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Sycamore Tar Spot

Rhytisma acerinum, commonly known as sycamore tar spot, can be seen on trees throughout the country. During the summer, Rhytisma acerinum manifests itself as raised black spots on the leaves of sycamore trees. Although slightly detrimental to the aes

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Seo Best tips for getting more work

I read few success stories here on LJ about members that got good contracts. Few times it was explained by good SEO effort that had good 'crops'.

I tried my way too, for a while , I used several ways and the results are great ( never thought I will ge

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2012 has started as a busy year for Oxfordshire based White Horse Contractors, with some projects being carried over from the previous year, but also a pleasing number of new contracts having been won for season ahead.

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Currently, the company is opera

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How to lay Floor Screed

 

Tools needed = first you need a straight edge (a rectangular tube up to 8ft long), spirit level & trowel.

Order your Premier Mortars ready mixed Screed with a retarding agent (to allow 8 hrs working time) you can buy from the nearest plant to you. We

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Gardens in Burma

While talking about our crazy weather in this country, this week, my husband and I started to reminisce over our time in Burma and my husbands idea of a garden in Burma. In Burma, most the year is warm or hot, cooler times tend to be in the rainy sea

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Drought Tolerant Turf

RTF Turf has been developed by Barenbrug Research and includes a new type of fescue, which produces rhizomes; a rhizome is an underground stem that grows outwards from the main plant, producing more shoots, which will produce a nice sward. The turf h

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Railway Sleepers For Spring

 

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TimberClick offers a fantastic range of Railway Sleepers at competetive prices, available to buy online and delivered straight to your door or site. There is currently offers on within all stores and further discounts available for volume enquiries:

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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."
9 hours ago
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…"
9 hours ago
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…"
15 hours ago
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…"
20 hours ago
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…"
22 hours ago
clive bates posted a discussion
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…
yesterday
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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Jack Wright updated their profile
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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"
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Peter sellers posted a discussion
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…
yesterday
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."
yesterday
Intelligent Landscapes updated their profile
Monday
Juliet Roper and The Stonemart Ltd are now friends
Monday
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,…"
Sunday
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…"
Sunday
Brian's Garden Maintenance posted a discussion
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
Saturday
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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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