An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
Day 10
Coffee.
Electric ducting installed
The trench depth for the 60mm diameter black ribbed duct is ha
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I thought I would start the new year with a regular posting of current projects and ideas under development, so just to get you in the mood here is a shot of my drawing board used as a mood board with my current project on show.
This project is a gard
Marshalls Cobbletech Paving System
As most of us know Marshalls have recently released a new paving system known as Marshalls Cobbletech which is only available to those on the register. We believe that this is a fantastic, innovative, long lasting pr
December 2010: Best Patio Transformation under £5000
In December of this year we entered one of our patio transformations into the Marshalls regional competitions. All of the Marshalls Registered contractors can put forward their installations into th
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In this video, I will be…
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.
The programme…
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…
Open forum activity
"Struggling as well Sean.
Have 4 I am extremely worried about - one is 2000m2. Thankfully we did get 2mm of rain on Sunday so the most recent has at least had a little drink. Autumn renovations are a non starter for me - too much else to do and…"
Have 4 I am extremely worried about - one is 2000m2. Thankfully we did get 2mm of rain on Sunday so the most recent has at least had a little drink. Autumn renovations are a non starter for me - too much else to do and…"
Hi Guys,
Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to…
Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to…
"We had this issue 3 or 4 years ago and so now only do renovation work in the autumn. It's worked well for us so far. I'm sure it can still work in the spring but we found that you're a lot more dependent on the customer at this time of year which is…"
"A man died a few weeks ago heather burning, it’s not something to do without careful planning and a good escape route.
https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/worker-dies-in-heather-burning-..."
https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/worker-dies-in-heather-burning-..."
"Then they leave the sprinkler on overnight and wash all the seed away. Bloody right pain."
"I've been feeding the birds too
free grass seed to all birds
no rain Aaaagggghhhhhh"
free grass seed to all birds
no rain Aaaagggghhhhhh"
"Same here I had one older customer who I told to water regularly call me back because the seed wasn't germinating and the lawn was bone dry. She said she watered it when I put it down and then thought that was enough as it looked wet in the…"
Whilst this lovely dry sunny weather is a pleasure to work and relax it, we could really do with a spot of rain! I've renovated 6 lawns over the past month - scarify, aerate, top-dress and overseed - not cheap for the customers and they all have…
Paul Matthew, Head Groundsman at Motherwell FC, believes that Mansfield Sand is the only company to work with if you have a Fibresand pitch.It is well documented how the experienced and highly skilled Paul Matthew has transformed the previously…
"*Sorry that supposed to be a reply to Gary about S3i solutions"
"Evening Tim,
I am using it on Wednesday, so I'll send on a few pics of what it does . It does leave a slit, you can adjust the depth by adding or subtracting weights ,which come supplied. I understand every few years its advised to use a hollow time…"
I am using it on Wednesday, so I'll send on a few pics of what it does . It does leave a slit, you can adjust the depth by adding or subtracting weights ,which come supplied. I understand every few years its advised to use a hollow time…"
"Yes the Ego blowers are great, i had the 5750 (575 c.f.m.) then got the 5800 (580 c.f.m.) which had the edge on the previous model. Now I have the 6500 which I had shipped from America as it was not available here (and maybe still isn't) I find I…"
"Re the weibang breaking down surely that's a maintenance issue with the hire company?
I've had the weibang aerator on hire a couple of times and got on really well with it. It's got the same engine as my weibang scarifier and it's never given me any…"
I've had the weibang aerator on hire a couple of times and got on really well with it. It's got the same engine as my weibang scarifier and it's never given me any…"
STIHL professional user event
Hi Guys, Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to…
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Spring lawn renovation
Whilst this lovely dry sunny weather is a pleasure to work and relax it, we could really do with a spot of rain! I've renovated 6 lawns over the past month - scarify, aerate, top-dress and overseed - not cheap for the customers and they all have…
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Plastic pots
I've got yet another stack of plastic plots left over from a planting job. I re-use as many as I can for my own use in clients gardens/greenhouses and at home, and give many to friends and family and on freecycle etc. but still have loads. Does…
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Hollow tine aerators.
I've had a heavy Chinese machine on hire and it did the job but was awful to use. I want to buy a machine and am considering a Camon LA25 made by Tracmaster. It's about the right weight and money for myself. The Groundsman is undoubtedly a better…
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