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A common misconception with artificial sports pitches is that they are ‘all-weather’, so much so that they are often referred to as just the ‘All Weather Pitch’.

If maintained correctly, an artificial pitch should be playable in most weathers, but it

I’m a lot more interested in plants than I am in lawns, and our lawns have been gradually diminishing since we moved in 4 years ago. However, neither my husband nor I are particularly keen on digging, and we’ve run out of places to stack stripped tur

I am definitely a 'late starter' when it came to gardening unlike a lot of people on here. As a small child, I always liked making mud pies (nothing changes there!) and always loved daffodils and a rockery that we had at the bottom of our garden. I r

One of the talks at the Creating Landscapes show was by James Hewetson-Brown, of Wild Flower Turf, who argued that it was better to use turf instead of seed to create a meadow.

Such a belief shouldn't come as any surprise considering the products Jam

The winter gardening calendar is now well underway. We have been getting phone calls to remove trees, clear leaves, sort out borders and finish of clearing up lawns. There are also new ground maintenance contracts agreed and we are geared up for an i

The Malvern Spring Gardening Show 2012 – Show Gardens

The first national RHS flower show of the year, the Malvern Spring Gardening Show will be held from Thursday 10th May to Sunday 13th May.

We would be delighted to receive your application to stage

Etesia UK have been working hard over the last few months in promoting both the Etesia & Pellenc product range and have seen a significant increase in brand awareness that has been highlighted by the rising number of new dealer appointments.

To streng

This article is full of tips and ideas to help encourage wildlife into your garden, as their countryside’s are slowing disappearing due to construction of roads and new houses, its becoming vital we help create new habitants for our wildlife.

Chaffi

Chaffin Fencing is based in the heart of East Sussex, at our yard just north of Polegate and outside Eastbourne. From this location we provide a comprehensive range of fencing services covering the whole of Sussex, including residential fencing, comm

The Garden Design Academy began by providing training to garden designers and by assisting home gardeners to design their own gardens. I started offering these in the UK from our offices in Hertfordshire and when we moved to France they took on a who

Barry Cotton was at the Creating Landscapes show with different platforms for safe working with hedges, orchards or trees.

Barry also had a harness for supporting chainsaws or anything heavy.  Cambridge Filmworks were looking at it with interest to

The newly sign written Ayegardening van.
Ayegardening is really excited to announce that our new van is ready to go - newly sign written - watch out for it around Crawley, Horsham and Dorking areas.

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Ayegardening is a friendly, reliable

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As well as your time and effort, what else can you sell to your customers?

I firmly believe that the secret to success is to be passionate and knowledgeable about what you do.

Unfortunately that isn't the easy part.

Your customers need to know h

I posted a blog about this garden 6 weeks ago, and since then the build has continued well. Saying that, I think all builds go through phases when they seem to be taking shape really fast, and others when you wonder if it will ever be finished, and I

How often have you seen a tarmac sports surface, at a school or perhaps in a park, looking redundant through lack of care and maintenance? A bit tired and faded where vibrant lines once marked out netball and tennis courts? Suffering from excess moss

Wood BlocX Helps Create Some “Grand Designs!”

Last weekend (Oct 7-9th) was the Grand Designs Show held at the NEC in Birmingham and Wood BlocX took a starring role, featuring in the amazing show gardens on display there.

This years’ show was a busy as

Marshalls Driveways

Abel Landscaping Liverpool

In this blog we wanted to show you a variety of block paving driveways we have carried out using Marshalls products. As a Marshalls Registered contractor we believe that these products are long lasting, d

Well, strictly speaking Colchicum autumnale, or what we call Naked Ladies, because the flowers come up before the leaves, at the end of the summer when the weather is just starting to get cooler and damper. We were in the Pyrenees for 10 days’ backpa

For many years resin bound surfacing has been the choice for historic sites and country houses ,because of its hard wearing nature, its lack of loose stones and its distinctive gravel texture.

It is now making its mark in the urban landscape,as counci

Developed for tough working applications and packed with advanced features for ease of use, Pellenc’s new Excelion brushcutter, distributed in the UK by Etesia UK, is the ideal maintenance tool for professional landscapers and contractors.

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