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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
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
Day 7
Coffee.
Laying blockwork
Using a Marshalltown bricklaying trowel I apply the 4;1 ratio mortar to t
Marshalls partners with LED lighting pioneer Marl International to create integrated energy efficient outdoor and landscape lights
Marshalls, the UK’s leading manufacturer of superior natural stone and innovative concrete hard landscaping products, i
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
We are very glad that the weather has been good for us, the last few days have seen us install a row of pleached carpinus to start the final phase of planting on one of our projects.
The preparation work started over 7 days ago when the site was caref
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"NFU are very exensive but are very good when it comes to making a claim apparently... but hopefully never have to. I was looking for a combined policy to cover all insurances but according to my broker there isnt one so I end up paying a broker fee…"
"Agree with you Graham, we have a client with a long run of Laurel which we only cut once a year mid june and have done for over 20 years, the client is fussy with a capital F ! It's a superb evergreen hedge which is bomb proof.
As to this so called…"
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"Disagree there! I maintain a site with a couple of of large laurel hedges and one cut in July suffices and keeps it looking nice. Agree.... looks nasty immediately after cutting but quickly perks up so you don't notice the cut leaves. Pretty much…"
"Wow, that's impressive ! Thanks"
"That's pretty much my thinking, but I am seeing them more and more. Mostly at expensive new builds. Mostly people with very limited gardening experience wanting an immediate finished product. "
"Elveden Brochure Edition 3 (EMAIL).pdf
I hope this helps, if anyone has any hedging requirements, we are happy to help.
Regards, Kev"
I hope this helps, if anyone has any hedging requirements, we are happy to help.
Regards, Kev"
"Yes 5' actual instant shaped hedging is very expensive, but if that's what he wants he'll have to pay for it. A good compromise is use individual plants- you could use 1.5m, but 1.8 or 2m plants would probably be bushier, and by trimming to height…"
"Agree, nothing worse than driving past a new Cherry Laurel hedge planted too close to boundaries or buildings, and thinking they'll regret that decision in a few years time!
If a client really wants Laurel, i atleast try to push them towards the…"
If a client really wants Laurel, i atleast try to push them towards the…"
"Hi NevilleI would be happy to help and chat with you when you are free Elveden Brochure Edition 3 (EMAIL) copy.pdf
kevin.harden@elveden.com"
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Instant hedging
A customer of mine is interested in instant hedging - his is a new build on a prestigious estate. He wants a 5ft laurel hedge, immediately. Length could be 18m or 44m, depending on costing, at £250 per metre unit this is a sizeable project. I've…
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MAKITA ADDS TWO XGT HEDGE TRIMMERS TO ITS GROWING RANGE
Makita has added two powerful cordless hedge trimmers to its range of 40VMax XGT grounds maintenance tools. The 500 mm bladed UH020G and 600 mm UH021G both deliver highly efficient and effective cutting and have been designed for ease of use. The…
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Weibang 53 SSD or Weibang 53 ASD BBC or Honda HRX 537?
As the mowing season has drawn to a close, I am thinking about a new mower for next season. I have now narrowed it down to 3 machines, either Weibang or Honda. I appreciate there have been lots of posts on here regarding the best mowers and…
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Moss and algae on hard surfaces
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