While travelling across the country - whether by rail, car or walking; harvest can be seen in full swing - And this may turn out to be the biggest UK and Ireland harvest for some time - possibly ever. Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for
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Its past mid-summer and the grasses are looking burnt, with the odd storm rejuvenating them briefly. The sporting summer of 2014 has been an amazing spectacle and all but completed, with the winter sport season about to begin. Glasgow has shone for t
Dennis and SISIS area sales manager Alan Ronaldson has retired after twelve years’ service with the company. During this time, Alan was responsible for the development and expansion of dealers for both brands in Scotland, North of England and Ireland
2014 is turning out to be so different from last year. In May 2013, the grass eventually woke up from a long winter, whereas this year, it is about six weeks ahead. Alan Abel from Complete Weed Control gives his monthly advice on what to look out for
It’s only been 30 days since we were talking about saturated ground and not being able to travel on it.
Now, we’ve seen that they were watering Cheltenham Race Course on the Thursday of the Festival, and we haven't had any significant rainfall during
BTME was a roaring success and everyone left Harrogate with a spring in their step anticipating the new season with relish. Alas, the weather has been playing its part again in spoiling thoughts we had of an early start to the season. Here Alan Abel
Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over 30 years, gives his thoughts for 2014.
The whole year kicks off again with the annual pilgrimage to BTME and Harrogate. It’s so hard to believe 12 months have passed so quickly.
At least those mont
Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over 30 years, gives his take on winter spraying.
Although we are into the dark mornings and evenings, pests and diseases don't stop for a holiday- in fact, they get more active.
But due to weather cond
CAMON’s top turf cutter is is about to hit the limelight when it stars in the new series of the peaktime show, ‘Love Your Garden’, with Alan Titchmarsh, which begins on 25th June at 8pm on ITV1. An effective, self-propelled machine that cuts strips
Alan Ferguson, Head Groundsman at St George’s Park - the FA’s National Football Centre, has chosen Dennis as a key supplier of maintenance equipment for use on the natural elite pitches.
The award winning groundsman purchased three Dennis G860’s compl
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"I've used Blaster Pro/Garlon (tryclopyr) successfully though it did take a bit of time to apply. Mixed a strong solution up with some Roundup added for good luck............ used an old 1 litre bleach bottle with a short length of thin plastic tube…"
"cut the offending root back at the trunk and try and get it out
sbk will do them but you will need about a foot of growth and leave one to two weeks after treating "
sbk will do them but you will need about a foot of growth and leave one to two weeks after treating "
"Chop the roots with an axe or mattock."
This is getting stupid.... for the first time I have not 1, not 2 but 3 lawns that are being invaded by Sumach suckers. I've tried Praxys - it was almost as if I had fed them, not tried to kill them. How do others deal with these suckers?
"Laurels are pretty hardy and as people have said, will generally recover well from most pest & disease attacks.... Preventative sprays are not the norm (except by growers) but there are a few sprays you can apply as a protective against basal rot,…"
Since upgrading to an advanced Hunter irrigation system, Tottenham Hotspur F.C’s incredible training centre has seen remarkable improvements according to Darren Baldwin, Head of Playing Surfaces & Estates, and Liam Plummer, Irrigation…
Dennis and SISIS and the Staffordshire Football Association have announced a new partnership which is set to benefit grassroots pitches throughout the county.For nearly 100 years Dennis and SISIS have been providing world class turf maintenance…
"If you value the customer Just say sorry a misunderstanding , spraying the laurels , roses or anything else for that matter needs to be discussed initially .
sometimes i have used my intitiative without being asked , sprayed or removed a weed and…"
sometimes i have used my intitiative without being asked , sprayed or removed a weed and…"
"What size are the laurels ?
A garden i have worked in for years has several mature laurels , huge things but planted as a screen and sound barrier to drown out traffic noise from the main road but prominent from the customers window .
To be…"
A garden i have worked in for years has several mature laurels , huge things but planted as a screen and sound barrier to drown out traffic noise from the main road but prominent from the customers window .
To be…"
"I would say that spraying anything (except maybe weeds) is not generally considered routine maintenance. Maybe they or their previous gardener used to do it so is normal to them. Perhaps every plant in the garden should be sprayed, preventatively,…"
"I would spray it off, then use a blecavator on the whole area. Then level off using the largest leveling board/lute you can put on your tractors likage, get it as good as possible then seed with a seed mixture designed for football, rugby etc or for…"
"is that richmond north yorkshire "
My son may soon be joining me as my first employee, having always been a soletrader, this is all new to me.Is the HMRC basic payroll software any good? bearing in mind it is just the one employee, i have no plans to gain more!The auto enrolment work…
Sumach suckers
This is getting stupid.... for the first time I have not 1, not 2 but 3 lawns that are being invaded by Sumach suckers. I've tried Praxys - it was almost as if I had fed them, not tried to kill them. How do others deal with these suckers?
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Setting up payroll and work pension requirements
My son may soon be joining me as my first employee, having always been a soletrader, this is all new to me.Is the HMRC basic payroll software any good? bearing in mind it is just the one employee, i have no plans to gain more!The auto enrolment work…
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Spraying to prevent disease
Does anyone spray Portuguese Laurel to prevent disease as part of their routine maintenance?We spend 2 hours a week on a garden we started a year ago. Spraying the hedge was never mentioned and now the customer wants to know why I haven't been…
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Suppliers for curved garden shelter
Hello again,Thanks for your responses re the curved wall. In the same garden, we are looking for someone who makes a shelter like Jacksons Fencing used to do - see photo. Any ideas? My client's in Richmond if that helps re a local…
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