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Plant identity

Evening all,

Could anyone help identifying the plant in the photo. A friend has had a delivery of top soil containing a mass of this curiosity. Is it young Japanese knotweed. I'm not sure myself.

Best

Paul

Started by Paul Doyle

20 Replies · Reply by Tom Cann May 13, 2020

Spreader - Looks a bargain for someone

Just been put on Facebook at £40, pity it's too far from me - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3435427049805232/

Started by Tim James in Turfcare

1 Reply · Reply by Billybop May 12, 2020

Conifer fading / turning yellow - ?? - Advice / Help needed

One of the conifers in our garden has over the last 3-4 months been (what I can only describe) as fading. The conifers have been in place for the 14+ years that we have lived here and have always been fine .

I have attached pics

Does anyone have any ad

Started by Sharon Cooksey

7 Replies · Reply by Billybop May 11, 2020

Grass cutting pricing

Good evening,

I am looking to get some help on how to price some very large areas of grass that I may get the opportunity to price for in the future.

Its on 3 large sites owned by the same company and there is approximately 14 acres of grass to cut be

Started by Neil James Shearer

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Estate mulching mower?

Site Grillo Climber 10 has broken down again - getting pretty fed up with what was supposed to be a bomb proof machine. Just a bolt sheared off but steering out of action. What are the alternatives? Some steep banks, some rough ground but also some l

Started by Gareth in Machinery

5 Replies · Reply by Gareth May 10, 2020

Summer Boots - Hot Feet

I hate it when my feet get hot & sweaty. Having tried lots of boots, over the years, I find most are just too warm in the summer. Has anyone found a way to keep feet cooler ?

Started by Peter Davis in Clothing

15 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis May 10, 2020

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Invasive plant in garden

Hope someone can help with first identifying, and then possibly how to deal with, the invasive plant pictured.

Had a look over the Defra pages on invasive weeds but could not find anythng to match.

Might be able to get a better photo soon, many thank

Started by Craig McGinty in Plants

8 Replies · Reply by David Benson May 9, 2020

Advice on using drainage channels and general patio laying advice

Aftternoon all,

Firstly hope this is ok to post this, not sure if I'm in the right section.....I'm going to be laying a patio soon, and I'm wondering will I need to add drainage channels along the side of my conservatory/house.

The red lines represent

Started by Carl B in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Paving Materials and Advice

1 Reply · Reply by Colin Hunt May 9, 2020

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Council closes food halls in garden centre.

We are very sorry, but we have just been issued a Prohibition notice by Wychavon District Council. (7th May at 16:00)

As a result we have been forced to close until the restrictions have been lifted.

This is extremely disappointing to us as we feel th

Started by Andrew Betteridge in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Billybop May 9, 2020

Biodegradeable trim line

In these 'green' times, how many of you have considered how many tiny shards of waste plastic we are putting into the environment using strimmers. I trade as a wildlife-friendly gardener and used long-handled shears exclusively for the first 15 years

Started by Jeff in Info

1 Reply · Reply by Jim Gibbon May 8, 2020

Looking for a better spool head

Hi. Looking for a better spool head for my Parker multi tool. I ordered a second head from Parker a while back and it was useless. Anyone know which make I could use instead. I looked at a selection at a shop but couldn't tell any dimensions. Anyone

Started by Graham Garden

5 Replies · Reply by Graham Garden May 7, 2020

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How to choose best commercial mower ....

https://twitter.com/gary_affinity/status/1258483678344290305?s=21

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Dave Colton May 7, 2020

Stihl Long Reach Hedgetrimmer

For Light commercial use what's people's thoughts on the Stihl HLA65 or the Stihl HLA86 cordless long reach hedge trimmers, they seem to be a number of promotional prices to include the Hedge trimmer, Batteries and Charger which make them look attr

Started by paul kenny in Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by paul kenny May 7, 2020

Honda HRX 537 - Bent Crankshaft

Hello all,

I inherited this mower but the crankshaft is unfortunately bent. Is there anyone out there with either a crankshaft or a replacement engine for this mower that I could purchase please?

Its a 6.5 HP GCV 190 engine, the Honda Part Number is 0

Started by Geraint Jones in Machinery

7 Replies · Reply by Gary RK May 6, 2020

ants

anybody got tips of how to get rid of ants that seem to have taken residence in the bottom of 2 large planters

Started by David Benson in Plants

4 Replies · Reply by Ben Mallow May 6, 2020

Apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan

This scheme helps small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to access loans of up to £50,000.

Gov.uk - Apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan

Started by Landscape Juice in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd May 6, 2020

Strimmer Line - Is Stihl 2.4mm Square any good?

Looking for advice on strimmer line. I have started maintaining grounds for customers and have a Kawasaki TJ27 straight shaft strimmer with an output of 0.77Kw/1.04Hp. I hear good reports about about the Stihl Square and it is available cheaply onlin

Started by Mark Collins in Groundscare

25 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess May 5, 2020

Organic lawn feeding

Good evening all, hope you are not all washed out !

I'm going to see a new client who has a sizable pair of lawned areas which she would like me to take care of. This is fine but she would like me to use an organic system to do this. Does anyone hav

Started by Tom Cann in Turfcare

11 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman May 4, 2020

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Rules on trimming hedges and trees

All wild birds are protected. This includes their nests (whilst in use or being built) as well as
any eggs the nest may contain. Under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), it
is an offence to:

intentionally kill, injure or take any wild

Started by Phil Voice in Groundscare

10 Replies · Reply by David Ellis May 4, 2020

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App for daily inspections of vehicles / machinery

Does anyone either use or can recommend an app which would allow us to carry out daily inspection checks on work vans or machinery. It would also be useful if it could log maintenance or faults etc too. Either one app could do both or 2 separate apps

Started by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd in Health and Safety

9 Replies · Reply by Jason Rose May 4, 2020

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