"Garden maintenance here. New enquiries seem pretty sparse at the moment but I've not done any marketing apart from switch on my Google ad words. Just starting to get repeat customers asking for things to be tidied up. I think it's most certainly due…"

"Gavin, are you referring to landscaping projects mainly ? 
Im maintanence really so i expect a quieter jan and feb - but this area is quite affluent and ive certainly noticed the 'richer' people rushing through a lot of planting projects -- i assume…"

"yes, I’m going to try forking it a bit, but it’s a large area and going to be hard work:( then maybe raking it and if then it looks any better topsoil, sand and seed ? "

"Invariably, conifers will not shoot out from old wood........ Yews being an exception here......if there's any "shoots" near the trunk at the top, you might be ok though it's unlikely.  Usually you end up with an eyesore...... flat across the top an…"

"I would try lifting the rutts out with a fork if possible in the first instance, as the beasts have compacted the area below their hoofs. Then apply top dressing to level out & reseed the effected areas.
Rolling will only compact the rest of the law…"

"I’m going to agree with Dan on the info front, but go even deeper. 
Whats the soil type, garden size, the distance from the buildings the house age and are there any below ground services that should be taken into consideration? It’s pointless plant…"

"ok Phil it seems to be working ok now they must be floating in outer space"

"How bad is it? If it's very bad and not too large then re-turfing might be the only option. Other than that, roll as best you can and fill in, level with top soil and re-seed. Personally I would never use sand. I know it is popular and somewhat conv…"

"I can't see anything untoward from this side David."

"Graeme, I get the feeling a roller won't be heavy enough, also reading through the comments from the previous thread perhaps a roller is not the best route or are we just being too scientific"