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With the ground being so wet the idea of turfing is perhaps not high on your agenda it may surprise you to know that we have been selling turf throughout January, the quality of the grass is good for the time of year and the sandy soil on which it is
As the proud owner of a tennis court, you will know only too well that cleaning is the most important part of tennis court maintenance.
A well maintained tennis court should last twenty years of safe and trouble free play but only if you develop and i
ROYCE TURF AND IRRIGATION LAUNCH APP FOR SMART PHONES
TURF APP NOW LAUNCHED
now available for all your smart mobile equipment our Royce Turf App. We are the first turf company to launch an app in the UK. On the app you will find hints and tips details
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
Over the past few months I've had great difficulty in finding someone to join and eventually run our garden maintenance service in the Surrey and Hampshire areas. I've always heard that finding people was the most difficult part of running a business
Spring is almost here and for us who have sandy soils they are starting to become lighter which enables us to get onto the soil earlier than other types of soil.
We took on an allotment last July and have spent the time since bringing it up to scratch
The team were working this week in a garden in Virgina Water, Surrey and we suddenly noted a rather nice smell, looked around and our client had a beautiful looking witchhazel or Hamamelis mollis. This got us thinking about the gardens and sites we v
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
As London gears up to host the 2012 Olympic Games, athletes from across the world will be busy preparing to display their skills on an international stage. It is not only sports men and women who have the chance to shine at the Olympics, though. Lond
Phew, where has the year gone?
I have recently been in the dying thoes of an edit on my next book Evergreen Plants, which will be released on Amazon et al in March 2012.So look out for it won't you? And did I mention my Border Plants book was shortlis
At the opengardencompany we had luxury ( and challenge) of designing a modern Islamic garden in the Eastern Mediterranean. Trying conditions; blistering heat and coastal weaterh in summer and violent storms and winds in winter. Sourcing plants an abs
Front gardens have popped up with increasing regularity in my work over the last couple of years.
Not only do people want a good looking approach to the house, they need somewhere to park the cars, easy access to the front door, and as our lives get e
Easter Weekend, - the shops are closed, the sun is out, so it's a day for a family walk in our local bluebell woods
Luckily, we are within walking distance of a fantastic National Trust property with an amazing bluebell wood. It's the hottest driest l
There comes a point in life when you can’t (or don't want to) undertake the mowing of your own lawn perhaps for health reasons, lack of time or equipment, whilst away on business or holiday.
Maybe you have tried to get that perfect lawn but somehow ha
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I also am pretty careful as to what I ask them to cut - no chewing through growth thats too course for them - and clean them off with spray after most times they are used."
I prefer the dealer to sharpen my blades as not confident enough to use a motorised device in case I damage the blade profile .
I find after cleaning all the resin / sap off the blades…"
According to Checkatrade the uk average price per hour for a gardener in the UK is £35ph.
The average price for a 3 bed house in the uk is £290 000
Where I live the average house price for a 3 bed is £400 000 and rent…"
Spoke to another gardener the other week and he's charging £15hr!!!!! Idiot"
Sharpening hedgetrimmers
I know that the proper way is to dismantle the blades and sharpen them on a bench jig every time, but that ain't happening! What is people's preferred method for a touch-up between services? File, dremel, angle grinder?
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