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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?"
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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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"Credit where credits due. I have since spoken to Kersten UK and they have been very accommodating. "
Morning all.I have a client whose gravel drive is in desperate need of a bit of renovation. He is reluctant to have it redone completely as it's a back entrance and he is already having the main drive replaced. I have approached Kersten UK to hire t…
"Similar. I just went to the timber merchant and for £8 they sold me 2 planks. I've had 'em years and they just slide alongside the mowers in transit."
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"Doff of the cap to that idea!!! .... "
"My that sounds like a lot of mowers for a one man band.
i run two, cause there’s two of us :)
a 19” Honda roller and a 17” Honda four wheel push.
we have a load of smaller town gardens which the smaller one does brilliantly and some larger ones whic…"
i run two, cause there’s two of us :)
a 19” Honda roller and a 17” Honda four wheel push.
we have a load of smaller town gardens which the smaller one does brilliantly and some larger ones whic…"
"Thanks for the comments all, I think it's a classic case of you get what you pay for! "
"Thank you Paul I'll have a look "
"Have a look on asgardsss.co.uk
we put one up for a customer last week. Absolutely fabulous quality product!
full metal casing, nothing flimsy AT ALL!
the doors would suit a safe!
really easy to put up too. And would be pretty easy to take apart and…"
we put one up for a customer last week. Absolutely fabulous quality product!
full metal casing, nothing flimsy AT ALL!
the doors would suit a safe!
really easy to put up too. And would be pretty easy to take apart and…"
"thanks james for reply. can anyone else comment especially any arbo bosses. would they employ a new guy with just a 2 day course? thanks"
"I use a small scaff board. I think I nicked it of site once.
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"these look particularly good if your mower is bigger than your vehicle!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/1-8m-Steel-Ramps-ATV-Mower-Motorbike-for-T...
(more seriously, I bought the folding version of these (from ebay but they were cheaper back then). Fine…"
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/1-8m-Steel-Ramps-ATV-Mower-Motorbike-for-T...
(more seriously, I bought the folding version of these (from ebay but they were cheaper back then). Fine…"
"thanks sean, yes willl try and get better turf cutter and then rotavate it after , altho am temoted in sing a stone burier as gary suggested in replys , just need to see if i can hire one, this garden is so slopey like, also used turf cutter on fron…"
"Use the turf cutter, trying to rotovate that would be a nightmare. If you’re not in a rush, you could RoundUp the grass, in about 3 weeks it should be good to rotovate and level."
"planting wont be a piece of cake if they are of a medium size ! "
Gravel Drive Renovation
Morning all. I have a client whose gravel drive is in desperate need of a bit of renovation. He is reluctant to have it redone completely as it's a back entrance and he is already having the main drive replaced. I have approached Kersten UK to…
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Reply by Glen Stillman 4 hours ago
Application of composite geomembrane
Composite geomembrane is a kind of geomembrane material, which has a good anti-seepage effect. On the one hand, the composite geomembrane laid in the subgrade slope needs anti-seepage treatment, with its connection to form a whole slope anti-seepage…
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I'm looking for recommendations for a company that supplies some light weight ramps for mower use into my LWB Ford connect?
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