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Clifton Mews, the luxury retirement development in Portobello, Edinburgh, has recently had a selection of Tobermore landscaping products installed on the grounds surrounding the gorgeous residence.
Designed by The Planning Bureau Ltd, Clifton Mews con
Thousands of pounds of paving slabs have been stolen from a street in Rochester, Kent.
The Yorkstone slabs, reported to be worth more than £7,000, were dug up at the junction of St Margaret's Street and Boley Hill.
It is believed stolen highways barr
CED Ltd have appointment Giles Heap as its new Managing Director.
After over 18 years at CED, Giles takes over from his father, Michael Heap, who has held the role since founding the company in 1975.
Giles commented, “I am very proud to be given the
I had the opportunity to visit London Stone's West London showroom this morning for a meeting.
Set within a large Garden Centre environment (and one which I knew well from my youth as an Aquatic Centre), I was genuinely impressed with their site, sho
Natural sandstone patio installation in Liverpool undertaken by Dempsey Landscaping.
Before work commenced
Mot type 1 crushed stone sub base laid and compacted
Paving laid on full bed of mortar and coated with sbr/cement slurry
Main body of paving co
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Clean and Re-point
As part of a landscaping project that we are currently carrying out in the Wirral, there was an existing patio. The patio was grimey and dirty but the customer assured us that natural stone paving was un
Marshalls Fairstone Patio
Dutton - Cheshire
This Marshalls Fairstone patio was carried out in the Dutton area of Cheshire, WA44; in the garden of the owner of Bluebell Cottage gardens. We have also installed a new wall using Marshalls Tegula walling a
Marshalls Weatherpoint 365
Marshalls Weatherpoint 365 is a revolutionary pointing solution. There is no more wasted days waiting for good weather as it is equally effective in the wet or the dry. Can be used by the DIYer or the professional installer.
A common mistake many people make when renovating a stone built property is to use cement based renders and mortars. Raking out the lime mortar and re-pointing with sand/cement mortar or even worse rendering the stone with a sand/cement render will l
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
We are professional patio installers in Liverpool Merseyside. We have over 25 years experience of installing all types of paving and block paving to patio areas. As we are a Marshalls Registered Company we can offer all of cu
The Stone Bake Oven Company, who hand cast a range of high quality wood fired ovens, have donated a Primo Oven for auction with 100% of the cost going to Help for Heroes.
The Stone Bake Oven Company has chosen Help for Heroes as a deserving charity a
- During a garden design consultation in Hillingdon, West London discussion revolved around solutions for a garden that sits on an old gravel pit. Suggestions included options for raised beds and planters, possibly constructed from railway sleepers.
With the fast approaching summer, thousands of men and women all over the UK will find themselves outdoors, assessing the garden and the changes needed for ‘that summer party.’
As well as garden improvements and hosing down the garden furniture, the
Natural Stone Circle - Liverpool
This project was carried out in the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool. Here we have installed a natural stone circle embedded in some special aggregates. Please click the link above to find out more information about thi
Natural Stone Circle - Liverpool
This project was carried out in the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool. Here we have installed a natural stone circle embedded in some special aggregates. Please click the link above to find out more information about thi
A new project submission has been made to www.garden-design-pictures.com and the pictures can be viewed by clicking Gravel Drive
If you are a Garden Designer or Landscape Gardener you can claim your free advertisement and link to your website by email
A new project submission has been made to www.garden-design-pictures.com and the pictures can be viewed by clicking Natural Stone
If you are a Garden Designer or Landscape Gardener you can claim your free advertisement and link to your website by emai
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“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…
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"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…"
"I initially had a good gardening round where I lived in Sussex and then moved to Essex where I had to start all over again.
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…"
"I’m not sure thats the case with all. As I said the stihl petrol is 4.7 kg minus petrol. A lot of battery models I’ve been looking at come in at under 4kg inc battery, also the run times dont look bad if you’ve a 5AH battery. Anyway as Im now only…"
"Parish magazine and recommendations are the only way if you expect to be fully booked in a.month think again. It takes time and effort you have to be better than the rest to recommendations or cheaper. I'd go cheaper at the start then as you fill up…"
"What is the width of the steps (side to side)? They don't look very wide, and putting a fence in the middle might make the steps unusable for both parties. You could spend a lot of time and money doing this, only to have your neighbour legally…"
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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