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As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
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“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
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Did you know that it was frustration that inspired Paul Baker to start Tapestry Design Studios and then My Garden Design? We all know that clients can be impatient. Once they've made the decision to commission a garden makeover, they want the work…
"Thankyou David for raising awareness. We are APL members and welcome to new guidance"
"I scarified etc etc etc etc one of my customers lawn on Saturday, first time I've ever done it for a customer. What I thought would take me 3/4 hours took me all day. I was a broken man at the end of it :) I finished off by laying fleece all over…"
"I had similar issues with laid turf, and also reseeded areas in the past - the biggest issue is trusting the owner to water religiously. I bought a battery powered water timer, multi-way adaptor, sprinklers and hose set, and now rent that to…"
"Thank you guys. Putting my mind at rest.
It is a large front garden 300m², two thirds in the sun all day the other third will be mostly shade.
The customer is a regular of mine and I have worked here plus 2 other properties for them. Never had an…"
It is a large front garden 300m², two thirds in the sun all day the other third will be mostly shade.
The customer is a regular of mine and I have worked here plus 2 other properties for them. Never had an…"
"Agree, should be ok if they water, but deffo top dress.
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Hello everyone. my name is David strows and I just thought I'd mention the new bs 7533-102.Some of you may know what it is and some may not. there is a bit of confusion in general as to what it does so I will give a brief Ive review. the proposed…
"As previously mentioned, I wouldn't use spikes and in fact won't use timber posts anymore, they just do not last. Go for concrete post with arris rails "
"You could even go as far as buying a sprinkler head and adding it to the job cost, its more likely that they might actully water the seed then, as even with the customer stating they will water the lawn, they often dont follow through (Stuart's…"
"Just depend on the weather as you say, and the client. Would they water it dilligently or could you set them up on a timed sprinkler? Is it in the shade or full sun all day etc. It's impossible to say.
The main thing is just to talk with client and…"
The main thing is just to talk with client and…"
"Agree with Stuart, should get good germination, water regularly till established then taper off watering. "
"As long as the client is willing to water in dry spells then I would say crack on. Make sure you have it in your terms and conditions that you are not responsible for lack of water after completion and make sure you get paid straight after. I have…"
"Concrete posts for me or concrete the posts in. Clay shrinks and cracks when it dries out, and is brittle so when the fence moves in the wind... "
Overseeding
Just after some input from you guysGoing to be doing a lawn scarification and overseed/top dress but because of the naff weather we have had it has taken me ages to get the weedkiller down on the lawn. I have to wait 4 weeks before seeding and that…
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Fence spike in clay
Hi all,I'm erecting a close board timber fence in clay soil. Due to the clay and poor drainage I'm thinking of using fence spikes. Would clay be suitable? Would it provide enough stability for a 1.8 mt high fence? I'm considering using 15cm wide…
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Nature Loving Customers !!!
Had a brief chat with a once a year customer , where I just cut his knee length grass down . I happened to mention the abundance of wildlife in his garden , and that last year I saw some slow worms basking in the sun.He looked at me and replied " Oh…
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Project completion forms
Hi Everyone Does anybody use project completion forms for customer's to sign at completion to say they are satisfied with the outcome to avoid payment issues when sending the final invoice Thanks in Advance Neil
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