- In December 2010 Earth Designs carried out a garden postal design for a client in Wales. The building was listed and the design was for a roof terrace, however not any ordinary roof garden. The architects had designed a carport the roof to which c
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Design and structure of your garden can really be enhanced by using railway sleepers in many different ways. I am going to outline the different uses for railway sleepers in your garden and how they can help create a totally different space than wha
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Gardens can very quickly become unruly and require your attention. Next time you get in there and tidy it up why not upgrade it with some extra features?
Railway sleepers are an extremely low cost addition to any garden. They are extremely versatile a
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"Andrew, I've only speed read the other comments so forgive me if I am repeating someone else. Get to know other gardeners in the area, tell them you are looking for work. Once they reach full capacity themselves they will be happy to pass on your…"
"I started this discussion back in November and thought I would provide an update. Despite leaning towards the Honda, I ended up going with the Weibang 53SSD. Two reasons for the change of heart. I wasn't overly impressed swith the dealer selling the…"
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I met someone years ago who said to me 'advertising is king' and it is. Putting a couple of ads in the free magazines…"
I met someone years ago who said to me 'advertising is king' and it is. Putting a couple of ads in the free magazines…"
"I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. I am guessing that if you want a fence down the middle there are issues with your neighbour. It would look horrendous as well as totally impractiable, as others have said. Anybody worth their salt should walk…"
"Agree the steps are not wide enough to put a fence down the middle, how are you going to get anything past of any size with a fence down the middle? Can of worms !"
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Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
I'm going to try parish magazines for sure. 😊"
Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
I'm going to try parish magazines for sure. 😊"
"I have worked for 15 years as a gardener and not long after I first started I put ads in parish magazines in three local areas and also Yell. Now I think Yell is a bit outdated these days, and is also very expensive and didn't produce what I…"
"Privacy perhaps or to prevent a pet from escaping through the neighbours garden .
If it's for mobility a handrail would suffice .
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If it's for mobility a handrail would suffice .
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"My first question would be WHY!
Why on earth would someone want a fence down the middle of a narrow shared footpath of steps...... it seriously starts to limit what can and cant be moved up and down the steps in the future what with the exitsting…"
Why on earth would someone want a fence down the middle of a narrow shared footpath of steps...... it seriously starts to limit what can and cant be moved up and down the steps in the future what with the exitsting…"
"The higher voltage (after a certain point) doesn't necessarily mean a faster stroke rate. For fine conifer and the like I use a Stihl HSA94T (older version of the HSA130T) which is incredibly fast, in fact I can't even cope with it on the highest of…"
"Personally i think you are opening a can of worms, i would hazard a guess that somewhere in the title deeds you can not put a fence down there as both parties are responsable for the up keep of the steps, if you had asked me to quote i would walk…"
"If the fence has to go on top of the concrete steps I'd put up a continuous post and rail feather edge fence with the posts in holes cut through the concrete. (I hate using metpost supports) You won't need as many post holes as you would using…"
Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
Hi all,Basically, the centre of the concrete steps in the boundary line. I want to put up fencing that runs down the length of these steps and I've been quoted by two landscapers...Landscaper #1He suggested that he would cut aquares of the concrete…
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Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?
I am looking for a small, compact, lightweight strimmer that is battery powered for small garden edging - I already have a Stihl FSA60R but its just a bit to powerful and unweldy for some of the smaller, finnicky edging. The strimmer MUST have…
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Lawn Water Conserver
A question for those offering lawn treatments. Does anyone use a specific product, separate to their normal treatments, that's specifically used when we have long, dry periods? Can anyone recommend a good product? I imagine it would likely be a…
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Brendon 2000psi pressure washer
So a couple of customers have asked for pressure washing and I saw the above machine for a good deal. Has anyone experience with it at all?It's a honda gx200 so not blazing power but with 13lpm should be OK for most smaller domestic jobs I assume.
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