Limes

What the Papers Say

	BUSINESS FRANCHISE MAGAZINE Blade Runner (Gardening franchises) May 2010 "Garden design franchise, Lime Orchard, is also in demand 12 months of the year. Managing Director Judy Behl says: “Gardens can be planned and designed all year round. It is also important to acknowledge that increasingly we are viewing our gardens as additional living accommodation, not just for the summer months but for year-round usage given the advances in outdoor heating and lighting, etc.” " Read More >
	DAILY MAIL Going Green to Grow a Business 6 April 2010 "I was once greeted by a lady with a flute of champagne. Her partner had just proposed, and I joined them for a top-up in the garden' said Ian Dexter of landscape gardening franchise Lime Orchard"
	Show Stoppers 27 June 2009 "Ian Dexter, the Rutland based designer who created the popular Marshalls Living Street show garden at Chelsea, agrees that grey stone holds sway. "With its severity it is a superb foil for lush, billowy planting. In an urban garden, use large slabs to give sense of scale, anything too small looks bitty""

	Chelsea Flower Show 08 June 2008 "Ian Dexter emphasised the use of robust plants with tough archiechtaral foliage and their ability to "bounce back after children have been using the garden""

	Ian has Designs on the Perfect Garden 6 August 2009 "...One suspects Ian's [Dexter] studious calm is deceptive. For few garden designers have worked so hard to get so far in so short a time in a profession which is filled so comprehensively with the inspired and the imaginative"

	New Business Targets Schools and Pubs 24 July 2009 "Lime Orchard targets a broad range of clients requiring outdoor spaces. "The need for pubs to offer attractive outdoor rooms after the smoking ban makes them another natural priority for new business," said Behl." Read more >

	Chelsea Medal Winner Ian Dexter Heads Design at New Firm 5 June 2009 "New co-director Ian Dexter has been drafted in to provide strategic design skills and manage a national team of designers. He received a silver gilt medal at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the Marshalls Living Street entry. " Read more >

	Zest for Success 20 April 2009 ""The new company will appeal to homeowners looking for a national brand capable of delivering a reliable, high quality solution for their garden project" says Judy" Read more >

	BFA chairman lends weight to lime orchard franchise offering 7 January 2010 "Lime Orchard, the garden transformation company launched by Judy Behl (original founder of Scenic Blue the UK’s first landscaping franchise) in April this year, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Goddard to the role of Non-Executive Chairman" Read more >


Snippets Garden design franchise firm Lime Orchard seeks specialists to join team - Horticulture Week - Read more > An Innovative Family Affair - Franchise Info - Read more > Flower power at Chelsea show - Rutland Times - Read more >