CONTENTS
CONTENTS ISSUE 80
THIS ISSUES MAIN FEATURES
Garden Design | 4- 31
Decking | 32- 39
Sports & Play | 74- 79
Garden Design 4- Personal Private Resort: Designing a five-star staycation garden.
6- Seating for public spaces.
8- Forest Garden welcomes outdoor entertaining.
10- Creating spaces that transition seamlessly.
14- Outdoor lighting trend alert.
16- How to keep landscapes glowing after dark.
18- Landscape projects that illuminate new ways of outdoor living.
22- Parkinsons UK Garden: The emotional architecture of timber.
26- Ensuring success of urban greening initiatives.
Decking 32- Designing outdoor spaces that stand the test of time.
34- Decked Out: Pedestal super structures hold it together.
36- Five things to look for when choosing composite decking.
Bound Surfacing 40- Resin bound paving has emerged as a revolutionary solution.
41- Vuba Chemical Innovations( Vuba) has officially acquired Sureset.
Concrete & Stonework 43- Getting textured porcelain right.
44- No staining with GFTK Paving Jointing even on Sawn Sandstone.
46- Patio and driveway drainage issues homeowners should know about.
Green & Blue Infrastructure 48- From Orchids to Ecosystems.
52- The Urban Conga unveils a‘ A Cappella’, a new public art installation.
54- Managing rainfall at source: Why a connected Suds approach helps meet the requirement.
Landscaping Services
56- Future Proofing: Pictorial Meadows ® turn maximises adaptation and resilience to future climate changes.
58- Green parking solutions set to shape peak landscaping season projects.
60- Bali Awards maintain half century of Elite Status with help from“ Best in the Business” judging panel.
62- Design out the weed: Bridging landscape architecture and eWeeding tech.
64- Pellenc sets new standard with the launch of the Rasion 3 easy pedestrian lawnmower.
66- From field to future: Supporting biodiversity through green infrastructure.
70- Blakedown Landscapes completes major redcevelopment worlds.
72- Repeat irrigation faults are telling you something.
Sports & Play 74- Bringing play to the heart of the conversations.
Tools, Plant & Equipment 80- KAR UK launches K-series hose reel trolley.
82- Groundsfest 2026: The event bringing lanscaping professionals together.
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