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Still waiting for clarification concerning on-site working re: COVID-19

Check BBC iPlayer:

BBC2, 12:42, Gardeners are NOT allowed to work.

BBC NEWS channel, 14:10, If you have no other way to work, you CAN still go to WORK as long as you keep the 2m spacing rule. (But Mayor Sadiq Khan thinks this does not go far enough)

Started by Karsten Tomkins in Landscaping

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ground water coming up through paving

I'm quoting to replace a patio. With all the winter wet there hs appeared a 'spring' at the foot of some steps, the area is cut into quite a long slope. Is the answer to lay some sort of permeable pipe along the foot of the retaining wall either belo

Started by A. Latta in Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by Ed Fox Mar 1

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Killing crocus bulbs

....so we are redoing a garden for the new owners. There is an area about 30' x 80' that was a flower bed. The new owners want it to be a lawn...all fine so far.

I wanted to get it prepared and the turf down nowish, but the ground is so waterlogged i

Started by Adam Woods in Landscaping, Pesticides, and Turfcare

7 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt Feb 28

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Pressure washing detergents

Hi all,

just wondering what people's thoughts and experiences are on pressure washing driveways/decking and paved areas. I have a large power washing job starting next month and am wondering if there is a decent detergent available that can be spraye

Started by Ben Gooding in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Paving Materials and Advice

2 Replies · Reply by John Culpin Feb 20

Online / Partime Landscape Design and Hard Landscaping Courses - Any Recomendations? Glasgow Based

Hi guys any recomendations for the above courses? Im to busy to commit full time but happy with wkend or online, would prefer something which gives a recognised qualification.

Started by mark gourlay in Landscaping

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Grey Brazillian Slate Help needed!

Im after a bit of advice. Im having one of those jobs that has come back and is biting me on the bum, despite doing nothing wrong. In september i laid a grey brazillian slate patio for a customer, who selected teh slate and had been given a sample of

Started by Thermo in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Ed Fox Feb 7

Matching mortar to Setts

Hi all

I'm need to point up some setts I've laid and the customer wants the pointing to be a similar colour, they are the standard granite colour (speckled grey). I've tried Smith Mix sand (50/50 sharp and kiln) with White Cement but that turns it a v

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

7 Replies · Reply by John Culpin Feb 13

Redrow New Build Patios

Hi All,

Has anybody got experience with how Redrow protect their DPC? Redrow follow Welsh building regs even if building in England - don't ask me it doesn't make any sense - and as such have to provide wheelchair access at the back of the house as we

Started by Graeme Robinson in Landscaping

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Plant passports or plant provider certification/registration

Does anyone actually know what the new laws really mean for the gardener that buys a plant and plants it for a client ?

It seems you will no longer be legally able to supply a plant and plant it for a client without registering on the defra / apha

Started by dan in Design and Landscaping

131 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Feb 29

Resin

Morning all,

I have laid a path in a small school garden with varied small stones, slate, pebbles. Is there a resin I can pour on to bind it all together as I am concerned little feet and hands are going to distribute the contents of the path far and

Started by Joe McWilliams in Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Ayegardening Ltd - Aye and Susan Mar 7

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