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
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The winter gardening calendar is now well underway. We have been getting phone calls to remove trees, clear leaves, sort out borders and finish of clearing up lawns. There are also new ground maintenance contracts agreed and we are geared up for an i
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Open forum activity
"Apparently only 4.7% of people in Japan are left handed, in the uk it is 11%. Until around 20 years ago in Japan left handedness was frowned upon and considered ill mannered. Children were corrected if they used the wrong hand for chopsticks etc. M…"
"I am not surprised but I am disappointed to find this in our gardening forum.
Whilst it is sad that James Wong has had those experiences, we have to consider that, as with most things, humans focus on the negative aspects of life rather than the goo…"
Whilst it is sad that James Wong has had those experiences, we have to consider that, as with most things, humans focus on the negative aspects of life rather than the goo…"
"I've moved from Felco to Okatsune too. Sure you can take Felcos to bits and service them, but I never really got mine sharpened, sorted and back together as well as "when new". I'm sure other folk do a better job than I ever did on mine ... and send…"
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"I have a pair i keep at home which are vintage c.k secateurs made in Italy with a clip at the bottom , you can pick them up for around £10 or less in antique shops , cracking secateurs ,a bit on the heavy side , steel handles not easy to grip unlike…"
"I have a set of of the Tobisho, which I keep at home as they're the premium ones. My work ones are the Okatsune and if I had them at home too, I'd prob use them over the Tobisho. They are easier to use, slightly smaller grip on them which suits me a…"
"That's definitely part of why I'm tempted Jonathan, they just look and feel really nice. I'm a sucker for nicely engineered tools."
"You're right Geoffrey, locking when I don't want them to can be a pain sometimes. Especially when wearing gloves. It would be great to have a go with all of the secateurs mentioned on this thread."
"Thanks John, maybe I will double up and have two holsters hanging off my belt for a quick draw lol."
"Thankyou everyone, I really enjoy pruning etc. with a decent, well maintained set of secateurs. I am left handed like you Dave and mostly use Felco 9s.
The Okatsune secateurs don't appear to have a left handed option. In fact the cheapest left han…"
The Okatsune secateurs don't appear to have a left handed option. In fact the cheapest left han…"
"I have felcos because they do a left handed version of most of them and I have not had any issues with them, I have 9,10,16 and a pair of 13s and they do me Stirling service bit I do like the look of the japanese types so will maybe get a pair if I…"
"I have felco 2, 5 & 7 i think the pair with the rotating handle make a difference, I do get them serviced every now and then.
What I have discovered is that some recently purchased niwaki snips are amazing for tight snipping and deadheading etc they…"
What I have discovered is that some recently purchased niwaki snips are amazing for tight snipping and deadheading etc they…"
"I am another convert from Felco to Okatsune ( several years ago ). I find them a pleasure to use, they keep an edge longer than Felcos, they feel more robust and have only needed replacing when I have pushed them beyond their limits too often. The…"
"I used to use Felcos but much prefer my Okatsune."
"Thankyou Graham, I already know all about Felcos and have no problem with them, I didn't actually say I was going to change.
My questions, as you can see, were aimed at people who use Japanese Secateurs and I was asking purely out of interest and fr…"
My questions, as you can see, were aimed at people who use Japanese Secateurs and I was asking purely out of interest and fr…"
Secateurs
Just wanted some feedback from all you snippers out there who use Japanese secateurs. Which ones do you have? How do you find them? I have used Felcos for many years and was wondering if I'm missing out :)ThanksJim
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Books
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