Hedge Cutting Season: Why Winter Is the Right Time to Act

Hedge Cutting Season: Why Winter Is the Right Time to Act

Winter is the key season for hedge cutting and clearance works – and January sits firmly within that window. While landscaping is often associated with spring and summer, professional hedge management is very much a winter activity, planned around plant...
The Black Plant Pot

The Black Plant Pot

Historically, plants have come in black plastic plant pots. If you’re a keen gardener, for example, you’ll recognise them. However, there is a fundamental problem with these. Black plastic plant pots cannot be recycled because they cannot be detected my machinery used...
Researching the Green Wall!

Researching the Green Wall!

Our national award-winning green wall in Sherford, Plymouth, has recently become the interest of an undergraduate researcher from University of Plymouth. Elek Cherulla – BSc Environmental Science at University of Plymouth – is conducting surveys of insect...
YGS Landscapes wins National Award

YGS Landscapes wins National Award

YGS Landscapes are absolutely delighted to announce that they have won a British Association of Landscaping Industries (BALI) Award for their Living Wall in Sherford. Locals to Sherford and Plymouth will be familiar with the towering green expanse that welcomes you to...
YGS Landscapes supports Road to Mayflower!

YGS Landscapes supports Road to Mayflower!

As the flagship project of The Road to Mayflower, a brand new landscape design has been delivered to revitalise Marsh Mills Roundabout as a green gateway that transforms visitors’ arrival experience as well as delivering significant environmental benefits. Over 1000...