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The “meh” type of winter we have experienced (so far) means many professionals and homweowners are already dusting off their faithful mower and some are already cutting!
‘Is it too early to cut and treat?’ – the answer i
As the proud owner of a tennis court, you will know only too well that cleaning is the most important part of tennis court maintenance.
A well maintained tennis court should last twenty years of safe and trouble free play but only if you develop and i
If you are reading this blog post, you may be asking yourself some or all of the following questions:
WHY should I scarify my lawn?
Lawns benefit from regular scarifying in order to remove and control the build up of moss and 'thatch'. 'Thatch' is the
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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.
Everyone's lawn badly needed this water, and indeed at the time of writi
In order to treat moss, it helps to understand a little about this complex and interesting plant.
Moss is believed to be one of the earliest plants known and there are approximately 20,000 species that have been identified throughout the world and i
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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.
The programme…
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I totally cocked one of them up trying to take it apart, tried hairspray (used to work on my bike handle bar grips) and gorilla glue with no joy, and finally drilled…"
I've had mine for about seven years and it probably see me out. I'm one of those thugs that snaps handles/ spade blades, breaks prongs of garden forks.
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Pruning by a BT cable
One of my customers has a rambling rose that now is touching overhead BT cables. The chap who has been doing their hedge trimming for years will not prune the rose due to it's proximity to the cables. Does anyone have any experience of working…
Read more…Stihl Combi Carbon Extension
I just went to use my carbon extension & the fittings, on each end, aren't in line. They are about 45 degrees out. Is this normal? Can you loosen the bolt & rotate it?Thanks.
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Looking for a very heavy duty planting spade with a pointed blade for hard stony ground, just for plants not posts so no great depth required. Preferably ergonomic. Any recommendations?
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My fellow pro gardeners raised the question during a hose pipe ban Are we allowed to use domestic clients hoses as professionals carrying out our work to keep a planting job alive ? I understand nurseries garden centres etc can and via a standpipe u…
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