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1m3 coarse bark available at half trade price

Slightly overestimated a job and have around 1m3 of coarse bark left if anyone wants it for £15. Collect North Glasgow, bring a trailer, will help load!

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Rough-grade bark suppliers in central scotland?

Can anyone recommend somewhere to buy rough-grade landscape bark at a fair price in central scotland at all? All I can find is fine and medium grade stuff.

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How to treat with honey fungus

is there a chemical control out there for honey fungus? one of my customers has honey fungus in their garden and as its killed shrubs and tree's ive been digging the infected material out including all roots as far as possible. they have an enormous

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MAPLE Disease

Hi people

This may be one for the arborists.

We have a large Maple in our neighborhood and have noticed that it is covered with a white speckled fungus on the bark. This has spread to our own garden and is prevalent on our Acer and Maple Bonsai which i

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Northern Ireland Landscape Supplies

The previous thread on what folks would like to see at their local landscape supplier, has got me thinking about the possibility of diversifing. 

 

I know from experience that getting half loads, or generally small quanities of loose materials locally

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What would you want to see at your local dedicated landscape supplies company?

What would you want to see at your local dedicated landscape supplies company?

 

Railway sleepers & sleeper screws.

Small bulk loads of decorative gravel includeing like of plumslate etc.

Fence Panels

Post & rail fencing & fixings etc

hard to find paving p

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Landscapes in movies

Good morning everyone,

 

Since it's Sunday...Which movie do you think best conveys a sense of landscape ?

 

I started this so I'm going to bag Jean De Florette you can almost feel the heat bouncing off the rocks, the warm wind on your face and the rustle

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Mulching - the options ?

What's people's view about "mulching" using :

 

- bark

- composted woodchip

- shredded wood

- green woodchip

 

We've been directed to mulch using what I call 'green' woodchip (ie recently created from tree work) by our client.

 

The problem I have is

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Etesia's Etesia's everywhere I go..

Just got back from France earlier and we spent time in Calais this afternoon before heading back on the Chunnel.

 

Walked around the Centre De Ville (which is a magnificant building if ever you been into the real Calais) and low and behold they had 3

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A good Friday, yes not bad, thank you

At this time of year, we are working as normal when perhaps others are not, which gives us a chance to catch up on life, the universe, etc.

 

A stocktake, tidy up day yesterday and today.  Over 1,800 plants 2&3 litre plants, weeded, tidied, pruned, mov

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Access to garden

Have been dealing with a customer who is desperate to get his garden re-landscaped. He is really keen, he lives in a semi detached house and it is really difficult to get into his back garden.  The house is backing onto a big comprehensive school wit

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Sleeper retaining wall

Hi everyone

 

It's been ages since I've made any posts, though have been keeping abreast of everything, so apologies that my first one in ages is to ask for some help! Actually, two bits of help, I'll post another separately (brace yourselves)

 

Pics att

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Have you considered shredded rubber mulch as a surfacing material for difficult areas?

A quick explanation is shredded rubber,organically pigmented to look like bark mulch,doesn t rot or comapct can be used in playgrounds ,gardens ,woodland trails or equestrian areans.

It can be bound together to stop it migrating.

No need for excavtions

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Phytophthora lateralis confirmed in trees at second Scottish site

The Forestry Commission is reminding owners of Lawson cypress trees to inspect them regularly following the discovery of a second site in Scotland with Phytophthora lateralis infection of the species.

The new site is Greenock Cemetery in Inverclyde,

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First Aid for a damaged Cherry Tree

A client has had a flowering cherry tree damaged by a car/delivery van which has resulted in a large piece of bark being scraped off the trunk. Its not been barked (..there is 2/3rd of the bark circumference left). It's gone thru to green wood.

 

Wha

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Does your website comply with ASA regulations?

This was interesting, from Business Link. Now I'll have to double check everything!

 

 

Does your website comply with ASA regulations?

 

As of 1 March the Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) online remit extended to cover marketing communications on b

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Children's Sand Pit and play area

I have been asked by a client to create a play area at the end of their garden and they want a built in sand pit.  Does any one have any tips or suggestions of the best way to create this, so that it is well drained, safe and functions well.  I would

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Bay tree advice

I'd appreciate the experience of the plants experts out there.

 

I have a customer with 2 mature bay trees. Each is about 20 feet high and they are her pride and joy.

 

They have suffered badly over the winter and all the leaves on both trees are now bro

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Waste Transfer Licence - Costs

I do not want to annoy anyone by starting yet another discussion on waste but...

Put aside Whether one should or shouldn't and has or hasn't got a licence.

Has the cost of the licence increased over the years (not sure how long it has been around)

For t

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SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualization: Beginner's Guide - Book/E-book.

Hi Folks

A bit later than promised, I know, but I’ve now just completed reading all of SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualisation: Beginner’s Guide’s 408 pages from cover to cover and there’s so much fantastic information contained within it that it

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Web building/hosting with 1&1

 

Hi does anyone have any experience using 1&1 for web site building / hosting?

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What's the best gardener's breakfast?

 

What is the best gardener's breakfast?

What keeps you going whilst you're working hard at it all morning? Is it porridge or pork?

 

Hospitality's a bit thin on the ground during the cold weather this end. Whereas in the summer months the doors are open

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Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story - Channel 4

Did anyone watch this on Thursday night on Channel 4 ?

 

I found it riveting and thought provoking. If you get a chance to see it it More4 or 4OD - do...

 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-trillion-pound-horror-story/episode-guide/series-1

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Unrealistic employment expectations

I've just met with a 'youngish' landscaper this morning who wanted a job. He had relevant credientials so I arranged to have a chat to see what he has done, what he was after etc. The reason for this post was his 'expectations' and attitude. Having b

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Peat free Nurseries

From the images you will see a healthy, 10 litre Pittosporum Gold Star, and the same plant knocked out of it's pot.This root growth is what we have come to expect, using our 100% bark mix. Please also bear in mind that this plant was only potted 6 we

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LJN members

It's clear from threads that the mass at LJN agree that networking is the way forward.But how many of you exspect work to fall into your laps just because you're part of a very powerful network / organisation ??Its all very well sitting behind your k

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Are you having a harvest festival?

I've not had a serious veg growing season but I have been rather successful with the veggies I've planted this year. Early on the lettuce were superb and probably the freshest (well you would expect that wouldn't you?) and biggest I've had or seen fo

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Bark chipping bulk orders

Morning,Can anyone recommend a decent firm to supply a bulk order of bark chipping to mulch the borders around a large communal lawn I have the contract for?It's about 80 metres total length by a metre wide all around the lawn. See pic (with my lad s

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Could you just......

I don't mind doing extra work for people if they are willing to pay. However what customers don't seem to grasp is that I fill my diary based on the jobs I've quoted for so am usually running to a tight schedule. I find this very frustrating at times

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Bark

I had a customer who wanted the garden made tidy and under trees lay landscape material with bark on top. Two weeks after i had done the work he phoned me and said the bark was blowing away and he thought I was going to put a net over the bark. I sai

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eFIG's Office Plant of the Year

By this time next week an independent panel of judges will have named your Office Plant of the Year!The judges – Matthew Appleby of Horticulture Week, Adam Pasco of BBC Gardeners World Magazine and Claudia de Yong, award winning garden designer and r

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Planting whilst managing a water shortage - what's your strategy?

We were warned yesterday to expect water restrictions in some areas of the country as the lack of rain depletes water supplies. Planting during the summer isn't ideal but it has been made possible by the use of irrigation systems and of course the ho

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Rated People.com

Hello all,Have you herd of rated people .com ? i think its the best thing since sliced bread it has bought me in so much work that i am having to turn work down,on average iam getting 8 out 10 jobs that i estimate for and most of them stay as regular

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where to buy plants from

Hi,As i am new to the gardening business and now have a couple of clients who want me to supply and plant - i just wondered where other gardeners buy their plants from. I am a one woman only gardener so I am only supplying anywhere from say 5 shrubs/

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Play BARK chippings

Is anyone can help to find wooden play bark chippings seller/ suppliers who has reasonable prices?I need to use them for children play area around the playhouses. It needs to be delivered to North LondonThank you!

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Mantis Tiller

Anyone had any experience of using one of these little Mantis tillers before?

Obviously its no good for any large scale work, but for small areas in small to medium gardens i would of thought it would be quite useful, especially the de-thatcher and ae

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Best time to drop leaflets and which type of leaflets work best.

Hello all,

 

New member here and like you all trying to drum up a bit of new buisness. I am in the process of have some leaflets designed by (printing .com), and was wondering firstly which type of leaflet works best and secondly when is the best time

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Stihl combi tool : scarifyer & de-thatcher

has ANYONE got one of these? or used one ? ive seen them but am thinking of buying for the two reasons above Only - is it any good on domestic lawns ? thanksSTIHL Tillers MM55DescriptionImages/VideoCustomer ReviewsBrochureTechnical SpecificationsGMD

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Special Offer from Sunningdale Turf Centre

If you are a member of some of the groups you may of spotted one or two posts from Santa Tim about his special offer.Trust me you will be extremely impressed with the quality!10% off All Bulk Bags Through Out DecemberIncluding Soils, Bark and Compost

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What am I describing?

A tube that exits through the cambium of some trees - It can remove pollution from the air. The London Plane is one particular tree that exhibits this particular feature - as it filters air from the city streets, its bark flakes from the trunk with t

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Help with quote

Hi, I'd like to ask an opinon or two on this quote please. I have an idea but not a lot of experience in costing this type of job for myself.The job is to weed 36 m2 of border, hoe a trench adjacent to the lawn to prevent weed spread and lay 3inches

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Gravel / Bark Chipping Quantities

Hi all,First post on here - just a quick question:I'm in the middle of a doing a couple of quotes for 2 small landscaping jobs. Until now I've been focusing on maintenance / actual gardening, but these jobs involve laying a small area of gravel and b

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Supplier Of Small Quantities Of Wood Bark Mulch

Hi All,A customer of mine has asked me for the name of a supplier for the bulk delivery of a relatively small amount of wood bark mulch (approx. 5-10m3) and they do not want it delivering in 1 m3 'dumpey' bags.I've looked into this before and not fou

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It's Claudia's birthday!!

It's claudia De Yong's birthday tomorrow (Thursday 23rd) and I am sure that you would like to join me in embarrassing her as she is such a shy & reserved young lady by adding your congratulations and best wishes below.All I ask is that Claudia doesn'

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Garden Gadgets

Fed up like me with buying 'time saving' equipment that prove to be absolutely useless ?I thought I would share my latest purchase with you. In the the course of our week we edge hundreds of metres of lawn with a good pair of edging shears. Nice fini

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Forwarding emails appropriately

Morning folks,Recently received the following. It's a bit lengthy but might be useful to someone:A friend who is a computer expert received the following directly from a system administrator for a corporate system. It is an excellent message that ABS

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Hard Landscaping Photos Needed for Show Website

You may recall some discussions about the possibility of a show recently here on the network? Well, I am pleased to say that the decision has been taken to proceed so the website is currently being built with a view to launching the show within the n

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The benefits of being a member of the LJ network

As we all probably appreciate the LJN is a great resource for anyone with an interest in “gardening” and to share ideas. However, one of the more powerful features must be the opportunity to “network” with follow professionals.Back in early April I w

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Scale insects....

I have two beautiful olive trees in my front porch,but their beauty is being destroyed by the sight of scale insects on the leaves and bark,seems to be an ongoing battle in trying to get rid of the little buggers,does anybody have any suggestions?

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Forest Bark Mulch

A very functional but attractive mixed bark chippings.Nominal particle size of 35 - 60mm.* High quality* General purpose* Easy to lay* Attractive appearance* Long lasting* Comes from sustainable sourcesOkay - These are from our tree felling operation

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Payments from Landscapers.....backhanders?

The Garden Design Journal published an angry letter from a landscaper in its Febuary edition, verging on the offensive.As a stimulous to debate on fees, commissions or, as he would have it, back-handers charged to and recieved from landscapers, I att

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Favourite Trees

I want to put together a collection of trees. I expect my favourites are pretty "average", and I'd appreciate anything special that you would recommend. Plus I've got a few where I could do with recommendations of varietiesAcer griseum (Paper Bark Ma

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Foraging for wild mushrooms

I aspire, like probably many of you, to go out in the wilds and forage natural food from natural places. I promise myself every year that I will learn the art of foraging for fungi but I never do (although we do have one particular spot on the farm h

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Sloping site

I have just been asked to do a job on a sloping site 12m wide by 6m depth sloping away with a 2m fall the customer has asked for the grass to be killed and bark to be put down then planted with shrubs or anything which grows about 3m high . i said if

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