A man often says his house is his castle. Colin had a problem. His house is on a busy main road. There is lots of traffic, especially big lorries rushing by creating load noise and wind. Another problem is that his existing fence is only about one me
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- Artificial hedge & grass creating a maintenance free garden
Artificial grass has gained in popularity. There are lots of companies out there selling and installing astro turf, and artificial hedge is also becoming increasingly popular. Walking through
Mr Howard is a retired headmaster. All he wants to do in his retirement is watch cricket. Mowing lawns and trimming hedges is not his idea of fun! Mrs Howard is still working, and she does not want to come home to a messy garden.
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"Yes that's what I've done. I've got a Ifor p8E and a tow hitch on the zero turn. Worked well the other day when doing a big leaf clean up. Filled the trailer and pulled it to the giant compost heap. Loads quicker "
"When I did grass cutting I had a trailer for the ride on that I could tow behind it when needed. So I used the same trailer to transport the machine & to use on site to move materials around."
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Gardening involves some very active jobs & some where you are standing around. The gilet means…"
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"My Lab Collie cross comes with me every day since he was a pup. He loves it & gets excited when I put my work boots on. I keep him in a dog crate so that he is secure even with all the doors open - perfect on warmer days."
"We are getting a puppy soon so been reading this with interest as I'll probably end up taking her to work with me on some jobs (not till she's much older and trained though as it could be a disaster). "
"i would gently push the rutted sides in towards the middle, for now. The soil has been compressed, it looks ruined but will naturally decompress, given time it will recover to a surprising extent. If it was drier and earlier in the season I might…"
"I agree with Martin. No soil ( or very little soil ) has actually been removed from the area so it shouldn't require any to be brought in. I use a fork to lift the compacted area and then try and push the ridges to the sides underneath. If…"
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im afraid that to really repair this youll need to decompress the soil in the rut as much as possible and then push the displaced turf over this otherwise, as previously metioned, it will fill with water along the compacted rut.
hope that helps
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im afraid that to really repair this youll need to decompress the soil in the rut as much as possible and then push the displaced turf over this otherwise, as previously metioned, it will fill with water along the compacted rut.
hope that helps
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"If I still had a dog I'd absolutely love to take him to work! One thing I'll say, though - where I work there's a meadow with sheep just below the garden and a while back a young shepherd came to check on them. He'd got his dog with him and he left…"
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"Ahh yes understood
maybe fork the compacted areas before levelling ?"
maybe fork the compacted areas before levelling ?"
"Biggest problem we've found is that you fill it in and make it lovely but as soon as we get some heavy downpours the soil has been so heavily compacted by the lorry its becomes waterlogged almost immediately 🤦♂️🙈"
"That's great Thankyou for the advice , it is a large area and it's an insurance job so budget is fine , going to order a load of soil , cheers "
"i find a metal detector useful in these incidents, also go over the actual bags of garden waste with it. The solution for me is that the secateurs are always put in the exact same door pocket of the truck after each job, if possible"
Any ideas
Hi all , I've been asked to repair some grassed areas where a lorry has driven over grass leaving tyre marks , I'm thinking best bet is to tamp down the tyre marks , topdresss with topsoil and overseedanyone have any other suggestions ? hope…
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Dog in van at work.
Afternoon all.Wasn't sure how to title this.My dachshund comes to work with every day. Does any one else take their dog to work and does anyone have any tips on keeping them extra warm in the van whilst on site? Obviously she has a coat and…
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Heated Jackets
Does anyone else use heated jackets eg Bosch, Makita, etc. And how are we managing to organise work with this early onset of winter
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Backpack blower
Hi guys! I'm in need of a new backpack blower, previously we've made do with a bottom of the range McCullough backpack blower which was bought on a small budget when I first started up. It's now gone way past the time to upgrade it but I'll be the…
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