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Love your garden strap line.

As you can see from my little image next to my posts I have Love (by way of a heart) Your Garden as my tagline. I've used this on marketing material and our uniforms.

I know you only have my word for it but this was a way before the ITV programme of t

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Brushcutter blades

To date I have never used the metal brush cutter blades, but I need to clear som rough ground.

Years ago my father used on and it seemed to wobble around like a nodding dog, do you use one?

I receantly bought a new still back pack blower which seemed t

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FYI-Here's a source of training courses in the UK/Midlands

I was recently sent this resource as a source of all manner of training courses in the Midlands - from H&S to Business to Sales to Marketing to Construction "ticket" courses etc.

I have no knowledge nor have I used them, but it might be useful for so

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strimmer line

Hi Guys

Just a quick couple of questions - what strimmer line do you all use?? Which one works the best for which situation??

I currently have a new-ish Stihl strimmer and use it mainly for clearing long grass before mowing and edging.

Any advice would

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glass in soil

I recently had a dig out of an existing flower bed in preparation for a stone patio. Fortunately I had another job nearby which required the 14 or so tonnes of soil that I dug out. This decent dark in colour soil seemed perfect for filling in old veg

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Tea Gardens and Coffee Houses: Tasteful Events in Unexpected Places

Would you like to be enchanted and surprised? Taste the sweet and the sour, the delicate smell of Ceylon? Meet some lovely people whilst listening to the leaves rustling in the wind? Would you like to spend an afternoon with friends in an urban setti

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Fertiliser for border preparation and planting in September

We're preparing a border for planting which will be done in September.  Preparation planned for August.  We're clearing the plants and I've done some soil testing.  It's a heavy clay loam, with zilch nitrate and potassium (according to tests). 

So I'm

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Hydro 80

Hi there,

I have a new carbutetor for my hydro 80 any tips on the easiest way to fit this

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Esmee Godwin fund

On Sunday, we supported a local charity www.justgiving.com/Esmee-Godwin-Fund

For our role, it started some weeks ago when we at T&S Plants came up with the idea to support this fund raiser, forever.

We decided to donate a Tree, which was planted yester

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A second look at chineese made tools

Just to be balenced as I know I often bash anything that isnt Stihl/Husq/Echo or Makita/Honda as from experience I have found most other makes to be lacking in some or all departments....

I've been aware for some time that tools with Branding such as

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Poisonous plants to dogs

 

Does anyone have any specific guidelines on what not to put into a planting scheme which could cause harm to dogs?   I've done some research and there are quite a lot which come up which seem to be toxic, but in reality I don't know which are the ma

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Pesticide consultation UK - Bayer sponsors stakeholder speaking on behalf of 'Amenity' industry

AMENITY AND LANDSCAPING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FORUM (THE AMENITY FORUM) http://www.amenityforum.co.uk/members.htm is far from representative of the industry. However the Amenity Forum is cited within the text itself of the current consultation on

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I need a new hedge cutter

im after a new hedge cutter im after something with around a 24" double sided blade to replace my hs81r  had it 3 years now and i think its had it  tempted to get another but not to keen on the £445 plus vat! price  so any recomendations

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Landscape foreman salary

I run a design, landscape and maintenance company based in North London. I have a very good landscaper who I currently pay £12.50 per hour. He does excellent  work, is good with clients and  does all day to day running of his jobs, ordering materials

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Van storage and racking ideas

Hello all

Just got my first van and currently all my stuff is just chucked in the back, mowers, trimmer,blower, rakes etc

Just wondering the best way to sort it all out with shelving etc.

How do you all do yours, any pics to show it off so I can steal

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Nursery workwear

Now that summer has belatedly arrived, the tricky subject of work clothing has once again reared its head on the nursery.

 This is an issue which causes concerns at every nursery in the country and is due, in part, to the excessive heat of the working

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TOUGH GRASS MOWING / Rough MOWERS (eg Dori EP50)

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some guidance, recommendations and comments on a machine to cut rough grass areas, too large to strim, but which might only get cut 2-4 times a year. I have a few of these; some are banks, others are orchards, verges, you

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Making an arch former for a stone wall

I'm going to add some arches to my 1.5m high stone wall so that it does'nt appear and feel too heavy. I'm hoping I can put in some lights which appear hidden but illuminate the arches and the plants (plans might change on that).

I've knocked up a cou

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Topsoil/mulch pricing

We are applying for a large contract but are having some difficulty working out costings.We are being asked to  supply and fit topsoil and mulch to an average depth of 150mm each but the contract stipulates price per square metre.

We have never been a

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Best value van insurance?

Mines due, I'm with the NFU every year it goes up :-( every year I get an alternative quote to make sure the renewel is competitive...this year I clicked on Van compare at the top of the screen whilst on landscape juice, filled out enough detail to c

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