"I have an Eliet Major and TBH has been my most disapointing buy. The problem was at the time of purchase, the entry level small chipper was £4k, the Eliet was around £1.8, so I thought it would do a job. Biggest problems, it will only draw in woody…"

"Thinking ahead i grassed it over years ago for easy low maintenance but plants can be a bit like sweets and irresistable so borders have crept back creating work . 
The garden hedge i decided to shape like an elephant but currently its looking like…"

"cannot recall which moddel it was but looks simular to the country, had use of one in a large garden i did a few years ago 
it was a pain to get into the garden as it was top heavey it used to bung up with soft green waste tried saving woody stuff t…"

"grass always cut as and when keep the front garden tyder than the back just incace a client came to the door but my garden is a spring garden so at the moment it looks bad "

"i find t shirts too warm thin cotton shirts for me long lightweight trousers and boots"

"Thank s Mark for your responses. I am getting my faithful Allen Turf Doctor repaired with new bearings as they were shot and probably keep it for larger lawns and for tougher jobs. I am thinking the Eliet will be more than good enough for my needs."

"Thanks Graham and Sean for your advice"

"Suckers will always appear from cherry tree roots, especially after they're felled. Keep mowing them, or treat them with some selective herbicide. The root may need excavating if this doesn't work."

"I read something along a similar line about funghi the other day. Scientists have discovered mycilium which can digest oil and radioactive material and convert to carbon energy usable by plants. One company has even started to experiement with using…"