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Professional Loppers for All Gardeners

Gardeners know that a well pruned plant not only looks better and blooms more, but it is healthier too. Thanks to Centurion, having sharp tools that cut through branches easily makes pruning a snap.

Garden industry experts Bill Freimuth, Marc Tittel

Started by Kathleen Hassinger

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Folding Trunk Shovel and Spade We can All Dig

Centurion (www.centurionbrands.com) has created a line of space-saving and hard-working shovels that are strong, stain resistant and space-saving. For homeowners and gardeners with limited space for tools, this is welcome news. Usually well-desig

Started by Kathleen Hassinger

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lost tools

what tools have you lost in the past or left in a garden?

how can we prevent doing this again ?

robin

www.gardens4u.co.uk

Started by Lawncare-4u.co.uk

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Lawn Tractor

A client has asked me to suggest a lawn tractor to buy - about 2.5 acres of lawn, disused paddock and an orchard - very sloping site. Wants it to mow (collection and poss. mulch) and tow a trailer and possibly a roller. Any recommendations at the che

Started by AndyCharles-EnborneGardeningCo in Machinery

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Water features?

I'm working on a garden in Edinburgh, the client is looking for some sort of moving water to be included. It's a front garden on a slight slope so it wouldn't be a pond, but more likely one of these self contained ones. I've used the stainless steel

Started by Tracy McQue

7 Replies · Reply by Tracy McQue Oct 21, 2010

Midlands meet -up ?

think 7 or so i know of are close by me, steve , steve , big dig , rowley .sorry if i forgot others , its late . (rosie kept me up) on chat lol.informal meet up in a country pub anyone/ any time no-rush ........... maybe in newcastlish area ?? anyone

Started by Lawncare-4u.co.uk

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Google sketchup 8

I was just lookin to upgrade my google sketchup and came across version 8. I has loads of new features. This one grabed me the most. What do you guys think?

Started by Kieran Ray in Design

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plant ideas to make a raised dwarf conifer bed

I would be grateful if anyone could give me some plant ideas for the design of a raised conifer bed. I dont have the widest knowledge on conifers so any suggestions would be welcome. One of my clients has asked me to put a design in to him. The raise

Started by Jeffrey

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Your clients Landscaping and Garden waste.

The whole concept of waste and I will never see eye to eye.Tomorrow I need to spend the day at my lock up's clearing out and basically re stacking and a manual scan at what is being held in the containers.... as our businesses grow over the course of

Started by Jackson's Landscape Design

7 Replies · Reply by Jackson's Landscape Design Sep 16, 2010

Trade accounts with garden centres

HiI'm fairly new to garden services and wondered if any older and wiser LJN folk could advise me of how to get a good trade account with garden centres etc in case clients want any new planting. Also are there any online ones you would recommend?Chee

Started by Jigsawgardens.co.uk in Design

9 Replies · Reply by Jigsawgardens.co.uk Sep 9, 2010

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John Deere vs Viking?

out to buy next week deere r47kb or viking mb650r as both these tick all boxes for me 19 inch rear roller any recommendations on pick up or performance any body use any of these mowers thanks.Edit: I went for the Viking.

Started by mark thomas in Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Aug 30, 2010

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Garden and landscape design software review

What garden design software would you recommend to your peers for garden or landscape design?

Out of Google Sketchup and Vectorworks Landmark, what comes out on top and why?

Started by Phil Voice in Design

18 Replies · Reply by David from 3DGvisuals.co.uk May 20, 2013

Garden grabbing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10873333Thank godHere on the fylde coast the majority of the large Victorian gardens have now gone to be replaced with new houses. The the act turning gardens into brownfield sites should never have come about an

Started by Classic Gardens

2 Replies · Reply by GORDON Aug 5, 2010

How do your employees view you, the boss?

Years ago I was Involved in a conversation that went along the lines of, "if your men hate you then your doing something right", at the time it meant nothing to me, after all I was sat in the canteen with a couple of navi's waiting all day for the ra

Started by Jackson's Landscape Design

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Talented Freelance Garden Designer Wanted for Essex/Suffolk Area

If anyone here knows of anyone that would fit the brief below, please let me know!Origin Garden Design is looking for an experienced freelance garden designer to join our team. Experience is essential, a minimum of three years.We design bespoke moder

Started by Rachel Mathews SGD in Careers

4 Replies · Reply by David Beasley Garden Design Dec 29, 2012

Show Gardens.

Well the title says it all really. Show gardens, have any of you done one, been involved in one or got any experience in them. I have always done what I do but it was going to Chelsea one year that made me want to pursue a more horticultural element

Started by Matt

13 Replies · Reply by Matt Jul 23, 2010

Maintenance in Folkestone

I am looking for someone who can dot the maintenance for a small garden I have recently completed in Folkestone. I need someone who has the ability to really take care of it and nurture this garden. Please let me know if you are interested asap. Than

Started by Ed Erith in Groundscare

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New Gardening Against the Odds awards

The Telegraph has launched a new award which seeks to honour those whose gardening efforts touch the lives of others - and I am sure that many people here will have created gardens that do just that !http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/7881722/Garde

Started by Chris Harrop in Groundscare

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Jul 22, 2010

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Working relationship between a garden designer and a landscaper

We've talked a lot on LJN about the need to produce and use good terms and conditions for your business and I guess we've covered the business to consumer aspect extensively but how many of us create and use terms and conditions in a business to busi

Started by Phil Voice in Design

2 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jul 14, 2010

Small Hard-Landscaping Project: Tooting Bec London SW17 8JT

Dear AllI've recently received an email request from a former client to come down to London to implement a small hard-landscape project. Due to the obvious logistical problems of being based in Yorkshire myself, I had to decline but advised that she

Started by David Beasley Garden Design in Careers

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