Landscape Juice Network

do you transport your pet about

just found out today that if you have a pet ie dog or cat that you take with you in a vehicle it has to be in a cage that is securley fixed so it canot move (cage that is) or in a harness that is fixed in a position so it will restrain it in the…

Lyme Tick attached to me lucky escape?

Funny thing is I was watching BBC news this morning and they had a lady on discussing been bit by a Lyme Tick. So I thought i'd keep my long sleeved top on while I did the two hedge jobs this morning. In the afternoon I was down to the t shirt…

Pole pruners

Hi all, hope everyone's hope everyone's doing well after the crappy weather over the winter .

So to my question, does anyone know the legal position on using a pole pruner attachment for a combi tool is a chainsaw licence required .…

Is it safe to cut near or around posionous plants?

I have a job  cutting the grass in a churchyard that contains several yew trees and bushes.

My question is that since Yew trees are deadly posionous, and their foliage is scattered all over the ground isnt there any danger in cutting up…

Insurance requirements for jobbing gardener

Hi, I'm a gardener myself but I am about to pay a young lad to clear my father in law's garden, it'll involve using my equipment including a large petrol strimmer. I've suddenly got nervous about what would happen if he had an accident while on…

Health warnings after toxic caterpillar outbreak in London

An outbreak of toxic caterpillars that can cause asthma attacks, vomiting and skin rashes has descended on London, officials have warned.

Oak processionary moths (OPM), which are in their larval stage, have…

Cables around gardens

Hi

Advice on cables Please!

So many gardens now have cables for lighting, audio, internet, Tv aeriels running through hedges in beds and borders (a lot not armoured just dropped down by lazy sparks)

Several time we have nearly…

What trees are bark chippings made from? Concerned about YEW

I used four bags of Verve bark chippings a couple of days ago and noticed what looked like foliage from a  pine related tree.

I couldnt be sure  what tree it was so I thought I would ask here.

Is it common, or even possible for…

How far a day do you walk behind a mower?

I have been wondering recently. How far a day, do I walk behind a mower, with a strimmer and to and from the van.

Does anyone know how far they walk? Have you ever used a step app?

Thank you, Craig.

Well I never!

At one of our weekly maintenace clients we moved a small standard tree recently that wasn't doing particularly well and was too close to other plants.  It came up very easily and when we moved it there was a hole underneath.…

Carrying a knife..

Just been given a nice little leatherman C33 knife for christmas..

My only slight concern is that its got a locking blade..

Is being a gardener as your profession a good enough reason to be carrying a knife if you were ever asked to…

[French] Law pushes [domestic] chainsaw users to get training

Anyone planning to chop down trees or even cut up logs with a chainsaw could need a licence and possible special training after new regulations were introduced for forestry and other workers.

At the beginning of this year a man died from…