Pam Lewis has worked with meadows and grassland all her life. Her own garden, Sticky Wicket in Dorset, was made famous by her book Making A Wildflower Meadow, first published in 2003 and now out in paperback. Sticky Wicket is composed of eight meadow
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A wildflower meadow has transformed unsightly weed-infested land into a riot of colour, delighting its owner, the man responsible for sowing it and an increasing population of bees and pollinators.
Estate manager James Chipchase created the two-and-a
The first of 60 Coronation Meadows have been announced across the UK to mark the six decades of Queen Elizabeth's rule.
At the end of 2012, HRH The Prince of Wales suggested a nationwide project – a meadow in every county to mark the anniversary of T
This was the title of the Gardens Illustrated lecture held yesterday at the Royal Geographical Society. Jointly steered by Tim Richardson, garden historian and writer, and Noel Kingsbury, researcher and writer, the discussion between three well-kn
Introduction
This is not the complete guide to making meadows - it's not even close to it. We have a list of links and books on our website from much better qualified folk which will give you a much better and in depth description, but I felt it migh
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“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…
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I've recently bought a second hand Etesia hydro 80, I've got a mulching plug for it but have no idea how it's fits or if it's even the correct part that's been sent. Hoping someone on here can help out
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There is no mulch plug, it's a 2 in 1 so it collects and mulch's, a door to the collector is shut when mulching and a lever differentiates between the setting. I've basically never used the collection on it, door…"
There is no mulch plug, it's a 2 in 1 so it collects and mulch's, a door to the collector is shut when mulching and a lever differentiates between the setting. I've basically never used the collection on it, door…"
Hey folks,I'm planning a marketing push for my garden maintenance business with the aim of getting more regular work in large gardens for high end clients. Our diary is full but we are expanding.I'd love to know what has worked and not worked for…
"Now theres the idea of the day.. turn the torque down, thank you for that one Peter "
"We ran a similar Honda ride on for several years primarily for leaf collection , it worked well even on wet mushy leaves but the chute would block now and again. As others have said one blade looks to be on upside down whether the other blade is the…"
" i hav looked at the photo again and i think the wrong blades hav been fitted the left one is nealy right but the beveld cutting edge is on under side of the blade. honda stoped using the mulching plug on that model in mid 2021 after that they used…"
" Hi Sam
not familliar with that mower, in the photo it looks like the righthand blade is on upsidedown so it will be cutting with the back of the blade also is there a mulshing plug that slots into the shoot "
not familliar with that mower, in the photo it looks like the righthand blade is on upsidedown so it will be cutting with the back of the blade also is there a mulshing plug that slots into the shoot "
"hi Sam as you say with no previous knowledge of machinery or sit ons, am not familiar with that Honda model, but as you say lack of power, vibration and backfiring, start with the basics, is the Choke changed to correct position once started, engine…"
Looking for some advice Brought a Honda HF2417 from a local mower dealer about 12 months ago, brand new and has been serviced recently I went in with absolutely no knowledge or idea on any machinery or sit ons. Went in with the ask of giving me…
Etesia hydro 80/ BAHIA Mulch plug fitting
I've recently bought a second hand Etesia hydro 80, I've got a mulching plug for it but have no idea how it's fits or if it's even the correct part that's been sent. Hoping someone on here can help out
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Advertising garden maintenance services
Hey folks,I'm planning a marketing push for my garden maintenance business with the aim of getting more regular work in large gardens for high end clients. Our diary is full but we are expanding.I'd love to know what has worked and not worked for…
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Honda HF2417 - Advice
Looking for some advice Brought a Honda HF2417 from a local mower dealer about 12 months ago, brand new and has been serviced recently I went in with absolutely no knowledge or idea on any machinery or sit ons. Went in with the ask of giving me…
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Strimmer question
Good morning all. I've always used strimmers that spin anti clockwise, just been looking at purchasing a ego strimmer for whizzing around lawn edges and I've seen that they spin clockwise. Have any of you used both and found that it was easy to get…
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