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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

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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

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Guidance on buying a trailer

Hi I am looking to buy a trailer fairly soon. It must be caged 4 ft wide and between 6-8ft long. I have my trailer license, I shouldn't be towing more than a ton at a time. Does this trailer have to be braked? I've seen a few on eBay for around £900

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wheel chair access on gravel

there is somone in a wheel chair that want to gain access round his raised beds which is gravel he has considerd the plastic modules that you can fill with gravel but i do not think it will work very well 

other thinking is the rubber mats that you ca

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Cement is the source of about 8% of the world's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

"If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world - behind China and the US. It contributes more CO2 than aviation fuel (2.5%) and is not far behind the global agriculture business (12%)."

https://www.bbc.com/

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Decking over concrete

Hi All

I've been asked to deck over an exiting garage base with smooth decking boards. It's already 6inches above the surrounding area so I was thinking of using 2x2 joists. I don't want to sit it directly onto the concrete (I would like some air to c

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Industry Literature

hi all

ive got my first deck and my first patio as a self employed landscaper coming up in about 6 weeks (previously stuck to soft landscaping and gardening). I’ve been researching the crap out of the subjects and have been doing solely hard landscapi

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Red flags for those providing gratuitous garden design services

I thought I'd re-post this historical case as its re-surfaced this week after going to the court of appeal.

The Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier decision by the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in Lejonvarn v Burgess. It found that a frie

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Ivy growing through a close board fence

So....  a regular client has an immaculate garden that I maintain, next door to her live a family who believe that gardens should be left to be totally natural and have about half an acre of brambles, ivy, elder and bindweed. They are totally against

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Looking for a reliable landscaper in the West Byfleet area please...

hi there

I'm looking for a landscaper in the West Byfleet area to initially do some clearance work for a client. Could potentially lead to contract for the whole build job.

I'd be grateful for some contacts please in the first instance...

Many thanks

Sar

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