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Topiary Balls rooted in ancient gardening…
Most landscaping and garden related jobs will produce waste in some form or another, and larger jobs may require a waste disposal solution. There are a number of options available, but whatever you choose, it is important that you get a great…
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Thanks to Jason Hornby, an award winning garden designer, for sharing his knowledge on hardy perennials in his first blog post exclusively for Jacksons.
How perennials add consistent colour to…
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The soil beneath the grass on your lawn tends to become compacted over time and as a result has too many solid particles in a certain volume or space which prevents…
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A survey to over 1,500 respondents commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)* has found that 80% of the UK is getting outside gardening over the 2014 National Gardening Week, 14th to 20th April, and Easter Weekend.
The top three…
You might have a healthy, green lawn and a variety of plans in your garden, but this does not make it ‘green’ in the truest sense. Many gardens use chemical pesticides and insecticides that harm the environment and fail to attract vital wildlife,…
You don’t have to wait to until the summer months to make valuable improvements to your garden. Here are three simple ways to develop your garden this winter.
Plan for the Season Ahead
Just because you don’t spend…
When people do work on their gardens they often get carried away with filling it with plants, ornaments and other items, and they overlook a very important aspect. This is the fencing around the perimeter, and this should be on the top of your…
Prize money in The Artisan Garden Design Competition being run by the organisers of Gardening Scotland has risen to £6,000 following support from The Cross Trust.
There are now three awards of £2,000 each will be given to designers who…
House builder David Wilson Homes has been named as sponsor of the Show Garden Avenue at Gardening Scotland 2014.
The national flower and outdoor living show, which next year will take place from Friday, 30 May until…
The organisers of Gardening Scotland are calling on the…
wp>Today, the RHS announces the launch of the world’s first global online gardening for wildlife course- to educate people on planting and creating attractive habitats for wildlife in their gardens. The course is bookable from September 7 via…
- Gardeners are less likely to display signs of depression
- Poll found 80 per cent of gardeners feel satisfied with their lives
- Only 67 per cent of non-gardeners feel the same…
Seed potato grower, Ian Barbour from Annan, has smashed…
Five-year-old Edinburgh twins Olivia and Matthew Ducreux who are…
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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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With an incredibly short renovation window to transform his Summer sports pitches into Winter sports pitches, Andy Richards, Grounds Manager at Shrewsbury School, can’t afford to take any risks with the products he uses.It is for this reason that he…
"Hi Daniel
I don't have any direct experience but I did a search online at noticed that Stockade staplers are mentioned quite a bit.
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/fencing-staple-gun...."
I don't have any direct experience but I did a search online at noticed that Stockade staplers are mentioned quite a bit.
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/fencing-staple-gun...."
Hi Allwe have a large post and rail job coming up and as part of it need to install wire mesh to keep the customers pets in the past we have just nailed on. I am looking to buy a nail gun to speed up the process. Any recommendations for a heavy duty…
"The nematodes are very temperature sensitive so its realistically going to be spring now. Like Andrew says you need to check what pest you have as the nematodes are specific to the pest - needs to be done now before the larvae dive down deeper int…"
"Seaweed has been used here in Guernsey got years, mabe not so much now. Mainly on fields, collected from the bracket and spread then left for a while. The salt gets washed off and it starts to break down, then plowed in. There is also a chap drying…"
"Thanks Robbie. I came across your blog when I was looking into seaweed for lawn use earlier in the year Very informative. "
"Badgers ripped up the turf on the general play area of the playing field behind my house earlier this year, it looked like ploughed field, the council sent a couple of guys with rakes to try and straighten it up. They couldn't really do much, but it…"
"Thankyou David & Edward for your advice .
I was thinking along those lines of trial and error .
Its such a small amount i went with what seems to be the quickest fix of mixing the mortar tone with mortar .
It is a sandy yellow tone which i am tryi…"
I was thinking along those lines of trial and error .
Its such a small amount i went with what seems to be the quickest fix of mixing the mortar tone with mortar .
It is a sandy yellow tone which i am tryi…"
"The timing of nematodes depends on the grub - so you need to make sure. Eg for some chafers, its Aug to Oct, Leatherjackets could be April or Aug/Sep. Best to have a poke around and see what can be found.
Either way, the grub control will not be any…"
Either way, the grub control will not be any…"
"Thanks Andrew - It sounds like the solution is going to involve a bit more work than I thought. Could we skip the aeration/moss control and go straight to a grub treatment at the right time? Would that be spring?"
"It's most likely chafer grubs that they are going for - you'll need to confirm. Aeration and seaweed conditioners will strengthen root zone. You'll need to address the grubs with the correct nematode at the right time of year.
This time of year, it'…"
This time of year, it'…"
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Staple guns for wire mesh fencing
Hi All we have a large post and rail job coming up and as part of it need to install wire mesh to keep the customers pets in the past we have just nailed on. I am looking to buy a nail gun to speed up the process. Any recommendations for a heavy…
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Damage to lawns caused by badgers
Hi So as the title suggests, some of the lawns on a commercial site we manage have come under attack from badgers/crows.In a relatively short space of time they have made quite a mess and I'm trying to put together a bit of a plan in terms of…
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Snow clearing
Our insurance brokers have confirmed that we are covered for clearing paths and drives (not roads). Does anyone have a method statement or similar that we could follow while clearing snow?
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Husqvarna online chainsaw academy
For both experienced users and novice operators Husqvarna have launched a number of simple chainsaw tutorials that can be accessed via tablet or smartphone. Definitely worth a look on this link: Husqvarna chainsaw academy
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