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sweet chestnut

Recently we bought a large quantity of sweet chestnut that had been locally felled with the idea of using it on a job.We have been recently commissioned to design and make four bespoke memorial benches this was the perfect job for the timber.I forgot
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SPRUCED UP FOR CHRISTMAS!

SPRUCED UP FOR CHRISTMAS!The H S Hommers stand at Four Oaks this year will focus on the 2010 Christmas Tree buying season. They have supplied Nordman Fir Christmas trees for many years which are available in a wide range of heights. This tree also ha
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Buzz before the show

There’s just 4 days to go to Southport Flower Show and I can’t wait!As a garden designer there’s part of me that can’t help wishing I was doing a garden at this year’s show. But then commonsense kicks in and reminds me I’ve enough on my plate with th
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Virus Alert

URGENT!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE to your friends, family and contacts.In the coming days,DO NOT open any message with an attachment called: Black in the White House, regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus that opens an Olympics torch which burns t
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starting at the end of the season

hii am starting a new garden maintenance business in chelmsford essex and was wondering if anyone on this site could help with any work as i am starting at the end of the season. I have 10+ years experience so i am not new to horticulture but am new
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Customer Service gone mad!

I've received an email this evening from a well-known retailer which has perhaps the best reputation in the country for customer service.....this email was headed... "We're here to help you if you need advice on your recent purchase"Now, this is nice
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The Dryad in the ballistic trolleys.....

Friday was a work from home day. The GPRS card only works in the bedroom upstairs, so I had a 'branch-side' seat to watch the tree surgeons take down the tree which shades the terrace. Said tree was in prime position to reek serious damage in the eve
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Insect Bites

After 4 happy years professionally gardening, I was bitten for the first time about a month ago by a wasp. What followed was 5 days off work with my hand doubled in size and very sore and itchy. I was quite spacy due to the strong antihistamine to br
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bugs & beasties

Early this year I noticed blackfly feasting on my lovely Cardoons... I thought about spraying with an organic spray (after the bees have gone to bed of course!) and then noticed that among the blackfly there were some ladybird larvae and realised the
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AUTUMN COLLECTION HEADS TO FOUR OAKS!

AUTUMN COLLECTION HEADS TO FOUR OAKS!Welland Vale Nurseries expertly grow, produce and trade over 2000 varieties of high quality trees, shrubs, conifers and herbaceous plants on their site in the heart of Rutland. Their national ‘same week’ deliverie
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Open forum activity

Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"I generally spray a heck of a lot in Feb/March, or just befroe the buds appear, then as soon as the leaves have appreared stop... unless I have a real problem with a particular plant - otherwise I would spend my life spraying for blackspot :)"
2 hours ago
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Avant Tecno, a renowned manufacturer of compact loaders, is embarking on a quest to uncover the oldest Avant machine still in operation in the United Kingdom.As part of its celebrations marking 25 years of successful operations in the UK, Avant…
18 hours ago
Fusion Media posted a blog post
An ICL trial at St Andrews Links demonstrated that tank-mixing Vitalnova SMX with an H2Pro TriSmart programme significantly enhanced golf green turf quality and rootzone health, surpassing the improvements achieved by using TriSmart alone.A trial…
23 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"That surprises me.  Do you not continue through the season? Surely you'll only get a few week protection at best from each application?"
yesterday
Adam Woods replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Sticking in a late reply here...  but, and it depends totally on this.... how big is the lawn? and how established is the garden? + of course how much is the client willing to pay/put up with to get a solution??? In new estate houses locally (built…"
yesterday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Absolutely nothing wrong with that Graham if you enjoy it... like these people who restore WW2 aircraft and old steam engines etc ... I wish I had the patience to do it !  I have to be in the right frame of mind to repair things, and it can be very…"
Sunday
Graham Taylor replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Sad I know but I rather enjoy tinkering around with these things!!  I've a couple of BG86's..... one I've had for about 6 years    The only problem I've had is with the "ergstart" spring failing    fitted a different starter spool which did away…"
Sunday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Interesting discussion but as I currently live in the area of two of the largest gypsum mines in the UK and in an area where the prevailing soil type for arable use is 'Nottingham brick clay', if applying gypsum worked to break up the ground, all…"
Sunday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Same here Vic...even if I was offered a free petrol blower with a lifetime supply of fuel thrown in, I would decline it. Not for environmental reasons either. I use the most powerful Ego battery one but have kept a couple of the previous Ego models…"
Sunday
Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"Rose Clear. concentrate .. but I finished blackspot spraying over a month ago"
Sunday
John F replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Just out of interest how deep is the clay Gary ? 
Are you automating the aeration process mechanically or manually ? 
Large area or small area ? 
If the clay is deep you need to go down into the clay beyond the root zone therefore hollow tine but a…"
Sunday
Vic 575 replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"I’ve had two BG86s and they both only lasted just over three years, just long enough to pack up just outside of the warranty. I then switched to the stihl BGA 100 battery blower. I would never go back to petrol.
It’s the same with the Stihl petrol…"
Sunday
Tim Turner replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"I got a manual one from amazon of all places - was about £150 but it actually works, unlike the £40 ones.  I'd recommend it on a small area."
Sunday
Tim Turner replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"I've never used it I'm afraid but I'd be very interested to know how you get on with it. Where did you get the idea to use humic acid and seaweed extract? How will you apply the gypsum? (I thought it had to be incorporated in to the soil to be…"
Sunday
Gary R replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Horticulture gypsum is an organic mineral. 
Considering a lawn is generally 80-90% of a garden keeping it green, healthy and free from disease is in my opinion, gardening. "
Sunday
Gary R replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Hi again.  I don't have a hollow Tyne machine. So the plan is to use either a manual one or just fork the area if worst comes to worst to get some light/ nutrients etc in to the root system. Sand. Never really considered it tbh "
Sunday
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Stihl BG86c problems

Hi all, hope this is in the correct thread.So i've had some BG86c blower problems recently. Long story short, i've replaced the carb with a genuine Stihl carb as my previous one wasn't priming, everything was fine once replaced but on full throttle…

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