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Dave has lived in the penthouse for 6 years. He…
Louise wanted to put the house on the market to sell. There was a problem, because from her living room she could see a mouldy wall in her courtyard.
Louise searched…
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Just like your interior accommodation, the outside room that is your garden needs to fulfill a number of functions, which means there is a strong risk that outdoor based clutter can sometimes be at odds with the desired stylish alfresco living…
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A recent study by The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) showed that the average new family home had less than 100 square metres of floor space while it had 75 square metres of rear garden. As homes are getting smaller and gardens…
"Why don't we go into the garden?"
(3 November 2014)
Our reseach into why care homes don't use their gardens more, even when designed to latest…
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The grounds at St. Patrick's Church in Castlederg have…
Now that I am doing both gardening AND offering holistic therapy from my outdoor room (recently built conservatory),it feels like I have truly united growing and healing in one space. Just three weeks to go now til I move everything into the…
A garden featuring three sculpted bicycles and a French theme will be built in time for the Grand Départ in next year's Tour de France.
Harrogate Borough Council has commissioned a sculptor to create three sculptures to feature in the…
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
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We are proud to announce our latest win at the Marshalls Regional Awards held in Southampton at the end of November. We were very happy to have won the 2013 award for 'Best use of a new Marshalls product' for a front garden installed using…
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
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An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
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An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
My name is Kerry Jackson, proprietor, principle garden…
Sometimes I get asked by a prospective client if I would work on their tiny bit of space. I would then recall some of the smallest creations such as a 2m x 2.3m courtyard in Kensington that I designed in 2010; or the 2 neighbouring balconies in…
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Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
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I've been itching to let you in on a little…
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"This is not helping anyone looking for staff - ironic !
https://twitter.com/PhilipHammondUK/status/1019152863350677504
https://twitter.com/PhilipHammondUK/status/1019152863350677504"
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https://twitter.com/PhilipHammondUK/status/1019152863350677504"
"Fully qualified. It’s a blanket statement. Isn’t it?
I have qualifications for spraying, chainsaw, driving etc etc but that doesn’t, in my view make me fully qualified.
Is a professor of horticulture any better at my job? Is he/she ‘fully qualifie…"
I have qualifications for spraying, chainsaw, driving etc etc but that doesn’t, in my view make me fully qualified.
Is a professor of horticulture any better at my job? Is he/she ‘fully qualifie…"
"From Oxcford dictionary: "1.1 Competent or knowledgeable to do something; capable.""
"It’s surprising how much it’s possible to miss the rain! My boys went and stood outside in it just to feel it again!
ive prepared myself for no rain ( worth talking about)until September.
it will come in the end.
one thing I’ve made clear to clients…"
ive prepared myself for no rain ( worth talking about)until September.
it will come in the end.
one thing I’ve made clear to clients…"
"Still no rain in my part of Norfolk. A bare root hedge I put in last Autumn is starting to suffer now, spent 2 hours watering it yesterday!"
"Update! It rained for the first time in 7 weeks last night:) it lasted a while 5 minutes:(
it was at 730pm so the ground was still red hot so it evaporated almost instantly, next “chance” of rain is next Friday it seems!"
it was at 730pm so the ground was still red hot so it evaporated almost instantly, next “chance” of rain is next Friday it seems!"
"A client's lack of insurance doesen't diminish their responibilty toward you.
I'd be sure a contractor could sue if they tripped over a wobbly paving slab, for example.
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I'd be sure a contractor could sue if they tripped over a wobbly paving slab, for example.
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"I’m not sure what point you are making? Ban them too? Or that people still use them?
its probably just me re knife blocks I like to have one big chopping board and one knife on it and nothing else on the worktops unless it’s actually being used. Tha…"
its probably just me re knife blocks I like to have one big chopping board and one knife on it and nothing else on the worktops unless it’s actually being used. Tha…"
"This year I have been to a home show at the Genting Arena, previously known as the NEC and also the Royal Three Counties Show at Malvern, there were a significant number of kitchen knife stalls at both with sets in blocks to stand on kitchen worktop…"
"I just got a good guy on the job centre website experienced former tree surgeon and a hard worker. I did have to sift through a number of weardos and un employable who seem to apply to show they are looking for work but the two interviewees were bot…"
"Do people still have knife blocks on display? Thought that was a bit 80s!
besides that and the fact that knife crime is terrible and shouldn’t happen and should have far greater punishment (not 6 months in prison and let out to so it again until the…"
besides that and the fact that knife crime is terrible and shouldn’t happen and should have far greater punishment (not 6 months in prison and let out to so it again until the…"
"While you’re at it, when people ask to see my insurance before I work on their premises should I ask to see their insurance even if they are private home owners, to ensure I am covered if they are responsible for an incident and they do have insuran…"
"It's a term that always worries me because i feel it can be twisted to imply negligence on the contractors part in any event and invalidate any claim , every activity in practice today seems to require some sort of risk assessment to be in place sin…"
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How do you define 'fully qualified' in our industry?
I read a statement by a landscape firm yesterday that all of their staff are 'fully qualified professionals'. Bunkum, I thought, that's impossible. No individual can ever be qualified as there's no single examination or test in the landscape…
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“Fully Insured”
‘Fully Insured’ - A term often seen and used, but what does it mean or imply to a; - Contractor ? - Client ?
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Finding staff - where?
Hi folks - keep hydrated out there ;-) So, where have you been sucessful in finding staff? I'm having no luck with regards to applications having tried local publications, Gumtree, newsagent and other local shops, Men's Shed, colleges, local…
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Accident at work...liability?
An employee of mine, who has recently left, has just put a claim in for compensation against my business. I would appreciate your opinions on the case. He was driver of a Nissan Primastar, lawn mowers were put in side door. The staff have always…
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