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  Some of you may have followed my posts and photos for this garden for St James's church, Piccadilly that I have redesigned as an Olympic legacy project for one of the games' major sponsors. I was very pleased last week to see the Narcissus in full

Now i, like 99% of yourselves get very annoyed at the disgusting rip off merchants and crooks with in our trade and other manual labour trades.

However, i have recently noticed while sitting down of an evening with the other half, infront of the box, 

Although the number of artificial turf installations steadily grows each year, the maintenance of these facilities remains all too frequently overlooked. Many still think that such installations are completely maintenance free, but this is far from t

In 1990, the Etesia Hydro 100 was the worlds very first direct collect ride-on mower. It went on to set the bench mark, not only for the French manufacturer’s subsequent machines, but for the industry as a whole.

Professional end users who were looki

An initial foray into the legislation surrounding the ‘Temporary Usage Ban’ or Hosepipe ban, exposes no illegalities but certainly shows up a system which needed to be addressed well before the existing restrictions were imposed as well as highlighti

Hello all,

If you are a practicing garden designer or studying garden designer then please take part in my Native plant survey, this is part of my research for my dissertation.

It would be a massive help if you could all partake in the survey and I wou

The hosepipe ban is know on, we are in a new trading environment as of today and the indications are that the ban will be all year even with a wet summer, so we have to adapt or go out of business. Planting plans do not have to be stopped projects ca

Etesia UK is excited to announce the appointment of Golf and Turf Machinery Ltd (GTM), based in Wakefield, Yorkshire, as their new dealer for the full range of Etesia and Pellenc grounds care equipment, covering the whole of the Yorkshire area.

Etesi

Most of France is expecting a severe drought. Despite no official declaration as yet, many farmers have had to roll their fields to prevent a dust bowl effect, some rivers now have irrigation restrictions and most others are seeing extraction rates a

This is a great time to take a walk round your (or your clients') garden, with a camera and a notebook, to look at where to plant bulbs in the Autumn. I often find myself wondering where on earth (literally) to fit bulbs in when the time comes, espec

New Driveway and Garden Patio in Leyland

New Driveway in Leyland near Preston using Marshalls Drivesett Duo Cinder/Terracotta block paving


The driveway before the work commenced

Before the work commenced making the driveway wider

New driveway with a circ

After several weeks of planning, and waiting, the new stock range at the SWLC will be available from Monday.

We had to hold fire a bit a confirm our final order as we had customers wanting more plants.  So as a result, some is pre-sold.  Don't panic t

Help needed as we are considering a choice between a second hand Etesia Bahia at £1500 or a new Husqvarna cth173 at £2000.Anybody out there had experience of these machines or any other machines recommended for entry level ride ons?Am also watching 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.

The garden landscape was referred to several times during the NPPF debate; arguments that the ‘countryside was sterile’ a fatuous claim (based on 90’s research highlighting a migration based on dangerous trends in agriculture and which have largely b

Hello all,

For my dissertation project I am going to partake in an investigation in relation to native planting.

The proposed question is:

As a garden designer, why is it important to incorporate native plants into our planting schemes/Garden designs?

So

Last Friday evening, 16^th March eFIG members celebrated their achievements over the past year at their annual Awards Gala Dinner at 76 Portland Place, London.

Fifty interior landscaping schemes and the members who designed and installed or maintain th

A National Trust property in Devon keeps tree and hedge cover in check, quietly and without fumes.

Situated on a ridge above the Plym estuary on the outskirts of Plymouth, the much visited landscaped garden at 18^th Century Saltram House is very much e

Hey people,

In a couple of weeks I'm laying my first natural slate paving patio. I've laid sandstone and limestone countless times but I thought it may pay to see if anyone has had a different experience with slate? Does it cut the same? Is it harder/

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