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Brian's Garden Maintenance replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Revive a lawn

"Thanks for that, Peter that a great help."

Billybop replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"i quite like photinia, quick to get to a good size, yes not so dense but it depends on the customer's requirements, to me its like the difference between solid wood fence and a trellis with plants on, still marks the boundary but not as…"

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John F replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"Is this an isolated stretch of privet Clive or all the privet in general ?
Worrying if it's all the local privet , I know of flourishing privet over 70 years old .
Do you know when the affected privet was last pruned , I am thinking is it stressed…"

Ian Harvey replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"I would agree with Peter's suggestion of Grisilinia. I have some in a mixed shrub hedge, and it makes an excellent hedge. It's quite fast growing, but upright in growth as well, meaning that it keeps its shape well without too much side shoots…"

Peter sellers replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing

"Suspect Honey Fungus its highly susceptible and before retirement a few months ago we were seeing a lot of it, whether the weather has suited it and hence the increase?
As to replacement I would not use Photinia it has a rather open habit and does…"

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Privet hedges dieing

Hi Has anyone got the same problem we have in our area in Warwickshire, the privet hedges atleast 40years old or more are dieing, I appreciate the dry weather hasn't helped but this looks like the same as what's destroying the box hedging.And any…

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Jake replied to William Frost's discussion Paving pushing up because of the hot and super dry weather

"Happened this year on a patio I installed 4 years ago. Lifted two porcelain slabs 10mm but were still stuck solid to mortar and the mot stone base. The base was 200mm and rolled with a sit on bomag roller with Terram membrane underneath the mot.…"

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Landscape Juice replied to Peter sellers's discussion Help change email on here

"Hi Peter,
Let me have a look into this.
Craig"

Peter sellers posted a discussion

Help change email on here

Trying to change my email on here, followed instructions and received an email from LJN asking me to confirm changes by clicking on link within the email ,but there is no link!! Why make it so difficult? LJN is not exactly a high risk site , in…

Peter sellers replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Revive a lawn

"Liquid fert, anything will do miracle gro etc. Liquid iron will help it green up and get some granular fert on it when rain is forecast or water it in."

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Billybop replied to William Frost's discussion Paving pushing up because of the hot and super dry weather

"A good idea to have a "Force Majeure" clause in your contract for such work. Just as nobody would expect a patio to withstand an earth quake of significant magnitude, nor a sink hole opening up beneath it, less exciting than such unexpected events,…"

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John F replied to Graham Mitchell's discussion Gardening & Landscaping Recruitment

"Initially I started gardening after being made redundant from a trade where decent take home pay would depend on lots of overtime but the bottom dropped out due to cheap imports .
I started with a push bike , a pair of vintage rolcut secateurs and…"

Brian's Garden Maintenance posted a discussion

Revive a lawn

Hi AllI would like some advice on the best way to revive a lawn after this hot weather we've had, please.I look forward to hearing from you

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