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Vince

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Recent start up doing lawns and maintenance.

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Maintenance

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John F replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"I know privet is susceptible to honey fungus but It could be something else affecting the box , other causes to eliminate before suspecting honey fungus .
Is the privet a party hedge dividing properties ? Often I have seen shrubs planted in borders…"

clive bates replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"Hi thanks for the help,it starts in patches about the size of a football in several hedges, then a whole section dieing back then skipping some parts."

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Brian's Garden Maintenance replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Revive a lawn

"Thanks for that, Peter that a great help."

Billybop replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"i quite like photinia, quick to get to a good size, yes not so dense but it depends on the customer's requirements, to me its like the difference between solid wood fence and a trellis with plants on, still marks the boundary but not as…"

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John F replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"Is this an isolated stretch of privet Clive or all the privet in general ?
Worrying if it's all the local privet , I know of flourishing privet over 70 years old .
Do you know when the affected privet was last pruned , I am thinking is it stressed…"

Ian Harvey replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"I would agree with Peter's suggestion of Grisilinia. I have some in a mixed shrub hedge, and it makes an excellent hedge. It's quite fast growing, but upright in growth as well, meaning that it keeps its shape well without too much side shoots…"

Peter sellers replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"Suspect Honey Fungus its highly susceptible and before retirement a few months ago we were seeing a lot of it, whether the weather has suited it and hence the increase?
As to replacement I would not use Photinia it has a rather open habit and does…"

clive bates posted a discussion

Privet hedges dieing

Hi Has anyone got the same problem we have in our area in Warwickshire, the privet hedges atleast 40years old or more are dieing, I appreciate the dry weather hasn't helped but this looks like the same as what's destroying the box hedging.And any…

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Jake replied to William Frost's discussion Paving pushing up because of the hot and super dry weather

"Happened this year on a patio I installed 4 years ago. Lifted two porcelain slabs 10mm but were still stuck solid to mortar and the mot stone base. The base was 200mm and rolled with a sit on bomag roller with Terram membrane underneath the mot.…"

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Landscape Juice replied to Peter sellers's discussion Help change email on here

"Hi Peter,
Let me have a look into this.
Craig"

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Help change email on here

Trying to change my email on here, followed instructions and received an email from LJN asking me to confirm changes by clicking on link within the email ,but there is no link!! Why make it so difficult? LJN is not exactly a high risk site , in…

Peter sellers replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Revive a lawn

"Liquid fert, anything will do miracle gro etc. Liquid iron will help it green up and get some granular fert on it when rain is forecast or water it in."