s an exciting time at Green-tech.”

Commenting on his new role Ian says, “I am thrilled to re-join Green-tech. The company has really developed and expanded in the 8 years I have been away. Behind the scenes the commercial operation is a well-oiled machine, managing an extensive product portfolio of over 6000 product lines. I am looking forward to working with the team and our customers in the implementation of new product offerings and growth strategies for the business”.

Come and meet the team on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Robin Tacchi PlantsRobin Tacchi Plants Limited are proud to introduce their latest innovation – EcoHedge ™. Working closely with an ecological consultant, Practical Ecology Ltd, a requirement for a species rich, instant native hedge was identified.

This new hedge will increase your BREEAM Credits and is a random mix of 9 native woody hedge species. You can under plant it with wildflowers for up to 15 species in total which encourages less cluttered BREEAM compliant planting schemes.

There is minimal environmental impact – reduced packaging and re-usable growing troughs and it is available throughout the year in height ranges 1-1.25m and 1.25m+

EcoHedge ™ has been developed to be easy to plant, easy to maintain and above all, offer something that nobody else in the UK can supply.

Prices and availability can be discussed with Philip Rusted, as can the options of additional plant species and contract grow.

Robin Tacchi plants are growing a wide range of ‘plants for hedging’ available throughout the year. This together with planting advice and ongoing support maintains their position at the forefront of the growing industry. Come along and talk to Philip on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Alex Johnson has designed landscapes of every size and purpose over the last 30 years. Passionate about getting the best possible finished product, she will talk with Juliet Sargent, chair of SGD, about working with clients and contractors, and how the JCLI Homeowner Contracts help to keep things sweet as part of the extensive CPD accredited Seminar Sessions at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.

“I have seen the whole process of creating landscapes become more exciting, exacting and aspirational during my career. Designers and landscapers need to compete at a high level of skill, and being well organised is every bit as important as being inspired.”

“I have used the JCLI Homeowner’s Contracts in all the domestic projects I have undertaken in the last three years. Clients are delighted with the clarity of them, and all three parties know exactly what is expected of them”.

Alex is inspired by objects, graphics and above all shadow patterns, and her quest for tranquillity leads her to favour the horizontal over the vertical in her designs. She has recently overseen the completion of a jewel-like courtyard garden in the heart of Clifton Village, and larger town and country gardens. As ever the most unpromising sites yield the most inspirational outcomes.

Seeing landscapes make a difference to peoples’ lives is what continues to drive her, whether they are creators, observers or participants.

Come and listen to Alex at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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At Newbury Racecourse, 4000m2 of ADPave 50 with sand / compost infill and seeded was used to form a vehicle parking area inside the racecourse.

ADPave 50 is a clip together porous paving system manufactured in Germany from recycled plastics. It is a 50mm profile paver 1m2 in size, made up of 4 individual units of 500x500mm.

The system does not require pinning and simply clips together using lug and collar fixings. ADP also offer 25mm and 40mm paver along with a range if grass protection meshes, Turfguard and Grassroute.

All products will be on display this September including their new TechTurf engineered natural grass system and the new SWIM Pipe. Come and visit their stand at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park to find out more.

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Adam HuntAdam Hunt is a highly skilled landscape designer, experienced in developing commercial schemes and large estate projects. Originally pioneering the creation of farmers markets from within the Dorset council, he has a background in botany and community-led market gardening. He is a longstanding, co-ordinating member of the Walled Kitchen Garden Network and has played a key role in the sustainability sub-committee of the Society of Garden Designers. He is an Ambassador for the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community. Adam has a passion for sacred geometry in design and for establishing natural habitats and wild flora. Adam is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park in September.

Alex JohnsonCareer in a nutshell: 9 schools in 4 countries, undergardener, forestry worker, degree in Botany and Ecology, gardener in botanic gardens, garden designer, ecologist, landscape architect. Important to her professionally is getting great landscape designs implemented correctly and to a high standard; seeing people in landscape professions, including herself, raising their game. Important to her privately: family, friends, my own garden, and the time to enjoy them.

Alex is one of our speakers at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park


Angus CunninghamAngus started in the landscaping business at Royal Hospital Chelsea, the now infamous site of the Chelsea Flower show in 1986. By 1987 the beginnings of Scotscape were formulating as Angus worked as a self-employed horticulturalist. 1996 saw the naming of the business as we know it now and Scotscape has gone from strength to strength as a multidisciplinary landscape construction company with distinct divisions offering Commercial Landscaping, Domestic Landscaping, Living wall and Green roof specialist construction and maintenance, irrigation and landscape maintenance. The emergence of living walls into the market in 2006 has spurred the company onto further exceptional growth positioning Scotscape as the expert in the design installation and maintenance of living wall systems in the UK. Scotscape employs 150 staff and runs a fleet of 30 vehicles. Our client list is impressive including Berkeley Group, Barrett Homes, The Olympic Venue, TFL, M&S, Westfield and the Rubens Hotel – many years of hard work and a continued passion for good horticulture have led Scotscape to be a multi-million pound business with Angus Cunningham still at the helm of this inspiring company. Angus is one of the featured speakers at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Anthony BasticAs one of Australia’s leading event designers and producers, Anthony Bastic’s career in major event production has been characterised by a succession of high profile achievements in conceptualising and presenting events for Australian and international audiences. For over 25 years Anthony has curated and managed events held at some of Australia’s most iconic locations, showcasing the nation’s history and diverse culture.

Anthony served as Public Programs Manager for the Sydney Opera House from 1997 – 2000, and was the Creative Director of Sydney’s Live Sites during the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Anthony also served as Creative Director of Festivities for the 2003 Rugby World Cup and Head of Events and International Visits for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

As Cultural Programs Manager for Centennial Park, Anthony was instrumental in introducing night events to the Park’s calendar and paving the way for the popular Moonlight Cinema. Further, Anthony served as a member of the creative team for the cultural component of APEC Australia, 2007. Anthony now runs the Autralian Garden Show in Sydney and will be one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park.


Round Wood of MayfieldLandscape designers with a conscience frequently struggle with a common dilemma when it comes to purchasing materials to create an outstanding project. Whilst they are keen to make environmentally friendly decisions, doing so often means sacrificing aesthetics and digging a bit deeper.

Green issues particularly come into focus around timber products, such as decking boards. Trees are not always harvested responsibly or machined efficiently; the subsequent impacts on global warming and natural habitats are well documented. Thankfully, increased education has seen consumer tastes adapt. The supply chain is responding and eco-friendly options are being made available.

In the decking market these have typically taken the form of composite boards - featuring recycled materials - or those that are FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) accredited. The former have an unmistakably plastic feel, the latter an often astronomical price tag.

A recent innovation being offered by East Sussex based company Round Wood of Mayfield not only avoids both drawbacks, but also offers improvements on traditional timbers. The ‘Heveatech’ boards they exclusively supply are engineered from a hardwood that has reached the end of its commercial life, using techniques that make the best of used felled timbers whilst retaining their sought after natural appearance.

Cut into small layers, bonded together under extreme compression and finished with a solid veneer, the result is an engineered, yet natural, decking board with a uniform moisture content.

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Design Exchange Magazine is a Magazine about Spatial Practice Across Architecture, Interiors, Art, Travel, Technology and Design Futures. Design Exchange offer’s much more than just a great magazine with projects, ideas, news, events and design – our community aims to bring like-minded architects, designers, artists and forward thinkers together to discuss and exchange ideas. Throughout the year, we will be hosting talks, discussions, installations and meet-ups to engage our readers. Design Exchange are one of the featured Media Partners at this years LANDSCAPE Show. David Morris, the editor, is one of the featured Meet The Editor opportunities too. Please come along and meet him.

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Q LawnsQ Lawns from Norfolk is one of the country’s top lawn turf growers and is using its grassland knowledge to help reverse the catastrophic decline in Britain’s wildflower meadows.

Specialists at the company have grown a specially developed turf that is studded with almost thirty natural British meadowland wildflowers. In the past 60 years more than 90% of the country’s natural wildflower meadows have been lost, a staggering 7 million acres.

“This is a national catastrophe for the Britain’s fragile eco-system and for butterflies, honey and bumble bees and seed eating birds in particular,” says Q Lawns Chris Carr. “Meadow Mat is a simple to install turf suitable for domestic gardeners and those wanting to grow meadow flowers on a larger scale. We have developed two ranges of wild flowers and grasses that have been deliberately selected because of the benefits they provide to the species most at risk from the dramatic decline in wildflower meadows.”

To reinforce the message to visitors to the LANDSCAPE Show, Q Lawns will have on their stand approximately 40 native species of butterflies, plus the migratory Painted Lady, in a special viewing dome with Meadow Mat growing on the floor to keep them supplied with nectar.

Q Lawns will also be showing its Environmat Sedum Matting designed to provide green roofs. All the products are grown on the company’s own 1065 hectare farm at Hockwold near Thetford in Norfolk.

Visit their stand at LANDSCAPE this September and have the chance to talk to Angela Lambert, one of the featured speakers at this years event.

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Commercial Lighting Systems Limited have over 23 years’ experience with supplying and manufacturing low energy lighting products for both commercial and domestic landscape lighting projects. They also specialise in bespoke products and with the aide of 3d Technology can bring your concept to life, before going into production. Having a UK manufacturing plant allows them to offer custom RAL finished complementing your scheme. In recent years they have used their experience to expand their LED offering to give a vast range of products. Along with their partners they only use the highest quality LED components in their products to ensure optimum performance and longevity.


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GIFAS Floor Pits were used for the project to regenerate Lower Marsh the South Bank’s Market in Lambeth.

The historic street has operated as a street market and centre of local shopping since the mid nineteenth century and is now the home of a bustling street market at the rear of Waterloo Station, within walking distance of the Southbank, attracting a mixture of artists and tourists. Lambeth Council funded the refurbishment of the market place, the objective being to revive the area incorporating the café culture and vintage store look. Market stall catering for street food required power for cookers, refrigerators and lighting, however due to the high footfall in the area, it was necessary that the distribution system was unobtrusive.

It was decided that the GIFAS Floor Pits would provide the ideal solution for supply of both electricity and water to the market traders.

The GIFAS floor pit is designed for the distribution of electrical power, compressed air and water and is designed to be used with the lid in the closed position once connection is made, providing a safe environment for the general public. The lids are recessed and at Lower Marsh were filled with York Stone to match the surrounding area.

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Adolfo HarrisonAdolfo Harrison is an award winning garden and landscape designer, Senior Partner of Moore Harrison Land Design, Director of Cityscapes and Templeman Harrison. He writes a regular blog for Horticulture Week and teaches garden design at City Lit. He has a MA in Fine Art from Central St Martins and studied garden design at the English Gardening School and horticulture at Capel Manor.

Adolfo is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.

Julia FoggJulia believes that understanding the special qualities of a site and maintaining a clear dialogue with the client produces good interactive gardens and landscapes. She works in a strong modernistic style, rejecting pastiche and revivalism, and take a positive approach to problem solving that ensures forward-looking design solutions. We maintain a hands on monitoring of all projects from inception through to completion thereby ensuring the character of the scheme.

Julia Fogg is a member of The Society of Garden Designers and an Associate Member of The Landscape Institute and The Institute of Hor-ticulture. She is currently teaching at the University of Greenwich. Julia was asked to contribute a post to the blog site for My Garden School – the online learning facility – by Andy McIndoe. Andy is also connected to Hilliers and creates the amazing stands at RHS Chelsea. Julia is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.


Alex FrazierAlex works as a project manager for LDC design specialising in private garden design/ construction, and professional design services for Urban Design and Landscape Architectural services. Alex is a hardworking, intuative and motivated individual with the ability to work at all levels of intervention. Having progressed from assistant to project manager, he has developed the skills to effectively plan, manage and oversee projects of varying demand from inception and construction through to completion.

This year he was part of the design team which won Chelsea Flower Show, teaming up with the charity RNIB and the sponsor Countryside Properties, proudly winning awards for Best in Show; People’s Choice and Gold for our design ‘The Mind’s Eye’.

Alex is one of the featured speakers at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Nicola GammonNicola Gammon is founder and CEO of Shoot, winner of Garden Media Guild’s Website of the Year 2012, Which? Best Buy Garden Design Software and a Smart100 Award. Shoot is a unique website for amateur and professional gardeners to design, manage, care for and share their gardens online. Over 80,000 members access Shoot’s database of 17,000 plants, advice forums, and personalised plant care calendars, and they can design or map their gardens online. Shoot Marketplace, provides an exciting new online retail platform for over 90 small independent British nurseries and manufacturers.

Nicola is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.


Petherick, Urquhart and HuntPetherick, Urquhart and Hunt Landscape Consultancy (PU&H) are a team of landscape designers and architects with a distinctively holistic approach. They create contemplative, harmonious and sustainable outdoor spaces.

At the heart of all their design is a sense of connectedness, true care for the environment and a respect for the healing power of nature.

One recently completed project, the Hauser & Wirth art gallery at Durslade Farm, Somerset reflects these qualities. PU&H collaborated with renowned master plantsman Piet Oudolf to create the dynamic and extensive naturalistic, prairie-style meadow that will change and evolve through the seasons.

PU&H worked as interface designers to Piet Oudolf, commissioning skilled, local craftsmen to carefully restore the original features of the farm, from reinstating and repairing crumbling dry stone walls, using reclaimed stone from the farm fields for the tracks and paths, seeding the margins with wildflowers of local provenance and forging traditional Somerset-style ironmongery.

The PU&H Studio is currently working on landscape commissions across the globe; British, European and in the Middle East.

Two of PU&H’s partners, Adam Hunt and Tom Petherick, will be talking at this year’s LANDSCAPE Show about ‘Designing with Nature’ looking at how they approach their landscape design around the world from a sustainable point of view.

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4MemorialBench.co.uk specialise in engraving and installation of hardwood and softwood commemorative and memorial benches with personalised inscriptions and engraved logos / images. They also supply engraved gates and oak house signs.

They take pride in supplying excellent service and value for money product. A wide range of benches is available to suit every location, taste and budget. Using their computer controlled engraving machine they can supply you faster and cheaper than the traditional hand carved options. Engraving directly into the wood is a valuable security feature.

One of their bestselling benches is the Kenilworth FSC certified teak range (from a sustainable source). The robust construction of Kenilworth benches enable them to stand the test of time making them ideal for engraving purposes. This heavy and strong teak bench is perfect for public places. The bench shown here has been supplied to mark 1100 years of Warwick School with its crest engraved into the central panel.

Come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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NLA - London’s Centre for the BuiltEnvironmentLocated at The Building Centre in central London, NLA is a focus for the debate and discussion of issues facing architecture, planning, development and construction in the capital.

A year-round programme of conferences, talks, round-table discussions and exhibitions attracts leading decision-makers in London government, property, planning and design. This broad audience of architects, engineers, developers, agents, planners, councillors, officers and community provides an unrivalled environment for discussion, learning and debate.

Public galleries - open to all, free of charge, six days a week - tell the story of London’s development through a giant scale model of central London, displays on major development activity across all of London’s 33 boroughs and regularly changing exhibitions. We are open six days a week and receive over 10,000 visitors each month from London, the UK and abroad.

Peter Murray is the Chief Executive of NLA and is one of the featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.


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Gustafson PorterGustafson Porter’s proposal for Woolwich Squares, encompassing Beresford Square, Greens End and General Gordon Square (approx. 1ha), signifies the consolidation of a fragmented Woolwich Town Centre, rejuvenating its public spaces, and bringing people back into the heart of Woolwich, both socially and commercially.

The design is based on the concept that each square embodies an essential quality of Woolwich, whether historic or natural, to create unique spaces particular to Woolwich that can be enjoyed through the day and into the evening. The design used pedestrian movement studies to identify key routes through the town centre, and developed these to create distinctive quality public spaces that both enhance the experience of the pedestrian and respond to their needs.

The soft landscaping of General Gordon Square addresses the shortage of green open space in the centre of Woolwich, creating a ‘Garden’ that generates a sense of calm and relaxation while providing a functional space that can be transformed and layered with other uses. This garden quality is reinforced through the choice of trees and planting, with larger trees separating the square from surrounding roads. Lawn terraces step down gently to the water scrim which is fully accessible but can also be easily drained to provide an event space.

Royal Borough of Greenwich, the client for Woolwich Squares, set out key objectives to create a fully accessible public space for all, with feature lighting, soft landscaping and a water feature that could drain to accommodate events. A wide range of needs had to be considered, including the existing market in Beresford Square which was renovated as part of the project. An extensive Public Consultation Process was undertaken and the team regularly met with key user groups to discuss and develop the design.

Neil Porter from Gustafson Porter is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.

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Glass artist and designer Mel Howse has been part of some exciting commissions this year, including public art, fine art collections and an award-winning restoration project.

Contemporary and traditional design went hand-in-hand this year when Mel was part of a major project to completely restore the fire-damaged chapel of St Mary’s Magdalene at Whatlington Sussex. The project has recently won a Sussex Heritage Award. Mel created for the building a new contemporary west window, an etched window containing the Royal Coat of Arms, and a stunning modern carved glass balustrade.

Mel is a Queen Elizabeth Scholar for her unusual work with enamels and has also been creating a unique collection of fine art pieces, in glass and metal. Mel is pictured here photographed by Aoibheann Hopkins with ‘The Art Bath’ in a surreal image of the artist with her work. A powerful record of possibly her most unusual piece in cast iron and vitreous enamels.

Present commissions include a large public art installation for developer Affinity Sutton, which will reside in a Conran-designed new build mixed-use development.

Mel will be exhibiting at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park as park of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust’s Pavilion.

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Sutton Vane Associates was appointed back in 2008 to design all the lighting for the parklands and public realm areas of the 2012 Olympic Park in London.

As part of this high profile project Mark Sutton Vane, the practice principal, designed the iconic lighting to light the large areas around the Olympic stadium. Early in the design process he decided the best way to light this large area was to have a small number of high fittings rather than a forest of conventionally sized posts. A major part of the design of the Olympic Park was that it should be a positive part of London after the Games, in the legacy. A large proportion of all the money spent on the Olympic Park was to make the legacy good for London.

Part of the legacy is the Olympic Memory. The memory of the Games should be kept alive as one of the great events that has happened in London. It was decided that these tall masts would stay on after the Games and light the park when the Park moved into its Legacy period and became a new park for London.

The masts were informally given the name The Memory Masts and that name has stuck.

It is not often that a light fitting becomes an icon. It features in the park’s advertisements on the London Underground.

Mark Sutton Vane is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park.


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This years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park will be featuring at least three International Gardening Shows. In addition to the Sydney show, featured earlier in this magazine, we will be joined by John Taylor from Malmo and Saul Walker from our very own Chelsea show in London which is run by the RHS.

Saul then moved into the shows department at the RHS in April as the Deputy Show Manager of the Hampton Court Palace Flower show and after a very successful 2013 show, moved over to the Chelsea Flower Show as the new Show Manager.

Saul will be one of the speakers at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park and will be telling you about how to design and get sponsorship for one of their show gardens.

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Richard was chosen to represent the United Kingdom in the 2012 Gardening World Cup in Nagasaki Japan, his garden ‘Serenity’.Despite being rooted in this time-honoured tradition, his gardens are clean and classically contemporary in style, with a strong sense of geometry.

If there is a theme that runs through his work it is the curved hedging that winds its way though his herbaceous borders or stands out in sensuous baroque curves against lawn or gravel. Symmetry is also important, coupled with a sense of balance and proportion, resulting in gardens that are both harmonious and handsome.

2014 is shaping up to be a busy year for Richard with projects taking him to Cambridgeshire, Surrey and Sardinia. He will also be working closer to home on a couple of London gardens and two London roof terraces. Come and listen to Richard at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park to hear what else is new.

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Meet Some More of Our SpeakersRichard has been designing gardens for over 15 years, both in the UK and abroad, including a country garden for a grade 1 listed house in Norfolk, a 15 acre garden for a new build Palladian mansion in Surrey and numerous town gardens in London.

Originally from Plymouth in Devon, Saul trained as an Archaeologist but soon found his call digging different kinds of holes in gardens. He worked and studied as a Carew-Pole sponsored trainee at Antony House, a National Trust property on the Rame Peninsula in Cornwall. After 5 years he was accepted to study the Kew Diploma in Botanical Horticulture at RBG, Kew after which he worked there further as a Woodland Garden Horticulturist.

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realized quickly that learning the native tongue was the key to blooming opportunity. He found Swedish to be quite easy and picked it up quickly - within a year he was speaking fluently.

And now with over 20 years of Swedish experience under his belt, it’s safe to say that Taylor has indeed made it. He even has his own set of fans.

This year at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park he will be talking about his role as head gardener in the Slottsträdgården project at the Malmö Castle Garden and the Malmo Garden Show.

This year is the fourth time that Malmo Garden Show will be held in the beautiful castle garden. Last year they had over 25,000 visitors

Please come along and listen to John tell you how to become involved in this important annual event, either as a visitor or a designer of one of their show gardens. John Taylor

Lucy Summers is a British businesswoman, writer, television personality and garden designer. She has seen commercial success through a variety of business ventures that embrace landscape design (Winner of Gold and Silver medals at the Chelsea Flower Show London), publishing (6 Greenfingers Guides), broadcasting (Room with a Viewer BBC, Home Works BBC, Homegrown Anglia for ITV, Britain’s Best Back Gardens ITV). Her latest gardening venture - ‘Lucy Summers Living’ - takes her into the world of garden related merchandising with advice. She is looking forward to sharing new products and gardening technologies that she regularly discovers across Britain. Traditionally, Lucy has designed gardens for people who have large open spaces to work with and equally large wallets! What Lucy has discovered over the years is that many of these clients know next to nothing about gardening except that they want a stunning space to complement their cherished home. Lucy is one of the featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September and she is genuinely looking forward to meeting everyone as well as to be able to share her ideas and inspirations and to answer questions that participants have about landscape gardening.

Meet Some More of Our SpeakersThis years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park will be featuring at least three International Gardening Shows. In addition to the Sydney show,

featured earlier in this magazine, we will be joined by John Taylor from Malmo and Saul Walker from our very own Chelsea show in London which is run by the RHS.

Taylor, 48, went to Sweden in 1992 and currently works as one of the faces on Sveriges Television’s Trädsgårdsonsdag (“Garden Wednesday”) programme. It’s been a long road from Sheffield to Sweden’s small screen, one that involves love, the Territorial Army, and getting kicked out of Swedish classes in the aptly name Rosengård (“Rose Garden”).

He had his gardening training in tow when he arrived, but his first task was to master the language. He

The Roof GardensThe Spanish Garden is the base for the design of The Roof Garden’s Artisan Garden plot at the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show; featuring brightly coloured herbaceous planting to reflect the garden along with the original pillars, iron gate and balconies all used by Ralph Hancock in his show garden at the 1939 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

David Lewis, Head Gardener from The Roof Gardens is one of this years featured speakers at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park.

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Landscapers & professional gardeners can feel like they are faced with a dichotomy - to ensure that the customer is left with a garden that satisfies at first glance, whilst also continue to make the most of the changes in the seasons. And when it comes to adding wildlife interest from seeded flower borders, it can feel like too much is left to chance.

BeeMat is a company that sells special pre-seeded mats that are designed to attract bees, butterflies and birds and other wildlife to the garden, whilst also providing a colourful, natural wildflower display. The company has recently added larger rolls to its product portfolio. Designed for use within large-scale domestic and professional landscaping projects, mats are either 20m or 100m long, and 0.75m wide, covering a total area of 15m2 and 75m2 respectively. Within minutes, the mats can be laid, covered with topsoil and watered in, ready to provide displays later in the season.

All BeeMat products come with instructions and a list of varieties included, and due to their 90% flower establishment, a much higher chance that your client will be impressed and more likely to recommend you to friends, family and neighbours - vital to ensuring on-going business in your local area.


The Roof Gardens in Kensington has long been one of London’s most beautiful landmarks and on 9th May 2013 it reached a milestone anniversary of 75 years. Formerly designed as an escape from the streets of London, The Roof Gardens comprises three themed gardens; The English Woodland, The Tudor Garden and the Spanish Garden spanning across 1.5 acres.

The Gardens were originally above Derry and Tom’s Department store which opened in 1933, it then became home to Biba, an iconic and popular London fashion store of the 1960s and 70s, until 1975. In 1964 the music video for Roy Orbison’s ‘Oh Pretty Woman’ was filmed in The Gardens. Sir Richard Branson became the proud owner in 1981, re-launching the property as The Roof Gardens.

The Spanish Garden is influenced by classic Spanish gardens and the Alhambra; featuring olive trees and bright planting of yellow, red, orange and pink summer flowers. Not forgetting the late burst of Dahlias harking back to the 1950s and the original walling which has been given a dash of pink, which keeps the resident flamingos happy!

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With the huge increase in new build homes over recent months, Worcestershire based M&M Timber has seen a two fold increase in the demand for its range of Unilog Pro Landscaping timbers this year.

M&M’s Unilog Pro Landscaping timbers have long been synonymous with versatility and longevity and are treated to BS 8417 for Use Class 4 as well as conforming to NHBC’s requirements for long life.

Unilog Pro, available in 15 and 30 year service life options, is widely used by domestic, construction and landscape contractors to create earth retaining walls, perimeter and garden fencing. It is perfect for use in creating attractive and durable landscape environments and widely used for children’s play areas.

Managing Director, Nigel Poyner said “Unilog Pro landscaping timbers are ideal for a wide range of applications and the combination of using redwood, a state-of-the-art kiln drying facility and the Celcure preservative process combine to give us unbeatable product that customers know they can trust to do the job.”

M&M Timber, now part of Forest Garden Ltd., has increased manufacturing capacity over recent months to meet demand and has recently installed a second kiln drying facility as part of its expansion and investment programme.

More details of the Unilog Pro Landscaping timbers can be found on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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PRO Landscape by Drafix SoftwarePRO Landscape Version 20 includes the easiest to use, yet powerful CAD software available on the market today. PRO Landscape was created specifically for landscape design and uses landscape specific terminology making it easy to learn, and more importantly easy to use as you create stunning, accurate site plans. Those without CAD experience will be amazed at how quickly they can learn the software and create a project, those with previous CAD experience will immediately feel right at home.

PRO Landscape includes a full database of symbols and patterns that represent plantings for all climate zones, hardscapes, water features, lighting, irrigation and more. The designer can easily begin their planfrom scratch, a CAD or PDF file, Google Earth™ image, or even a physical survey/plot plan. Once completed, your drawings can be saved or printed to any size or scale.

In addition to easy to use CAD, PRO Landscape also includes photo imaging, holiday lighting, 3D rendering, complete customer proposals and the free garden design tablet app.

PRO Landscape has helped thousands of landscape contractors, garden designers, garden centres and landscape architects create detailed, accurate site plans that will impress customers and make designingeasier than ever before. Come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Stockscape

Stockscape understands the needs of the domestic architect, landscape contractor, garden designer and private end-user. These may be uniquely different but equally as important when it comes to supply, selection and service.

Stockscape supplies a wide variety of hard landscaping materials in various sizes, thickness and finishes. Granite, sandstone, limestone and clay pavers are just a few of the materials available from stock. With the ability to cut stone to specific sizes and apply finishes at the depot, Stockscape can help you achieve your vision for your outdoor space.

A diverse range of hard landscape enhancements including water features, granite and sandstone spheres, feature boulders, balustrade and monoliths are also available from Stockscape to add that finishing touch to your prestigious scheme.


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Sculptor Anne Curry will be featuring a range from her work to this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

Please come along and talk to her about her work and how she can create the perfect centre piece for your next project.


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Orbro-Reed would like to introduce their SolidPool system, a unique pantented system constructed of 100% recycled polypropylene for the construction of swimming pools, spas, and water features. Orbro-Reed have been constructing pools and landscapes for the last 15 Years and are the sole UK importers for the Solidpool System.

The SolidPool System is used in over 25 countries worldwide and brings the construction of straight and curved walls into the 21st century.

If you are a garden designer or landscaper that wants to offer something new, and looking to create unique water features, pools or bespoke luxury spas that blend in seamlessly with the surrounding landscape, that can be built to any shape, size and finish, then you should talk to Orbro-Reed.

Come and visit them on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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David LewisDavid Lewis has been the Head Gardener at The Roof Gardens for five years and during his time has been involved in many exciting projects such as replanting all three gardens; English Woodland, Tudor Garden and Spanish Garden. David and his team restored and renovated The Gardens as part of a major refurbishment project which has been the only planned renovation of the Gardens since they were originally designed and built in the 1930s.

David has become the unofficial historian for The Gardens and hosts a regular Gardening Club designed to unite urban gardening enthusiasts in a social setting and provide an informative insight into the history of The Gardens, hot gardening topics and seasonal subjects.

David started his career within Advertising and Media; however soon realised that his passion was in gardening and retrained as a Garden Designer. While still working within the media industry, David started running a small garden design practice which included designing a courtyard garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 1999 where he was awarded a silver medal.

David will be joining our esteemed panel of speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.

Fernando GonzalezFernando Gonzalez Garden Design is a practice with a reputation for making gardens that are artworks in themselves whilst pushing the boundaries of conventional design.

The practice was established in 2006. Employing state-of-the-art technologies and manufacturing processes, garden commissions have included bespoke small terraces, roof-top gardens and show-gardens.

Fernando Gonzalez has also designed a number of gardens for the Hampton Court Flower Show. His gardens have won several medals, been featured in television programs, major newspapers, magazines, and books throughout the world. Most projects are located in London and the South-East.

Please come along and listen to Fernando who is one of our featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.


An avid tweeter (check out @ladylawn), you’ll find Angela on several social networking sites sharing news and views on beautiful plants and spaces, environmental matters, ecology, and her latest enterprise….beekeeping.

Angela is one of our featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.


Angela LambertAngela has been working for Q Lawns turf growers for almost two decades and is genuinely interested in all aspects of natural lawns, living roofs and wild flowers. She regularly talks to groups about the ways in which plants can be used to improve lives.

Check the website for regular updates on the fantastic seminar programme we have in place - tickets are FREE! Simply register online at www.landscapeshow.co.uk

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GoslingTim Gosling



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Matt Nichol Garden DesignMatt Nichol Tim O’Hare Associates

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Petherick Urquhart& HuntTom Petherick Gustafson Porter LLP

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Landscape UpdateLea Tarrant Malmo

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Jo Thompson Garden DesignJo Thompson Landscape Update

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AraliaPatricia Fox


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Just a few of the faces of LANDSCAPE 2014!

Poppyhead ConsultancyPoppyhead Consultancy, a landscape design practice based in Manchester, design urban spaces of varying scales in the North West and beyond.

Shown here is a scheme for a tiny courtyard which needed to reflect the client’s compact modern and minimalist accommodation that is directly linked to the courtyard via a folding door. In this way, the courtyard almost resembles a Japanese courtyard, often primarily to be viewed from the property. Here almost all of the space is directly visible from inside.

Slate tiles run seamlessly from inside to outside whilst the contemporary horizontal fencing in western red cedar together with a matching seat and gate reflect interior horizontal blinds and provide privacy and enclosure.

Further enclosure and an opportunity to grow climbers on boundaries and above are provided by a black wood and wire pergola over a small seating area together with a metal frame system on the walls. In this way, the urban space has a feeling of green and lush whilst the small area within the courtyard is retained for people!

The planting is architectural and minimal, housed within shiny aluzinc planters that bring light into the space. Black stemmed bamboos, black grasses, an acer, ferns and climbers all contribute to the contemporary feel.

The focal point of the scheme is a pewter resin wall sculpture- you can’t help but think that someone is watching you!

Liz Ackerley from Poppyhead is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park this September.

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Erlau outdoor furniture offers customers a great degree of functionality and design combined with versatility and durability. Their furniture range consists of a variety of innovative benches, seating systems, litter bins, bicycle parking systems to planters and bollards to name a few.

Gosport borough council required benches and litter bins as part of their ongoing improvement programme for Gosport town centre and purchased Topsit 3 seat Pagwood benches with armrests, and a mix of benches with and without backrests, that were fitted throughout Gosport town centre. The benches were fixed into the ground with an extended leg, which means that the bench is locked into place but can be easily removed for events, exhibitions, parades and maintenance. Topsit benches are contemporary-style outdoor seating units that offer a modern angular design. They are available in a wide choice of wire mesh or pagwood seating finishes. Elements can be designed with arm rests or a backless option that doubles as a side table. The Topsit range can be used across rail, bus, train stations to parks and public realms.

Cambio litter bins with pagwood inserts were also provided to Gosport Council. Cambio bins offer a contemporary-style and have an octagonal design. The all-metal containers are made from 2.5 and 4.0mm steel plate, and have three vertical cutouts on the front back, which house Pagwood composite timber inserts as a design feature.

Erlau offer an exclusive anti-graffiti coating to their range helping to safe guard your furniture and peace of mind. The bins were supplied with Erlau’s robust RAL 9006 Anti-Graffiti coating.

Come and see the entire range on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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Planting trees in the urban environment can be a challenge for professionals. There are situations in which standard tree anchors cannot be installed, for example due to buried services, shallow soil, and most notably on roof gardens. In response to this and to avoid unsightly stakes or guy wires, Platipus has developed D-MAN. This new solution has been specifically designed to replace traditional deadman (kerbstones or sleepers) for these situations.

The system is composed of a strong, compact and lightweight cell that has a distinctive letterbox style anchor point providing excellent stability to the tree. Its design incorporates four unique cups that can store valuable water essential for tree growth and root development.

In addition, D-MAN cells can be easily connected together and stacked to build up large planting areas, adding structural support, and protecting roof gardens from possible damage. With this system, trees and large shrubs can be secured in any location and catchment water can drain underneath leaving the balance of water in the cups. Underground services will no longer be a concern in the urban environment.

Come and see it for yourself on the Platipus Anchors stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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3ks profile ltd is a German based manufacturer of filigree steel elements for gardening and landscape construction. Under the brand name ARCADIA®, they develop and sell in all Western European countries a large range of high end products for private gardens and public areas. Steel fences PERGONE® (EU patent registered) for privacy and wind protection: width 23, 16 and 13 cm - height up to 240 cm with different fillings possible. Another product is raised bed ARCADIA®: 250 x 120 cm or 120 x 120 cm – height 60 or 80 cm and wall covering ARCADIA®. Accessories like wooden slats, outdoor LED light, fixing for glass panels etc. are all available too. Come and see their entire range on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Whether you don a green morph suit for the day or pledge to cycle to work for two weeks, Perennial, the UK’s only charity dedicated to helping all horticulturists in crisis, is calling on the industry and the garden-loving public to ‘go green’ and raise funds for its 175th anniversary appeal. The charity, which is on track to raise £175,000 during 2014, hopes the ‘go green’ theme will strike a cord with all those working in horticulture.

Perennial is also hoping the intrepid team of Grubby Gardeners – who appeared naked on national television for Perennial earlier this year – will be using the Go Green theme to make another appearance during HortAid 2014.

There are plenty of ways to get involved with HortAid 2014, whether you are an individual who loves gardens or a horticulture business keen to raise funds to help colleagues around the industry. Go Green for HortAid 2014 and help change the life of someone in crisis.

Perennial’s wide-ranging benevolent services are regularly described by clients simply as a ‘lifeline’ – over 85% of clients say that Perennial’s help had a ‘huge’ or ‘quite big’ effect on their lives – but without the financial support of the UK horticulture industry, their long-term continuation is threatened. The 175th anniversary appeal is seen as the first step in galvanizing future relationships with supporters and a stepping-stone to reaching a record number of clients in 2014/15.

Come and talk to them about all their projects on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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A Jacuzzi® hot tub provides a place of calm and respite in your life, and it blends beautifully into your outdoor space. It is a fantastic addition to any garden, becoming a vital part of personal relaxation time, enabling you to take time out alone or with a partner and reintroduce the art of conversation to families and friends!

The genuine hydrotherapy featured in their tubs is also known to ease the symptoms of arthritis, lessen chronic pain and promote restful sleep. Having your own wellness centre and personal masseur on hand, anytime you want it, could prove to be just what the doctor ordered.

Come and talk to Jacuzzi on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

On Tuesday the 23rd of September you have the chance to meet with some of the editors of the trade magazines. Come along and talk to them face to face about future features in the magazine or issues you think should be covered.

Meet the MediaThree months ago the publishing of The Landscaper moved from Metropolis Media Ltd to Curtis Media Ltd. David is the managing director which he runs with commercial manager Matthew Curtis. “I really love landscaping because I believe it is an industry that improves the quality of life for everyone,” explained David. “Everywhere you look you can see the results, from the clever design of domestic gardens to the maintenance of our parks and green infrastructure. England really is a green and pleasant land and it’s the advertisers and readers of The Landscaper that keep it that way.”Much of David’s career has revolved around journalism and the land industry, starting with Farmers Weekly and then working across various other titles in the then massive IPC agricultural publishing empire.

As well as land industry titles David has worked on an extremely wide range of magazines covering diverse industries, pop music, cruises and travel, classical music and he founded SW Magazine - one of the UK’s leading local magazines distributed around SW London.

David is one of the featured Editors available to talk to at LANDSCAPE this September. Come along and meet him.throughout South West London for his ambitious, innovative design and his enviable customer focused approach.

David MorrisDavid Morris, is the Co-founder of Design Exchange Magazine. Before setting up Design Exchange, David worked on many of the major design publications and has over 10 years experience of working in the design industry. His work takes the form of writing, arranging talks, and events. David is always looking forward to the future and enjoys meeting lots of interesting and influential design figures that will help further the Design Exchange community.

David is one of our Meet the Editor opportunities, come and talk to him at LANDSCAPE this September.

David CurtisDavid Curtis has been the editor of the UK’s No 1 landscaping industry magazine since 1999.

Nicky HardingAs the Office Manager / Editor, Nicky is the chief organiser in the office. She brings over 20 years of sales and marketing experience to Landscape Update. With her wealth of knowledge, bubbly West Country accent and drive to get the job done, Landscape Update continues to go from strength to strength as it enters its 21st year in print (and also now online).

Nicky is part of our new Meet The Media session at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September, come along and meet her face to face.

Sarah GilesSarah Giles has been editor of Garden Design Journal (the Society of Garden Designers’ magazine) for the past two years, and has written for the title since 2008. She is an experienced writer and editor, and has worked for most major gardening titles, as well as writing gardening and garden design features for many home-interest magazines.

Sarah is part of our new Meet The Media session at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park, come along and talk to her.

On Tuesday the 23rd of September you have the chance to meet with some of the editors of the trade magazines. Come along and talk to them face to face about future features in the magazine or issues you think should be covered.

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The Khôra Dome is the excitingly original contemporary steel and curved glass garden room which made its international debut earlier this year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, winning 5 gold stars and the RHS Director General’s Award for the Best Trade Stand.

The creation of British engineer and designer Louis Calmels, whose family metalwork business has been making high quality, custom-built architectural, garden and other metalwork structures for more than 50 years, the Dome’s inspiration comes from the iconic Palm House at Kew Gardens. While the Khôra Dome captures the essence of the pioneering Victorian original, it is totally adapted for modern day living, employing the latest in glass technology and engineering skills.

Louis Calmels explains; “Glass structures are as much to do with what’s outside as they are the space within, hence the name Khōra which comes from ancient Greek. I feel the Dome reflects this ethereal imagery as it encapsulates both exterior and interior. It makes the most stunning garden room as it is light and airy in the day and then at night transforms into a spectacular magical bubble!”

Come and talk to Louis on his stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Founded in 2005, RatedPeople.com are one of the UK’s largest online marketplaces connecting homeowners with more than 27,000 local tradesmen, nationwide. They are disrupting the home improvement market by creating the digital ‘word-of-mouth’ recom-mendation, available to everyone, for free!

Every month they introduce more than 75,000 homeowners to quality, local tradesmen. They are experiencing high levels of gardening job requests - with more than 56,000 posted between April and June. So now is the perfect time to register if you are looking for work or want to grow your business.

Homeowners who are in need of a tradesman can post jobs for free on RatedPeople.com and receive quotes from up to 3 interested tradesmen. Only homeowners who have found their tradesman through the service can leave a rating and recommendation. Tradesmen can then use their ratings on Rated People.com to build their reputation and portfolio of local clients.

The ratings are based on quality, value and reliability and are designed to help homeowners make a quick, easy and informed decision when they need to hire a tradesman.

They are delighted to be attending LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September, so please do come and see them and they can tell you more about RatedPeople.com - and how you and your business could benefit from their service.

The LandscaperThe Landscaper has been published every month since 1999. From a modest 32 page magazine it has developed into a 68 page perfect bound title. It is the only monthly trade magazine with an ABC audited circulation and a readership in excess of 14,000. Our readers include all members of the APL and BALI and landscaping companies throughout the UK. The secret of the magazines success is succinct, all- round reporting closely linked to the seasons and the weather - plus the fact that the readers know it is independent of all trade associations manufacturers or suppliers. They investigate everything that can interest today’s landscaper from horticulture, statues, garden furniture and artificial grass to compact tractors, excavators, fertilizer and aggregates. The magazine is now published by Curtis Media Ltd – a small independent publishing house with specialist knowledge of the landscaping industry. “Because the Landscaper is our only concern, the title will benefit from increased inward investment which will translate into improved editorial, more editorial pages and an increased promo-tional budget,” says Curtis. David Curtis will be available to speak to as part of the ‘Meet The Media’ opportunity at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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On Tuesday the 23rd of September you have the chance to meet with some of the editors of the trade magazines. Come along and talk to them face to face about

future features in the magazine or issues you think should be covered.

Meet the Media

Lea TarrantAs Landscape Update’s main advertising sales executive, a mother of 3 and a farmer’s wife, Lea is the office’s resident neat freak! Everything has its place and a place for everything. She applies this ethos to her role within Landscape Update by being well organised, thorough and enthusiastic. The future at Landscape Update is looking rosy, with Lea joining the sales team in 2012 from another department. She is now hugely involved in driving the publication into its next era.

Lea is part of our new Meet The Media session at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September, come along and meet her face to face.

Hilary TuckerHilary’s role lies predominantly as the primary sales executive for our sister publication Designers’ Data. Having been an integral part of the Landscape Update team until recently, Hilary has a wealth of valuable experience and knowledge of Landscape Update, the market sector it sits in and our customers, and as such provides vital support to the Landscape Update team. Her naturally sunny disposition and her fervent pursuit of perfect grammar and punctuation, makes for a formally light hearted team player.

Hilary is part of our new Meet The Media session at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September, come along and say hello.

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At Barcham Trees they focus on the production of high quality young trees. Many of them are grown from seeds or cuttings collected by their team from veteran UK specimens.

To ensure the range of species, the quality and variation in size that users of Barcham Trees have come to expect it is necessary and will continue to be necessary to import trees from across the world. This is part of their service. However, bio- security is a real and ever present issue that all users of trees must face and take action on. At Barcham they believe it cannot be left to the authorities to take a lead but requires all individuals and companies to be responsible for their own actions.

Barcham Trees will NOT import trees and sell to customers for immediate planting into the UK landscape. All imported trees are held on the nursery for one full growing season during which time they are subjected to rigorous inspection for pest and disease. This includes systematic and regular DEFRA visits to the nursery.

In addition to the routine pest and disease control programme implemented on the nursery over 15,000 trees across the entire species range are annually, randomly and independently examined for physiological health using leaf fluorescence, chlorophyll content and cell electrolyte leakage. This report is published and available for public inspection.

Come and talk to Barchams at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Come and listen to Andy at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park, copies of his book will also be available during his ‘Meet The Author’ opportunity too.

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The LANDSCAPE Show spoke to Andy McIndoe from Hilliers about his lecture at the show in Battersea Park this September.

Andy said, “I’ve called the session ‘Essential plants for creative landscapes’. Don’t expect the rare, the unusual or the trendy. Expect plants that succeed and deliver a striking effect throughout the year. No fussy, fragile subjects here. I want to talk about performers, and most of the plants I feature will be shrubs.

If you choose the right ones, shrubs are hard working garden plants that can give enduring pleasure throughout the seasons, and with little maintenance. Most perennials need lifting and dividing, annuals need replacing every year, trees can get too big, but the right shrubs delight for decades.

Shrubs are much more than just hard-working structure plants. By choosing the right combination of shape, colour and texture, a group of shrubs can be mellow, uplifting, calming or indulgent. You can create any style from country garden to contemporary urban courtyard, from seaside cottage to tropical paradise.

Most designers and gardeners choose plants for their individual merits, often for their colour, texture and form. That is only part of the story: performance and subsequent maintenance requirements are even more important. In my new book, The Creative Shrub Garden, I show you how to create stunning, long lasting planting effects using shrubs, whatever the size of your garden or the situation.

In addition to a directory, which gives you a palette of three hundred high performance shrubs and everything you need to know about planting, pruning, feeding and watering, I show you how to take three shrubs which work together to create a particular mood or style of planting. This initial combination is suitable for the smallest garden and in many cases pots in a courtyard or a balcony. I then tell you what to add to expand the scheme for a larger, and a much larger garden. Obviously in gardens these are often planted in singles, but the numbers are easily multiplied for larger areas. “

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The difference with Trust is that using by our industry knowledge and expertise we can tailor a more relevant insurance package for your business needs. They offer a rich level of insurance cover suitable for standard & non-standard landscaping and horticultural activities.

They are a regulated insurance broker with a long standing association with the arboriculture, forestry and landscaping industries and over 15+ years’ experienceAs well as their specially designed insurance products for the businesses of arborists, tree surgeons, forestry workers and landscape contractors they can also accommodate for personal insurances.

Their business and staff pride themselves in offering a wide range of insurance products, carefully selected from a trusted panel of world class insurers.

With an entry level premium of only £50 (plus Insurance Premium Tax) for sole traders (Subject to claims experience) and comprehensive cover designed for the landscaping industry including Professional Indemnity cover as standard, why not come and talk to Trust on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


Florfit - - GaraiaThe City of Barcelona has just announced that it will be using the Garaia Florfit system for 2015. Since trialing the system on a principal roundabout on ‘Las Ramblas’ in Barcelona, where the beds planted in spring of 2014 are still flourishing, the City Council have decided to extend the use of the Florfit system to other parts of the city.

By creating beds of more resistant species, in this case allowing the beds to be in place for more than two years, the aim is to reduce planting times and to make maintenance easier in difficult and problematic planting areas.

Florfit facilitates easier work on complicated beds and planting areas by using a system to identify the individual parts to allow the creation of mosaics and made-to-measure forms. This simplification of the method has allowed us to create complex planting areas and beds.

It also significantly reduces the working time required for difficult-to-access planting areas. The system has given a proven 75% reduction in labour time.

Come and talk to Garaia on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Joop Bardoel, runs a company called De Brabander, who are specialists in characteristic bricks for landscapes and the public space. The warm, natural colours of bricks create a special atmosphere of very high quality. The natural look of baked bricks in the urban environment give plazas and parks a friendly and unwinded effect.

Streets made out of bricks last decades, if not centuries. Bricks are a very environmentally friendly product, bricks are made out of a variety of clays, a product created by nature itself. During the process of baking, the bricks get their pure colours trough the combination of heat and oxygen. Over the years a special patina coating envelops the bricks. This process causes the bricks to get a worn out look, which creates a very pretty and timeless character. Joop Bardoel has passion for bricks in every fibre of his being. Joop knows all of the varieties and how each and every one of them can be implemented in public space. This love and passion has developed itself since his 14th birthday, when he started working during vacations in one of the oldest brick baking factories in the Netherlands. The scents, the baking process, the variety of colours, Joop knows them all. This knowledge allows him to be able to determine what variety of brick is best suited and the prettiest for the job. All according to the wishes of the landscaping architects and developers of the urban environment of course.

Do you wish to be able to make your project shine and have that unique atmosphere that you have been looking for? Contact Joop at De Brabander on his stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park and see for yourself what possibilities lie ahead to make your project in the city or landscape stand out.


This years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park will feature a series of authors. Why not come along and meet them in person, ask questions and perhaps even buy a copy of their book!

Todd Longstaffe-GowanTodd Longstaffe-Gowan is a landscape historian and landscape architect with an international practice based in London. He is the Gardens Adviser to Historic Royal Palaces (with responsibilities at five royal palaces, including Kensington, Hampton Court, Kew and the Tower of London).

In addition he is Landscape Adviser to the Crown Estate Paving Commission (CEPC) in Regent’s Park, and author of several books including The London Town Garden 1700-1840 (Yale UP, 2001) and The London Square: gardening in the midst of town (Yale UP, 2012).

He recently redesigned the gardens at Kensington Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee of HM The Queen.

Todd will be at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park on Wednesday the 24th of September to talk about his gardens and sign copies of his book.

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Lucy SummersLucy Summers is a British businesswoman, writer, television personality and garden designer. She has seen commercial success through a variety of business ventures that embrace landscape design (Winner of Gold and Silver medals at the Chelsea Flower Show London), publishing (6 Greenfingers Guides), broadcasting (Room with a Viewer BBC, Home Works BBC, Homegrown Anglia for ITV, Britain’s Best Back Gardens ITV). Her latest gardening venture - ‘Lucy Summers Living’ - takes her into the world of garden related merchandising with advice. She is looking forward to sharing new products and gardening technologies that she regularly discovers across Britain. Traditionally, Lucy has designed gardens for people who have large open spaces to work with and equally large wallets! What Lucy has discovered over the years is that many of these clients know next to nothing about gardening except that they want a stunning space to complement their cherished home. Lucy will be at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park on Wednesday the 24th of September to talk about her gardens and sign copies of her book.

Over the last 36 years, he has led a team of internationally recognised landscape architects, spearheading a large number of assignments from award-winning public developments to a host of celebrities’, dignitaries’ and Heads of States’ private gardens. Renowned for his distinctive, inspired approach to landscaping design, he is frequently called upon by industry leaders and the media for unique insight and expertise. In 2011 British publishing house Frances Lincoln released ‘Garden’, the critically acclaimed book showcasing a selection of Randle’s most creative designs.

Son of celebrated international interior designer John Siddeley, Randle has inherited his father’s creative genes as well as his title: The Lord Kenilworth. He is an Honorary Member of the British Institute of Interior Designers and a Member of the British Association of Landscape Industries.

Randle will be at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park on Wednesday the 24th of September to talk about his gardens and sign copies of his book.

Randle SiddeleyRandle Siddeley, The Lord Kenilworth is behind many prestigious and widely renowned commercial, leisure and private landscaping projects in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East.

Steve & Val BradleySteve grew up on a rose nursery in Lincoln before studying at Pershore, Cannington and Writtle Colleges as he progressed to the RHS National Diploma in Horticulture (now Master of Horticulture). He then spent over 20 years teaching Horticulture at colleges around England, specialising in Propagation and Nursery Stock. Steve appeared in two television series in the early 1990s (Plant Life and Garden Doctors) and in a series of how-to videos on topics including Propagation, Clematis and Roses. He has written (or co-written) around 45 books on various gardening topics. Along with wife Val he wrote the support material for the Ground Force TV series. His most recent work is a revision of the Grafter’s Handbook. His wife Val worked in a local authority parks department before going on to study Amenity Horticulture at Askham Bryan College. She has since worked at a nursery producing hardy plants, houseplants and potted bulbs and then, after moving to Essex when Steve changed jobs, for Cramphorn’s at their flagship garden centre on the outdoor plant area. This was followed by working at Wisley Gardens and on both hardy plant and bedding plant nurseries, to fit in around two sons. Together, they have worked for the Sun newspaper since 2002, writing the Gardening page with Peter Seabrook and answering hundreds of readers’ letters every year. They will be at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park on Wednesday the 24th of September to answer any of your questions face to face.

This years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park will feature a series of authors. Why not come along and meet them in person, ask questions and perhaps even buy a copy of their book!

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Alloway Timber will be showing their range of Timeless Timber products at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

The company, who have six branches in the Greater London area, are a leading supplier of both internal and external timbers. The products to be displayed include the innovative new type of decking, Timeless Brushwood, as well as sleepers and fencing.

Milton Sills of Alloway said “We’re excited to be involved in the show for the first time and demonstrate the ranges we can offer. The Timeless Timber range of decking and landscape products are ideal for both city and rural locations offering designers flexibility as well as quality. There’s a unique feel and charm to the Brushwood range that you will not get with any other timber — and it’s built to last. Timeless Timber Brushwood was exclusively developed by the UK’s leading timber brand to enhance and accentuate the natural grain of the wood. What’s more, Timeless Timber uses home-grown species as much as possible, including Larch and Douglas Fir, to create highly decorative timber.”

Gwyn Carless Designs are truly unique interior and exterior lighting solutions that bring contemporary elegance and style to homes and businesses across the UK and worldwide.

Based in Crich on the edge of the Peak District in Derbyshire, all of their interior and exterior lighting are made to order in their workshops by craftsmen with years of experience. The range of products includes contemporary exterior lighting, stylish interior lights, hanging chandeliers, bollard lights and even glass planters.

Gwyn Carless DesignThey have stunning interior and exterior lighting, all constructed to very high standards using traditional materials such as stainless steel and hardwoods including oak, walnut and iroko – a very durable hardwood that combines exceptional beauty with a strong resistance to the elements. This commitment to using top quality materials really shines through in all their creations – from stylish bollard lights to contemporary exterior lighting, and each piece is individually made to order.

Come and see them for yourself on their stand at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park this September.

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Pop Up Power supply retractable service units that provide electricity, water and air supply to public spaces ranging from historic sites and market places to town squares and parks. Their retractable service units provide legacy for special-purpose stadiums and their projects include installations for markets, heritage, parks, town centres, universities and sports stadiums.

Due to their retractable nature, their units can be used in a variety of places that require subtlety and the ability to disappear when not required. They offer possibilities for more varied uses, giving stadiums new life long after their planned functions. A series of standard products are available as well as bespoke units with recessed tops that can accommodate different paving.

Take a look for yourself on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Splash through the seasons with TubMarine handmade tubs designed and built in Dorset. Creating unique hot tubs that are inspired by nature and fuelled with wood fire, TubMarines tubs are low maintenance, graceful and designed to last.

“Our tubs are simple to use, and are a beautiful sculptural feature for a garden, spa setting or glamping site,” says Chris Galley from TubMarine. “The aroma from the woodsmoke is an integral part of the pleasure”

The natural source of heating also means they can be a relaxing spot away from mains supplies. To enjoy a dip in a TubMarine, you simply light the fire, fill the tub with fresh water and let the water heat to desiredtemperature (usually about 1 hour).

Then just hop in and enjoy the heat and aroma of wood smoke adding more logs if more heat is required. Simply drain it after use – and water the plants!

Come and see them for yourself at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Since the completion of the London 2012 Olympics work on the former Athletes Village has continued to turn the area into the East Village complex for its legacy life, this incorporates the refurbishment of the apartment blocks and adjustment of the hard landscaped areas.

Addscape became involved through the sub-contractor PJ Carey who were struggling to find someone to import the benches with all the finished details in a timescale to fit with their programme of works. The benches needed stainless steel lettering and timber slats to one side. The site required 4 benches each made up of 2 pieces of granite.

Working with their European partner Ignea, Addscape provided a budget cost and lead time for the benches, once an order had been secured they then produced manufacturing drawings for each element for approval, and once approved Addscape & Ignea supplied the benches complete with timber slats to site within 3 weeks from the date of order, with the stainless steel lettering following a few weeks later to be fitted on site.

The benches were matched against other granite material already supplied and the result was a resounding success in terms of both timescale and quality of product supplied.

Come and talk to both Addscape and Ignea on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

Addscape& IgneaConstruction work in the downtown core is always inconvenient for the public and business owners. Therefore, fast and efficient completion of the work is in everyone’s best interests. Tools and machines on which one can rely play a key role in this regard. During restoration of the downtown core in Oberstenfeld (Germany), the paving company Bercher & Malejko used the new Probst Easygrip EXG Border Stone Handle to lay the granite kerbstones.

Due to heavy use of the Großbottwarer Straße in the Oberstenfeld downtown core, the porphyry stone cobbled footpaths were showing considerable signs of wear. The street was re-paved, broadened to 6 meters and bordered with granite flagstone and large granite kerb stones. The Portuguese granite is sawn and bush hammered, giving it flat surfaces which also provide good grip.

The 12 kg light Probst Easygrip EXG Border Stone Handle grab performed extremely well during the construction work, thanks to its tremendous load capacity and ease of use. In addition to granite kerb stones, the mechanical grab also transports border stones, slabs, block steps and kerb stones with a weight of up to 550 kg with ease.

Come and talk to Probst about how they can help you at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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InteriorDesign TodayInterior Design Today is Britain’s oldest magazine for professional interior designers and is firmly established as the premier source of inspiration for the interiors community and discerning consumers. The Interior Design Today app is available on Apple and Android and boasts over 35,000 downloads globally. IDT presents the best projects, products and people that directly influence and shape the industry. Our contributors are the A-list of the design community, including BIID members and influential industry gurus who are all at the top of their game. Interior Design Today bridges the gap between the professional and consumer markets, delivering a high-end magazine of uncompromising quality to a wider audience of design enthusiasts and key industry players. Interior Design Today are one of the featured Media Partners of LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Ketley Brick is excited to be launching their new range of quarry tiles at the LANDSCAPE Show in September. The stunning range of natural clay colours is available in both square and rectangular tiles, all with incredibly low water absorption and excellent frost resistance. The Ketley Brick Company was founded over 100 years ago and specialises in the manufacture of Staffordshire Clay bricks, slips and pavers. Ketley’s products have always been known for their quality and durability. This new range of quarry tiles offers excellent slip resistance and gives architects and landscape designers the opportunity to incorporate the natural beauty and surface quality of true clay fired colour into a variety of both interior and exterior spaces. The company also offer a range of matching fittings such as bullnose and ribbed nosings.

Come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park.

The Rubber Company have recently completed another “RubbaGrass® Rubber Safety Mat” RubbaGrass installation, at one of the worlds most spectacular theatres, The Minack Theatre in Cornwall. An open air theatre constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea.

They needed an anti-slip surface to prevent any accidents, they used “RubbaGrass® Rubber Safety Mat” RubbaGrass. This replaced a PVC which they said was “too slippery for pedestrian traffic in wet conditions”.

RubbaGrass® is a rubber safety mat manufactured from recycled rubber. The mat is mainly used on grass, hence the name RubbaGrass®, however can be used in many other environments. It is used at ice rinks, ski slopes, pathways, behind bars, usually for its high anti slip properties.

This is a safety surfacing product offering soft and safe ground protection unlike the alternate option of PVC which hardens in cold conditions. RubbaGrass’® softness does not fluctuate in a huge range of weather conditions.

Come and see the product for yourself on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Landscape UpdateAs a well established buyers guide in the contract Landscape market, it is essential to keep abreast of current trends, new innovative products and topical industry news. Over the last 20 years Landscape Update and the Landscape market have of course had to evolve (especially over the last 10-15 years) to encompass and accommodate new technology, ecological developments and the recent downturn in the economy. At Landscape Update the aim is to provide a useful tool for readers, where they can source and search for essential products, news items and example case studies that are also available. This is done on behalf of the advertisers, primarily via our printed and digital publication (in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) and the website, but also via social media, email and by encouraging open dialogue with past, current and future advertisers and readers. The whole Landscape Update team will be available during the show on Tuesday 23rd September, catching up with our regular advertisers and keeping a keen eye open for any new products to feature in the Winter issue. Why not come along and have a chat, pick up a copy and try our online buyers guide during their ‘Meet the Editor’ session at 1pm on Tuesday 23rd September.

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Tim GoslingTim Gosling lives to design. He is passionate about architecture, interiors, furniture and the arts and has a unique ability to combine all these disciplines in his work. Having started his career in Theatre design, Tim has a natural ability to infuse an element of drama in his creations and this, coupled with his meticulous attention to detail results in a perfect performance.

Tim was delighted when his long term client Lord Browne asked him to collaborate with world-renowned landscape and garden designer, Andy Sturgeon. Sturgeon has worked on gardens all around the world, from tiny roof terraces to larger rambling estates. Collaboration between Tim and Andy was the perfect match.

Lord Brown’s house in Cheyne Walk has a stunning London garden and Andy’s brief was to base the colour of the garden on a Vermeer painting. In the same way Tim drew inspiration from the multi disciplined Japanese contemporary artist, Hiroshi Sugimoto and designed furniture based on a photograph of a waxwork museum that recreates Vermeer Paintings. These two inspirations united the interior and exterior just as the client had requested.


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The photo shows how the broken curved wall creates fluidity and leads the eye to the mews house, which was designed to contain the library. The curves and movement of the walls created a wonderful opportunity for picturesque garden lighting.

For Gosling it was the opportunity to work with design elements that transverse inside and out and to be able to have this discussion at the beginning of the project enabled the perfect collaboration.

Tim Gosling is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

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As one of the UK’s leading cast stone companies, Cranborne Stone Ltd can offer you a wide range of products and services, from architectural and landscape cast stone to garden ornamentation.

They can supply walls, peirs & finials, pier caps and wall copings. These high quality yet simple stone features impart a sense of protection, whilst setting the tone for the garden and architectural delights that lie beyond.

Garden pools, large fountains and drifting garden borders can all be enhanced and maintained with classic Cranborne Stone pool surrounds and bed edgings. Using fine quality stone surrounds and edging will make any garden or landscape feature a deserving focal point for years to come.

Cranborne also have a range of stone balustrades and steps which create a statement and add style and form to any garden or stately terrace. Their balustrades, used in some of the UK’s finest developments and historic homes, are exquisitely finished and compliment their handmade cast stone steps, to provide a graceful elevation to any hard or soft landscaping scheme.

Architectural HeritageMissing the world cup boat completely, Architectural Heritage will be presenting a stained glass panel of the “Three Lions” and a rare 17th century fireback with the coat of arms of Bristol, with extension panels - a very interesting fact to a very small number of people!

Also on show at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park will be various garden ornaments - to sit on they will have a fine well stamped Coalbrookdale “Lily of the Valley” cast iron seat, a curved 19th and a straight slat back games seat, a fine carved marble bench with as much carving as is possible and a couple of modern seats for a more contemporary look.

For planters they will have a French stone planter, a pair of fine early 20th century large lead urns and a set of four smaller versions, and continuing in the lead vein a cistern from the 1930’s pretending to be from the 1780s.

They will have some weathered marble lions and Portland stone lion fragment remounted on a marble column, a single 19th century urn from Sweden made by the company that eventually coalesced into Volvo (did you know that Volvo gave away the rights to their safety belt to the world).

All these and more intriguing facts available from Architectural Heritage at LANDSCAPE this September.

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Matthew KeightleyNewcomer Matthew’s Keightley (29), of Maidenhead-based building and landscaping firm Farr and Roberts’, scooped the prestigious People’s Choice award for his debut ‘Hope on the Horizon’ garden, designed in aid of Help for Heroes at the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014.

Matthew said: “It’s just incredible. I am absolutely thrilled to receive the People’s Choice award. It is such an honour, and amazing to have such fantastic public support” said Matthew. “We’ve had people coming over and telling us how much they love the garden all week, but I never anticipated we would actually win” he adds.

The garden, designed in the shape of the Military Cross, the medal awarded for extreme bravery. It represents the complex and progressive path of recovery experienced by our wounded, injured and sick military personnel, veterans and their families.

“To receive this award demonstrates just how much the public really understand what the garden represents and the journey that our soldiers go through on their individual paths to recovery”.

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Inspired by his brother Mike, currently serving his fifth tour of Afghanistan with the RAF, and the inspirational work of charity Help for Heroes, the garden sympathetically echoed the Helo for Heroes ethos; to inspire, enable and support those returning heroes during their recovery and beyond.

Matthew is one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September.

EsthecEsthec® Terrace is a high quality decking that can be used for outdoor applications including, but never limited to: terraces at hotels and resorts, beach club patios, high end residential balconies, spa areas at luxury villas, pool decks, roof top gardens, docks and jetties.

In addition to the obvious aesthetic advantages, the thrilling design options and the ease of application, Esthec® also leads the way in the effort to limit the use of scarce natural resources in design and building materials. Esthec® is a composite material (no PVC), ecological, recyclable and sustainable (no wood). Esthec® is easy to maintain, has minimal bacterial (algae/fungus/mold) growth. Is splinter free and feels comfortable on bare feet. Even when it’s wet, Esthec® provides excellent slip resistance. Esthec® is easy to mount and dismount.

Esthec® Terrace offers unprecedented freedom in colour which allows the terrace to be integrated into an overall design scheme. In addition to the five standard colours it is also possible to order a custom made colour, come and talk to them about your requirements at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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They also allow light through and so avoid creating dense shade for the plants. This is demonstrated in a recent testimonial from Jacquetta Menzies MSGD MBALI of Jacquetta Menzies Landscape and Garden Designabout a recent project in Pott Shrigley, Cheshire. Right on the edge of the Peak District, at 200 m the site is very exposed to westerly gales and rain. “The Quercus fence was erected in January 2012. The oak has weathered to a beautiful grey, toning in perfectly with the gritstone walls. Gales last winter took away a fruit cage in a more sheltered part of the garden, but the Quercus Fence withstood the storms with no damage. My clients are extremely pleased”

Come and see the Quercus range for yourself at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park

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Holiday Park Scene magazine is an essential read for anyone involved in Holiday Park & Campsite management. At least 5,000 copies of Holiday Park Scene are distributed six times annually to key personnel in all aspects of the holiday park industry across the UK and Eire.

Offering the inside track on the latest market news and reports covering all aspects of holiday park management including, Facilities Management, Entertainment Options, Catering Matters, Accommodation Updates, Amusements and Gaming, Water Leisure and Wellness, Play Matters, Insurance, Security Landscaping and much more.

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STIHL, Skanska and the CITB have joined forces to develop a new training course for the safer use of petrol driven cut-off saws (disc-cutters). An important part of cutting is to use the available products to ensure cutting can be done quickly, accurately and safely and not just rely on ‘free hand’ cutting.

Brickworker has worked with STIHL in the development of their Brick Jigs, which make the cutting of block pavers quicker, more accurate and safer. After the initial set-up which takes just a few seconds, there is no need for measuring or judging angles, the blocks can simply be held in position and cut accurately and safely every time.

For the landscaper cutting paving slabs, Brickworker has launched the Slab Cutting Guide. This attaches easily to the slab in any required position and give the person cutting a guide to follow instead of a line. This makes cutting easier and safer and importantly allows the cut to be made with water for dust suppression. With the use of a Slab Cutting Guide you can consider taking the cutting out of your own time and into the hands of any competent assistant landscaper knowing the cut will be straight and exactly where you want it.

Come and see them at the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September and talk to them about training and how cutting is made simpler and safer.Brickworker


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Gardening Leave is a charity that tends to the invisible wounds of conflict using horticultural therapy. Gardening Leave helps troubled Armed Forces veterans at projects in London, Glasgow and Ayr – a new site will open in Dundee later this year.

It helps veterans find peace, strength and recovery in the garden with professionally conducted, individual, goal-orientated treatment sessions within a safe horticultural environment. £50 pays for a half-day horticultural therapy session for a veteran.

At the LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September, Gardening Leave’s horticultural therapists will be on hand to talk about the charity’s work. They will also be selling plants, grown at the charity’s Royal Hospital Chelsea project in London, and raising awareness of its Honesty campaign aimed at tackling stigma around veterans’ mental health.

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MetalcoMetalco’s comprehensive range of high quality street furniture is manufactured in Corten steel, stainless steel, galvanised, powder coated steel, stone and FSC timber. Metalco’s quality, unique designs and innovative products and developed with collaborations with some of Europe’s leading designers, including Antonio Citterio and Toan Nguyen.

With the range including seating, bins, cycle shelters, bus shelters, planters, bollards, barrier rails, tree grilles and signage, Metalco products have been specified and installed throughout the world in a broad spectrum of urban environments. As a result, the range has redefined the concept of street and outdoor furniture, winning awards from major associations for design.

Metalco shows impressive care for the environment too, choosing wood fromcertified forests that are managed fairly and responsibly, using 100% recyclable components in every product, and taking energy for manufacture directly from its own photovoltaic system installed on the roof of its carbon neutral factory. Come and see their range at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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The Timber Decking and Cladding Association (TDCA) is a virtuoso in how to build decking properly. If you are involved in deck design and installation, their resources should be your first point of call.

Timber is an amazing building material. It allows you to create unique and captivating spaces to relax in and enjoy. Timber decking has inherent warmth which enhances its surroundings; the atmosphere is somehow softer, calmer and more harmonious to plants with which timber has a natural synergy.

Private and public areas are both suitable places to install timber decking. Decking is particularly good for sloping sites providing an easy and effective transition between the different levels. It’s a perfect partner to patio, French or bi-fold doors, helping to connect outdoor and indoor living areas and increasing the feeling of space in both. It’s also great for a quiet corner, a secret garden tucked out of the way, or alongside water.

Janet Sycamore director of operations explains more about the TDCA. ‘Our role is to support designers, specifiers and installers in the correct use of timber decking to ensure they get the right level of performance. Properly designed and constructed timber decking will provide years and years of trouble free service. Whether you’re undertaking the work yourself or using the services of a professional installer, it is definitely worth doing your homework before you start. We encourage you to use quality assured products; we have DeckMarkTM accredited installers and materials which are audited annually to ensure compliance with the standards set by the TDCA.’

The Timber Decking Association and it’s members are proud to support LANDSCAPE at Battersea Park in September.

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Andrew Fisher TomlinAndrew Fisher Tomlin is one of our leading garden designers. In partnership with Dan Bowyer his design company has private residential and public space commissions worldwide with partnerships in Scandinavia, the Caribbean and Europe. He is currently Chairman of the Selection Panel for RHS Chelsea Flower Show and an Ambassador to the Australian Garden Show Sydney.

Ann-Marie PowellAnn-Marie Powell is an innovative garden designer who after receiving a distinction in her garden design and hard landscape course at Capel Manor, set up her garden design practice in 1999. Alongside running her successful business, 2012 saw the launch of her third book, Plans for Small Gardens. Her monthly column for Prima magazine is now in its eleventh year, and 2012 marked the start of a monthly column for The English Garden. She regularly contributes to National magazines and broadsheets, including Garden’s Illustrated, The Financial Times and The Telegraph and has co-presented the BBC coverage of RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Andrew McIndoeManaging Director of Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres Andrew is perhaps best known as designer of the Hillier exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower. His garden exhibits of the last 24 years have upheld the company’s unprecedented record of 69 consecutive gold medals at the show.

As one of Britain’s leading horticulturists Andrew is Chief Blogger and tutor at www.my-garden-schoool.com , contributor to a number of magazines, newspapers and BBC Radio. He lectures widely to gardening groups and societies and leads numerous gardening tours. A keen practical gardener Andrew and his wife have a two acre garden near Romsey and Hampshire which they started from scratch 13 years ago.

John WyerJohn Wyer has been in the landscape and garden design sector for over 25 years. Originally training as a landscape architect, he went on to establish the design partnership Bowles & Wyer with Chris Bowles in 1993. He was elected fellow of the Society of Garden Designers in 2011. His inspirational designs have won many awards including recently, Landscape Architect of the Year and Garden Designer of the Year.


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Meet Some More of Our SpeakersThis years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park will feature some amazing speakers.

Check out our ‘Free to Attend’ CPD accredited Seminar Sessions on our website nearer the time for the full schedule of times and titles. www.landscapeshow.co.uk

Judith BlacklockJudith is renowned worldwide for her teaching skills in flower arranging and floristry. Her flower school, which is located in a charming flower-filled mews in Knightsbridge, has been running for 15 years. It is the foremost private flower arranging and floristry school in the UK and is accredited by the British Accreditation Council. She is the author of 12 bestselling floristry books and editor of The Flower Arranger magazine (published by NAFAS). She regularly appears on television and demonstrates at leading global floral events, including the Chelsea Flower Show. She has also taught floral design to many A-list television personalities and has acted as a consultant to Tesco, Topshop, BT, Channel 4 and many prestigious private companies.

Liz AckerleyLiz Ackerley is an award-winning garden designer, a chartered landscape architect and owner of Poppyhead Consultancy. Her practice focuses upon design & project management of contemporary garden & landscape projects for both private and commercial clients, across the UK.

Liz is dedicated to working closely with clients who share her aspiration for stunning contemporary outside spaces that stimulate the senses as well as calming the mind, a kind of ‘soft minimalism’.

Her particular areas of interest include: Roof Terraces, Courtyard gardens, sensory and healing landscapes, kitchen gardens and sustainable landscapes.

Darryl MooreDarryl Moore is an award winning garden and landscape designer, Senior Partner of Moore Harrison Land Design and Director of Cityscapes. He is a freelance garden writer and photographer, Editorial Panel member of Garden Design Journal, and teaches garden design at City Lit.

He has a background in music, art and engineering, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He studied garden design at Pickard School of Garden Design.

Andrew GillAndrew Gill over 36 years’ experience in amenity horticulture and parks management. His broad range of management experience includes 12 years in private sector contracts management and 15 years at senior management level in the public/charity sector. He is now an independent parks consultant and professional interim manager. A member of the IoH for 26 years, Andrew is President-Elect and is currently leading on the implementation of a governance review for the Institute. Andrew is a Trustee of London Parks & Green Spaces Forum, a member of the Parks Alliance Transitional Board and is on the committee of the London Parks Benchmarking Group committee.

FeatureCreaturesBased near Ipswich in Suffolk, Feature Creatures create unique steel sculptures, for either exterior or interior use, of almost any animal or design you care to imagine. With designs ranging from menacing dinosaurs to cute butterflies, their custom sculptures are available in any size you would like.

Their larger sculptures are ideal to be used as garden art. These unique talking points are the perfect addition to any conservatory or inside your home. You can , order from any of our existing designs, or commission your own, as a miniature piece of art to display within your home, or even impress your work colleagues with a miniature dinosaur on your desk at work?

They are not solely for domestic use? How about having a sculpture commissioned for your business? Farmers have commissioned pigs and cows from them, and land owners have placed life size stags in their fields. If you have an animal in your company’s logo, or an element that you think could be re-created in our unique style, impress your clients with a reproduction of it in your reception area?

Produced from steel or stainless steel, their sculptures can be powder coated to a colour of your choice, or steel sculptures can be left to rust for a time weathered finish. Why not come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Pool & Spa Scene Magazine is simply the biggest and brightest business to business magazine for the UK water leisure sectors. Totally independent, with a whopping 10,000 circulation, the magazine is a must-read for anyone involved in the UK pool and spa business and is seen in more than 95 countries worldwide.

They distribute magazines to Hotels, Health clubs & Spas, Community Leisure Facility Providers, Architects & Developers, Specialist Pool Builders, Home Pool & Spa Owners, Manufacturers, Distributors, Local Authorities, Main Building Contractors, Project Consultants, Pool Shops & Hot Tub Showrooms.

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On the 25th June 2014 HRH The Countess of Wessex officially opened the new Royal Kitchen Garden at Hampton Court Palace. The one-acre walled garden lies in the former early c16th Tiltyard - within a stone’s throw of the Tudor kitchens – and is the first productive garden at the palace for over 170 years. Designed for Historic Royal Palaces by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan and his colleague James Fox in collaboration with the Gardens and Estate Team at Hampton Court Palace, the garden evokes a part of the former six-acre kitchen garden as it would have been during the reign of George II. The primary source for the layout and the distribution of the planting has been John Rocque’s plan of 1736, and the aim has been to create a fully working kitchen garden including assorted garden ephemera and tools from the period.

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan is a landscape architect and historian, is President of the London Parks and Gardens Trust and Gardens Adviser to Historic Royal Palaces (with responsibilities at six royal palaces including Hampton Court, Kensington, and the Tower of London), and Landscape Adviser to the Crown Estate Paving Commission in Regent’s Park. He is the author of several books including The London Town Garden (Yale UP, 2001), The Gardens and Parks at Hampton Court Palace (Frances Lincoln, 2005) and The London Square: gardens in the midst of town (Yale UP, 2012). His recently redesigned the gardens at Kensington Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee of HM The Queen.

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan will be available to talk to at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park as part of our ‘Meet the Author’ programme. Come and talk to him about his projects.

Practicality Brown has announced that their Elveden Instant Hedge™ was used in six gardens at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Flower Show. Sales and Business Manager, Graeme Jenkins, told The LANDSCAPE Show that ‘We have been working with a number of designers for this year’s show and are pleased that the gardens have done so well’.

Mature and flat sided the Elveden Instant Hedge™ is grown up to 1.8 metres high across a range of species including yew, common laurel, holly, green beech, hornbeam, portuguese laurel, photinia, purple beech, native mix, privet, berberis and thuja.

Practicality Brown has over 40,000 metres of certified UK provenance stock that is now offered to the trade at a discounted rate. Come and talk to them about your requirements on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Quality, natural stone for the landscaping and garden design industry is available from London Stone, a market leader in the supply of natural stone paving to clients throughout the UK. Renowned for their range of sawn paving, they provide high quality products, excellent value for money and superior customer service to landscape and building contractors, garden designers and architects as well as homeowners.

Their experts are on hand at three showrooms in Surrey, Kent and Essex where they display one of the largest ranges of stone available in the UK, including sandstone, limestone, travertine, granite, basalt, Yorkstone & Portland stone to name a few. As a corporate member of the Ethical Trade Initiative all their stone is sourced ethically from established and stable supply chains

In addition to a comprehensive range of natural stone paving they also offer a bespoke stone service using the latest technology and state of the art cutting equipment to cut and finish steps, coping stones, pier caps and pool surrounds.

Come and talk to them about your next project on their stand at LANDSCAPEthis September in Battersea Park.

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Prometheus Lighting continue to develop their professional range of easy to install landscape lights. New for the 2014 range are a wide range of accessories which include honeycomb glare shields, coloured gel holders and new mounting options. The accessories are complimented by an expanded range of light fittings including ground and wall recessed units. All products are made in the UK and come with a 5 year warranty.

Come along and talk to them about all of their ranges at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Land F/X, is one of the standards in landscape architecture and irrigation design software. They are delighted to announce their attendance at the 2014 LANDSCAPE Show in London in response to a growing international user-base and debate over the Government Construction Strategy.

With the United Kingdom’s adoption of the Government Construction Strategy (GCS), the necessity for BIM solutions specific to landscape architecture has risen and Land F/X is poised to lead the way. “The GCS currentlyshows little direct relevance to site,” says Jeremiah Farmer, Land F/X CEO, “however, the necessity is still the same.”

“Landscape architecture is the profession at the center of all the disciplines most equipped to respond to site conditions, coordinating with architects, civil engineers, and irrigation consultants – and in the case of some our clients, like Disney Imagineering, even with the roller coaster designers,” says Farmer.

“In short, landscape architecture requires highly specialized software, the same as architects, we just don’t have a prevalent acronym for what we do, other than calling it, ‘Land F/X’,” says Farmer. Coinciding with Landscape in Battersea Park this September will be the launch of the latest version of Land F/X 11.0 will include the ability to send COBie files – well ahead of the 2016 BIM Task Force deadline. Just another way the nimble company continues to lead the way as the standard in landscape architecture software. Come along and see it in action.

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The Creators Project documentary amassed 370,000 hits on Youtube and we received media attention from around the globe.

Your next project will celebrate the 150th birthday of The Clifton Suspension Bridge, what do you plan for that?

Working with musicians, dancers and scientists in the Bristol area, we plan to trans-form Clifton Suspension Bridge into a giant harp to celebrate the bridge’s anniversary and the opening of a new Visitor Centre in March 2015. We will develop the technology for the instrument and also ideas for the performance and composition through workshops on the bridge throughout 2014. So far we have managed to record the different frequencies running through the bridge’s hangers, or cables. These sounds will then be played by movicians who will use the retractable string sound-controllers attached to the bridge’s cables to release the deep rumbling murmur of Brunel’s iconic landmark.

Each bridge structure is very different; does this mean the instruments used and performances will also differ?

Each bridge has its own structural per-sonality, which means the sound will differ dramatically from bridge to bridge. In Bristol, for example, we have already started work-ing with civil engineers who are researching the bridge’s vibrations caused by wind, traffic and pedestrians. We have discovered that the frequencies on the Clifton Suspension Bridge differ dramatically to those of Tower Bridge. This will mean that we will need to create bespoke ways to capture the sounds of each bridge in response to their unique structures. Our performances are also tailored to the individual story of each bridge, drawing inspi-ration for the composition from its history, as well as local people’s memories and connec-tions to the structure.

What comes next for the Human Harp, and what are your own future plans?

We have been approached by differ-ent communities both in the UK and abroad to play their bridges. Before setting off on a global tour of other suspension bridges our main focus is to make the harp sound-control-lers more robust and versatile, so that the Hu-man Harp is intuitive, enjoyable and inspiring both to play and to watch. DE

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AFTER CROSSING NEW YORK’S BROOKLYN BRIDGE, AND WONDERING HOW AN INSTALLATION CREATED ON THE LANDMARK MIGHT SOUND, LONDON ARTIST DI MAINSTONE DEVELOPED THE HUMAN HARP. THIS PROJECT IS NOW RECOGNISED BY UNIVERSITIES, MUSICIANS, RESEARCHERS AND ARTISTS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

This page: Di Mainstone on Tower Bridge. Right page: Sketches for the next project above and below Hollie Miller playing the Human Harp on the 130th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Tell us about the inspiration for your project…

During a residency at Eyebeam Centre for Art and Technology, in New York City, I was often drawn to the Brooklyn Bridge in search of inspiration. I became struck by the sounds that I could hear as I sat there- the clonking of footsteps on the wooden walkway (which reminded me of a giant glockenspiel), the whirring of bicycles, the drone of the traffic from below and sound of voices of the visitors as they walked by. It was at this point that I noticed the bridge reminded me of a gi-ant harp and that all of these ‘journey sounds’ were resonating through its steel cables. Inspired, I began wondering if I could collabo-rate with scientists and musicians to develop a clip-on instrument that would enable pedestri-ans to play the bridge like a giant harp.

The project involves several technical in-struments, have you always had an interest and background in technology and sound?

In 2004 I left my job as a fashion designer to explore the field of wearable technology. I was invited to The Banff Centre in Canada to collaborate with a team of engineers and develop a dress that could map the wearer’s gesture and emotional states to different soundscapes. This was the start of a new adventure in the world of research and a completely new way of thinking – I was addicted.Residencies followed in Montreal, Rotterdam, Boston and New York City. My projects involved wearable technologies that triggered light, movement and sound. I quickly realised that sound was the area that

inspired me and started to develop wearable musical instruments with scientists, using motion sensors to map the movement of the wearer to different sounds. I was later ap-proached by the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London, to be artist in residence at the School of Electrical Engi-neering, and design new sonic instruments with their students. I love my job!

How do you start making a wearable harp? Human Harp was inspired by reoccur-

ring sketches that I drew of a woman attached to the Brooklyn Bridge via colourful musical strings. I liked the idea of the body connecting to architectural space in a really visual way. In my mind, these chords were an extension of the bridge’s cables, they were also a visual and sculptural representation of sound- ena-bling the user (or movician) to control pitch, intensity and volume of the vibrations as he or she lengthens, shortens and twangs the chords. I invented the term movician to describe the user of the harp - a hybrid artist who explores sound through expressive physi-cal movement. We used these early sketches to develop the retractable string sound con-troller that was later tested on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Tell us about the first Human Harp performance.

In September 2012 I discovered that the 130th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge was imminent. I approached Mark Plumbley at the Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London, to see if they would help me develop an instrument that would ‘play’ the Brooklyn Bridge. They agreed and a London team was gath-ered, with a mission to develop eight string sound-controllers in time for the anniversary. Because of the tight deadline we split the design questions up between researchers at Queen Mary and the students at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. The day before the anniversary, dancer Hollie Miller and I packed the sound-controllers into our suitcase and headed to NYC. There we were met by Kathleen Flood from Intel’s Creators Project, who made a documentary describing our aspirations to transform the Brooklyn Bridge into a giant harp. We then spent the 130th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge filming Hollie on the bridge dem-onstrating and exploring the Human Harp.

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Malmö Garden Show has within four years of it’s inception been accepted as perhaps Sweden’s best garden event. Attracting 50,000 visitors this year the show consists of 9 show gardens, 6 show balconies and 30 nurseries. 40 food tents are also present selling a range of locally produced goods. The Children’s Garden Show has also increased in scope and this will see further development in 2015.

The setting in Malmö Castle Gardens (Slottsträdgården) provides a beautiful and relevant backdrop with 9 permanent themed gardens and a large potager. The show plays an important role in the City’s green profile where access to parks and nature is a key area.

John Taylor, Malmo’s Event Director will be one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September.


FIRST STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL GARDEN DESIGN CAREER

Andrew Fisher Tomlin checks out the first hurdles on the garden design career ladder.

One of the first things that many potential garden design students will ask themselves is what’s the potential for a career in garden design? It’s an important question to ask because, like with any new career, you need to be absolutely sure that you’re heading in the right direction. But whilst you may get the support of your family and friends when you start a garden design course by the time you’ve graduated they might be so used to your new direction that you’re faced with a lot of choices on your own. So what are these garden design career choices?

First and foremost the majority of students aim to be setting up there own businesses if not straightaway then within a year or two of graduating. For many this can be a daunting task but a good design course will already be setting you up with both the tools and the contacts to hit the ground running. If you’re setting up your business as soon as you graduate then look around to see if there are any people who might help mentor you. The Society of Garden Designers runs a mentoring service for student members so this might help but you might find that you have a person within your social network with great business skills. They may not be involved in gardens but it’s the objective business expertise you’re looking for and someone outside of the industry might give you a new angle to market yourself.

A real bonus is to get a work placement with an established designer. Sometimes this might be possible through your garden design course but remember that most design companies are small businesses and taking on a work placement designer is a big deal for them. You need to offer something that compliments their busy day to day schedule. Offering a one day a week helping hand is more trouble than its worth. A two week stint helping them out in a busy period will be much more useful as they can put you on to one project and whether is drawing up a design or setting out plants on site you’ll get a nugget of first hand practical information that will reveal some great ways to do business.

What you can offer an established designer is of primary importance when applying for a job. And despite being a profession of small businesses there are jobs to be had. Larger design firms often have a regular turnover of your newly qualified staff and landscape companies are increasingly looking to add a design function to their services.

Top of the list for skills these days is an ability to produce great 3D models. So you should start thinking about embracing and using those skills as soon as you get them on your design course. If you are still to decide on a course check that the studio tutorials will include CAD specialists both as lecturers and in your studio time so that you develop skills quickly. Depending where you are and your role you could be paid anything from £9 to £25 an hour so you need to think if the experience on lower pay is worth it. With a great designer with real skills to pass on then it just might be. But don’t ever work for nothing, you’ll have no enthusiasm on a dark winter morning to go to work and that’s not going to get you a great reference.

The most important skill you can have is perseverance. Like any new career these days you need to be prepared to put the time and hard work in to make it work. Launch your career with good, targeted networking. Get on LinkedIn, use your own social networks and business contacts. Help out a designer at a show when they need that extra help (and you might just do this for free), make yourself useful. The most successful young designers use every opportunity whether its entering every competition that comes their way or going to evening landscape events where they may meet a new contractor or a supplier that just happens to know someone that needs a garden designing. Always get paid for a job, you’re a professional now, but be prepared to balance that with great contacts, good development and with an eye to the future.

Andrew Fisher Tomlin is a Director of the London College of Garden Design and will be hosting four Masterclasses at the LANDSCAPE Show in September.

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Natural stone suppliers, CED Ltd. were proud to have products featured in a range of award winning gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show in Royal Hospital, Chelsea.

They supplied 10 gardens with natural stone products and paving. Many of the gardens they supplied won awards at the famous annual flower show which is sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society and considered to be one of the most prestigious events of its kind.

“We are immensely proud and very fortunate to have been, yet again heavily involved in so many great gardens and designs. With a total of 3 gold and 3 silver medals and our official supporting of Perennial Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society this year, Chelsea 2014 has proven to be one of the best yet. Our commitment to excellence and determination to be the best at what we do ensures that our clients are never let down or supplied with anything but the best quality, service and largest range of natural stone to choose from in the industry.”

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Among the garden designs that featured natural stone products from CED was double award winner, The Minds Eye Garden, designed by LDC Design, which won both the Gold Award for Best Fresh Garden and the BBC/Peoples’ Choice Award. CED supplied all the stone elements to The Minds Eye Garden including granite paving, benches, wall blocks with various textures and aggregate.

Come and talk to CED about your next project on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.


Wyevale Nurseries redesigned brand kick starts a new journey with passion and determination to become market leaders in the supply of trees, transplants and container grown plants into the British market place. Recent re-organisation from three limited companies into one has enhanced service and broadened our product range offering customers over 350 acres of field and container grown trees, 125,000+ field grown trees in over 70 varieties annually as well as 8500 container grown trees from 15ltr to 300lts.

They have 5 million transplants grown on 200 acres with 14 miles of seed beds from native sourced seed which equates to over 1.5 million 2ltr and 3ltr shrubs annually.

They have 150+ Garden Centre promotional lines and 20 acres of covered growing facilities which in total is a massive 6 million plants, in 15 sites on over 600 acres.

Come and talk to them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September about how they can help you with your next project.

WoodBlocxWoodBlocX returned to the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a statement stand design, which helped them to win a top award from the show’s judges.

Planters, seating, steps and decking mixed with bright and bold planting from organic gardening expert, Jekka McVicar, formed the company’s exhibit at the show. The layout and design caught the judges’ imagination and the team was presented with a prestigious Four-Star Trade Stand Award for their efforts.

In addition, the National Union of Students, which also incorporated three large circular WoodBlocX raised beds into garden, was awarded a Silver Gilt Award. The garden formed part of the organisation’s Student Eats campaign, which puts sustainable food production at the heart of university and college campuses across the country, to bring students from a wide variety of backgrounds together.

“2014 has been great so far for WoodBlocX. We are experiencing our busiest year yet and to receive recognition for our own stand design at the world’s most prestigious flower show is fantastic! The NUS’ garden was a worthy winner of a Silver Gilt Award and I am very pleased that our raised beds formed a part of it,” said WoodBlocX’s Henry Blake.

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Boot & Co. Nurseries are one of Europe’s leading suppliers of hardy nursery stock for use in all types of landscape projects. Based in Boskoop, Holland, for several decades B&C have expended considerable resources on their R&D activities, which continue to expand.

Specifically Boot & Co. develop new plant varieties to give Landscape Designers an improved pallet of low maintenance, lower growing, robust and colourful landscape roses, shrubs and perennials. Many are in widespread use in mainland Europe, some have been licensed in the USA and elsewhere.

Boot & Co.’s ethos is not introduce a variety, unless they are confident that it is better than those currently available on the market.

Two recent successes for the company have been their Hydrangea paniculata ‘Melange’ and Rosa ‘Marathon’. Come and see them on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.


YoungHort is a new initiative, set up in December 2013 by Jack Shilley using social media networks to springboard the idea into the public domain. Jack was inspired to start the group after one simple tweet stating that ‘there should be an event for young horticulturists to get together, network and meet industry leaders to help support the industry for future generations.’

Since then YoungHort has grown massively with 200 YoungHort members and a dedicated team of YoungHort ambassadors who are responsible for the promotion and running of all the YoungHort projects that are currently underway! The first YoungHort conference that was organised by the ambassadors was a huge success with great reviews, inspiration talks and speeches and great connections built for all the horticulturists (young or mature) attending.

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The Young Horts will meet again on Wednesday the 24th of September 2014 with a specially focused student day which has been specially arranged at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

Meet Jack Shilley at the YoungHort seminar on Wednesday 24th September at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park. Register for free tickets to come along and listen at www.landscapeshow.co.uk

Gary Drostle’s unique, colourful and beautiful mosaic works have been gaining a great deal of attention in the last year. Already this year his work has won the Mosaic Arts International award for ‘Contemporary Innovation in Mosaic’ in Houston, Texas. This award is the third time Gary has won at the premier International exhibition of mosaic art winning the award for Best Architectural mosaic in 2008 in Miami and last year winning the ‘Best in Show’ award in Tacoma, Washington.

Gary’s best in Show award was given for his mosaic sculpture ‘Entwined Histories’ in Bow, east London. Commissioned by the housing association Poplar HARCA this work stands on the site of the former major rope making factory for the London Docks. Gary designed the sculpture to reflect the stories of the different migrant communities to the local area. Each of the eight different strands of the rope represent a different community that has settled in the area going as far back as the French Huguenots and the Irish Weavers. Each community is represented through it’s own unique textile.

Gary will be at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park in September as part of the QEST Scholars stand.

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QuickgrassQuickgrass Limited are based in Worcestershire and are one of the UK’s premier suppliers of artificial grass . They have an exclusive range of grasses that really do stand out and are a wonderful example of what can be achieved with todays modern production methods.

They were recently approached by Stephen Floyd – a landscape architect based in London to supply a high quality artificial grass suitable for a roof garden terrace feature at Holborn Chambers, right in the centre of London’s legal district just off Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Richmond artificial grass was chosen , selected for its high quality structure and realistic appearance . The installation has created a dramatic scene high above the roof tops of this part of London. The installation was straight forward with the Richmond grass being cut and supplied from our Worcestershire warehouse delivered directly to site.

With the installation completed this is what Stephen had to say about Quickgrass and his project, “I wanted to create this tiny section of park in the sky high above the busy streets of Bloomsbury. This perfect lookout point required only the simplest of interventions to maximize its romantic potential. Custom cast iron lampposts echo the street below and Richmond’s artificial turf supplied by Quickgrass allowed us to wrap the whole upper story with a blanket of green. “

If you would like to know more about Quickgrass Limited and their exclusive range of artificial grasses please visit their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

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Greenleaf is now GreenBlue UrbanTo reflect our revitalised corporate vision, Greenleaf is now GreenBlue Urban.

The new name represents their mission to provide world-leading tree planting and storm water management solutions designed to establish the future urban landscape across the globe.

With the goal of drastically improving urban planting success and increasing leaf canopy in urban areas, GreenBlue Urban tirelessly analysed the challenges, the causes of failure, and the reasons for premature mortality in urban trees.

As one of the UK market leader in specialist tree pit products, local authorities, landscape architects, engineers and other related professionals increasingly turn to GreenBlue Urban for guidance and best practice advice in tree planting implementation.

Their programme of continuous product development, conducted in conjunction with overseas partners, ensures that specifiers and clients can rest assured that the systems we offer for urban planting schemes represent the very best in the sector. Come and ask for more details on their stand at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

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Schellevis produces a wide range of architectural paving slabs, roofing slabs, landscaping products, horticultural and noise reducing products. Besides slabs in a variety of colours, Schellevis offers a complementary range of products such as cobblestones, elements for stairs, walls and for around the pool.

Schellevis specializes in larger sized paving slabs including 1metre x 1 metre sizes. These slabs are reinforced and are suitable for vehicle traffic. The company, and its products, are established as market leaders on the Continent and have established a name for design and quality in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Internationally.

Schellevis paving and landscaping products can be found in parks, homes, offices, and private gardens. Schellevis products offer functional quality which is combined with inspired creativity in maintenance free and non-slip slabs and other landscaping elements.

Peter van Vugt, CEO of Schellevis said “ We are excited about introducing our range of unique paving and landscaping products into the UK market. We are well established as a market leader at the high end of the market in Continental Europe and see an opportunity in the UK for our stylish products.”

“We invite enquiries from architects, designers, landscapers, developers, house builders and end users to discuss our product range”.

Come and meet them on their stand at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.

The event will enable visitors at a perfect time of year, to soak up inspiration for outdoor spaces from some of the most spectacular display gardens that they will ever see. The Horticultural Media Association is an enthusiastic supporter of the Australian Garden Show Sydney and will be there in force in 2014 to educate and inspire the gardening public.

The Australian Garden Show Sydney is part of the NSW Events Calendar developed by Destination NSW on behalf of the NSW Government.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris said, “The Australian Garden Show Sydney is set to inspire garden lovers, showcase the best in landscape design whilst at the same time delight participants with award winning floral displays and offering the latest in cutting edge green technology.”

Anthony Bastic, the Event Director and Founder, will be one of the featured speakers at this years LANDSCAPE event in Battersea Park in September. Come along and listen to how you can be part of the 2015 event.

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The dates have been set for the 2014 Australian Garden Show Sydney, to be held once again in Sydney’s iconic Centennial Park. The show will officially launch the start of the floral and garden shows that take place each year throughout NSW and will be held over four days from 4 - 7 September, 2014.

Event Director, Anthony Bastic, AGB Events, says. “The 2014 Australian Garden Show Sydney promises to be a world-class outdoor event, which will once again attract the participation of highly respected international and Australian gardening experts.

We design the show so it is both inspiring and educational for gardening novices as well as the more experienced gardeners via our popular educational workshops and lecture series. The first week of spring is also the perfect time to showcase what nurseries and retailers have on offer and launch new plant releases.”

Australia’s key gardening associations have once again endorsed the show. David Foster, CEO, Nursery & Garden Industry NSW & ACT Ltd (NGINA) believes, “As an industry association we represent the nursery and gardening industry, we believe the Australian Garden Show Sydney offers the very best opportunity for industry to showcase itself to a large public audience. Through the experience we gained via exhibiting at this year’s show, we can guarantee that this is a quality event with real gardens and real value”.

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Jacksons FencingI look forward to seeing you at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September where I would be delighted to tell you more about our winning gardens.”

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We spoke to Louise Crumlin from Jacksons recently who told us what she had been up to.

“As you might expect when I was asked for my contribution to the next issue of Land-scape magazine, it would be pretty difficult for me not to mention this year’s Jacksons Show Gardens Design competition, in fact you’d probably think it was odd if I didn’t. We have had the two separate launches, one at our HQ in Kent, for the two winning 2014 show garden designs opening, and then another launch for the rather unusual additional part of the competition, which is the show garden opening at the Ashford Designer Outlet.

This year we did a few things differently to previous years; one was we had the opening event after the Chelsea Flower show, rather than the Saturday before it opens. I think this worked to my advantage, as it meant I had time to go and see the show at Chelsea, before I got completely burnt out, in fact I think it served as more of a boost.

We were delighted to be asked to supply some of our Venetian fencing and one of our lovely Retreats for RHS Chelsea flower show this year. These were in Chris Webb’s Sculpture garden, right near one of the entrances to the Grand Pavilion, as you can see in the photo. The garden was basking in the evening sun when I arrived to see it. Which was quite different from the weather leading up to the show. Liz Brewer, the garden designer responsible for the creating the planting in the Sculpture garden, sent several tweets, thanking us for supplying the Retreat with its polycarbonate roof, under which, she ‘beat a hasty retreat’ (pardon the pun!) to escape from, not only torrential rain, but hailstones as well! Landscape


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The artist, Peter Barney, has created a collection of paintings from one of the world’s most beautiful locations. After taking the time to immerse himself in the light, colours, shapes, textures, climate and culture he is delighted to be exhibiting his unique work at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September. Peter says, ‘Marrakech, basking in the blistering heat of midsummer, is a unique place that overwhelms and inspires all in the same instant. Enter the city through its famous pink walls, and lose yourself in the Medina’s bustling stalls. Sunlight sparkles on every smooth tile and tinkling fountain. Fabric in every shade imaginable festoons the Souk’s blind alleyways. Bewildering arrays of exotic fragrances fight for attention in the spice market. And high above it all, lingers Morocco’s deep endless blue skies. But one colour stands out more brightly and brilliantly: Majorelle Blue. It’s the trademark of French artist Jacques Majorelle. In 1924, he constructed a masterpiece in the form of the Majorelle Gardens. Here the walls, fountains, features and even pots are painted in the same intense shade of blue. In 1980, Yves St. Laurent purchased Majorelle’s house and garden, and the colours and shapes of his home are clearly the inspiration for his iconic branding and many innovative designs.

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Hannah Griffiths is a mosaic artist and painter; she makes bespoke mosaics for public and private clients. Trained as a fine art painter, most of her work is initially developed through painting and then she loves the process of transposing these designs into mosaics, which is a beautiful and tactile medium. Working with a variety of materials including glass and ceramic tesserae, gilded glass and broken china she has undertaken diverse commissions including wall art for colleges and hospitals.

Numerous domestic commissions for floors, kitchens, tables, mirrors etc. have been inspired by diverse subject matter including African textiles, Moroccan pattern, Italian church floors, the crown jewels, space invaders and red hot chilli peppers.

In 2012 Hannah created an exquisite egg ‘Conchiglia’ for The Faberge Big Egg Hunt London. In 2011 she made a beautiful crocodile, ‘Flora’, for Jungle City Edinburgh, and in 2010 she made ‘Figgy’ for Elephant Parade London.

In 2009 Hannah was honoured to be awarded a scholarship by QEST to attend the Master in Mosaic course at Orsoni in Venice where she learnt how to work with smalti mosaics, which are made from beautiful handmade enamelled glass and cut with a traditional hammer and hardie, in the oldest and most respected mosaic establishment.

Hannah will be exhibiting at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park as part of the QEST Pavilion. Landscape


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GroundsCare Products sell and rent a unique range of time-saving landscape maintenance machinery. They are sole European importers for the award-winning Turf Teq brand, and main dealers for Rotowash, a self-contained, walk-behind pressure washer.

GroundsCare Products is a trading name of County Hire Ltd which is now in its 22nd year of trading. Director, Paul Errington, said “Our machines offer considerable time savings. In the case of the lawn Edger, operators have achieved in a day what would take a week using traditional methods, and the Rotowash can cut cleaning times by up to 80%, whilst producing a more uniform standard of clean than a normal pressure washer”.

The products are used mainly by facilities management companies, local authorities, estate managers, landscapers, golf courses and is available from progressive equipment hire companies. Come and see what they can offer you at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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The LANDSCAPE Show is delighted to welcome the internationally renowned architect Martha Schwartz to the ever growing list of speakers at this years event.

Featured here are some of her recent projects. Sowwah Square in Abu Dhabi which was completed in 2012 and is the first development within the larger Sowwah Island master plan and is intended to be the centre piece of the island development, providing a green retreat at the centre of the new commercial hub.

On the southern edge of Sowwah Island, the main urban space is located on top of a two-level retail podium and creates a landscape setting for the Sowwah Square complex. Future phases of the project will include a 5 star Business Hotel, serviced apartments, and additional retail complexes adjacent to Sowwah Square.

Also shown is Fengming Mountain Park which is set on a 16,000m2 site, located in the growing Shapingba District of Chongqing. Opened in Spring 2013, visitors are taken on a dynamic journey via a series of iconic mountain-shaped follies, plazas, greenery and water features to the proposed Vanke Golden City Development sales centre.

The brief was to design a demonstration park and urban public realm to express a unique indentiy in order to market the future development. The park is required to draw attention to the development sales centre from the upper main road and entrance from Fengxi Road; and be adaptable for retrofit and integration for the adjacent future development.

The presence of water is an important part of Fengming Mountain Park and is expressed as a ‘flow’ of water from the arrival plaza to the sales centre, using a variety of different water effects, such as: channels, pools and jets to assist with cooling, provide sounds and atmosphere to what is a captivating landscape.

Martha will be one of the featured speakers at the ‘free to attend’ CPD accredited Seminar Sessions at this years LANDSCAPE Show in Battersea Park this September. Register for free tickets to come along and listen to what she has to say at www.landscapeshow.co.uk.

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Meadowview is situated on the edge of a rural village in Bedfordshire and was designed as a family home for a retired couple. The plot, enclosed by hedgerows and mature trees, borders onto an expanse of arable fields. The site has been divided into different areas by the house and hard landscaping, setting up an interplay between the building, gardens and distant landscape. platform5architects.com

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The abstract nature of the surrounding agricultural landscape and vernacular buildings has informed the design, resulting in a house with a simple linear form with a horizontal emphasis. Small diff erences in height make a big diff erence to what you can see in a fl at landscape so three datums were struck across the site expressed in bands of slate, white render and timber cladding to mark the viewing platforms.

On the ground fl oor, areas of glazing set up close, sensual relationships with the garden whilst the fi rst fl oor off ers a more detached experience of the landscape with long views framed like pictures on the wall.

The sweet chestnut clad box overhangs the ground fl oor so that from across the fi elds it looks like it is fl oating over the hedgerows.

To the rear of the house, swathes of long grasses and meadow flowers are animated by the breeze giving the terrace a wharf-like feel.

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Originally created in honour of the Queen’s silver jubilee in 1977, the Jubilee Gardens are situated on London’s South Bank. As tourist traffic to the area increased and other infrastructure projects including an extension to the Jubilee Tube line, the Golden Jubilee bridges, and the London Eye were undertaken, the plush grass slowly began to deteriorate.

However, 31 years after the silver jubilee, the Jubilee Gardens Trust was formed to rejuvenate the gardens, bringing together neighbouring landowners, local businesses and community representatives in the process.

TopSport, Tarmac Building Products’ professional landscaping division, was approached to offer advice on helping the Trust ensure that the new gardens received the optimum growing conditions for the turf and plants based on London’s soil type.

After analysing the garden’s soil, TopSport developed a bespoke topsoil to suit the site’s planting requirements. This was achieved by blending a quality washed sand from Tarmac Building Products’ Kingsley Quarry, located in Hampshire, with Green Compost at a predetermined ratio. This created the perfect growing medium for both plants and grass.

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Over the course of the Jubilee Gardens renovation project, TopSport delivered 5,000 tonnes of the bespoke TopSport to the Central London site, ensuring the gardens had an appropriate supply of topsoil at all times to keep the project on track.

Dale Mcrobbie at TopSport, commented: “The Jubilee Gardens is situated on one of London’s prime tourist areas and is just a stone’s throw away from the South Bank centre, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. It’s a common misconception that topsoil is a ‘one size fits all’ solution, but the PH levels within the ground differ around the country. Given the importance of this project, we wanted to ensure that we could offer a bespoke solution which was tailored to the specific area and best complemented the garden’s design.

For more information on Tarmac Building Products’ Topsport range, please visit their stand at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park in September.

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ConcepturbainWith 33 years of experience as a street furniture designer and manufacturer, Concepturbain works cast iron, steel, aluminium and stainless steel in combination with wood, polyethylene or composite materials. Equipped with efficient industrial tools, Concepturbain strives to offer top-quality products providing the best response to environmental constraints. With itscomplete lines of contemporary design street furniture (bollards, posts, barriers, benches, bins, ashtrays, planters, tree grate, bicycle stand, fountains) Concepturbain offers technical responses for road problems and elegant solutions for landscaping, public spaces or commercial centres. Attentive to the needs of local authorities, designers, architects and urban planners, Concepturbain draws on its long experience in urban planning to response as flexibly as possible to made-to-measure projects.

Come and talk to them to find out more at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September

Hahn Plastics offer a landscape range which is ideally suited to applications where lifespan is as important as it is durable; lasting at least five times longer than timber. Many landscaping designs now incorporate the use of recycled plastic products because of their many product benefits which include water impervious, hard wearing as well as being maintenance free.

Castle Special School in Cambridge recently had to find an alternative product to replace failing timbers. The school, which has 165 children attending, was opened in 2006 to replace four existing special schools in Cambridge. Timber had been used to edge planting bays and due to the poor quality of the existing material large areas were now unusable and also unsafe. The Hahn Plastics recycled rectangular palisade that was used is ideal for challenging outdoor environments. The timber equivalent had rotted very quickly due to the poor quality preservatives that are used in timber since the legislation that stopped the use of oil based preservatives.

There are a great variety of hanit® palisades, suitable for creative design in any new development, reconstruction and modernisation project. They are strong, durable and weatherproof, the palisades have a smooth splinter free finish. They have strong impact resistance and require little maintenance. The brown and textured surface resembles the natural beauty of wood. These products can be easily cut, nailed and screwed.

Why not visit Hahn at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park to see for yourself.

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Last year was Gilkicker’s busiest season for sales and installations of their Light`n`Shade adjustable louvred canopy roofs. It was also the first year that the area of square metres of Light`n`Shade installed on commercial applications matched the area of square metres installed on domestic applications.

Gilkicker Ltd. took the decision to promote the advantages of the adjustable Light`n`Shade system to commercial clients and designers in 2011 and were surprised at how quickly the concept and idea was adopted by the industry.

The company are involved in supplying opening and closing roofs for a number of alfresco dining areas for projects in beer gardens, restaurant terraces, an outside kitchen a dining area for a boutique hotel and several covered play and learning areas for nursery schools.

In all these projects it was the flexibility of the system that the clients and project teams liked about the product. Being able to supply any size and almost any shape of adjustable louvred roof in a variety of materials and colours meant that the design team were not limited or restricted.

In turn the clients have been pleased to increase usable space and were delighted at how easy and quick to use the Light`n`Shade roof is throughout the day. It only takes a couple of seconds to adjust a Light`n`Shade system from a waterproof roof to an open area where up to 95% of the available sunlight and daylight can be enjoyed underneath.

Come and see the roofs in action yourself at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.


Wayne Hart, lettercutter, lettering artist and typographer, recently completed the prestigious memorial to C.S. Lewis in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey. The final design, which took months of ideas, sketches and full-scale drawings, features Lewis’s name and dates in the center of the stone encapsulated by one of his quotes. This reads, ‘I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it but because by it I see everything else’. The style of the lettering is very free to mimic Lewis’s imagination and writing style, though the composition of the piece is sober and retains the dignity of a memorial. The work was drawn and carved by hand in Purbeck Green Marble, with mallet and chisel, in Wayne’sstudio in Manchester before being inset into the floor of the Abbey. The memorial was unveiled during a special service at Westminster Abbey on the 22nd November 2013, the fiftieth anniversary of Lewis’s death.

This was Wayne’s second major public art project since setting up his studio in October 2012. It follows his piece On ignore la Somme des mots, sited on the Hortillonages site in Amiens, France. Wayne’s piece, a 3.5 metre-high column of corten steel contains words written by local Picard poet, Pierre Garnier, and was installed in a small wooded area. He chose corten steel as the outer layer of the material rusts, connecting it with the landscape which is dominated by water.

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Aralia Garden Design was set up in 2004 when Patricia Fox started out as a Garden Designer, working as a sole practitioner, and operating from her home office, very much on a part time local basis.

Now celebrating 10 successful years in business having developed into a multidisciplinary landscape design studio with both UK and international clients.

Aralia’s design team are now involved in a range of high end projects including a series of penthouse roof terraces at the prestigious Chelsea Creek Development, London, with world class Property Developer St George PLC (part of the Berkeley Home Group).

The Aralia design team have a wide selection of projects on their desks, or more accurately on their PC’s, from sprawling country estates to high specification urban gardens. They work on a broad range of projects, but tend to be involved on design projects that require a core element of innovation. This they believe is their speciality, coupled with their underlying professionalism in their approach across the board, from the design process through the full spectrum of their services.

With a string of national awards to their name the team is well placed to provide that assurance and confidence to their clients. Aralia believes that the early stages of the project are absolutely key. Fox says ‘We spend a significant amount of time in the early stages working through the objectives for the brief and really exploring concepts and design styles with our clients. It is essential that we take the time to do so: it is the only way to know for sure that you are designing a landscape that is going to satisfy your client’s needs!’

The future for Aralia is looking good, come and listen to Patricia Fox, one of the speakers at the CPD accredited seminars at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park in September.

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Online Playgrounds is a one stop shop for playground spares and associated products from swing seats to surfacing repair materials, dedicated to offering a fast, efficient and professional service. They are a division of Fenland Leisure Products; a family run company who have been manufacturing high quality playground equipment in Cambridgeshire for over 21 years and therefore share the expert knowledge that sets them apart. With their combined experience of the play industry, they have a thorough understanding of the needs of play and leisure and supply a wide range of playground spares and consumable parts to the requirements of caravan, campsites, visitor attractions and local parks through to landscape architects and designers.

At Online Playgrounds they also design and manufacture ropes and nets using steel core combination rope, meaning that they are able to offer an efficient net and rope replacement service.

Why not come along and see their range at LANDSCAPE this September in Battersea Park.


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