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Advice For Green Gardeners

You might have a healthy, green lawn and a variety of plans in your garden, but this does not make it ‘green’ in the truest sense. Many gardens use chemical pesticides and insecticides that harm the environment and fail to attract vital wildlife, suc

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Pink Ponds

Chuffed to have a piece on wetlands in the Financial Times on Saturday, which gave me the opportunity to give a few good people a bit of a plug. I hope I've got the gist of it right, and that it might give some pause for thought. Nice photos anyway,
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Anyone need Bull Rushes in Cornwall

Hi EveryoneThis is my first blog post, so I hope it is ok to do this.Consols Pond will hopefully be having a major clearout within the next few weeks and as we have an excess of Bull Rushes, I was wondering if anyone would like to buy some from Conso
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Open forum activity

Fusion Media posted a blog post
Agrovista Amenity has reached an agreement with DJ Turfcare that will see it become the exclusive distributor for the Viano range of organic fertilisers and lawn care products throughout the UK (excluding Northern Ireland), effective from 21 July…
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Billybop replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"It's definitely turned out to be one of the best things I ever bought for my micro business John. I got a very good deal on the Revolution XE model from Amazon but that was about 10 years ago. Just wish it wasn't quite so heavy to move around…"
18 hours ago
John F replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"Yes the ladder conversion aspect I really like it looks like it's got stability , I would definitely get good use out it both at home and at work ."
yesterday
Billybop replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"Hi John yes I often stand on the Little Giant top step in A-frame position, feel more confident to do this when it's not at full height of course, but it's certainly stable enough if you have a good sense of balance. I bought a very small platform…"
yesterday
John F replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"I know what you mean Geoffrey , I can feel a Wallace and Gromit invention moment would be in keeping like a safety parachute type back pack 😵‍💫"
yesterday
John F replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"Thanks for this Ian another consideration , very reasonable price for EN131 ladder , fantastic value and looks sturdy ."
yesterday
John F replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"Had a Google , I like the look of the little giant , not sure but it looks like you can stand on the very top step in A frame position ? It looks sturdy and versatile .
I have a similar very old Wickes platform ladder it's served me well but the…"
yesterday
John F replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"There is something very reassuring about a tripod . 
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yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
When Adrian Strudwick, owner of Brentwood Tree Surgery, was weighing up whether to hire another employee or invest in a new machine, he made a game-changing decision — and hasn’t looked back since.The purchase of an Avant 630 compact loader has not…
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Caroline Benge replied to Caroline Benge's discussion Honda Izy 46push or Weibang virtue 46push
"Thank you I'll take a look at them too. This is such a difficult choice to make! "
yesterday
Caroline Benge replied to Caroline Benge's discussion Honda Izy 46push or Weibang virtue 46push
"Thank you, is your Izy a relatively new one? People have said the new ones aren't made as well "
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Caroline Benge replied to Caroline Benge's discussion Honda Izy 46push or Weibang virtue 46push
"Oh thank you will take a look at that one ☺️"
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Caroline Benge replied to Caroline Benge's discussion Honda Izy 46push or Weibang virtue 46push
"Sounds good, thank you 🙏 "
yesterday
Caroline Benge replied to Caroline Benge's discussion Honda Izy 46push or Weibang virtue 46push
"Haha thank you 🙏 "
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Ian Harvey replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"I would definitely avoid the concertina type ladders that go right down to 1 step high. I've used customer supplied of these and felt as safe as standing on a stack of cardboard boxes!
However the 4 part telescopic step ladders look decent and…"
Wednesday
Billybop replied to John F's discussion Telescopic step ladders
"Been using a "Little Giant" 6-rung for the past decade, it's about 6ft tall when folded up, a bit heavy but strong and stable, I prefer it on most jobs to the 12ft tripod, more recently acquired, a friend was given this tripod in a load of scrap…"
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Telescopic step ladders

Looking at Telescopic step ladders specifically for hedge trimming and pruning at height .Main reason my henchman is far too long to fit on top of my new smaller vehicle and the telescopic step ladders actually work out cheaper than fitting roof…

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grass cutting

how is the grass cutting going i dont do many now, bu the ones i do have onley been cut once in 6 weeks, even my own has gon 4 weeks and that was just to cut the seed heads off at a high setting also do people still have the lawns fed in the drought…

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6 Replies · Reply by Neil Ruddick on Monday
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