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It is all in the detail – fences, sheds, flowers, lighting and raised beds all can make a dramatic impact in your garden. In this blog post we share a few ways you can create the wow factor in your outdoor room.…
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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Jacksons Fencing, the UK’s biggest fencing and gate manufacturer, has launched a new hedgehog friendly gravel board.
A gravel board is the protective barrier between the ground and your fence. The newly designed…
Before we now it this year will be gone, it has been my most succesful year to date, in terms of projects and creations, decking has been the top earning this year, the first time its overtaken patios for about 5 years.
I put this…
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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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Why Choose Decking?
Most people choose to have a deck built so they have a space between the garden and the house in which they can entertain guests, use as an outdoor dining area, an area to relax in warmer weather or…
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Bicester in Oxfordshire has been chosen as the site for the coalition's second new garden city, the government has confirmed.
Up to 13,000 new homes are due to be built on the edge of the town, as part of the coalition's plans to help deal…
"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…
When we think of home security, we automatically think about our bricks and mortar as well as our contents and valuables. However, with current popular trends of making our gardens integral to our lifestyles, including socialising and…
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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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"when the pump is switched off dos one pond drop more than the others
is water getting splashed out on the waterfalls
could it be when the pump is switched off the water runs into the bottom pond and overflows
water leakage on ponds is a difficult…"
is water getting splashed out on the waterfalls
could it be when the pump is switched off the water runs into the bottom pond and overflows
water leakage on ponds is a difficult…"
"Then there’s the John Wayne method a knife and a bottle of whisky, the whisky being pour on the knife and fired to sterilise it, as well as being poured on the wound to clean it, and also being the antiseptic and anaesthetic.
Best avoided if there…"
Best avoided if there…"
"Thats a tough one! what sort of length are you looking at?, is it paths within one parish? Maybe a daft question but could it be do using hand tools? they would be easier to carry, although it may attract some attention from other walkers!"
"Yes, that would help. But if the area below the 'patch' is more/less free-draining than the surrounding area it will affect the lawn colour even if it's the same species all the way through. Possibly not immediately but in 2/3 years for sure."
"As The others have already said with the hardcore etc etc,
only thing to add is that would it be possible to seed the area instead of laying turff ?
this would alow you to overseed the rest of the lawn which might help to tie in the areas together…"
only thing to add is that would it be possible to seed the area instead of laying turff ?
this would alow you to overseed the rest of the lawn which might help to tie in the areas together…"
"Tricky customers to be sure. I can suggest a 3-way product SB Invigorator which works by a physical mode rather than chemical so its safer for users & edible/ non-edible crops without harming useful predators. Also acts against Powdery Mildew.....
R…"
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"I can recommend any courses but I would definitely recommend a few books which can help a lot.
The making of the modern garden . Christopher nearl Hole
Planting , a new perspective oudolf n kingsbury.
Everything ever written by the late Christopher…"
The making of the modern garden . Christopher nearl Hole
Planting , a new perspective oudolf n kingsbury.
Everything ever written by the late Christopher…"
"Sorry I didn't respond sooner, but thanks for all the info."
"You can start by using a hose (I use a jet washer) and wash as many as you can off the trunk and branches most sprays that are effective on greenfly will also treat mealey bug but have have to be persistant as they hide in nooks and crannys in the b…"
"Thanks!
Went yesterday and it's just drying out and they said they were just watering it for about ten minutes.
Ground was watered prior to laying but it's amazing how quickly your hard work can get undone.
They've had a rollicking and are doing…"
Went yesterday and it's just drying out and they said they were just watering it for about ten minutes.
Ground was watered prior to laying but it's amazing how quickly your hard work can get undone.
They've had a rollicking and are doing…"
"I’m with Colin. 99% they have put a hose or sprinkler on for 10 mins at most and they think it’s enough........"
"I'm not an expert, but I notice that the waterfalls and header pond have an area that exceeds the surface area of the lower pond by around 5/1. So lets say the whole surface area is around 22 sq.m and lost 10mm a day through evapouration - about nor…"
"At this time of year, newly laid turf will root within days, providing it has moisture and that means when laid, ie thoroughly wetting the ground BEFORE laying. For aftercare, very few customers understand that watering means WATERING and think a s…"
"The skin has healed over now and no infection , I remember kneeling on it and it left a mark which can flare up randomly at certain times , I think pyracantha can leave the fine tip of the thorn under your skin and it can really swell up until it wo…"
"That was going to be my suggestion! That’s what I do. Get the leatherman out and dig it out straight away before it has the chance to go bad!
Disclaimer it’s not that bright to do it:)"
Disclaimer it’s not that bright to do it:)"
"Don’t hack at it with your penknife then and wonder why it hurts more?"
Maintaining Rural Footpaths
Hi all. Hope everyone is busy and well :) Does anyone here look after the rural footpath networks for your local councils? I already provide grass cutting and weed spraying services to two of my local parish councils and they have offered me the…
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Planting courses
Can any recommend home study diplomas for planting design courses? I've been looking at Oxford College of garden design but would be interested if anyone had pointers for me. I've been a gardener for 20 years but feel I want to do a bit of study.
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safener for leaf burn on banana plants
This is a bit of a strange one. i am invoved in a small way with a project improving the growth of banana plants. We are in the research phase of a new product.Can anybody help with something called a " safener 'that would help counteract the…
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