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Garden maintenance in Dorchester

May we just recommend a Dorchester based company, Parkes & Gardens, run by one of our customers Matt Parkes.  A company name that makes you smile.

 

Our reason for doing so is Matt cleared and tidied our garden today before we move, as we have a Nurser

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Complete removal of privet hedge?

In my three years in business, this is the first time I have been asked to remove a privet hedge and replace it with fencing.  I wondered if anyone else has done this and could give any advice?  The hedge is in the front garden with good access, it i

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sunflowers

hi has anyone grown tall sunflowers this year.

tallest was 10foot then started to droop.

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rogue carrot

i have just pulled up a row of carrots from the garden, they are all of reasonable size smell wonderful 2 have forked and one is a good size, hasnt forked but is white. its from the same seed packet as all the others. i'm not sure how it tastes yet b

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Wisteria in planters

Hello Landscape juice, by way of introduction, I'd be interested to know what people feel about planting wisteria in a large planter in order to climb rather than as a standard. Would it work?

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dog mess

Sorry, it's a bit of unsavoury topic and hope none of you are eating your tea.

I would like to know how you would deal with the situation i have with a customer.

I started cutting the grass for this customer a while ago, at the time she had just had an

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Hedge Cutting guide poles/lines

Happy Fathers Day to the dads on the site -

 

I am aware that many of you on the site do lots of hedge work and some even do topiary. I am interested to know what (if any) methods you use to ensure correct heights, depths etc of cut across the hedge ar

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Another Please identify this for me please

Just started to document all plants in a clients garden and whilst I think I have them all this one foxed me today.

 

Client planted this chap about seven years ago - it was given to him as a cutting, he cuts it down to bare earth every winter and just

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Handy little top tip - Grass seed germination kick start

 

I am often asked to repair small patches in lawns and thus usually use grass seed.

 

As we all know, seed germination is simply the growth process that occurs when the seed absorbs sufficient moisture to start sprouting. This is regulated by soil temp

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Being professional and safe by reinvestment in equipment

Once you go self employed, I think that you realise more than ever how important it is to be safe and still retain a professional image.

 

I undertake quite a lot of hedge cutting and have just agreed a price for an overall trim to a large beech hedge

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Mulching - the options ?

What's people's view about "mulching" using :

 

- bark

- composted woodchip

- shredded wood

- green woodchip

 

We've been directed to mulch using what I call 'green' woodchip (ie recently created from tree work) by our client.

 

The problem I have is

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Yellow Algae - any ideas?

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Hi all,

A client of ours has this bright yellow algae in their pond, any ideas on what it is and how to deal with eradicating it?  Never seen algae this colour before? 

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How to kill bulbs in gravel

The other thread has reminded me about this one. I have a garden with a reasonable area of stone chip, on top of membrane, and there are bulbs growing all through it. Does standard glyph work on bulbs? I can't dig them out as they are growing through

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Pond Specialists

Hi all,

Does anyone know a good pond man? We need someone to remove a water feature and replace with a pond?  As a client of ours would appreciate any recommendations rather than looking through yellow pages.  Thanks x

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neighbours and planting

I fell out with our new neighbours to the rear / side of us over a planning issue which they eventually won after first loosing and then reverted back to the original design which again I appealed and they were forced to make retrospective planning a

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Estimating and quoting for landscaping and gardening jobs

Hi all,

 

Im looking to create an estimate/qoute sheet and looking for help. I want it to look as professional as possible, but be simple to use for me. How did ou all develop yours? or is there someone i can get one for free and adapt it to my busin

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Incredible edible - fantastic initiative which can be replicated across UK

If you haven't seen this movement yet then it may be of interest.

 

It's kind of like guerilla vegetable growing - but actively supported by the authorities.

 

Check it out here. Incredible Edible Todmorden 

 

The movement started in Todmorden and has now

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One for the Veg growers

I was tidying my garden today and realised i had inadvertently left several 'Red Baron' onions in the ground over the winter. They look healthy although not that large, diameter of approx 40mm.

Question is, is it worth leaving them and harvesting late

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Beech hedge job for someone - Lenzie

I have a potential client for someone who needs a full day beech hedge job done, I don't have a full day to spare so anyone interested please email dan@danfrazergardening.co.uk.

 

Job is to reduce the height a couple of feet, perhaps 30m or so. Will re

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Bordeaux Mixture

Quick question for the gardeners...

 

We have a young nectarine tree in our garden which has, for the past two years, suffered from peach leaf curl. I read last year that the appropriate treatment is the application of bordeaux mixture before Spring. T

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