At Avon Turf, we've been working as landscape gardeners and turf farmers in the south west for a generation. We've witnessed industry trends come and go, as technology has evolved. We were in this game when rolling turf was an endurance event. Today
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Jackson's Landscape Design have been approved as Devon's artificial grass, artificial lawn, synthetic grass, astro turf, artificial lawns, artificial, lawns, synthetic lawn, synthetic lawns, fake grass installers for Grono Artificial lawn Specialist
Over the last few months, the South West Landscape Centre have reviewed their pricing.
The result is very simple, as follows. For all our home-grown production, our prices will be fixed for the next 12 months.
5 litre - Shrubs, Grasses and selected He
Jackson's Landscape Design have been approved as Devon's artificial grass, artificial lawn, synthetic grass, astro turf, artificial lawns, artificial, lawns, synthetic lawn, synthetic lawns, fake grass installers for Grono Artificial lawn Specialists
It is with regret that T&S Plants/SWLC have parted company with Somerstock, following our discovery of historical financial problems within Somerstock.
For our customers, this is good news, since our prices were inflated by 25% to cover Somerstock re
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"I only like for people I like, the few times I have done jobs for people I thought would be difficult it has always bit me on the bum. And even with the ones I like sometimes they have unreasonable requests or expectations. When this happens I…"
The subject of our latest blogpost is "keeping garden design costs under control"With so many prices on the rise right now, it's really difficult to keep costs under control. After all, the last thing you need is for the design costs to eat into…
"Thanks for the tips and links, Much apprieciated."
"Sounds to me like the client may suffer from some kind of border line O.C.D. .... I have a few very fussy ones but not to the extent that an empty green bin must be put out. You never quite know the state of some folk's mental health these days and…"
"Got to go with your gut feeling on this one.
If someone told me they'd be finding someone else if I didn't turn up I'd definitely be off.
Let them contact you. From the sound of it they are going to struggle to keep anyone else they do manage to…"
If someone told me they'd be finding someone else if I didn't turn up I'd definitely be off.
Let them contact you. From the sound of it they are going to struggle to keep anyone else they do manage to…"
"Thanks for the replies , much appreciated .
Its moved on and hammering it down with rain ( literally as i write )
No one else would attempt to cut these lawns in this weather , I doubt anyone anywhere has a petrol mower small enough that picks up…"
Its moved on and hammering it down with rain ( literally as i write )
No one else would attempt to cut these lawns in this weather , I doubt anyone anywhere has a petrol mower small enough that picks up…"
"I have managed to do the same as you twice before years ago as I used to cut back the old flower stems way back inside large Euphorbia wulfenii's.
I've also managed to end up in A & E having stripped many layers of skin off my nuts doing the same…"
I've also managed to end up in A & E having stripped many layers of skin off my nuts doing the same…"
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"Garden Centre products have weed killers which tend to be more focussed on broad leaf weeds, and to be fair they're pretty poor at the best of times. If she's complaining about smaller leafed Summer weeds (Speedwell Trefoil etc) then it is less…"
"I have a Sherpa trolley. Much the same as the green ones, to look at, but much stronger. Definitely isn't fold-flat, but the sides all remove (rather than hinged as the green ones do) [although current image on Sherpa site shows hinges with…"
"Newly laid turf is always a nightmare during the first 12 to 18 months.
Starts of lumpy before it settles, so the mower jumps about everywhere.
You have to start off with a light mower to avoid sinking into the turf.
And it grows at a mental rate.…"
Starts of lumpy before it settles, so the mower jumps about everywhere.
You have to start off with a light mower to avoid sinking into the turf.
And it grows at a mental rate.…"
"Yep, with you on that. The front height adjusters are okay ish, the back ones, I'm intending to cut or melt some markings into plastic to indicate where 'notch' 3 4 and 5 are positioned. Should make life easier.
Give me dry conditions and normal…"
Give me dry conditions and normal…"
Big Lawn / Little Lawn / Frustrated Customer
One of my most valued customers is becoming increasingly frustrated with my services .The work involves cutting Three tiny newly laid lawns which are perfectly manageable with my little cordless mower and always leaves a perfect finish , These lawns…
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