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Learning plants names etc

Anyone have suggestions to learn plants I.e YouTube?

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Building a narrow Rill and connected waterfall... advice

So, as some of you may recall, I've retired, and am now concentrating on bringing an wild allotment back into shape, and making our new garden beautiful. Having learnt from seeing so many old people trying to look after gardens and houses that are wa

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Drip Tape Watering System

Hi All

I got a client with a big veg patch, they like a drip tape watering system installed! OK I can fit it OK the problem is when I come to dig it over for the winter and all the pipes are in the way!!! Have any of you used this type of watering sys

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Looking for advice on raising the edge of a pond

Hello Juicers,

One of my regular garden maintenance clients has asked me to quote to raise the height on one edge of their pond. I've not done any pond work before and while the job looks straightforward I wanted to check with some of you who may have

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Pond clearout

I've been asked by a management company to quote for 2x pond clearouts on a housing estate. They do the grounds maintenance on the estate but want to tender the pond tidy ups out.

Its unusual work for me outside my usual remit, but work is dire at the

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Making a memorial garden

Hello, any ideas please? I live far from where my father lived - he died four years ago. He was cremated and has a small slab with his name and dates on it next to the church path of his favourite and often visited church in the UK.  I don't often go

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Waterproof rendering for pool

I have designed a freestanding raised rectangular water feature which has been built with blockwork and a flexible liner, but for aesthetic reasons we want to replace the liner with a waterproof render. Has anyone any recommendations for the type of

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Seeking 10 people to learn together with Piet Oudolf, Dr Noel Kingsbury and others

Hello everyone,

It's been several years since I've been on here.  And MyGardenSchool has now grown quite a lot.  We're trialling an initiative where we'd like to find 10 people who would be happy to learn together in one class  - and really feel like

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Starting my own business

Hi my name is Kingsley.I am 21 years old I was working in drainage/civil engineering/ flagging ground works, till around a year ago. My manager at this drainage firm had. Decided to set a landscape gardening business (he had no experience of this). I

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Afraid to install Water Features or Clients tend to disapprove of them??

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to get a bit of feedback from the Landscapers and Garden Designers on here.

When planning a garden do most of you try and incorporate a water feature to your ideas/designs or are you simply put off by a lack of previous experie

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Evaporation or leak?

A client of mine had a company come and dig a large pond.

Over the space of about 3 months, it was virtually dry in the summer. Could this really be down to evaporation, or is it more likely to have a leak?

Before:

After:

To fill it, I had a 3" pump goin

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Trying to settle a dispute with customer regarding water evaporation

Hello, this is the first time i have posted on this page, i would like some help to settle this dispute I've been having with a customer...

We have been bought in to replace the sump & slabs around a water feature as the previous sump only lasted arou

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Fibreglassing Oxfordshire

Hi can anyone recommend anybody that carries out fibreglassing in the Oxfordshire area. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Paul

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Landscape Jobs Mid Essex

Hello there,I have a small business compiled of a handful of hard working and dedicated staff members.I am looking for more landscape/garden maintenence work as it has gone quiet over the winter we specialise in decks and patios but can offer one off

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Water cabbage

I have a customer with a running stream coming from a golf course, it runs through her garden and onto a neighbours property which is a 200sqm pond, and runs further on....She wants rid of the water cabbage which has invaded her stretch of stream.It'

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RHS Flower Show Chatsworth - Show Garden reminder

Just a reminder that the deadline for Show Garden submissions for RHS Flower Show Chatsworth  is 8th August. Click here for more information:

https://www.rhs.org.uk/ChatsworthGardenApplications 

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What are the best Pond Vacs/Hoovers on the market?

I have several customers who have got ponds in thier gardens. Both of them cannot find a reputable Pond Man to maintain the ponds and they have asked me if I would be interested in maintaining their ponds. What is the best pond vac/Hoover on the mark

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water logged lawn

Hi I have recently been to see a customer who lives in a relatively new estate less than 10 years old. His rear garden is literally a swap more or less, there is grass there but it is so wet that you sink when walking he's had this problem since movi

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