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Online Garden design Classes

Hi Green Friends, I just found this site today and joined in. I am a professional gardener in the United States and was wondering if anyone could recommend some really good Garden Design classes offered online. There seems to be quite a few, and some

Started by Tamara Y Faulkner in Groundscare

1 Reply · Reply by Carol Jane Smith Sep 14, 2009

Hello one and all

Hi there,Just discovered this site and after a few mins of zipping though it, I signed up because it’s great.Im Gibz and am looking to turn my weekend gardening into a career as my company is going under and am looking at any kind of advice I can lay

Started by Gibz in Groundscare

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Customers helping out - do you mind?

Hi All.I have a few customers that like to garden but just cant manage to cut the grass and hedges but like to do the boarders. I supose what I am saying is do you mind if they still do a bit in the garden or do you prefer to do the whole garden your

Started by Kieran Ray in Groundscare

6 Replies · Reply by Kieran Ray Sep 5, 2009

The choice between a pivot hedge and some nice evergreens which flower for my front garden

i have a 20ft border between my grass and pathway in my front garden. as the hedge planting season is coming i have been toying with the idea of either plating a pivot hedge that can be cut to a nice square shape of plating a mixture of evergreens th

Started by John Nunn in Groundscare

5 Replies · Reply by pete Aug 26, 2009

elderflower (i think) - and would you keep it?????

I have posted a discussion on "the best way to prepare the ground for laying turf" but the next milestone is the 3 large elderflower (i think) bushes, hedge,tree? covering a length of 15ft and at a height of 8ft i have growing in my back garden. they

Started by John Nunn in Groundscare

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How much?

Hi folksBy way of comparison, how much would you guys charge to tidy up this mess?Its 27m long by 12m wide. Brief is to cut grass, trim all hedges, cut back all shrubs, weed paths and around about all shrubs and leave tidy, taking away all waste...yo

Started by Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt in Groundscare

14 Replies · Reply by Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt Sep 20, 2009

Hedging

Hi everyone,I have been asked to give a ball park figure for a hedge to screen a public footpath.They want something quite instant I think but costs might scare them.The length is about 20 m and there isnt alot of room for planting as next to drive w

Started by Sweetpea in Groundscare

6 Replies · Reply by Linsey Evans Jul 24, 2009

Ideas for maintaining bare earth

We've just bought an orchard / veggie plot in central France. The fenceline sits some distance inside the boundary, and between the two has been maintained as bare, rather stony earth. At the front it is a band at least 1.5m wide and 30m long. Around

Started by Susan Walter in Groundscare

5 Replies · Reply by Nick Steele Jun 8, 2009

what is this plant?

in the pot ,... thanks

Started by Daniel Johnson III in Groundscare

9 Replies · Reply by Daniel Johnson III May 28, 2009

How do I grow Sweet Potatoes?

I would really like to grow some sweet potatoes this year and wondered if anyone else has tried and succeeded?Helen

Started by Helen Nock in Groundscare

7 Replies · Reply by Ofer El-hashahar Apr 17, 2009

Organic weedkiller - Help!

Last autumn we cleared a 300 sq ft well planted mature border completely infested with ground elder by hand forking, pulling and teasing the roots out of the substantial planting, including clearing it from around apple tree roots. So far so good!It

Started by CMGGarden&Home in Groundscare

3 Replies · Reply by CMGGarden&Home Apr 15, 2009

'Grazers' pest control information

Hi, I am going to give 'Grazers' a try to control deer and rabbit damage to a couple of my gardens, can anybody give me tips about using it, frequency of application, and how effective is it in reality? Thanks peeps!

Started by Sarah Russell in Groundscare

2 Replies · Reply by jonathan tebb roger Mar 26, 2009

problem planting area under hedge

Started by chris in Groundscare

7 Replies · Reply by chris Mar 2, 2009

What is the definition of a gardener?

Well, looking at the resources available, I have read it is basically anyone that works in a garden. It does not appear to define that a person should necessarily be able to do this or that, know about this or that or be qualified with this and that.

Started by GORDON in Groundscare

14 Replies · Reply by Lisa Valentine Mar 3, 2009

Ideas on Garden Waste?

I have a large garden and I try to compost most waste but with the larger bits like rose clippings and hedge trimmings we used to take to the local dumb but we don’t have the old car we used to use! So we burn it, any ideas?

Started by Shaun in Groundscare

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Plug Plants

Any ideas on the cheapest source and best quality plug plants for containers and borders thanks

Started by chris in Groundscare

3 Replies · Reply by chris Feb 12, 2009

Rabbits

This winter I have had particular trouble with rabbits in one of my larger estate gardens. Apart from the obvious shooting/ferritting/gassing/shutting out with a fence, has anyone any tried and tested means of detering the little blighters, and exper

Started by Sarah Russell in Groundscare

7 Replies · Reply by Cat Fereday Feb 4, 2009

Lawn cutting charges

Hi everyone,So here I am ready for the off on my new adventure as a professional gardener and suddenly getting stressy about what I charge people !!I have read all the previous postings which are all very helpful.The thing I am most concerned about i

Started by Sweetpea in Groundscare

20 Replies · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Aug 10, 2009

JANUARY/FEBRUARY GARDENING CALENDAR

JANUARYThis a month all about preparation, ordering seeds, pruning for spring and ensuring everything is tidy. I will make these checklists easy to understand and in priority.GENERAL GARDEN MAINTENANCENo walking on frosted grass, as this will become

Started by Sefton Paine in Groundscare

1 Reply · Reply by Sefton Paine Jan 20, 2009

my most useful gardenning book

I enjoyed reading many, some of them great inspiration, some I didn't bother to keep.which one would you keep ?which one inspire or is a great fun.

Started by Ofer El-hashahar in Groundscare

4 Replies · Reply by Sefton Paine Jan 21, 2009

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