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Preparation of beds for planting

My first garden design should start to be built this week and in a couple of weeks I expect to start planting. What would you advise I should ask the contractors to add to new beds, in soil terms for planting ? Also there will be some raised beds for

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Tree Recommendsations

Afternoon - not after any cake or anything but its my 40th today and I'm working!! I'm knocking it on the head in 30 mins then going out and embarrassing myself...

I am looking for about 20-25 small trees for a holiday park near me. The customer has r

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Native plants

 

Hello all,

For my dissertation project I am going to partake in an investigation in relation to native planting.

The proposed question is:

As a garden designer, why is it important to incorporate native plants into our planting schemes/Garden designs?

S

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Supporting your community, through Horticulture

Since we moved into Piddletrenthide, Dorset in July 2010, we have supported a couple of Village events.

Last Summer we had a plant stall at the Village Fete, and yes, you guessed, another Plant stand last December at the Xmas Fair. We gave a % of prof

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Wildflower meadows on very fertile soil

I've been asked to transform a paddock of about 1/2 acre from nettles and dock to a stunning wildflower meadow.

It's on very fertile and pretty heavy soil, hence the thriving nettles and docks. Has anyone achieved good results on this sort of soil? I

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Supplier of herbaceous and hedging URGENTLY needed Oxfordshire area

I've had an email from an LJN member who is in urgent need of a supplier of herbaceous and hedging due to being let down by current suppliers. For obvious reasons of sensitivity they've asked me to ask the forum.

They currently have five projects on

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Can you identify bark problem on plum tree please?

Hi

I was in a friend's garden today and spotted this pattern on the bark of a fairly young plum tree.  It looks like a kind of spiral crack to the bark possibly due to twisting of the branch?  I wondered if it should be pruned out?  Would it cause any

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Planting advice

We are looking for some advice regarding planting.

We maintain some residential communal gardens and there are three of these circular flower beds. Normally, they are planted with some seasonal bedding plants but this year we would like to do somethin

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It's RHS Showtime! for LJN Members

Yes RHS Shows are approaching again, and LJN Members appear to be well represented this year.

At RHS Cardiff, Gaynor Witchard is building a garden this year, and the South West Landscape Centre is very happy to sponsor Gaynor for the plants.  Gaynor,

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Could your business withstand a hosepipe ban?

From our experience of this when based in Surrey in 2006, the last hospipe ban, we were down by 50% on our previous years sales.

As a Nursery we are exempt from any ban, so can water as normal. 

However, our customers, Landscapers and Garden Designers,

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Needed, non vigorous climber, preferably evergreen!

One of my clients has a Well type feature about a meter in diameter with three metal legs/arms/supports that meet in the middle above the well, these are approx a meter high.

The whole thing was completely covered in ivy, this has now been removed muc

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North facing garden near road

Hi there-just wondering if anyone had any ideas re:

1. Hedging that helps reduce road noise

2. Plants for a north facing garden which is surrounded by gorgeous mature trees-basically designing a woodland edge.

Many thanks

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VAT exempt plants

It is been brought to our attention over the last few months that the some within our Trade do not appear to know that some plants are VAT exempt.

All Fruit Trees VAT exempt are, along with most 1 litre Herbs.

Hope that this is of help.

 

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Suggestions for a showcase climber in planters

I have just quoted for a large commercial centre which is also used for wedding receptions etc. and what surprised me is that they have a large double door entrance / porch supported by two wide white columns. I am sure you can picture it, a typical

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Twig ident test

Lets see if you can identify these 4 trees i pruned today from their twigs. Extra points for botanical name.

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cutting wanted

hebes any variety

shrubs   any  variety

conifers   any  variety

please email  christine5588@yahoo.co.uk

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Edgworthia chrysantha

Hi

Does anyone out there have any experience of this fantastic shrub?  I have been offered an Edgworthia by a very favourite customer who is moving.  I planted it about 3 years ago and would love to have it.

I know a bit about it - ie aspect, soil pref

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very hard cut back on apple tree

hi all

ive got a apple tree in the garden of the new place we have moved into which has never had the correct care and attention it needs, and is full of canker etc.

i thought that i could give it a good prune out and be left with something half decent

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House plant suggestion

I really don't like houseplants and don't know anything about them.  Not sure I could even name one. 

A client asked me today if you can grow  Dicksonia indoors, she has an absolute beauty growing in a shady courtyard and her brother wanted one but I

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Shrub Identification and Care

 I have noticed the breadth & depth of knowledge exhibited by so many on this site. I have just started out(Summer 2011 onwards) in the gardening business,concentrating essentially on grass cutting,weeding & ground clearance..I work by myself and am

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