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Caring for your garden when there’s a hosepipe ban in place…
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If any of your customers have pets you are likely to be familiar with the problem of pet urine causing scorch patches on lawns. Most associate the problem with dog urine only but cat urine can be just as bad. It’s generally worse with female dogs…
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now available for all your smart mobile equipment our Royce Turf App. We are the first turf company to launch an app in the UK. On the app you will find hints…
As London gears up to host the 2012 Olympic Games, athletes from across the world will be busy preparing to display their skills on an international stage. It is not only sports men and women who have the chance to shine at the Olympics, though.…
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"Giving you inspiration for your garden designs"
Many people struggle with design ideas for their own gardens, well here we have put together a little portfolio of…
A new project submission has been made to www.garden-design-pictures.com and the pictures can be viewed by clicking…
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It is easy to brand gardeners as wasteful when you can see a sprinkler unattended for long periods of time gushing watering liberally over borders and lawns. For some reason, a lawn enthusiast will get much more stick for wanting to…
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You may be aware of a post from yesterday on Landscape Juice about The Shooting Star Children's Hospice and the appeal by…
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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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"Maybe if you spoke to these people about labels they would be able to advise on suitable printers https://www.dura-id.com/industries/horticultural-labels/
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Hi all,Alongside my garden maintenance business I grow plants and shrubs as well as buying from wholesale nurseries to supply to customers. I am wanting to label these plants with my logo and the usual blurb about the plant etc to add a a professio…
"This may be my best option.
If anyone can link me to a diagram would be greatly appreciated. I may email ifor and see if they'll give me schematics - i get the impression they probably would rather not do the work themselves..
Thanks for the sugges…"
If anyone can link me to a diagram would be greatly appreciated. I may email ifor and see if they'll give me schematics - i get the impression they probably would rather not do the work themselves..
Thanks for the sugges…"
"Thanks for replying. I've have tried your suggestions - other than Facebook! I'll give it a go.
In fact I've rung around all over the country and so far no luck from any of the dealers! "
In fact I've rung around all over the country and so far no luck from any of the dealers! "
"Do you know the dimensions of the mesh kit? Could you have them made by a local fabrication company? Might be quicker and cheaper than buying the I for kit "
"Interesting Vic. I have to say, as I get older, my heart sinks at the thought of a long, high hedge. I'd love to try one."
"You could try phoning around, Devizes trailers are not a million miles from you and carry more parts than most, I used to work for an Ifor dealer and can tell you that lead time is probably accurate but you can never guarantee anything with Ifors mo…"
"If very heavy thatch I would use blades if just light I would use times.
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"Yes. Shortly after my post above from three years ago, I bought the Easy Lift Harness. They are the best thing since sliced bread. Using one Vs not using one is like night and day.
Let me be very clear, there is no weight in the hedgecutter, at all…"
Let me be very clear, there is no weight in the hedgecutter, at all…"
Hoping for a bit of advice regarding the above - is there a rule of thumb around which is better in different circumstances? I have a couple of lawns with a very heavy thatch build up and wondered which is going to be best to tackle it
"The oil filler/ dip stick is on the top on the opposite side to the petrol cap, so presumably you will have to flip the machine right over to stand a chance of draining the oil out of it. You can however stand the machine on end to store it, so that…"
"How do you top the oil up on any other mower? I can't think of any mower I've ever owned that had a filler cap like a car just a dipstick. I've mostly only had honda engines though
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"if you need to top it up there must be a filler cap as you will not top it up down the dip stick pipe
how it works i have no idea "
how it works i have no idea "
Plant labelling printer
Hi all, Alongside my garden maintenance business I grow plants and shrubs as well as buying from wholesale nurseries to supply to customers. I am wanting to label these plants with my logo and the usual blurb about the plant etc to add a a…
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Reply by Andrew Watts 3 hours ago
Scarifying - tines or blades
Hoping for a bit of advice regarding the above - is there a rule of thumb around which is better in different circumstances? I have a couple of lawns with a very heavy thatch build up and wondered which is going to be best to tackle it
Read more…Mesh sides for ifor williams tt105g tipper
Don't suppose anyone knows where I can get a complete kit??? Ifor williams dealer says 8-12 weeks!!! And suggestions most welcome I'm based near Bath Somerset.
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