"I was going to say the same, is he competition in your area?
Re the designer, all you can do is explain the situation and apologise, as long as you are keeping your word with them. "

"It looks to be a job done by hand without any rake or implement. So just a matter of manually rearranging branches and new growth into a more aesthetically pleasing and a more beneficial state for good and healthy future growth.
Of course you would…"

"Unless he's actually in your area competing against you for work, is it really worth getting worked up about?   As you say, he was working on those projects so it doesn't seem too unreasonable to use the photos.though perhaps he could add something…"

"Business is all about integrity Ed , hence your post I dont feel you will be doing the guy any favours by not pointing him in the right direction .
Obviously its better for both parties to try and stay on good terms as it could work out to mutual…"

"Thanks Yes . I googled that also , its the only reference i could find combing vines . 
I can imagine a vine to be full of withering leaves this time of year and could be infested with  a wisteria and clematis growitng through it something like a…"

"Its a new one on me too . It sounds like some sort of tiered conifer thats infested with debris and dead needles but its quite a specific request . 
I might be able to get to see it next week . "

"You just reminded me of my mother, she insisted the copper beech hedge had to “be pruned from the centre” rather than just having a hedge trimmer run over it, to take the thick woody stuff out rather than leaving raggedy chopped off branches.
My…"

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unaMmU4D_7M"

"Having been intrigued I tried an internet search which suggests it is a viticulture term, something you do to grape vines to let the sun in:
Combing: This is the generic term for positioning shoots in a vertical downward position (Figure 27).…"

"Thanks.  My understanding of noise cancellation is that it can be selective as to the wavelength of the noises that it cancels.  This means that people on planes or in cars or, in our case, using machinery, don't hear the regular noise of that…"

"never herd of it maby the spring tyne rake"