APL Awards 2010 - Calling all entries
14 September 2010 @ 15:26
Calling all entries for the APL Awards 2011
The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) are inviting entries for the APL Awards 2011 – which are celebrating their 15th year. Sponsored by Bradstone, the awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the best in British landscaping and enable winning landscapers to gain national recognition for their achievements.
The award categories for 2011 are:
Category 1 Project value under £15,000 -...
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APL & SGD Autumn Workshop 2010
22 July 2010 @ 14:04
Planting ideas and making them last…
Thursday 23 September 2010
This year’s Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and Society of Garden Designers (SGD) autumn workshop will be held at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses on Thursday 23 September 2010. Planting ideas and making them last is the title of workshop which provides a great opportunity for APL and SGD members to get together to listen and share...
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Chelsea 2010 - the ultimate showcase for the industry
22 July 2010 @ 13:57
This year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been hailed as a vintage year. Despite one of the most challenging build up periods for a number of years growers, landscapers and designers rose to the challenge to produce a real spectacle of an event.
With the number of show gardens back to pre-recession levels there was something for everyone and plenty of inspiration for the industry and the public alike. The top accolade of best show garden went to The Daily Telegraph Garden...
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HTA and APL members plan to make their mark at Chelsea
25 May 2010 @ 12:56
Members of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) will be prominent at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show (25th-29th May).
Association of Professional Landscapers Awards 2010
10 February 2010 @ 15:25
Gardens For Life scooped the top award at the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) Awards 2010 for the design and construction of a stunning natural garden with a bold and dramatic planting scheme (picture below).
The awards, sponsored by Bradstone, recognise and promote the very best in landscaping undertaken by APL members in categories that range from smaller projects to garden maintenance to contracts of over £100,000. The awards attracted...
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Shortlist for APL Awards announced
28 January 2010 @ 11:05
The shortlist for the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) Awards 2010 has been announced. The Awards, which are sponsored by Bradstone, attracted a record number of entries this year.
Those in the running are:
ArtScape Design & Build
Arun Landscapes
Bosworths Landscapes
Charles Hogarth Landscapes
Creative Landscape Co
Frogheath Landscapes
Frosts...
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APL Awards 2010
12 January 2010 @ 11:35
Recognising the best of British landscaping
The APL Awards, sponsored by Bradstone, will take place on Wednesday 10 February at the Sketchley Grange Hotel in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The APL Awards recognise and promote the best of British landscaping and grow in prestige year on year. They demonstrate the high quality of landscaping achieved by APL registered members and their commitment to professional workmanship and customer satisfaction.Read more
Top accolade for one of APLs founding members
06 November 2009 @ 13:55
Norman Hambrook from Hambrooks Landscapes in Hampshire has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Landscape and Amenity Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London this week.
Norman, a founder member, past chair and active committee member of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL), has been in the landscaping business for over 40 years. He is a keen advocate of developing staff and at his Curdridge site he set up a Landscape Academy for staff...
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Quality Counts
13 October 2009 @ 14:53
A question of quality – what it is and how to achieve it was the topic under discussion at the recent Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) annual workshop which took place in September at Capel Manor College in Enfield.
Following an introduction from Andrew Wilson on behalf of the SGD the event began with APL vice-chairman Mark Gregory interviewing award winning designer Luciano Gubbilei about his perception of...
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Free Garden Landscaping and Design Advice
16 September 2009 @ 11:40
The APL has joined forces with Shoot (www.shootgardening.co.uk) to host a gardeners questions forum event on Wednesday, 23rd September from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Three APL landscaping and design experts will be on hand during the event to answer your questions live on the website. There is no need to wait, however, as you can start asking your questions now. Questions will be answered on a first posted, first answered basis. To ask...
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New look for the Association of Professional Landscapers
15 September 2009 @ 10:52
This month sees the launch of a new brand identity and website for the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL).
The new APL identity features a vibrant green, crisp leaf alongside the full name of the association, allowing the words ‘professional landscapers’ to be highlighted, this is an important step as it helps to reinforce that message that APL members provide a professional, quality service.
Developments on the new easy to...
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Help find Britain's top 100 tradesmen
10 September 2009 @ 10:08
Date of release: 26th August 2009
Members of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) are invited to take part in a nationwide campaign being run by TrustMark to find the country’s top tradesmen.
The campaign, part of an ongoing strategy to raise awareness of TrustMark and its members, aims to highlight the great work being carried out by UK tradesmen.
From across their membership TrustMark are looking to identify the top...
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Recognising Quality: Call for entries for APL Awards 2010
10 September 2009 @ 10:06
Date of release: 24th August 2009
Members of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) are invited to submit entries for the APL Awards 2010 which are sponsored by Bradstone. The awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the best in British landscaping and enable winning landscapers to gain national recognition for their achievements.
Following feedback from judges and entrants, the APL committee decided to review the categories and, with the help of...
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A question of quality at the APL/SGD Autumn workshop
10 September 2009 @ 10:03
Date of release: 31st July 2009
Quality: what it is and how to achieve it is the theme of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and Society of Garden Designers (SGD) autumn workshop which will be held at Capel Manor College in Enfield on Thursday 17th September (10.00 - 4.30).
This is the third joint APL/SGD event and builds on the success of the previous two which have each been attended by over 150 delegates. Well-known leading and...
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Make sure you employ the right landscaper
10 September 2009 @ 09:57
Date of release: 20th July 2009
With many people intending to spend more time outside enjoying the summer sunshine the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) is urging the public to make sure that they employ accredited landscapers to work on their gardens. As an industry that is prone to rogue traders, and at a time when unemployment rates are on the increase, it is all too easy for someone to buy a wheelbarrow and a spade and call themselves a landscaper.Read more
Sustainable success for APL members at Hampton Court
10 September 2009 @ 09:54
Date of release: 13th July 2009
Sustainability and edible gardens were the key themes of award winning gardens from members of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Flower Show.
In the sustainable gardens category St John the Divine Church of England Primary School from Lambeth received a Silver Gilt Flora medal for their garden. I Promise, which was built by APL member Landform Consultants, highlights...
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