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Landscaping in Liverpool
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On the very day that official drought was declared in Lincolnshire, the heavens finally opened - indeed there was half an inch of hailstones in parts of Spalding and Pinchbeck.
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In order to treat moss, it helps to understand a little about this complex and interesting plant.
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Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
Covered so far:
I've been itching to let you in on a little information regarding a positive transition of my garden design…
Open forum activity
"This Garden Planner seems to be all fine with the scale side of things - I haven't noticed anything wierd there....? I've got the plan loaded into my Surface Pro, and another good thing is while I'm on the job, setting out the plants, if I need to c…"
"Hi Karsten, yes I meant a 2D graphic in plan view, saved as a component so I can generate a report to get the right quantities. I know what you mean about the 2D face-me graphics, they are an irritation and move around from where you’ve placed the…"
"Hi Jane,
Yes, the Garden Planner is truly a simple software compared to Sketchup (I like to call it Ketchup! ((~8). I can easily see why you wouldn't use it after getting established with Sketchup. I wouldn't even say it has plant lists, just genera…"
Yes, the Garden Planner is truly a simple software compared to Sketchup (I like to call it Ketchup! ((~8). I can easily see why you wouldn't use it after getting established with Sketchup. I wouldn't even say it has plant lists, just genera…"
"Yes Nicola, who wouldn't hanker after Vectorworks ((~8When you say a 2D plant graphic, do you mean 2D in plan view? This Garden Planner, I'm discovering, is relatively simple, but really seems to go right to the limits of its simplicity. What I like…"
"They both contain flazasulfuron so to all intents and purposes they are the same."
"Hi again Karsten,
I've just had a look at the Garden Planner. A nice simple tool.. But I am too far down the line with Sketchup to get this. I was looking to have one that produced a plant list, but this has too few plants. You can build up a lib…"
I've just had a look at the Garden Planner. A nice simple tool.. But I am too far down the line with Sketchup to get this. I was looking to have one that produced a plant list, but this has too few plants. You can build up a lib…"
"Is this chikara the same as katana which is purchased from sheriff amenity
i work for a local authority and we use glyphosate and katana mixed on gravel roundabouts I must say they stay weed free for most of the season
we have used proshield before…"
i work for a local authority and we use glyphosate and katana mixed on gravel roundabouts I must say they stay weed free for most of the season
we have used proshield before…"
"Hello Karsten,
I too hanker after Vectorworks but use Sketchup.. If you have a sketch of a design you want to put in 3D you can import a jpg of your drawing into Sketchup. If it's to scale you make the faces 'Xray' and draw over the sketch, then us…"
I too hanker after Vectorworks but use Sketchup.. If you have a sketch of a design you want to put in 3D you can import a jpg of your drawing into Sketchup. If it's to scale you make the faces 'Xray' and draw over the sketch, then us…"
"Hi Karsten, I’m a garden designer and I use SketchUp, it’s really a good tool for the job (although I hanker after Vectorworks). You can switch between views really easily, especially if you set up ‘scenes’ in the model, which is very simple to do.…"
"Done it, and got the t shirt!
I took on a 16 year old 2 years ago he has just finished his apprenticeship - overall I would do it again.
The catches.... you have to keep the college "on-side" they can be real bu**ers or totally helpful. There is one…"
I took on a 16 year old 2 years ago he has just finished his apprenticeship - overall I would do it again.
The catches.... you have to keep the college "on-side" they can be real bu**ers or totally helpful. There is one…"
"Agreed with others... get qualified before playing with these chemicals - if anyone spots you spraying and follows up, or you suddenly get a medical condition because you have used the stuff incorrectly your PLI will not cover you.
All in all for th…"
All in all for th…"
"It's an easy fix . Theres a rod the runs from the roller to the front wheels. It goes on the rod . Take blade and rear part of underside deck off , you'll see where it goes . You can run it without the spring till you get a replacement, but you'll…"
Tractor hedge cutting at Haydock
Hi all I'm looking for a contract tractor hedge cutter to carry out some work in Haydock The work will commence on September If you can help or reccomend a good tractor driver I would be very grateful Cheers Kieron
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Spraying calculations
I'm looking for a better spraying calculation sheet. I trained at Capel manor, and the one I got from there is good, and useful, but it doesn't take in to account water rates for products. Anyone have a good one I could use?In the interest of share…
Read more…Lawn Mower Problem
Hi all, Hoping I can get a bit of help. I have the Hayter Harrier 41 Pro which I only purchased for use this season so only done about 4 and a bit months worth of cutting so far, and I only cut grass 3 days per week, and today as I was loading it…
Read more…Reccommendations for industrial weed killer
I am working on a job that requires scortcherd earth when it comes to weeds over a large area that consists of hardcore, soil, sand and other aggregates.Can anyone reccommend a powerful weedkiller that can be put into a spray backpack, ideally…
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