William Sinclair - the growing media and horticulture product supplier - says that whilst order intake and sales early in the season were encouraging, the extent of the growth in revenues compared to the prior year that had been anticipated to result
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Roll up, roll up… It’s time for the great Arbworx summer sunflower competition!
These oh so cheerful plants are native to central America but thrive in the UK and across Europe. Hugely popular with gardeners of all ages, sunflowers are loved by bees a
Garden fencing is key for protecting your pets, both from escaping and from attack by other animals. The best type of pet fencing will depend on your pets and where you live. The main considerations are, can your pets escape through a gap or weakened
THE SEED catalogues have been arriving in the post this week and they got me salivating at the prospect of summer blooms and a bountiful autumn harvest, all on a credit-crunching budget, writes James Iles of jigsawgardens.co.uk
The range, diversity an
In 2010 Age Corncern launched their ‘Adopt a Garden’ scheme. The idea behind the scheme is that older people with gardens which they cannot maintain register and people who would like a garden but do not have access to one register. They are then pai
It’s a common misconception that sustainability and being kind to the environment equates to being unkind on the wallet. Here are some ideas of how you can create a stunning garden whilst still doing your bit to help the planet and without breaking t
In an ideal World I am sure everyone would have a mini orchard, grapevine and strawberry
patch in their back garden. Unfortunately many of us do not live in this
figurative ‘ideal World’, but that does not mean that you have to forego growing
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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.
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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…
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"use G101 diluted, spray on, agitate with soft brush and hey look at the difference when you rinse it off but dont forget to use a wash and wax afterwards as it will remove the old wax etc,
I use it on all my vans and ride on mowers etc, Brilliant…"
I use it on all my vans and ride on mowers etc, Brilliant…"
"Hmm, yet again the devil is hidden the small print!!
Guess we are not getting this tax break."
Guess we are not getting this tax break."
"I noticed this yesterday when checking whether they had it in stock as I need some in a week or so. Will have to look at alternatives."
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Not sure how the pro one would be as it's slightly heavier, dealer keeps swaying me towards the pro cobra..."
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Not sure how the pro one would be as it's slightly heavier, dealer keeps swaying me towards the pro cobra..."
"How did it do? Our Honda is so heavy it does more damage in the wet than we want.... "
"'Vic's'answer is the perfect solution for this application - although not by the book, it's quick, easy, functional and economical."
Usually vibrant green in all its glory, the Fritillaria delavayi stands out against its grey background of the Hengduan Mountains in South-West China. Typically, once a year it will produce a bright yellow tulip-like flower, but scientists are…
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"I can highly recommend a main dealer if you want a new van. I have traded with Vertu Toyota [formerly Gordon Lamb Toyota] in Chesterfield since 2008. I have had nine new vehicles from them over that time and they are fantastic people to trade with,…"
"Rain here and 10 lawns to mow
Let's see how the new Honda holds up in the wet stuff "
Let's see how the new Honda holds up in the wet stuff "
"Cheers Vic thats great, I'll go for that option then. Cheers for the help "
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"Yes but you need so little of it. Here, screened top soil is only £7.50 for half a tonne if you collect it. You might get away with either half a tonne or maybe one tonne. It goes a long way if you are starting with pretty flat ground already.
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Van dealer/ van recommendations
Hi guys, I currently have a small round of gardens that I look after part time and have decided to bite the bullet and get a small van. would anyone have any recommendations for van dealers in the South Yorkshire area or any ideas for a small van to…
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Lawn help
Any ideas what I could do with this lawn, apart from rip it All up and start again??? Cheers folk, happy weekend.
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Detergent for Pressure washing vans
With all the carwash places closed, had a go with the pressure washer for the first time. Used some Karcher "universal" detegent to spray on first as I imagined that might be the best to use particulalry as it was so pricey. Disappointed with the…
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Marathon Sport lawn fertiliser where's it gone?!
For years I've used Marathon Sport Summer and Autumn/Winter granular lawn fertilisers, but now they seem to of disappeared from suppliers websites!I like them because they, well work pretty good and are part organic and plus theyre not too…
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