Thought I'd sign up to this forum. And I hope I'm allowed to post stuff for sale on here as this will be a one off? I have for sale a tiny pro robot, it's not the new edition but it's the bigger one of the two. If anyone is interested then please…
"NFU are very exensive but are very good when it comes to making a claim apparently... but hopefully never have to. I was looking for a combined policy to cover all insurances but according to my broker there isnt one so I end up paying a broker fee…"
"Agree with you Graham, we have a client with a long run of Laurel which we only cut once a year mid june and have done for over 20 years, the client is fussy with a capital F ! It's a superb evergreen hedge which is bomb proof.
As to this so called…"
"Disagree there! I maintain a site with a couple of of large laurel hedges and one cut in July suffices and keeps it looking nice. Agree.... looks nasty immediately after cutting but quickly perks up so you don't notice the cut leaves. Pretty much…"
"That's pretty much my thinking, but I am seeing them more and more. Mostly at expensive new builds. Mostly people with very limited gardening experience wanting an immediate finished product. "
"Yes 5' actual instant shaped hedging is very expensive, but if that's what he wants he'll have to pay for it. A good compromise is use individual plants- you could use 1.5m, but 1.8 or 2m plants would probably be bushier, and by trimming to height…"
"Agree, nothing worse than driving past a new Cherry Laurel hedge planted too close to boundaries or buildings, and thinking they'll regret that decision in a few years time!
If a client really wants Laurel, i atleast try to push them towards the…"
I have just written a blog entry on LJN that may be of interest to you.
If you produce "hand-drawn" designs / 2D only CAD drawings and would like to offer your Clients Professional, Budget, 3D SketchUp Photorealistic Renders / Artistic Impressions based of your designs (with a quick turn-around) then please read my Blog entry:
Hi Andrew, the information for Ilex was gathered over a 2 year period. I have a degree in Horticulture and have 10 years experience in Nursery Plant Production with Hilliers and my family business. I have worked for Andy Sturgeon for 2 years, and am now studying for a MA in Landscape Architecture. A fair amount of the information came from RHS books, Hillier Manual, Notcutts Manual, individual Nursery information, like Van den Berk on Trees, which is excellent. I am adding to the resource gradually, with plant associations, Plant Schedules, and downloadable Plant Maintenance regimes, all of which will come soon hopefully.
Many thanks,
Nick
Congratulations on Ilex I have just viewed for the first time. I guess I am lagging behind the times having relied on encyclopedic plant knowledge built up over 35 years for my work. I am intrigued as to how you obtain the text for each plant and how the profile is built up, is there a resource for this or have you used your encyclopedic knowledge for this?
Thanks for joining us :) I hope that you find the experience a good one. This is a great network of professional and amateur gardeners to share and learn with.
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I have just written a blog entry on LJN that may be of interest to you.
If you produce "hand-drawn" designs / 2D only CAD drawings and would like to offer your Clients Professional, Budget, 3D SketchUp Photorealistic Renders / Artistic Impressions based of your designs (with a quick turn-around) then please read my Blog entry:
2D AND 3D GARDEN DESIGN / VISUALISATION SERVICES
Kind Regards
David Beasley
Many thanks,
Nick
Congratulations on Ilex I have just viewed for the first time. I guess I am lagging behind the times having relied on encyclopedic plant knowledge built up over 35 years for my work. I am intrigued as to how you obtain the text for each plant and how the profile is built up, is there a resource for this or have you used your encyclopedic knowledge for this?
regards Andrew
Thanks for joining us :) I hope that you find the experience a good one. This is a great network of professional and amateur gardeners to share and learn with.
All the best
Phil