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uploading image from phone to BOG ?

I need to upload an image of an area to be landscaped to simplify and condense the question from the photo gallery on my android phone but can't seem to get any response when clicking on any of the icons in the discussion box .

Is there a solution .?

Started by John F in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by John F Dec 14, 2020

Renewing gravel path

A Client of mine has asked me to 'do something' about one of the gravel paths in their garden. It is full of weeds and goes under a yew tree, grape vine pergola and couple of deciduous trees, so gets plenty of leaf fall each year, hence the build up

Started by Rosie Turner in Landscaping

16 Replies · Reply by Dea Fischer Dec 19, 2020

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Bark

Evening all,

just wondering if anybody has had any success using the bark app? Does it generate leads of any substance? I'm always wary of these things but you never know,

thanks in advance,

Ben

Started by Ben Gooding in Design, Business, and Groundscare

10 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance Mar 4, 2021

Installing Gravel drive way with different slops and transitions

Hi all.

I hope you are well. I am installing a gravel drive way on a house i just bought which had a front garden with rose beds either side of it and a path in the middle which went to a concrete pad around the side of the house. Now both side of th

Started by Lee Edwards in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by David Benson Nov 19, 2020

Laying Turf On Heavy Clay

Hi,

I've been asked to lay a lawn on heavy clay soil and I have noticed that drainage is a slight issue in winter. I've read that soakaways are no good in clay so was wondering what the best solution is. I have read that you can lay on sharp sand but

Started by Geri Ward in Landscaping

9 Replies · Reply by Mark Wilkinson Nov 19, 2020

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slatted screens above fencing height

What are the legal and planning issues around putting slatted screens above the top of the fenceline on seperate posts to the fence.I've seen it done a lot on pinterestTo be clear - slatted screen only attached to posts above the height of the fence

Started by Ed Fox in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by David Benson Oct 26, 2020

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Teasel ( plant or weed )

I have a customer who would like a patch of common teasel , I know it can be very invasive and i have suggested alternatives but they like the architectural quality of teasel .

Has anyone encountered serious infestations of teasel ? I presume it can b

Started by John F in Landscaping

14 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Oct 23, 2020

K-REND COSTS

Hi All,

Does anybody have any idea on the cost of K-rend? I am looking to have a seat (solid concrete blocks) rendered for a client in white. It is about 4sqm of surface and 18m of beading?

What would be the typical cost for supply and install. I have

Started by Graeme Robinson in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by John Culpin Oct 20, 2020

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Project / job photography device .

What is your device of choice to photograph before and after projects and jobs . ?

it got me thinking after watching two seperate gardeners taking photo's with their tablets also a builder was taking photo's with a tablet while doing some work at a p

Started by John F in Landscaping

18 Replies · Reply by Kris Baker Oct 14, 2020

Patio help

Is anyone in the Guildford area who has a patio business willing to offer me any advice regarding an installation i completed in 2019? long story short is that the customer has complained about some pooling in two small areas of the patio which i hav

Started by Simon Jones in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Dec 9, 2020

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mix in the tub mortar / hybrid mortar resin / Parking restrictions

I have to mortar 25 paving stones 50mm x 50mm in a gravelled area but the problem is no parking allowed or unloading ioutside the property its in the middle of a town centre .

looked into a tredesmans permit which only covers scaffolding , utilities

Started by John F in Landscaping

8 Replies · Reply by John F Oct 5, 2020

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Painting sleeper walls

Anyone have experience of painting sleeper walls?

I've got a client who as part of a project wants contemporary raised beds with rendered walls but the budget won't stretch that far so we are looking at building them with oak sleepers instead to save

Started by Ed Fox in Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess Oct 3, 2020

sleepers post depth

hello just been wondering on the minimum depth for sleeper posts.

I have been doing alot of patios with sleeper retainment only 1 sleeer high (200mm) and putting the posts in 300mm deep.

i know with a fence etc woud need to be only 1/3 deep but obvios

Started by James beddow in Landscaping

6 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Sep 28, 2020

Council weedkilling

I've always wondered how they manage this................... just seen the operator charging along the pavement, then the road on his little "truck" with a big tank on the back.............. steering with one hand, spraying with the other. The spra

Started by Graham Taylor in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt Sep 24, 2020

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Adhesive that will stick slate paving to membrane ?

I know this sounds obscure but its a specific request . Just surveyed a job where the client has specified they would like some slate pavers they have supplied as stepping stones ( for pedestrians ) securing with adhesive on top of a membrane to run

Started by John F in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by John F Sep 20, 2020

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Henchman Ladder

I have measured, but who on here has as a LWB renault master van?

An I believe you can get a 10ft hechman tripod ladder in anyone got a 12ft in down the side at an angle?

Or another way.

~thanks in advance

Started by Clive in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Clive Sep 10, 2020

Stepping stones through pond

Hi all.

I am building a pond with stepping stones through the middle. I will build block piers and cover them with epdm liner. The natural stone stepping stones will be laid on top of the liner.

My question is will the mortar bond sufficiently to the e

Started by adrian Stoute in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by adrian Stoute Sep 14, 2020

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