Pam Lewis has worked with meadows and grassland all her life. Her own garden, Sticky Wicket in Dorset, was made famous by her book Making A Wildflower Meadow, first published in 2003 and now out in paperback. Sticky Wicket is composed of eight meadow
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The Treebox living wall is appearing on BBC One’s Countdown to Chelsea programme.
Treebox, which specialises in urban greening, has been working with garden designer Matthew Childs and Dan Riddleston of landscaping contractors Bowles & Wyer.
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A wildflower meadow has transformed unsightly weed-infested land into a riot of colour, delighting its owner, the man responsible for sowing it and an increasing population of bees and pollinators.
Estate manager James Chipchase created the two-and-a
I am often asked this question and I suppose the response will be different depending on the company you approach.
At OGC we would give a resounding 'Yes'. Most of our design projects are from start to finish, so we normally offer this as part of th
Lately I seem to have an increasing number of requests to 'endorse' products. I am assuming this is because of the success of the Greenfingers Guides books. It also doesn't seem to hurt I have a minor celebrity.
Yes I can see that getting individuals
Phew, where has the year gone?
I have recently been in the dying thoes of an edit on my next book Evergreen Plants, which will be released on Amazon et al in March 2012.So look out for it won't you? And did I mention my Border Plants book was shortlis
The most entertaining and inspirational independent flower show in the UK
My Wife and I attended the Southport Flower on Friday 19th August and what a fantastic day it was with something for everyone both young and old. In addition to the Grand Flora
CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW – A RIOT OF COLOUR!
Well it was that time of the year again – the Chelsea Flower Show. I must admit it is always the highlight of my year - design wise and horticulturally speaking. I love the atmosphere. I enjoy the hustle and bu
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This is not the complete guide to making meadows - it's not even close to it. We have a list of links and books on our website from much better qualified folk which will give you a much better and in depth description, but I felt it migh
We will be attending the brand new gardening show to be held at Lincolnshire Showground in July this year
See 1000s of beautiful plants on sale at reduced prices, get expert advice from experienced growers, plus fantastic food and drink as well as h
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"Andrew, I've only speed read the other comments so forgive me if I am repeating someone else. Get to know other gardeners in the area, tell them you are looking for work. Once they reach full capacity themselves they will be happy to pass on your…"
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I met someone years ago who said to me 'advertising is king' and it is. Putting a couple of ads in the free magazines…"
I met someone years ago who said to me 'advertising is king' and it is. Putting a couple of ads in the free magazines…"
"I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. I am guessing that if you want a fence down the middle there are issues with your neighbour. It would look horrendous as well as totally impractiable, as others have said. Anybody worth their salt should walk…"
"Agree the steps are not wide enough to put a fence down the middle, how are you going to get anything past of any size with a fence down the middle? Can of worms !"
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Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
I'm going to try parish magazines for sure. 😊"
Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
I'm going to try parish magazines for sure. 😊"
"I have worked for 15 years as a gardener and not long after I first started I put ads in parish magazines in three local areas and also Yell. Now I think Yell is a bit outdated these days, and is also very expensive and didn't produce what I…"
"Privacy perhaps or to prevent a pet from escaping through the neighbours garden .
If it's for mobility a handrail would suffice .
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If it's for mobility a handrail would suffice .
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"My first question would be WHY!
Why on earth would someone want a fence down the middle of a narrow shared footpath of steps...... it seriously starts to limit what can and cant be moved up and down the steps in the future what with the exitsting…"
Why on earth would someone want a fence down the middle of a narrow shared footpath of steps...... it seriously starts to limit what can and cant be moved up and down the steps in the future what with the exitsting…"
"The higher voltage (after a certain point) doesn't necessarily mean a faster stroke rate. For fine conifer and the like I use a Stihl HSA94T (older version of the HSA130T) which is incredibly fast, in fact I can't even cope with it on the highest of…"
"Personally i think you are opening a can of worms, i would hazard a guess that somewhere in the title deeds you can not put a fence down there as both parties are responsable for the up keep of the steps, if you had asked me to quote i would walk…"
"If the fence has to go on top of the concrete steps I'd put up a continuous post and rail feather edge fence with the posts in holes cut through the concrete. (I hate using metpost supports) You won't need as many post holes as you would using…"
Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
Hi all,Basically, the centre of the concrete steps in the boundary line. I want to put up fencing that runs down the length of these steps and I've been quoted by two landscapers...Landscaper #1He suggested that he would cut aquares of the concrete…
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Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?
I am looking for a small, compact, lightweight strimmer that is battery powered for small garden edging - I already have a Stihl FSA60R but its just a bit to powerful and unweldy for some of the smaller, finnicky edging. The strimmer MUST have…
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Lawn Water Conserver
A question for those offering lawn treatments. Does anyone use a specific product, separate to their normal treatments, that's specifically used when we have long, dry periods? Can anyone recommend a good product? I imagine it would likely be a…
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Brendon 2000psi pressure washer
So a couple of customers have asked for pressure washing and I saw the above machine for a good deal. Has anyone experience with it at all?It's a honda gx200 so not blazing power but with 13lpm should be OK for most smaller domestic jobs I assume.
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