Tobermore & Northern Ireland's favourite outdoor venue

Leading Northern Ireland based paving and walling manufacturer, Tobermore, have supplied a range of fabulous paving products used to create the classic landscape of Cutters Wharf, Belfast. Products installed include Historic flags, Tegula Heather block paving, Tegula Setts Heather, Sienna Setts Silver & Step risers in Charcoal. See them at Landscape 2014.

Thrive at Landscape 2014

Thrive is a national charity that uses gardening to help people living with disability or mental ill health affect positive change in their lives. One of its most recent projects, funded by The Royal British Legion, is called Down to Earth which sees the charity working with ex-military personnel. It uses elements from Thrives’ successful ‘Working it Out’ programme alongside social and therapeutic horticulture aspect leading to qualifications and hopefully onto employment.

ASLA Professional Awards

Successful Year for The Gardeners Guild

Awareness of The Gardeners Guild continues to grow. Appearing at Landscape 2013 they distributed all of their application forms and received lots of interest from designers who were looking for gardeners they could recommend. New member applications increased by 50% in the 2 months following Landscape show. The Landscape Team are happy to welcome them back for 2014!

WoodBlocX's Raised Bed Rescue campaign

The company that has turned the humble raised bed into a beautiful garden must-have in launching a nation-wide competition to help rejuvenate public gardens across the UK. WoodBlocX is pledging up to £5000 of it's products as part of its Raised Bed Rescue campaign, which aims to help community and public gardens that are in need of some TLC.

Solar Street Charge Stations keeps your mobile phone alive!

Street Charge has been successfully trialled in over 50 locations in New York, and is now available in Europe through a partnership with Belfast based Environmental Street Furniture, with a launch in the UK next month. The product keeps your mobile phone charged for people on-the-go in between home, office or the café, using only solar power.

Tamar Nurseries

Tamar Nurseries has been established since 1979 and has grown into one of the country’s leading nurseries. They grow over a million plants each year together with one of Europe’s largest range of trees up to semi-matures. One of their main strengths is their ‘Contract Grow’ service enabling customers to accommodate their specific specifications, right from initial planning, through production, to the final delivery stage.

Schellevis Launches in the UK

Schellevis, with over 70 years of experience on the Continent, is launching its products in the UK market. They produce a wide range of architectural paving slabs, roofing slabs, landscaping products, horticultural and noise reducing products which can be found in parks, homes,offices, and private gardens. The products are manufactured by using natural resources in an environmentally friendly way.

Erlau AG appearing at Landscape 2014

Erlau AG is a leading manufacturer of outdoor furniture & open space equipment. They are launching their new BellaVia outdoor furniture range, comprising an innovative trapezoid elegance, optical attractiveness alongside a bold distinctive style. You could expect to see the outdoor furniture range at train stations, parks and a variety of urban surroundings.

APL Networking Seminar - Growing Your Business

Landscapers and designers are invited to an evening packed with advice and guidance on how to take their business to the next level at the Spring APL Networking Seminar on the 6th March at Classiflora, Essex. Guests will receive a wealth of top tips, tools and advice to apply to their businesses. For the first time, the seminar will also feature an interactive panel session too.

Institute of Horticulture Young Horticulturist of the Year

There is still time compete in the Institute of Horticulture Young Horticulturist of the Year (YHoY) 2014 competition. Prizes valued at more than £10,000 are on offer, including the coveted £2,000 Percy Thrower Travel Bursary prize for the winner. This year’s competition is forecast to be the biggest ever, with well over 2,000 young horticulturists participating. 

Investment in car park tree planting really paying off

More emphasis is being placed on improving the long-term success rate of trees in retail car parks according to Landscape exhibitor Greenleaf. Large mature trees are particularly effective in regulating the microclimate, attenuating and filtering water, attenuating noise, improving air quality and sequestering carbon. 

Concepturbain at Landscape 2014

With 33 years of experience as a street furniture designer and manufacturer, Concepturbain works with cast iron, steel, aluminium and stainless steel in combination with wood, polyethylene or composite materials. Concepturbain offers technical responses for roads problems and elegant solutions for landscaping, public spaces or commercial centers.

Jacuzzi Partners with Pride of Britain Hotels

Jacuzzi Spa and Bath Limited are delighted to announce their brand new commercial partnership with the Pride of Britain Hotels consortium, a collection of 50 independent, mostly family-owned, luxury hotels in some of the most beautiful locations around the British Isles. Natasha McCreesh, Marketing Manager for Jacuzzi Spa & Bath Limited says “It is our desire to develop relationships with hotels who value the wellness experience of their guests".

APL Supporting Landscape Show 2014

We are pleased to announce that APL will be supporting the show this September 23rd & 24th in Battersea Park, London. We are offering a limited amount of APL members the opportunity to be part of the event with their own subsidised stand area allowing them to meet Garden Designers who are actively seeking Contractors but to also look for new products, materials and techniques.

Learn with the Landscape Show

Landscape Show is proud to announce that it is now CPD Accredited. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the term used to describe the commitment to lifelong learning and the need to enhance skills to stay effective in the workplace. By attending seminars at the Landscape Show you can start working towards CPD certificates and awards.

Jacuzzi Hot Tubs Celebrate Holiday Park Success

The Darwin Leisure Property Fund invested £8m to transform the brand new Cheddar Woods Holiday Park in Somerset, from a camping site to a luxury lodge park with extensive leisure facilities - including 29 Jacuzzi Hot tubs. They have also requested 27 tubs for Woodside Beach Holiday Park, which is coming soon to the Isle of Wight, as well as 30 tubs for Piran Meadows in Cornwall.

Landscape Show Video

Watch the video from Landscape 2013. Soak up the atmosphere and the excitement from our guests.

12-page Exclusive of the Landscape Show 2013 in The Landscaper

Grab a copy of this month's Landscaper to see an exciting 12-page exclusive of Landscape 2013. Praising the show as "gearing up to be one of the leading shows in the industry for years to come", The Landscaper has dedicated 12 pages to Landscape, People, Products and Services. Take a look...

William Hardie on Channel 4

Landscape 2014 speaker William Hardie is embarking on his second project for George Clarke's Amazing Spaces on Channel 4. Over the 8 part series he will design and build an accessible tree house for a charitable trust in Northumberland. The Project presents some very big challenges and some very unusual solutions. A recommended watch for those of you that are interested.

Fernando in Fitzrovia

Fitzrovia, London W1, once home to Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolfe is now said to be the home of eclectic celebrity Lady Gaga who has chosen one of the Fitzrovia Apartments as her London-home. Recently featured in The Times, this 7 storey apartment block boasts a number of pent houses which feature beautiful garden terraces designed by Landscape 2013 speaker and Chelsea Flower Show medal-winner Fernando Gonzalez.

Jacuzzi Spa & Bath Ltd put hotels on the map

Jacuzzi will be presenting the Jacuzzi® Original Wellness Hotel concept to hoteliers this year. Jacuzzi® Original Wellness is all about quality and experience this means every time a guest books into a Jacuzzi® Original Wellness Hotel, they will not only remember the exceptional feeling of using one of our baths, hot tubs, saunas or steam rooms; they will remember that hotel forever.

Success for Sorbus at Landscape 2013

Appearing for the first time at the Landscape Show, Sorbus have already booked their exhibition space for Landscape 2014 having had a fantastic show. The products they featured on their stand were remarkably well received and sales at and after the show are extremely encouraging. The show gave them a chance to meet hundreds of potential new customers with many of them taking an avid interist in the variety of the products they can offer. 

Troughs, troughs, troughs...

Architectural Heritage is exceptionally pleased with their new range of limestone period stone troughs. Sourced in France, these limestone troughs all have a wonderful patination, with a couple being of exceptional and notable size. These antique troughs can be made watertight, for a water feature, or alternately drill for drainage for planting. 

SASHA by Jacuzzi® wins BRONZE award at IIDEX Canada Innovation Awards 2013

The Innovation Awards celebrate the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers within the fields of design and architecture, and recognize outstanding achievement in new product design for the built environment. Jacuzzi® are therefore thrilled with this fantastic testament not only to SASHA but to their world famous brand!

Battersea Park Competition - Winner Announced!

From a shortlist of 8 innovative entries submitted to redesign The Promontory in Battersea Park there can only be one winner. Gerry Birtles from Wandsworth Council chose David Keary’s design as the winning design. “We think it makes the best of the promontory’s location to give really good viewing points up, down and across the river. It meets the requirements of being in keeping with the Victorian heritage of the park – which for us is a fundamental requirement.” 

A Successful Show for Landscape 2013

Set over two busy days in the beautiful Battersea Park, Landscape 2013 has been confirmed as a total triumph with more than 132 exhibitors launching new products as well as promoting their best sellers to key customers. A diverse seminar programme featuring 34 speakers explored key topics in the world of landscaping and design proved a popular talking point. With 69% of exhibitors rebooking on site to return for Landscape 2014 we are already enthusiastic that the next show will be bigger and better than ever.

Europlanters and the New Birmingham Library

Approached by Frosts Landscapes, Europlanters manufactured the bespoke 5.2 metre diameter, GRP teardrop shaped planters for the New Birmingham Library. These were then used as flowerbeds to create a tranquil space. where visitors can relax, catch their breath or take a look at the interesting views of the Birmingham skyline.

Environmental Street Furniture

A brand new concept of outdoor benches that can be installed in endless lines, straight and also variously curved. Unique is the combination of horizontal lamellas of tropical wood on a seat and vertical ones on an elevated backrest. It is not only about individual benches, but a landscape element in the city, a real small architecture.

Nicolas Moreton. Stone and Light

Exhibiting at Landscape Show 2013, Nicolas will have on display new works in stone and light. One of which is a curious light, heat and stone sculpture entitled "A crack in time and space". A stone that warms up adding a new dimension to outside sculptural seating.

Relaxation, comfort and intimacy in the comfort of your home...

These are the promises that Jacuzzi® makes with its latest wellness concept - City™ Spa. A new dimension in wellness that you can enjoy in urban spaces and compact gardens, inside the apartment or out on the patio, for all those that want to take all-round care of themselves. 

'Alphabet City' launching at Landscape 2013

Alphabet City is the newest line in urban furniture for Acrospire Solutions, inspired by the letters of the alphabet. Not only does their range give the opportunity to be creative with slogans, names of places and towns it offers a comfortable and contemporary, ergonomically contoured place to rest, play and secure parking for bicycles.

Hobs Reprographics - 3D Print and Model Making demonstration at Landscape 2013

In response to rising demand from landscape designers and architects Hobs Reprographics Ltd now offers a 3D Print and Model Making service which can produce affordable, high quality 3D Models from CAD files to enhance presentations and design concepts.

Hahn Plastics Ltd.

Their landscape range is ideal for projects where lifespan is important as it is durable, lasts at least 5 times longer than timber, made of dense solid material, chip, crack and splinter proof, low maintenance, will show little visible sign of wear, UV and insect resistant, impervious to water so will not rot and weather resistant making it easy to clean! Ideal!

Appearing at the Landscape Show 2013 - English City Stone

English City Stone are London's specialist restorer of Victorian & Georgian Yorkstone and Portland Stone steps, with over 25 years experience in the field. Their innovative waterproofing system ensures an elegant finish with full protection from the elements.

New product from Addagrip at Landscape 2013!

Addagrip is enthused to be promoting a variety of new products at Landscape 2013 including Terrabound a seamless, porous, hard wearing, low maintenance surface ideal for commercial projects, landscaping schemes, parks, car parks and driveways.

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Rooftop Olives

Villaggio Verde now delivering olive trees to London rooftop gardens using a crane

Olive trees may weigh up to a ton, but that is no reason why Londoners should miss out on these Mediterranean beauties. Villaggio Verde is always up to the challenge to bring olive trees to any landscape project, no matter how hard. 

Green Roofing just got easier

Q Lawns have introduced Green Roof Kits.  Each kit contains the right quantity of the right materials to create a sedum roof on either a pitched or a flat roof.   All the buyer needs to do is measure the roof, decide whether it is flat or sloping and click on the kit that’s the right size.  Simple!

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Grant of a Royal Charter to the Institute of Horticulture

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. It is expected that this will be completed in the New Year 2014.

France for Art

Wayne Hart has just completed a public art project in Amiens, France for Art, Cities & Landscape. The scheme saw an exchange of visual artists and landscape architects between the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk and the Maison de la Culture d’Amiens. Wayne’s piece, a large column of Corten steel explores the historic language of Picard. 

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Ivan Black

Ivan Black uses his unique methodology to create kinetic works that mutate upon the introduction of energy. The repetition of identical elements is a recurrent theme in his work; by this means he builds complex fluid structures. Each work is a section of a potentially continuous sequence, generated in form by the application of systematic rules to the geometry.

Garaia

Florfit by Garaia is a creative way of planting, providing a practical solution for the installation of planting concepts. It consists of pre-growing everything in a modular way in the nursery before taking it to the garden. With an instant finished effect, it allows you to enjoy the planting in a very short time in the most amazing locations, very cleanly and easily. Pre-grown modular solutions, tailor made to cover the needs of gardening.

Fernando Gonzalez Garden Design

Fernando Gonzalez Garden Design is an award-winning practice with a reputation for making gardens that are artworks in themselves. In 2013, FGGD was named one of the 50 Most Innovative Practices across the Globe by Digital Landscape Architecture Now. At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013 Fernando Gonzalez was awarded a Silver-Gilt medal for the garden called ‘ The Sound of Silence ‘.

ASLA Joins LANDSCAPE 2013

Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) represents more than 15,000 landscape architecture professionals and students in the United States, its territories, and 42 other countries around the world.  ASLA promotes the landscape architecture profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education, communication, and fellowship.

Europlanters

Europlanters has been established for over 20 years and are a major supplier of plant containers in the UK. They are also leading designers and manufacturers of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) planters for interior and exterior landscaping. Based in Cheshire, they supply wholesalers, exhibition contractors and interior and exterior landscapers throughout the U.K. and Ireland.

Newbold & Thomas

Newbold & Thomas are a resin surfacing specialist based in South East London, specialising in resin bound and resin bonded gravel surfacing systems for commercial and domestic clients. Other services include anti-slip systems, internal resin flooring and CoreGravel retention systems. 

Savills

Savills plc is a global real estate services provider listed on the London Stock Exchange.They have an international network of more than 500 offices and associates throughout the Americas, the UK, continental Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, offering a broad range of specialist advisory, management and transactional services to clients all over the world.

The Ardosia Slate Company

The Ardosia Slate Company Limited has over 20 years’ experience in the manufacture of slate products for both interior and exterior use. Only the finest quality raw materials are used in production, with stock items manufactured in the country of origin (mainly Brazil) and bespoke items at their facility in North Devon.

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GLDA Joins LANDSCAPE 2013

The GLDA is Ireland’s only association of professional garden designers, horticulturists and landscape architects. Individual members provide garden and landscape design services throughout Ireland. Every Full Member is rigorously assessed by an external panel of professionals, made up of experts from the design, horticultural and academic sides of the profession.

IFLA Joins LANDSCAPE 2013

International Federations of Landscape Architects' vision is to establish the importance of all matters relating to landscape as the physical, cultural, conceptual and spatial context of our European communities. The vision demands they establish, support, and promote the landscape profession across Europe.

French Pavilion

At LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September will be a pavilion of exhibitors from France. One such exhibitor is Catriona McLean who represents many of the France’s best known potteries manufacturing classic handmade terracotta vases, oil jars, pots and sculptural pieces not to mention other decorative terracotta garden ornaments.

The Gardeners Guild

The Gardeners Guild is now working with LoneALERT to arrange a group discount on lone worker protection services at a subsidised rate so that individual members can access this service at the same rate as a business. LoneALERT provides a range of products designed to ensure the protection of lone workers and staff who work remotely, including smartphone apps and Man Down alarms.

Hugo Bugg Landscapes

Hugo Bugg Landscapes is one of the UK’s most celebrated and ambitious new garden design practices. Hugo was named Young Designer of the Year by the RHS in 2010. He has also won two Gold medals at RHS flower shows including Hampton Court Palace Show in 2011 and Tatton Park in 2010 where he also won Best in Show.

Italian Pavilion

This year, the LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park, will feature an Italian Pavilion. Flora Nord is just one of those companies taking part who represent a cooperative of ten companies from Northern Italy. The companies within Flora Nord are all production nurseries and have recently made the decision to export directly.

APL

The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) was formed to try and raise and maintain standards in the industry and to help consumers make an informed choice in a market place that is susceptible to problems. As a customer, you can feel confident that the APL landscaper you have chosen has met prescribed professional standards.

Hannah Griffiths

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. Working with a variety of materials she has undertaken diverse commissions including wall art for colleges and hospitals. 

Jackson's Fine Fencing

Jacksons Fine Fencing can provide solution to most of your fencing requirements, from traditional garden gates to acoustic barriers and trellis work. Jacksons are proud to announce the fourth year of their own ‘mini Chelsea’ show gardens competition which runs at their Ashford site.

Marcus Barnett Landscape and Garden Design

Marcus Barnett Landscape and Garden Design has a number of exciting projects that are developing over the next few months. This includes the rejuvenation of a large farmhouse and outbuildings in Gloucestershire, where an almost dilapidated farm is being restored and integrated back into the surrounding landscape.

Architectural Heritage

Now well into its second generation, Architectural Heritage continues to grow, proudly producing the garden antiques of the future and providing clients worldwide with the fine service and expert knowledge that has been our hallmark for over 40 years. A selection of pieces will be displayed at this years LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park this September.

Claudia De Yong

Claudia has been in the profession now for more than fourteen years with 8 RHS Medals including Gold and Tudor Rose, Best in Show as well as a Lindley Medal. She started the business following the death of her father who had inspired her love of plants and trees and now, with her partner Mick, she has built a design and build company which operates all over the UK.

TPA Portable Roadways

TPA Portable Roadways, Europe’s largest Portable Access supplier is exhibiting at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this year. Their stand will feature their latest selection of market-leading plastic pitch covers, alongside its traditional range of medium and heavy-duty aluminium pedestrian walkways and portable roadway systems.

Fire Magic

Fire Magic BBQ’s and outdoor kitchens are the ultimate in BBQ’s and accessories for you to create the most amazing BBQ areas and outdoor kitchens. In the eight years we have been supplying built in BBQ equipment we have seen extraordinary growth particularly in the Landscape industry.

Lumena Lighting

Lumena Lighting have just launched a new range of 12v garden lighting for 2013, with a focus on classic style and durability. A real improvement on many existing 12v lighting products, all fittings are of decent quality, more substantial, and made from traditional long lasting materials such as natural copper, solid brass, stainless steel and anodised aluminium.

Kensington Roof Gardens

The Roof Gardens in Kensington has long been one of London's most spectacular and extraordinary landmarks. Designed as an escape from London, The Roof Gardens comprises of three gardens spanning acress 1.5 acres. The Gardens are celebrating their 75th Anniversary so there is plenty planned throughout the year to help commemorate such an  occasion!

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Clearstone Paving join BALI

Clearstone Paving has been accepted as a full contracting member of BALI. As the UK's largest trade body for the landscape sector, BALI represents contractors, designers, industry suppliers, training providers and associate organisations.

Environmental Street Furniture

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster opened the new premises of Environmental Street Furniture Limited. The Co. Antrim business designs and sources bespoke street furniture products such as bollards, seating, litter bins, cycle parking and bus shelters. ESF has benefited from Invest Northern Ireland’s assistance to recruit five new staff members; three were supported through the Jobs Fund.

Wayne Hart

Wayne Hart is currently one of a group of artists creating work for Art Cities & Landscape, a collaborative venture between the Maison de la Culture of Amiens and the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. His piece is exploring the use of Picard, one of the two languages that formed modern day French, and will be made in corten steel.

Perennial's XHose Short-listed for Product of the Year!

Perennial are very excited to have been shortlisted for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show product for the Year. They've put forward a fantastic product to make life easier for garden lovers nationwide - the revolutionary X Hose is the worlds first expanding hose never kinks, lightweight and durable; the X Hose is the ideal solution for all gardens.

Nurture Landcapes grows by 10%

Nurture Landscapes has grown its business by 10% after winning two new landscape maintenance contracts. It will provide grounds maintenance, gritting and snow clearance for Stockley Park Estate Management Limited from July and has started work on the IQ Farnborough grounds in the past few weeks. Nurture was established in 2008 and mainly handles corporate and public sector grounds maintenance contracts.

Alan Titchmarsh launches the RHS Chelsea Centenary Appeal

Britain's best-known gardener, Alan Titchmarsh, has joined forces with the RHS to reach out to the next generation of horticulturists. The RHS vice president launched the RHS Chelsea Centenary Appeal, with the aim of helping the charity highlight the breadth of opportunities that horticulture offers. “We must act now to make horticulture appeal to young people.”

Lawn UK

Lawn UK is one of Britain's premier independent suppliers of grass seeds, wildfower seeds and grass care products. Lawn UK tailor mixes every individual order using the latest amenity varieties. The recently extended seed blending plant processes hundreds of specially designed mixes a day, meaning a next-day service is offered to all customers.

Solid Oak Hardwood Furniture

Beautiful British handmade furniture by Solid Oak Hardwood Furniture Limited has been produced in the North East of England since 1923, a family business then and still is. Exceptionally gifted craftsmen create stunning pieces of handmade standard and bespoke furniture of all designs; armchairs, solid oak doors and frames, windows, gates, and more.

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Q Lawns goes Eco

Q Lawns turf growers have taken delivery of four new lorries in a bid to save costs, minimise environmental impact and improve services. All four trailers will be hauled by DAF XF105 460 ATe tractor units.  These are currently the most eco-friendly DAF on the market.  They comply with Euro 5 and EEV emissions standards and have some innovative engine features that make them exceptionally fuel efficient and cost effective.

Gaze Burvill

Gaze Burvill work with landscape architects Robert Myers Associates, and were delighted when a project in Richmond came under discussion, to transform a rather empty, bland space into a lively public amenity. Robert wanted to place trees in the middle of a Square so he went to Gaze Burvill, who were already supplying the project seating. Gaze Burvill are part of the Steering Committee for LANDSCAPE 2013.

Jennifer Gray

Jennifer Gray designs and makes objects and jewellery in a range of materials, which move in and out of the hand-made, and the digital. Each series is unified, in particular through use of traditional hand carving methods, enhanced by taking advantage of emerging digital technologies. Jennifer will be part of the QEST demonstration area at LANDSCAPE in Battersea Park this September.

Dennis Kilgallon

Dennis Kilgallon Sculpture, can supply bespoke sculpture, from concept to finished piece and installation, working in high-fired ceramics, extremely durable for all conditions, or in Bronze. He offers an extensive and unique range of ‘Off the Shelf’ pieces in ceramics. Dennis will feature as part of the QEST demonstration area at LANDSCAPE show in Battersea Park in September.

Perennial

Perennial provides free, confidential advice, support and financial assistance to people of all ages working in or retired from horticulture and their spouses, partners and children. Their work depends entirely on voluntary donations from the horticultural industry and the garden-loving public; they will be at the LANDSCAPE show in September and look forward to your visit.

Indu+

Indu+ is introducing a completely new cooking experience. Its rolling trolleys mean you can move the kitchen outside in an instant. The induction hobs in the trolleys are modular and can therefore be easily changed and adapted to the menu requirements: cooking, using a wok, grilling, teppanyaki. Outdoor cooking no longer has to mean just a barbecue. With the indu+ trolleys it has a completely new dimension.

The Millboard Company

Millboard’s new generation of innovative anti-slip and maintenance-free external flooring looks as beautiful and warm as natural timber, but with no wood content! Made in the UK, their unique blend of polymer resin and fibre is an alternative to traditional timber. Millboard’s innovative resilient hard wearing boards expertly capture the charm of real wood but eliminates its shortcomings for outdoor environments.

William Hardie - William Hardie Designs

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It’s really exciting how diverse the spectrum of designers and contractors involved with LANDSCAPE are. You can’t imagine the next connection or inspiration you will find.

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Juliet Sargeant - SGD

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Professional collaboration is key to good garden design. The Society of Garden Designers is proud to be promoting excellence in garden design at the LANDSCAPE Show.

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Andrew Halksworth - Tendercare Nurseries

“LANDSCAPE is a luxury! – never to be undervalued”

Richard Miers Garden Designer

“The one and only event for the whole industry to come together”

Writtle College

Established in 1893 and a partner of the University of Essex, Writtle College offers an outstanding selection of landscape related courses. Students have full access to our 220 hectare estate, beautiful landscaped gardens and excellent teaching facilities. They provide students with the skills and knowledge required for successful and rewarding careers.

Wayne Hart

Wayne Hart is an ardent lettercutter, lettering artist and typographer. As one of only a handful of young carvers working in this specialist area, he is focused on maintaining this traditional craft while seeking to drive it forward with innovative ideas and modern technologies. Carving in both stone and wood, he also works with other materials such as metals, plastics and glass, taking letterform into previously unexplored territories.

John Cullen Lighting

 John Cullen Lighting specialises in creating beautiful lighting effects designed to make a garden appear magical at night. They offer a unique collection of fittings along with an award winning design service.  A site visit or showroom consultation by one of their designers can be arranged to create a unique scheme to suit every garden.  

Coulson Bridges

Coulsons Bridges are a family firm who design and make high quality wooden bridges for lakes, streams and ponds. The bridges are of a laminated construction using very durable timber which gives them great strength and elegance. They are available in four styles Chinese, Japanese, Monet and Edinburgh, and are finished in any colour to suit the customer's requirements.

Taylor Made Planters

Taylor Made Planters provide a large variety of custom made wooden planters. With over 20 years combined experience they have made thousands of customers happy and as one of the UK’s leading wooden garden planter manufacturers they have served a considerable amount of corporate clients, restaurants and councils. 

Q Lawns

Q Lawns celebrate 20 years of supplying quality turfgrass to the nation. Q Lawns turf has been used in such prestigious locations as the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Legoland Windsor and the Olympic Park. Sales and Marketing Manager Chris Carr says “We’re proud to have reached this landmark anniversary and see it as proof that landscapers and gardeners like our turf and they like our service because they keep coming back for more!”

Jo Thompson

Jo Thompson set up her practice six years ago, after studying garden design at the English Gardening School, and is now recognised as one of the country’s leading garden designers. She’s a Royal Horticulture Society gold winning medalist, was named ‘Best Rural Garden Designer’ and was listed by House and Garden magazine as one of the country’s top ten garden designers.

QEST

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust 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.

Village Sensation

Village Sensation is one of the specialists when it comes to brightening up towns, shopping centers and office buildings. They provide a range of flower boxes and hanging baskets, with a variety of summer flowering plants, which act as colourful eye-catchers for many months. Options abound, ranging from a single box for a limited period of time to an all-inclusive design that ensures the perfect appearance all year round.

Gabriel Ash

Gabriel Ash have been creating the finest Cedar greenhouses for years now. They are the only greenhouse company to have all of their products endorsed by the world famous Royal Horticultural Society, and offer greenhouses for the smallest urban garden to the largest country estate.

Aralia Garden Design

Since 2004, award winning exterior designer Patricia Fox has built her talented Aralia design team around the principles of excellence in design, innovation, versatility and collaboration, underpinned with a down to earth attitude. Critically acclaimed silver medalists at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2009 and 2012, Aralia's designers create and install high quality, functional outdoor spaces for private, commercial and international clients.

ASLA join The Landscape Show

Landscape Show is delighted to announce a new partnership with ASLA and their trade publication. ASLA has more than 15,000 members and 49 chapters, representing all 50 states, U.S. territories, and 68 countries around the world. Looking to attract more designers and architects, Landscape Show is the perfect platform to help push their brand and draw a new audience.

Erlau Outdoor Furniture

Top quality, innovative products are what you get with the Erlau range. The design of the metal components of the furniture resist even the hottest environments meaning that the furniture will never heat up more than a few degrees beyond normal body temperature. Erlau offer standard and customised designs to help fit to each individuals project requirements.

Erlau blooms with their New Creation

Erlau AG achieved flowery highlights with their newest creation, a mobile tabletop garden bed. Erlau's customers immediately recognised the potential of this innovative idea for the therapeutic assistance of people requiring care. The interest and above all the approval of the specialised public was correspondingly high at the exhibition. A mobile garden for the senses is now being developed around the first tabletop garden bed product under the name VitaGarden.

BSH seed mixture that is the 'Comeback King'

A grass seed mixture that has proven itself 'the comeback king' because of its resilience after being sprayed with potentially deadly glyphosate has provided a good solution for turf grower Eco Solutions. By spraying with a solution of glyphosate it kills 85% of the Poa but takes only the top growth of the emerging turf, producing new healthy blades within a few weeks. The finished product is a lush, hard wearing turf that is loved by landscaping contractors, large and small.

Beltrami at Hampton Court Flower Show

Jack Dunkley's Birchfield Nurseries used the Italian Job as their inspiration for the garden. SIMYRA limestone was used for the flooring in the garden and is one of the few beige stones that is frostproof at 2cm thick, ROCKPANELS were used for wall-cladding in between the hedge sections and echoed the rocky outcrops found in the Italian landscape.

Zeno Perfetti

Zeno Perfetti is able to create green spaces combining forms, colours, scent and light thanks to his botanical and environmental skills. He studied in London where he was given many exciting opportunities such as building gardens at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show in collaboration with world famous garden designers. After graduating, he won various competitions and exhibited at Trade Shows and Garden Shows in the UK.

Greenhouse Inspires Play

Gabriel Ash believes that greenhouses can be great sources of inspiration for much more than the growing of flowers, fruit and vegetables, particularly as the quality wooden frames evoke the senses - often something that causes us to recollect things from the past once experienced again.

BALI Awards

Perennial has been selected as one of the nominated charities for the BALI awards on 7th December 2012. All funds raised on the night will be evenly split between the two nominated charities and we're hoping the attendees will dig deep!

TPA Provides Foundation for a Simulated Train Derailment Site

TPA provides foundation for a simulated Train Derailment site, which is all set to put worldwide rescue experts to the test. TPA has provided heavy duty trackway for the unusual scene below which features a simulated train derailment, designed as an extensive training scenario for an Urban Search and Rescue training course at the UK's specialist site in Waddington, Lincolnshire

Nurture Landscape

Nurture Landscape is delighted to announce a further expansion into the North of England and Scotland as a result of the purchase on 1st June 2012 of Parkview. Ian has done a great job of building Parkview into one of the largest landscaping companies in the North with 100 employees and 50 vans. Parkview are based in Blackburn with depots at East Kilbride, Newcastle, Halifax and Northampton.

Q Lawns takes delivery of eco friendly vehicles

It's not just the grass that's green at Q Lawns; the well-known turf growers have just taken delivery of two eco-friendly VW Golf Bluemotion cars so that the sales team can keep in touch with customers with minimal damage to the environment. The car is 'A' rated for fuel efficiency and has CO2 rating of 99g/Km, which means that it is one of the least polluting vehicles on the market.

Euro Grass Seed Catalogue 2012

Euro Grass B.V., the new Amenity Seeds Supplier to the UK market, has released its Seeds Mixture catalogue for 2012. Aimed at all sectors of the industry the Euro Grass amenity seed mixture range covers a multitude of applications. Species and varieties are carefully selected as part of the mixture formulation process.

Garden Designers of the Year

Leading garden designers Fisher Tomlin & Bowyer are celebrating after being named Garden Designers of the Year 2012 at this year's New Homes Gardens Awards. Not only were they awarded this prestigious title but they also won 4 Gold Awards for garden designs in Wimbledon, the Caribbean and Cyprus winning both the Best Urban Garden and Best International categories.

Never too early to talk Indoor Garden Designs about Christmas

The supply and decoration of Christmas trees and arrangements is a growing area of Indoor Garden Design's business, and has become a year round project. They are able to supply wonderful vibrant bespoke designs in either a contemporary or traditional style. All trees are premium grade Nordmandia firs with excellent needle retention qualities.

Diggin' Design Winter Fair at the Garden Museum

The Garden Museum is delighted to be hosting its first ever Winter Fair on Sunday 2nd December. Browse through a host of desirable, affordable and sustainable gift ideas for the festive season, created by some of the best craftspeople and artists in the UK. If you're looking for stylish, sustainable, contemporary craft and design products - this is the place to find it.

Autumn Newsletter

With 6 months until the event we wanted to update you on all things LANDSCAPE so far! Check out the link below to see how LANDSCAPE 2013 is already taking shape: http://issuu.com/landscapeshow.co.uk/docs/autumnnewsletter?mode=window&backgroundColor=%232222222

Gardener Support

The Gardeners Guild is a national trade network that gives self-employed gardeners practical support by arranging access to services that are not normally available to individual gardeners. Their membership has come to include tree surgeons, landscapers and garden designers who also offer garden and grounds maintenance as part of their service. Find your own competent gardener at LANDSCAPE 2013!

1960 Cadillac DeVille made of plants for Elton John's White Tie & Tiara Ball!

Designed by Ian Drummond of Indoor Garden Design, it took an amazing 700 hours to make and 1500 plants. It was also installed with a sound system blasting Motown tunes! Ian says "The annual White Tie is an amazing opportunity for our creative imaginations to run wild." IGD are proud to have been involved in the EJAF White Tie & Tiara Ball every year since 2009.

All bases covered: 32% of visitors landscape contractors, 35% garden designers

The 2012 LANDSCAPE show was very successful in attracting both the garden design community and landscape contractors alike. The event attracts more landscape contractors and garden designers and architects than any other UK trade event.

Significant expansion for 2013

Following the success of the 2012 event, LANDSCAPE has established itself as the number one UK trade event for all professionals involved in the design, build or maintenance of external projects. To this end we have planned a much larger floorplan accommodating over 150 exhibitors and an extended marketing campaign to attract 5000 visitors.

What do you want to see at LANDSCAPE 2013?

The LANDSCAPE show is here to meet the needs of the industry and this is YOUR chance to shape the show for 2013. Which companies you want to see, what types of products are you looking for, which speakers would you just love to hear from? Email us at info@landscapeshow.co.uk or call us on +44 (0)207 821 8221

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