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Wisteria hysteria

Quite unbelievable. I quoted to deal with a customers wisteria that had been left to its own devices for three years and so had become a 30ft high ball of wool. As its on a south facing wall it used to flower beautifully. Couple of days hard work and

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buxus balls

 

 

can anyone point me in the direction for a supplier of these, i need good sized specimens not sure of numbers yet but at least 8 so its worth my while looking round for good specimins at a reasonable (obviously thats a relative term with topiary sh

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Tree Surgeon Accident - not one to read if you are squeamish ..

Not a nice way to go - happened in London on Wednesday.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1355873/Tree-surgeon-Adam-Baldock-killed-chainsaw-accident.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

My heart goes out to his family.

 

Not what you expect to happen whe

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Winter Jasmine

Just stumbled over this pic and thought it was too good not to share. I'd love to try this - any idea how difficult it would be? I've only ever seen it flopping all over the place!

 

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Heuchera Supplier

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a good Heuchera trade supplier?  I am finding it hard to source some of the more unusal varieties from our usual supply chain, and even some of the perennial specialists availability on these are pretty boring :(  There so

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Belfast sink plant choices

Hi

As part of my marketing plan for my new gardening business (starting in March) I have offered my local pub to plant a couple of old belfast sinks in the beer garden, hoping to gain some work through word of mouth.

 

Has anyone used old sinks before -

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Slow release plant and tree food, recommendations

I was about to order some but got a shock at the latest prices so I thought I’d pick the brains of the good folk on this forum.12 month release is preferable and obviously in solid form or it just gets washed out of the planters.Thanks in advance for

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Plant buyer feedback on websites

We are currently preparing our website, and thought this a good chance to get some feedback.

 

As a Plant Buyer, would you want plants listed in the normal way

Shrubs 2-30 litre

Trees  10 litre

Herbaceous  2-15 litre

Ferns 2-10 litre

etc.

 

Or by

Plants for Su

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Plants or planting with hidden meanings

Hi LJN,

 

Yesterday l completed a design for an autistic teenager who spends 7 hours a day on her garden swing.  When thinking of a title for the project it reminded me of a client who asked me two remove two miscanthus grasses l had planted in the fro

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One for the Plant Buyers and Garden Designers

Andy Charles has started a post about buying online, so rather than clash, here is a question.

 

Would you, should you, buy your plants online?

 

Most Landscaping products are easy to buy online, it has a size and specification. 

 

A plant is different. 

 

Y

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Do plant nurseries close this time of the year as a matter of fact ?

Is it normal for a plant nursery to be shut for business until March ? 

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Climber that will have foliage all year round

I've been asked to supply a climbing plant that will be planted growing up a trellis to hide an area that is behind the trellis.

 

The plant needs to ideally have foliage on it all year round and also would be nice if it flowers too.

 

It would also be g

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Pruning Cherry Trees ?

I've just noticed that my two cherry trees have a lot of buds on them.  Does that mean that it's too late to prune them this year ?

Thanks.

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Tree identification

Can anyone identify this tree?

 

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How did you get your plant knowledge?

For me it was self taught.  None of my 5 employers sent me to train.

 

Starting in 1980, I learnt not what the plant was, but where it was on the Nursery.  This way when a customer came in for something, I could find it instantly. 

 

Over time I learnt m

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CC Trollies

Any one else caught up in the chaos of the proposed switch over?

 

We discussed this a length at our Growers meeting last night, and still cannot decide on a policy to adopt. 

 

Do we switch our 200 trollies to new system, or run a two-tier system?

 

With

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I Want One Of These

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Most depressing sight seen in a garden

For us it was a couple of years ago, and it happened to a 7 metre Magnolia grandiflora.

 

We took our customer to Italy to had pick this specimen, and they picked a real beauty. 

 

As the plant was in the ground, we had to wait until it was safe to lift.

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How do you prune a weeping willow?

I picked up on a news item today about a willow tree - dubbed Old Man Willow - that had been hard pruned to the extent that all branches were removed, leaving just the trunk; pollard?

See it here:
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1

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Buxus balls, cones and spirals, a cheap, lazy option in Garden Design?

Has Buxus sempervirens in it's many forms, now become the Lonicera nitida of gardens, just another amenity plant or filler?

 

My view has been formed over the last thirty years and, yes based on selling thousands of them. 

 

Some 9 years ago, my then emp

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