Landscape & Urban Design Issue 44 2020 | Page 3

CONTENTS CONTENTS ISSUE 44 THIS ISSUES MAIN FEATURES Tools, Plant & Equipment | 14, 22 - 27 Green & Blue Infrastructure | 42 - 45 Street Furniture | 46 - 47 Decking | 54 - 55, 58 - 59 Garden Design 04 - Designing a garden with selfsufficiency in mind. 10 -Mark Gregory wins first ever BBC People’s Choice Garden of the Decade Award. 56 - How to create an attractive and peaceful Scandi-styled garden. Expert Advice 12 - Easy ways to achieve a wonderful wall. Tools, Plant & Equipment 14 - Kubota’s ST range of diesel tractors is designed with groundcare operators in mind. 22 - New Greenworks batterypowered mower increases sales. 24 - Advice on maintaining a mini excavator. 26 - The new battery powered Husqvarna 325iLK Combi Trimmer - a must-have tool for all gardeners. Groundskeeping 16 - Rigby Taylor and Maidstone Rugby pitch in to improve playing surfaces. 28 - Charterhouse tackles both natural and synthetic maintenance. 30 - Carnoustie Golf Links announce a strategic partnership with John Deere. Micro Irrigation 20 - Fixed or Adjustable Micro Watering Devices – that is the question for micro irrigation for today’s landscapes. Podium Soft Landscaping 32 - Quintain’s Wembley Park continues to expand and impress. Bound Surfacing 36 - Looking after parks and outdoor areas - a mammoth task for local authorities and service providers. Concrete & Stonework 40 - Tilers Tools announces a new mortar, primer and grout system. Green & Blue Infrastructure 42 - PlantBox is a new and cleverly simple living wall system that will transform the way you and your clients think about vertical greening. Timber 48 - Reflect your personality by injecting some colour and energy into your outdoor space. Horticulture Trade Association 50 - Apple ‘Trinity’ from Frank P Matthews crowned Best in Show at the New Plant Awards 2020. Garden Wildlife 52 - How to build a home for UK wildlife according to leading Merseyside housebuilder and the RSPB. Decking 59 - Trex offers homeowners and contractors the chance to make any garden look truly unique. Publishing Director Martin Holmes [email protected] Sales Director Lee Martin [email protected] Digital Manager Jamie Bullock [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Antony Holter [email protected] Editor Lorna Davidson [email protected] Business Manager Josh Holmes [email protected] Studio Designer Sarah Johnson [email protected] Marketing Enquiries - 01227 936974 Editorial Enquiries - 01304 806039 Other Enquiries - 01304 806039 Publishers MH Media Global Ltd. Discovery Park, Sandwich, CT13 9FD Cover images courtesy of: Left: Rachel Warne Photography | Top Right: MCM | Bottom Right: Husqvarna Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of material published in Landscape & Urban Design however, the publishers accept no responsibility for the claims or opinions made by advertisers, manufactures or contributors. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic (including photocopying) or stored in any information retrieval system without the prior consent of the publisher. Follow us @ludmagazine www.landud.co.uk 3