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Marshalls Awards 2010 (North West Region)

On Thursday 9th December 2010, we attended the Marshalls Regional Award Ceremony/Roadshow.

We were nominees in five different categories, bringing one award away for 'Best Use of Ethically Sourced Fairstone' which we were really chuffed about.

We have

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Marshalls Register Award 2010

Went to Marshalls Register Awards 2010,
guess we came away with a few, very pleased.

Awards for our excellence inLandscaping,
received Best Patio Transformation over £5000, Best Use OfEthically Sourced Fairstone, First Runner up of Best Project By A New
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Greystoke gives SowGreen® Five out of Five!

Artificial lawn specialists SowGreen® have recently installed their Artificial Grass for Open Spaces at Greystoke Primary School in Leicester.

This is the third area of SowGreen® that the school has had installed, following on from the successes of th

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UrbanTurf® Makes a Splash at Saatchi Gallery

International children’s charity Right To Play featured UrbanTurf® artificial grass within its live-art installation as part of the Art of Giving private preview event held last month at London’s Saatchi Gallery.

The aim of the exhibit was to invite t

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New Faces at ahs ltd

ahs ltd are excited to announce the addition of three new members of staff to their expanding team of specialists. In our pursuit to become ISO 9001 certified we have employed Kelly Ball as our Health and Safety Manager. She will be keeping ahs ltd u
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RHS Britain in Bloom 2010 results

Falkland in Scotland has retained its title of Champion of Champions in the RHS 2010 Britain in Bloom Awards - one of the largest horticultural campaign in Europe. The awards ceremony, attended by over 450 community and gardening champions, was held
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Malvern autumn show

Two new UK records and the highest number of Gold medals this century – the Three Counties Agricultural Society was celebrating today, as standards at its Malvern Autumn Show (25 & 26 September) continued to rise. Royal Horticultural Society judges a
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Dorset Naga Chilli turns up the heat

[PRESS RELEASE] Visitors heading for this weekend’s Malvern Autumn Show (24 & 25 September) will get the chance to admire, though not taste, the world’s hottest chilli pepper. The Dorset Naga, developed by Joy and Michael Michaud in a market garden i
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Open forum activity

Henry posted a discussion
Hi all,Long time lurker new but new member.I bought a second hand Hydro 80 which I've been using for 2 seasons now. It's been laid up over winter and now fails to start.Model is Hydro 80 MHHP - V twin honda engine.I've got handbrake on, pedals…
3 hours ago
Henry and Charlie Patrick joined Landscape Juice Network
5 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"I've brought and used Chinese carbs in the past for around £15. They're a bit rough but still work. Never used a Chinese coil. You can test if there working properly with a vault meter, plenty of instructions on the Web. 
Cost of parts is a problem…"
15 hours ago
Jamie replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Again thank you for all your replies. As a self employed gardener i need the best, which from research and talking to others Stihl are the best. They do need repairs every so often but then they all get plenty of use. I do more or less 50 hours a…"
yesterday
Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"I generally spray a heck of a lot in Feb/March, or just befroe the buds appear, then as soon as the leaves have appreared stop... unless I have a real problem with a particular plant - otherwise I would spend my life spraying for blackspot :)"
Wednesday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Avant Tecno, a renowned manufacturer of compact loaders, is embarking on a quest to uncover the oldest Avant machine still in operation in the United Kingdom.As part of its celebrations marking 25 years of successful operations in the UK, Avant…
Tuesday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
An ICL trial at St Andrews Links demonstrated that tank-mixing Vitalnova SMX with an H2Pro TriSmart programme significantly enhanced golf green turf quality and rootzone health, surpassing the improvements achieved by using TriSmart alone.A trial…
Tuesday
Tim Bucknall replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"That surprises me.  Do you not continue through the season? Surely you'll only get a few week protection at best from each application?"
Tuesday
Adam Woods replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Sticking in a late reply here...  but, and it depends totally on this.... how big is the lawn? and how established is the garden? + of course how much is the client willing to pay/put up with to get a solution??? In new estate houses locally (built…"
Monday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Absolutely nothing wrong with that Graham if you enjoy it... like these people who restore WW2 aircraft and old steam engines etc ... I wish I had the patience to do it !  I have to be in the right frame of mind to repair things, and it can be very…"
Sunday
Graham Taylor replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Sad I know but I rather enjoy tinkering around with these things!!  I've a couple of BG86's..... one I've had for about 6 years    The only problem I've had is with the "ergstart" spring failing    fitted a different starter spool which did away…"
Sunday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Interesting discussion but as I currently live in the area of two of the largest gypsum mines in the UK and in an area where the prevailing soil type for arable use is 'Nottingham brick clay', if applying gypsum worked to break up the ground, all…"
Sunday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Same here Vic...even if I was offered a free petrol blower with a lifetime supply of fuel thrown in, I would decline it. Not for environmental reasons either. I use the most powerful Ego battery one but have kept a couple of the previous Ego models…"
Sunday
Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"Rose Clear. concentrate .. but I finished blackspot spraying over a month ago"
Sunday
John F replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Just out of interest how deep is the clay Gary ? 
Are you automating the aeration process mechanically or manually ? 
Large area or small area ? 
If the clay is deep you need to go down into the clay beyond the root zone therefore hollow tine but a…"
Sunday
Vic 575 replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"I’ve had two BG86s and they both only lasted just over three years, just long enough to pack up just outside of the warranty. I then switched to the stihl BGA 100 battery blower. I would never go back to petrol.
It’s the same with the Stihl petrol…"
Sunday
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