Garden Design London Diary: Week 7 2012

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Katrina was contacted this week by a couple looking for a landscaper in Leyton. They bought their house 4 years ago, and inherited a garden which had been built in stages by the previous owner who had used a combination of rubble and salvaged items to create quite a haphazard space with several levels. The client has a set budget to which we need to design. They would like to get an indication of possible costs before commissioning a garden design, so Matt will be meeting the client on Tuesday to view the garden.

We were also contacted by a couple who would like a design for their London roof garden overlooking the Thames Barrier. They bought their penthouse apartment in August and have recently completed the interior, and are now looking to renovate the exterior ready for the summer. Katrina visited them this week and sketched out some ideas, they will coming back to us when they are ready to proceed with the design.

Matt has installed a new sedum roof on the garden office for our clients in Hackney, as the finishing touch to the garden he worked on towards the end of last year. The original sedum roof had died due to needed the roof re-laying as part of the garden renovations.

 Matt is in the process of putting together a quote for a property developer. It is a large planting project for a site in Bow, East London

Matt will also be going to meet a prospective client in Bushey, Hertfordshire. He has a design which he commissioned from another garden designer, and has asked us to provide a quote for the build.

We have commissioned a garden postal designfor a client for their garden in East London. They are planning to build the garden themselves, so decided that they do not require a full design package.

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Peter sellers replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter
"Update - well took myself off to dealers to try the aforementioned Stihl HLA 40 and found it to be totally unbalanced front end heavy with the rubber sleeve for your supporting arm too far away from the trigger basically a design disaster. We know…"
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"quite fancy that Stihl 150B looks good but £700 would only use it very occasionally on the jobs I have already (due to lack of time had to cut down on existing work and not really taking on new jobs) Had the HLA135 for a few seasons now which is a…"
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Sam Bainbridge replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter
"I use a tripod ladder with a stihl hs87t 40inch bar. Makes a far superior job than long reach I hate those bloody things horrible to use"
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simon caine replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter
"I use the Sthil combi unit with the henchmen harness it's a excellent combination you can hedge cut all day with no fatigue "
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Peter sellers replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter
"Telescopic, cordless Tim its only for light work. Probably end up with Stihl HLA 40 it does not have the motor at the handle end but only weighs 3.5kg with battery so may be ok. Apart from the Stihl 150  that Billybop suggested I can't see anything,…"
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Tim Wallach replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter
"Long reach hedge trimmer on a kombi with or without an extension pole?"
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Peter sellers replied to Peter sellers's discussion Cordless hedge cutter
"Thanks, overkill for what I want it for though!"
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Cordless hedge cutter

Looking for cordless hedge cutter with the motor at the battery/handle end and telescopic . Find the ones with the motor at the blade end unbalanced, and before anyone says it - no the battery does not counter balance it well.  Not bothered on brand.

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