With more than £150 million currently invested in the University of Lincoln and having the first building at the University opened by the Queen in 1996, The Times Good University Guide has described it as ‘the most dramatic transformation of a Univer
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A SISIS Veemo tractor mounted heavy duty de-thatcher and SISIS Multislit tractor mounted deep slitting aerator are helping Clemson University in South Carolina, USA keep on top of its grounds and turf maintenance schedules following head groundsman E
Timothy Walker is to step down from his role as director of Oxford University Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum after 28 years in the role.
He will leave his post at the end of this academic year, on the 31 July 2014.
Timothy will pursue his advo
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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…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“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 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…
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Hi all, a question for those of you who maintain business parks or office complexes and the like. How do you deal with leaves and that kind of thing when the areas often have large numbers of cars and other vehicles parked there pretty much all day.…
"....maybe I'd better look into this ELH..... you've got me interested!! Wonder what the lifespan of an AP300 battery..... I've a couple which I've had for a couple of years but they only get a few hours use a week so hopefully they'll last a few…"
"The Stihl HSA 86 with an AP200 battery weighs about the same as a Stihl HS 56C-e. Obviously if you use a backpack battery [AP3000] or an AP200/300 with a cord and a belt holder then they are lighter, but the ELH is still a far better solution to the…"
"I think what Tim is referring to is that he does regular recurring visits throughout the year to do maintenance, and gets paid monthly. We have a similar system, and some of our clients pay monthly in advance by DD. If they need extra work they pay…"
"We've got a little inverter in the van, and our 4 batteries are charged on the go.
There is a certain discipline required....its embarrassing turning up with a load of expensive Stihl battery gear, but no charged battery 😁"
There is a certain discipline required....its embarrassing turning up with a load of expensive Stihl battery gear, but no charged battery 😁"
"i remember the bad old days of smoking loads of fags to get that 2 stroke taste out of one's mouth, been so long since i used a petrol hedge trimmer if i used one now would probably end up burning myself on the hot bits lol"
"I've come across Dr Elaine Ingham a few times. Her company provides training in compost tea and compost extraction. Soil food web is the company I think. Based in America.
I've not had any personal experience with teas, have been using no dig and mi…"
I've not had any personal experience with teas, have been using no dig and mi…"
"I do like the idea of once spending on the batteries, there are minimal ongoing costs and no fumes etc. It doesn't bother me as much with blowers, mowers and strimmers but hedge trimming is the worse. I have a HS45 and the exhaust seems to be perfec…"
"Pot sounds a safe way of handling it :)
Im all good thankyou - busy but good busy ! Its a marathon not a sprint this year more than ever LOL "
Im all good thankyou - busy but good busy ! Its a marathon not a sprint this year more than ever LOL "
"Glad your problem was resolved. I was offered a refund on mine and took it. The dealer tried another head on it and it still juddered too much - real shame as the vibes on full throttle were fine, just useless anything less than fuill throttle. Mayb…"
"Hey Dan,
Yeah I have found a few forums state side, where I think it was bred, and the consensus has been to run away from it just like the others. I might put it in a big pot, as it's a wonderful variety.. plus Iv bought it now😄...
Hows things wit…"
Yeah I have found a few forums state side, where I think it was bred, and the consensus has been to run away from it just like the others. I might put it in a big pot, as it's a wonderful variety.. plus Iv bought it now😄...
Hows things wit…"
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this seems to have spiralled off into a grass cutting fee thread!!
so just bought a Honda Izy 21 inch cut. Had new deck fitted, sonic cleaned carb, new spark plug, new pull cord and new blade. thanks for the advice everyone. I really appre…"
this seems to have spiralled off into a grass cutting fee thread!!
so just bought a Honda Izy 21 inch cut. Had new deck fitted, sonic cleaned carb, new spark plug, new pull cord and new blade. thanks for the advice everyone. I really appre…"
"Quid a minute fine on commercial or when they not home
but when they home and retired and want come out and gas
for ten mins then ya profit disappears....so not always viable "
but when they home and retired and want come out and gas
for ten mins then ya profit disappears....so not always viable "
Leaves on a Business Park
Hi all, a question for those of you who maintain business parks or office complexes and the like. How do you deal with leaves and that kind of thing when the areas often have large numbers of cars and other vehicles parked there pretty much all day.…
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Hi there, first post on here for me. Been lurking for a while always seeming to end up here when googling so had to sign up! I've recently set up my new gardening business maintaining small domestic gardens. I already have a mix of Stihl petrol…
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Evening Juicers!I need to get a self propelled mower as I have several clients with very large gardens. One takes 4 hours to do and she insists on diamond patterning too! Ive got around 350 -400 in terms of budget. Im 6ft 2inch high so I need…
Read more…Kubota or Iseki?
We're looking a for a new cut-and-collect ride-on mower which can cope with lawns of a few thousand m2 and in particular, will cope in the wet. I thought I'd settled on a Kubota G23-II with high-dump: but I've heard good reviews of the…
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