If you enjoy visiting National Trust stately homes, the chances are you’ll have had a walk around a walled garden, writes Vanessa Drew, Landscape Designer at Tobermore.
Historically this would have been constructed to create a microclimate in which
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"Plus one on the Stihl. Ive been using them for detailed hedge reductions as well as general prruning. They are a game changer , really good bit of kit."
"Had the stihl ones for a year no complaints so far and amazing what they cut no need fir loppers anymore "
"I bought the prunarbo set. Great machine. It has its own batteries but they are interchangeable with makita so i just bought the bare bones machine for £99. I actually use dewalt kit so just bought a makita to dewalt converter from ebay. Works…"
"Prunarbo - works with our existing Makita Batteries... absolutely brilliant. Also got the extension pole which is also ecxcellent."
"A friend of my wifes gave me a pair for Christmas a few years ago, I laughed heartily and said to my wife, I’ll never use these, ridiculous. Never heard of the brand Bilivry 24v I believe, they look quite well made and have lasted although I did…"
"I bought Kebtec pruners at the start of the year and haven't used my bypass or anvil loppers since. They've done tens of thousands of cuts and are brilliant. I can attach mine to an extension pole as well which is also very useful.
They weren't…"
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"Stihl ones are great, quick, surprisingly good at cutting quite thick material and battery life is excellent. But they are heavy. I'm more apprehensive of using them than the chainsaws!
https://youtube.com/shorts/naPYjeELvIo?is=muBbvI000clWQzlF"
https://youtube.com/shorts/naPYjeELvIo?is=muBbvI000clWQzlF"
" Went ahead and bought some cheap Chinese ones with a couple of batteries. I often do that to try out a tool before committing to a more expensive version. It's genuinely been fantastic. You obviously don't use it for just dead heading or light…"
"The older ones which first came out were indeed frustratingly slow. I had a Bosch set many years ago where I could have made about 3 cuts with manual secateurs in the time it took to do 1. Soon gave up on those. The Milwaukee shears I use now are…"
"I was given some by an elderly client,, I think they were Gardena or similar. They cut well, though no possibility of doing "a Felco" and swapping blades or other parts... they were also very bulky and slow. I think the new Stihl ones have corrected…"
"Thanks John I will have a look at Epsom.
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"Hi Neil - have you tried the surrey county council tips at either Epsom or Leatherhead, green waste is charged at £100.00 per ton with a minimum charge of 500kg.
Alternatively Envar have a green waste tip at Lyne near chertsey.
cheers
john"
Alternatively Envar have a green waste tip at Lyne near chertsey.
cheers
john"
"yes totally genuine despite the price. You need the (separately sold and not cheap) cable/belt set up to use it with your AP batteries. As it's not "cordless""
"It looks perfect, eg Stihl is spelled correctly! When I scanned the barcode it was automatically added to 'my equipment' in the Stihl app..."
"Hi mate.
Are these genuine Stihl?"
Are these genuine Stihl?"
Battery secateurs
Good morning. Thinking of getting some battery secateurs, initially for my wife as she has some arthritis. Have any of you tried and tested any ? Prob looking at Stihl but then came across Kebtec which I've never heard of before, or maybe Makita…
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Pond maintenance in the South East – a quick hello from Kent
Morning all,I’m Matt from That Pond Guy, a specialist pond maintenance company based in Burham, Kent. I’ve just joined LJN and thought I’d introduce myself.We cover Kent, London and the wider South East, looking after everything from garden wildlife…
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Winter Services
With the winter season fast approaching, I'm wondering whether this is the year I invest properly in providing and advertising winter services (gritting, snow clearing). My main questions would be: Is the pay worth the initial investment in the kit…
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Best professional battery hedge trimmer at present?
I have been using Stihl hla 86's for the past 5 years, but I am finding I am replacing them every 1-2 years. Are there any better alternatives at the moment? The only annoying thing is that I have all the AP batteries and chargers so changing brand…
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