- 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
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to…
As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
A recent school grounds seminar held at Charterhouse in Surrey has been hailed a huge success by all who attended.
The event attracted over 50 delegates from all levels as several topical issues were explored and discussed. Supported by…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
Open forum activity
"Richard, Good luck in your venture. As to mowers there are only really two which we use for domestics, the Hayter Harrier Pro either 41 or 48, these are new from the ground up models introduced in 2019, they are a totally different machine from the…"
"Thank you all for your replies. I think I will leave the long reach at home and just cut back. Will take longer but will look much better. "
" What sort of trees are they and have they been intentionally pollarded or just given the haircut treatment previously. I would be tempted to thin out the crown to get a more natural look and reduce regrowth then tackle it similar next year, but if…"
"thanks very much for the advice on this. Have just bought a micro wipe weed wiper to get into those places that I dare not spray. Huge excitement!"
"You might have already seen it, but check out the LJN hourly rate calculator:https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314062352?prof..."
"I'll have a look into those when I get home as they sound ideal.
Yeah if I could get those cuts within close proximity to each other that would be great. Do you have any advice in advertising with leaflets cards and Facebook? If it takes off I'd li…"
Yeah if I could get those cuts within close proximity to each other that would be great. Do you have any advice in advertising with leaflets cards and Facebook? If it takes off I'd li…"
"I had my eye on the hayter pro 41 with the Honda engine, but good point about being wet, Someone said the new hayter pro picks up in the wet pretty well but I'll just have to look into that. I might have a look into something bigger as I'd be target…"
"Agreed with Dave and Graham...I dont think I would go near a long reach hedgetrimmer... but others may say thats what they would do"
"If possible, I try and cut back a larger branch back to a smaller side branch............... unfortunately, there often isn't one. Otherwise, I'll cut back all the thin growths back to the previous pruning cut.... your option 2.... but I leave on…"
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design a Chelse…
"I've used Masport Rotarola mowers for years and found them pretty much indestructable ............not sure about the latest "Rotarola" models as the design has changed slightly........... but I've always found them brilliant. £600-£700 roughly so w…"
"Hayters are renowned for being very poor in the wet. If you only do lawns on a Saturday, for example, what if you get 3 wet Saturdays in a row? You'll struggle with a mower that's not up to it.
Weibang and stihl are probably the best budget roller…"
Weibang and stihl are probably the best budget roller…"
"Hi Dan thank for that mate. I liked the 41 Honda engine hayter and I did think I'd be losing money if I had massive lawns to do. I had a budget of around £800 can you recommend any roller mowers? Thank you again. "
Grass cutting business.
Hi there chaps, I've been reading the forums for a while now and I would love some advice please? I'd like to start a grass cutting service and maybe in the future if the business gets bigger window cleaning and hedge trimming. It's been a pretty…
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Reply by Peter sellers 2 hours ago
Tree pruning/cutting
I would really appreciate some advice with this one. I have 2 jobs booked in next week, which are very similar. Both customers have trees which have thin branches growing upwards that they would like cut back in rder to keep the trees small and in…
Read more…DEFRA AT IT AGAIN !
Well we have had the registration of those of us who put plants in the ground as a business and small plant growers required to issue passports along with controls on non coniferous timber products, this all seems to have quitened down, anyone heard…
Read more…Advertise march or april
Hi, just a quick one really. I'm going to place an advert in a local magazine ( used before ) i only want to put one advert in, so do i advertise in the march or April magazine, march magazine comes out on the 7th. The advert will mainly be aimed at…
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