Bear Grylls Race a disaster.
The ultimate survivor, an obstacle course race (OCR) took part at Trent Park last weekend the 3rd/4th of October 2015 and was designed by Bear Grylls and his team, the woods…
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Sherriff Amenity is pleased to announce a 100% pass rate for greenkeepers and other turf professionals for the BASIS Foundation Award in Amenity and Horticulture for the second consecutive year, held at BTME in January, which raises the knowledge…
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The Emerson Country Club in Sejong City, South Korea has recently upgraded its turf maintenance machinery with the delivery of a SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 tractor mounted aerator by local SISIS dealer Arcwin Co, which has led to six further…
wp>Today, the RHS announces the launch of the world’s first global online gardening for wildlife course- to educate people on planting and creating attractive habitats for wildlife in their gardens. The course is bookable from September 7 via…
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"The cold wet summer experienced in Western Europe this year doesn’t seem to have held back the flowering of the ornamental grasses in my garden. From now on until the end of autumn is when things really begin to get exciting here. Of course…
Matt has had a slow week on site due to the weather, as most of the jobs he needs to complete on the garden design and build in…
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Whilst online forums are a great resource for researching how and when to start a business, it is always…
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Welcome to week two of 'How to start and run a gardening or landscaping business'. Last week we…
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Welcome to my Landscape Juice 'How to start and run a gardening or landscaping business', online course.
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"Seaweed has been used here in Guernsey got years, mabe not so much now. Mainly on fields, collected from the bracket and spread then left for a while. The salt gets washed off and it starts to break down, then plowed in. There is also a chap drying…"
"Thanks Robbie. I came across your blog when I was looking into seaweed for lawn use earlier in the year Very informative. "
"Badgers ripped up the turf on the general play area of the playing field behind my house earlier this year, it looked like ploughed field, the council sent a couple of guys with rakes to try and straighten it up. They couldn't really do much, but it…"
"Thankyou David & Edward for your advice .
I was thinking along those lines of trial and error .
Its such a small amount i went with what seems to be the quickest fix of mixing the mortar tone with mortar .
It is a sandy yellow tone which i am tryi…"
I was thinking along those lines of trial and error .
Its such a small amount i went with what seems to be the quickest fix of mixing the mortar tone with mortar .
It is a sandy yellow tone which i am tryi…"
"The timing of nematodes depends on the grub - so you need to make sure. Eg for some chafers, its Aug to Oct, Leatherjackets could be April or Aug/Sep. Best to have a poke around and see what can be found.
Either way, the grub control will not be any…"
Either way, the grub control will not be any…"
"Thanks Andrew - It sounds like the solution is going to involve a bit more work than I thought. Could we skip the aeration/moss control and go straight to a grub treatment at the right time? Would that be spring?"
"It's most likely chafer grubs that they are going for - you'll need to confirm. Aeration and seaweed conditioners will strengthen root zone. You'll need to address the grubs with the correct nematode at the right time of year.
This time of year, it'…"
This time of year, it'…"
"As Dave says it's trial and error.
You're not clear if a dye has been added to the original mortar.
In my experience its not often that a dye is used so then it comes down to the sand used. Local builders merchants will have a range on offer such as…"
You're not clear if a dye has been added to the original mortar.
In my experience its not often that a dye is used so then it comes down to the sand used. Local builders merchants will have a range on offer such as…"
HiSo as the title suggests, some of the lawns on a commercial site we manage have come under attack from badgers/crows.In a relatively short space of time they have made quite a mess and I'm trying to put together a bit of a plan in terms of managin…
"its trile and error you will have to do test samples making notes of the mix then let it dry then compair the results with the exsisting "
Our insurance brokers have confirmed that we are covered for clearing paths and drives (not roads). Does anyone have a method statement or similar that we could follow while clearing snow?
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Damage to lawns caused by badgers
Hi So as the title suggests, some of the lawns on a commercial site we manage have come under attack from badgers/crows.In a relatively short space of time they have made quite a mess and I'm trying to put together a bit of a plan in terms of…
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Snow clearing
Our insurance brokers have confirmed that we are covered for clearing paths and drives (not roads). Does anyone have a method statement or similar that we could follow while clearing snow?
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Husqvarna online chainsaw academy
For both experienced users and novice operators Husqvarna have launched a number of simple chainsaw tutorials that can be accessed via tablet or smartphone. Definitely worth a look on this link: Husqvarna chainsaw academy
Read more…matching mortar colour to original spec
I have to re point the gaps between some paving stones in a courtyard after some was blasted out by a firm carrying out pressure washing . Most of the existing mortar left is sound so its just random areas that need doing but in a prominent place ,…
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