A slightly different one this time! It’s finally the time of year where elderflower is in full bloom. On my morning walk, I came across an elderflower bush so I decided to take advantage of these beautiful flowers and made cordial! I made two differe
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Bespoke instant hedge planters
We all love the idea of having our own perfect little home with pretty little garden. However, with busy lifestyles it would be quite complicated and tough to nurture it most of the time. Artificial hedges offer an alter
- 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.
To solve this problem
Dave has lived in the penthouse for 6 years. He was not happy about the tired red brick wall on the balcony. He called for my help.
It was straightforward to install theivy leaf hedge panels onto the existing surface. Use cable ties to fix the hedges
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As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
Open forum activity
"yes you could quite happily tackle a whole avenue of topiary with it, maybe using a long reacher for the high bits"
"That's good news, thank you. I just went for it because it looked to have the best spec. The other cheap stihls weren't cutting the box well enough"
"It's the classic "Trigger's brush" scenario lol"
"Touch wood, I never lose anything. Probably jinxed myself now haha"
"Haha, I now want to see how they'll be when they have been serviced, spoken to the company that was recommended above and they'll do them for me for £25 and have said they'll come back like new."
"Usually i lose secateurs before I get too emotionally attached to them... breaks your heart but sometimes a new pair is in order and the lost ones are soon forgotten about"
"A battery doesn't last that long unless a big heavy backpack one. But a tank of petrol doesn't last that long either lol"
"i have the HSA94T it's so quick I only ever use it on the medium or low setting. And such a well made piece of kit. Been using for a couple of seasons now for the sides of big yew hedges etc"
"We use the Stihl battery machines, not the professional ones the HSA 56 and the long reach version of it, and they have been first class. We have 3 batteries and charge them in rotation in the van on the inverter.
This winter though I invested in a…"
This winter though I invested in a…"
"Thanks for the replys
I do have a Stihl 86R which I am using at the moment , it does a job but its not the best on the thinner / softer material I've got a few topiary to do as well which I don't fancy using it on ,its bit of a animal on the…"
I do have a Stihl 86R which I am using at the moment , it does a job but its not the best on the thinner / softer material I've got a few topiary to do as well which I don't fancy using it on ,its bit of a animal on the…"
Makita hedge trimmer and others
The old trusty Kawaski hedge trimmer died last week ( gearbox ) so I am in need of a hedge trimmer . I tend to only use the single sided hedgetrimmers and have been tempted by a Makita EH7500S mainly due to the price of it ( £310 approx ) compared…
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Felco 13 parrs
Evening My felco 13s are now around 11-12 years old, thumb catch lock is spinning and locking whilst using and sometimes material is making the blades separate in use and not cutting properly. I've found a thumb catch latch replacement kit but I…
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New - unsure what to quote to start out, pics included
Hi thereI'm qualified and have many years experience so have decided now is the right time to start out. I'm finding quoting the hardest part!I have a price in mind for this but wasn't sure if I was going in too low. It's to clear the beds of weeds…
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Quick Books V's Sage
Hi allMy accountant is pushing to move us over from QB's to Sage in order to streamline his working process's.Apparently there would be a saving made for us though overall I'm not that enthusiastic to move.Just wondered if anyone else has had…
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