John Brookes MBE celebrated his 80th birthday last week. He has been designing gardens for over 50 years, and is well known for his classic book Room Outside, which was first published in 1969. In my opinion John has done for garden design what Eliza
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After large public projects it is inspiring to work on a smaller scale for private clients. This was a medium scale piece of work for a person who had strong and clear ideas about what she wanted.
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"I've used Blaster Pro/Garlon (tryclopyr) successfully though it did take a bit of time to apply. Mixed a strong solution up with some Roundup added for good luck............ used an old 1 litre bleach bottle with a short length of thin plastic tube…"
"cut the offending root back at the trunk and try and get it out
sbk will do them but you will need about a foot of growth and leave one to two weeks after treating "
sbk will do them but you will need about a foot of growth and leave one to two weeks after treating "
"Chop the roots with an axe or mattock."
This is getting stupid.... for the first time I have not 1, not 2 but 3 lawns that are being invaded by Sumach suckers. I've tried Praxys - it was almost as if I had fed them, not tried to kill them. How do others deal with these suckers?
"Laurels are pretty hardy and as people have said, will generally recover well from most pest & disease attacks.... Preventative sprays are not the norm (except by growers) but there are a few sprays you can apply as a protective against basal rot,…"
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Dennis and SISIS and the Staffordshire Football Association have announced a new partnership which is set to benefit grassroots pitches throughout the county.For nearly 100 years Dennis and SISIS have been providing world class turf maintenance…
"If you value the customer Just say sorry a misunderstanding , spraying the laurels , roses or anything else for that matter needs to be discussed initially .
sometimes i have used my intitiative without being asked , sprayed or removed a weed and…"
sometimes i have used my intitiative without being asked , sprayed or removed a weed and…"
"What size are the laurels ?
A garden i have worked in for years has several mature laurels , huge things but planted as a screen and sound barrier to drown out traffic noise from the main road but prominent from the customers window .
To be…"
A garden i have worked in for years has several mature laurels , huge things but planted as a screen and sound barrier to drown out traffic noise from the main road but prominent from the customers window .
To be…"
"I would say that spraying anything (except maybe weeds) is not generally considered routine maintenance. Maybe they or their previous gardener used to do it so is normal to them. Perhaps every plant in the garden should be sprayed, preventatively,…"
"I would spray it off, then use a blecavator on the whole area. Then level off using the largest leveling board/lute you can put on your tractors likage, get it as good as possible then seed with a seed mixture designed for football, rugby etc or for…"
"is that richmond north yorkshire "
My son may soon be joining me as my first employee, having always been a soletrader, this is all new to me.Is the HMRC basic payroll software any good? bearing in mind it is just the one employee, i have no plans to gain more!The auto enrolment work…
Sumach suckers
This is getting stupid.... for the first time I have not 1, not 2 but 3 lawns that are being invaded by Sumach suckers. I've tried Praxys - it was almost as if I had fed them, not tried to kill them. How do others deal with these suckers?
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Setting up payroll and work pension requirements
My son may soon be joining me as my first employee, having always been a soletrader, this is all new to me.Is the HMRC basic payroll software any good? bearing in mind it is just the one employee, i have no plans to gain more!The auto enrolment work…
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Spraying to prevent disease
Does anyone spray Portuguese Laurel to prevent disease as part of their routine maintenance?We spend 2 hours a week on a garden we started a year ago. Spraying the hedge was never mentioned and now the customer wants to know why I haven't been…
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Suppliers for curved garden shelter
Hello again,Thanks for your responses re the curved wall. In the same garden, we are looking for someone who makes a shelter like Jacksons Fencing used to do - see photo. Any ideas? My client's in Richmond if that helps re a local…
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