As farm wildlife is in decline and housing and industry swallow up more habitat, gardens are becoming more and more important for supporting the ecosystem. Here’s what you could do in y
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Caring for your garden when there’s a hosepipe ban in place
Northern Ireland has had a hosepipe ban put in place due to the drought. But what does that mean for your garden? We’re looking at how you can care for your lawn during a hosepipe ban.
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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 bec
ROYCE TURF AND IRRIGATION LAUNCH APP FOR SMART PHONES
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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 and tips details
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. Lond
"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 different garden designs. We can create, design and install all types of garden idea
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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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"Yh they are great the wheeled ones but very heavy
sadly on demo it stopped working snd they still not sure why
still in there infancy to the market so I'm sticking with my hondas for now
if you do speak to Stihl ask When will they will bring…"
sadly on demo it stopped working snd they still not sure why
still in there infancy to the market so I'm sticking with my hondas for now
if you do speak to Stihl ask When will they will bring…"
"I wouldn't get your hopes up. I asked Stihl about that few weeks ago and basically it would make the machine too expensive and nothing wrong with the Briggs. I think the rm655rs is a lot of money for what you get. The roller is fairly useless from…"
"I enquired about the Stihl mower but am waiting till spring as they may be replacing the old dated Briggs engine with my preferred Kawasaki engine
the demo model was ok on test but prefer Kawasaki from personal choice "
the demo model was ok on test but prefer Kawasaki from personal choice "
"It would best be pruned after flowering late spring but if the client wants now it's fine but will look butt ugly till it reshoots in warmer weather "
"I have being trimming back (quite hard) a pink one for the last three years always second week in September . There is never really much growth each visit as they are slow growing but it flowers really well so they tell me .
A reduction of 18…"
A reduction of 18…"
"Have you seen the youtube videos on the machines? Stihl collects best in soaking wet but many areas it fails. Prrostripe best all round. best engine and gearbox and HOC options. The best blade for any new 56 pro and prostripe is the 56 blade dating…"
"my 48 pro had a leaky gearbox after season 1. then that sorted with winter service with the speed reduction kit fitted too and now the bbc top pulley broke so it was useful but all. 2020 models have a stronger bbc top pulley so shouldnt be a problem…"
"They told me at saltex 2019 that they did thousands of hours of testing. Which is shocking considering the fauults in the first year. Needing to design new blade, top bbc pulley, roller bearings strengthening plate and revised transmision speed for…"
"What you said Peter was more or less what I have been saying throughout 2019 season and 2020 on social media and youtube reviews. Hayter 56 pro i think they are making a large mark up. rubbish engine and the gearbox system doesnt work well, works…"
"i would not like to say if you would get away with that it depends on how far away from the fence it is going to be and what the neighbours are like "
"they are not the longest lived of shrubs to be fair and have had a few die off recently at a job i do"
Every year, on the last Sunday of October, the clocks switch back to Greenwich Mean Time and all of a sudden, our evenings vanish before our eyes and instead, we are left with just very long nights. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in the UK in…
"I think I'd do it now. Seen lots of shoots on ones round here recently and if you want it to shoot lower, you need to cut it really."
HiWe've been asked to reduce a well established Escallonia hedge. It's currently about 4 - 5 feet high and needs to come down by about 18 inches which would mean cutting into some quite thick,woody branches. Would it be OK to do this now do you…
"My immediate reaction was "What's in it for Natwest?" as they need to have a reason.
If you use an Accountant you might want to use something that they favour - so it is easy for them to do any year end account processing for you, without incurring…"
If you use an Accountant you might want to use something that they favour - so it is easy for them to do any year end account processing for you, without incurring…"
Escallonia hedge reduction
HiWe've been asked to reduce a well established Escallonia hedge. It's currently about 4 - 5 feet high and needs to come down by about 18 inches which would mean cutting into some quite thick,woody branches. Would it be OK to do this now do you…
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FreeAgent software
Hi Does anyone use the freeagent software?Natwest bank offer it free to their business customers and just wondered if anyone has used or is using it
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What are the legal and planning issues around putting slatted screens above the top of the fenceline on seperate posts to the fence.I've seen it done a lot on pinterestTo be clear - slatted screen only attached to posts above the height of the fence…
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Hello All. Due to a change in my work circumstances, I entered the world of garden maintenance by accident so to speak. Starting in June this year, I have built a small but sustainable business that has kept my head afloat in these challenging…
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