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Reinforced Concrete or Aggregate?

Hi All

I'll be doing a paving job soon and it got me thinking. I recently spent some time landscaping in Melbourne, Australia and the firm I worked for, without fail, would pour a reinforced concrete base onto a Type 1 sub base and lay the pavers on t

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

6 Replies · Reply by philip porter Mar 10, 2019

Chafer Grubs

I have a customer who has a lawn that is infested with chafer grubs. I have tried nematodes to no avail. Any advice?

Started by Geri Ward in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Geri Ward Mar 4, 2019

Can't supply matching artificial turf. Suggestions for solutions or a border to hide different turf?

Removed an old slab but I can't get a supply of the grass thats already installed. Tryied to find a close match but the join is going to show so will need to use a slightly differnet turf. I was thinking about a turf level deck but there is a good sl

Started by Sam Blakeman in Design and Landscaping

1 Reply · Reply by Katie Forward Mar 2, 2019

Building a wall/Brick work

Good day all.

Just looking for a bit of advice.

I'm currently pricing up a job which includes a couple of walls being built. Just want to know if there's a 'general' formula/calculation that is used to provide an accurate quote (labour and material) i

Started by Daniel Edwards in Landscaping

6 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Feb 25, 2019

very slow start to the year

Hi folks returning member!

I'm finding this year to a be a total struggle, since new years day I've priced enough work that would keep my business busy for 18 months yet all ive won is 2 weeks worth !! It doesnt seem to be just me, in the merchants t

Started by Gavin Gray in Landscaping

15 Replies · Reply by Chris & Heather McAlpine Mar 4, 2019

Yellowing turf

i laid some turf about 3 weeks ago onto a fresh top soil/rotorvated old lawn combination. The turf has started to show yellowing on the tips of the leaves in the last few days. Since turfing we’ve had ample rain to stop it shrinking and it has never

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Feb 15, 2019

Cladding Sleeper Wall

Hello landscapers

I have a client who has a low sleeper wall that forms a raised bed with the house on one side, sleepers on the other. The sleepers are on their sides with 2 courses of about 200mm per sleeper totalling a 400mm wall, about 100mm of wh

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

11 Replies · Reply by Neil Darby Feb 9, 2019

Mowers

Hi all,

We have been reviewing new mowers and looking at the John Deere Jx90 and the Toro timemaster 76cm Cut. Has anyone used either? With being from a Greenkeeping background we have used Toro and John Deere in the past but really like the fan under

Started by Darren Ross/Alan Dobbie in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Feb 7, 2019

Low wall construction - Grab adhesives?

Hi all

I am looking for advice on creating a low retaining wall, (0.5 metres high and 10 metres long), in reconstitued stone block walling. The aim is to provide a contemporary look and therefore the client wants clean lines and minimum mortar gaps be

Started by Stephen Allman in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Torin Jan 27, 2019

Fencing

Hi all,

When putting on Fence rails what’s the preferred method? Cutting all posts at same height off the ground then keeping rails parallel with the ground?

cheers

Darren

Started by Darren Ross/Alan Dobbie in Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Steve Wisbey Jan 18, 2019

Getting rid of soil

Hi all

I've got a potential job clearing a plot of land which has years and years of grass growth on it creating a thick dense mat of undergrowth. This needs to be gotten rid of to make way for some building works and some garden features. I'll be usi

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

13 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance Jan 24, 2019

Decking costs

Hi all

Ive just added decking as i service that I provide with my business. I've got a few little bits of decking coming up. Does anyone have a general costing rule that they use for quickly adding up a rough price for decking. For example with turfin

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Jan 17, 2019

Free-standing espalier - any ideas?

I'd like to try an ornamental espalier (non-fruit) to border a knot garden and wondered if anyone had any tried and tested suggestions for something relatively low growing (i.e. under 6ft). I've done pyracantha, ceanothus and garrya sucessfully in o

Started by Alice Meacham in Design and Landscaping

12 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Jan 8, 2019

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Artificial grass - weeds.

I've noticed a few artificial lawns lately that have some weeds either coming through or are growing along the edges. Now I know this might sound like a silly question... but there's no reason that I can't spray them with gylphosate or in fact any w

Started by Darren Walters in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Steve Duckham Jan 5, 2019

Mmc pro on wet pour and bonded gravel

Morning all. Hope you had a good Christmas and are looking forward to the new year.

I have an area of wet pour (like in play parks) and bonded gravel that needs cleaning. It's getting slippy due to algae. I normally use mmc pro but just want to check

Started by Glen Stillman in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Paving Materials and Advice

8 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Mar 1, 2019

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