A3 hand drawn planting plans are designed created for your gardens, landscape and rammed earth projects, all plants will include full names, positions and quantities of plants for each planting area, the planting plan will be numbered with the correc
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Developing design in a rammed earth garden feature, the rammed earth water wall has been designed and created for a domestic client Newton Abbot, Devon.
Day 14:
I hope that the worst of the cold snap has passed us by now.....like you, I'm sure it slow
Who designs and builds rammed earth walls in the UK?
Jacksons Landscape Design based in Newton Abbot, Devon specialise in the complete design and construction for all garden, interior and landscape projects.
Screwing the front panel to the stop ends.
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How do you build a wall using rammed earth? This blog will show you images and describe how to create a rammed earth Water wall, Designed By Jacksons Landscape Design, Devon
Day 5:
All 600x600 existing paving lifted and stacked, the 5 spot paving bed a
How to prepare for a rammed earth wall, the following images and description should assist with the preparation of this bespoke rammed earth project.
Day 10:
My garden build schedule is going to plan.....now the time has come for the rammed earth water
Welcome to the rammed earth water feature blog of Jackson’s Landscape Design, JLD, this blog will show you the daily garden build which will also include a rammed earth water feature with images and descriptions.
JLD, will provide sustainable enviro
As part of LONDON GARDEN DESIGN's services, David Beasley (t/a a design and build company) offers other garden designers, landscape contractors, garden product manufacturers and retailers the option of having their ideas/products drawn up in glorious
Hi All and welcome.
For those of you that are not familiar, allow me to introduce my self.....
My name is Kerry Jackson and I design, create and landscape gardens, my company Jackson's Landscape Design (JLD) is based in Newton Abbot, Devon.
My aim f
Rammed Earth by Kerry Jackson
Talented multi RHS award winner, garden designer, Gaynor Witchard writes a weekly garden design column for the Western Mail every Saturday, here's what Gaynor has to say about my rammed earth garden structures in S
Eco-Maze is a company that specialises in creating traditional and contemporary garden structures with an approach to building durable, solid garden components like no other.
Green and Eco-friendly garden structures built to last
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What a breath of fresh air to recently accomplish, with the landscaping and design team, a Rammed Earth course in Norfolk, UK.
I've researched rammed earth construction for over a year now and enjoy every aspect of the diversity, such an ancient build
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"I have not used it to my knowlage on dry cast slabs, the roughest surface i have used it on is Marshals Saxon, the Grabo wouldn't make a seal to stick to the slab so i had to keep the Grabo sucking while lifting where as on a smooth slab you switch…"
"I take it you would screed a large area rather than spot laying? "
"Does the Grabo work ok with dry cast slabs? Certainly looks the business! "
"If you think you are going to do more patios take a look at this, it's a suction pad for slabs and comes in graet with larger slabs like 600x600, only really works on smooth slabs and tiles.
Grabo"
Grabo"
"Thanks for the advice guys, really appreciate it. I begun the job today but mini digger packed in so it'll be a couple days before I'm back to it! The joys of being self employed! The slabbed areas are only for patios so there's never going to be…"
"Don't trust the Yanks they are a differnt speices :)
A lot depends on what they are going to use it for, heavey traffic and a lot of use you will need a sub base of hardcore then sharp sand cement mix,
If the ground is solid and you are useing the…"
A lot depends on what they are going to use it for, heavey traffic and a lot of use you will need a sub base of hardcore then sharp sand cement mix,
If the ground is solid and you are useing the…"
"Defo wouldn't use the bodge the builder method.
I use 1part cement 6parts sharp sand mix for slabs
Have a look at the pavingexpert web site for the best source of paving info."
I use 1part cement 6parts sharp sand mix for slabs
Have a look at the pavingexpert web site for the best source of paving info."
"I agree Kevin, both of those."
"You can only admire the way they have learned to adapt , Perhaps the butterflies they attract know their secret .
Amusing though the random sites they choose to make a sudden guest appearance such as car parks , down alleyways and their love of…"
Amusing though the random sites they choose to make a sudden guest appearance such as car parks , down alleyways and their love of…"
"If the boffins were unable to modify Buddleia for food, maybe those big buds could be tweaked to have a medicinal purpose, or for bio fuel"
"Thuja Green Giants usually don't require any pruning. If left unchecked, they'll grow to their great heights very quickly. If you choose to prune your green giant arborvitae, you can remove about a third of the central leader of the tree (the main…"
Hi,I've been asked to create a paved area using 600x600 standard slabs. Years ago when I worked on sites they laid them on sand with a sprinkling of dry cement on top, but I'm now seeing guys on YouTube (albeit in United States), laying slabs or…
"Thank you for all the help guys, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you all. Every piece of information is so valuable and I really appreciate you all for taking the time to reply. I'm away to start the job tomorrow!
Many thanks
Neil "
Many thanks
Neil "
"Yep I would go with shothole or eupropolella, it can be combatted with with a systematic fungicide before it gets too much of a hold."
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"I have a 14ft Laurel as a back fence between us and the neighbour at rear. The Laurel had a big hole in the middle which was not great privacy for either of us. i bought 3 baby laurels (1 foot) let them settle in to cover the hole. Well they were…"
What base for laying slabs on?
Hi,I've been asked to create a paved area using 600x600 standard slabs. Years ago when I worked on sites they laid them on sand with a sprinkling of dry cement on top, but I'm now seeing guys on YouTube (albeit in United States), laying slabs or…
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Buddleja ( Buddlia ) Super plant of the future ?
Please forgive me for what maybe an obsession, but I have always been fascinated and in awe of the prolific Buddleja ( Buddlia ) bushes / trees that I have a skill for noticing, where they grow in the most inhospitable and bizarre locations, railway…
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Masport mower
Still looking for that elusive relatively light, manoeuvrable roller mower, hence previous post Hayter versus Honda.Looking at the 18inch Masport rotorola at 43kg, comes with a choice of Briggs, loncin or Honda engine at differing prices.Anyone got…
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