{"id":3432,"date":"2025-01-13T11:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?page_id=3432"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:16:27","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-21-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-21-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-21.png 738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/2024-year-end-blog\/\">2024 Year End Blog<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is the last terra firma year end blog that I will do, given I retire next spring. Something both sad and exciting at the same time. Plans are in place for a great celebration as it will coincide with the company\u2019s 40th birthday May 1st 2025 and we will be marking it with a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/2024-year-end-blog\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 2024 Year End Blog<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/how-much-notice-do-you-take-of-trees\/\">How much notice do you take of trees?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Should we be paying more attention to our surroundings and the trees we come into contact either during site visits or just going about our day to day business? Do the trees we see look in good health? TreeAlert is managed by Forest Research and is the online tool for reporting suspected tree pest and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/how-much-notice-do-you-take-of-trees\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How much notice do you take of trees?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/a-visit-to-chatsworth-derbyshire-restoring-the-cascade\/\">A Visit to Chatsworth, Derbyshire \u2013 Restoring the Cascade<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">At terra firma we have been fortunate to work on projects in the heritage sector that bring a range of specialist skills together. We often lead and collaborate with archaeologists, heritage architects, drainage engineers and heritage communication specialists, many of whom have become valued and trusted colleagues. These projects may vary in scale; from the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/a-visit-to-chatsworth-derbyshire-restoring-the-cascade\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A Visit to Chatsworth, Derbyshire \u2013 Restoring the Cascade<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newhaven-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newhaven-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newhaven-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newhaven-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Newhaven-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them\/\">Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them\u2026<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Britain is home to a rare species \u2013 one that is found in ponds during spring but for the rest of the year wanders amidst fields, woodlands and hedges.\u00a0 No, I\u2019m not referring to the protected Great Crested Newt but the equally rare \u2018Registered Consultant\u2019 Ecologist that surveys such places and can obtain a fast-track\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AdobeStock_363811474-1-300x128.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AdobeStock_363811474-1-300x128.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AdobeStock_363811474-1-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AdobeStock_363811474-1-1536x653.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AdobeStock_363811474-1-2048x871.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/be-nice-to-nettles-week\/\">Be Nice To Nettles Week<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Urtica dioica, the common stinging nettle, is a UK native considered to be a weed and not a plant people often aim to include in their gardens. However, since it is \u2018Be Nice to Nettles\u2019 week (May 14-25th) and RHS Chelsea Flower Show (May 21- 26th), here\u2019s a few ways you can use nettles in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/be-nice-to-nettles-week\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Be Nice To Nettles Week<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3441,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3432","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blog - terra firma blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blog - 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