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Been thinking quite a lot about plants and planting plans over the last few days - we had an SGD (Society of Garden Designers) meeting in Edinburgh tonight where we all discussed how we take care of the planting part of the design process - everythin
Hello Everyone. I was just wondering how many members were aware of the Hard Landscaping Show and how well promoted it had been. Is any one intending to visit the show as we are carrying our several live demonstrations and they are always more fun wh
The skills of 800 Green Flag judges will now be recognised against national standards as they adopt the use of the online tool greenSKILL.
Developed by Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries in partnership with G
Is it just me, or do you find you need more than one mower with you at a time. All due to the fact of the different size gardens. I can start by cutting a large plot of land, and then next find myself trying to lift the mower threw someone’s garage o
Kingfisher plcreported Q4 total sales down 1% (LFL down 3%) to £
Hope you are well. Just wondering if we could include below on your website somehow.
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We are particularly looking for an urban projects as we have not followed one so far.
Thank you in advance for your help
It's been a quiet week in the Fereday household.
Well, we finally made it. Cat and I are now settled properly in Coulsdon. That's just south of Croydon and about 5 miles away from Caterham (where they make the sports cars) if you don't know the area.
Building on the success of last year’s Glee, many leading garden and leisure brands have confirmed that they will be returning to Glee 2010 with expanded stand spaces and bigger plans than in previous years. Many more have also rebooked after a succe
Based on ITC's history and long term experience with garden retail, they have put together their best selling products in 6 different pallets! All these vary in size and shape aimed at the garden centre market. Each pallet is made up
Mobilane will be unveiling its new LivePanel modular wall system at Ecobuild 2010. LivePanel will present the market with the most flexible system for decorating exterior or interior walls with a wide range of plants.
LivePanel cons
This was one of the first proper commissions I got when I left college. The client was brilliant, willing to experiment and wanted to go for something contemporary and low maintenance. There are 3 'rooms' - two stone terraces (one for breakfasting, t
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Michael came up with a great title for a blog and perhaps even a new TV programme to rival Gardener's World. And judging by the latest comments on that programme ,we need something to fill the gap! The 'G Spot' of course refers to
This is the story of the evolution of a garden tool business from a single plywood prototype to a full range of highly innovative and beautifully-designed ergonomic garden tools - set to debut in the UK next month.
About 4 years ago, my father Graham
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As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
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"If it's right by a boundary wall it sadly needs to come out. Cherries are one of the worst for causing subsidence. People Are such idiots when it comes to planting tree's."
"Yes it's not always easy to do the right thing for the tree unfortunately whoever planted it put the wrong tree in the wrong place right next to a boundary wall when it was just a small tree .
Once it's pruned I can't see it adding any value as it…"
Once it's pruned I can't see it adding any value as it…"
"Ben, seems that you are in a strong position as you are well thought of by the school as you aren't the obvious choice to quote for something which is not your main business. Are they asking other contractors who do this type of work to quote? If…"
"Yes it seems to be mine field! The school arent happy with the current contractors and to be honest i wouldn't be either. The main concerns of the school are that they are paying for the contract but very little gets done.
Because i try stay away…"
Because i try stay away…"
"Can't say I've ever seen silver leaf in 22 yrs because I don't prune prunus in the winter. The only dease I've seen on cherry is a die back due to old age. With exception a fungal thing that was poor soil related and did recommend to customer not to…"
"It's not advised to prune cherry trees until the weather is warmer to prevent disease."
"Many Thanks everyone . Sorted now , just removed the 4 torx screws and lifted gear box cover , original grease a bit dried out so cleaned it up removed debris and re greased gears .
Screwed cover back on and works as it should .
A nice…"
Screwed cover back on and works as it should .
A nice…"
"hi John yes its definitely a diy job to me, and i am not mechanically minded whatsoever. The higher end HSA trimmers have actual greasing points where you take the bolt out and put the grease in. The less expensive models you unscrew the plastic…"
"I think ap range you just rub a bit of grease on the cogs every 16hrs. The combi heads I fill up with grease a few times a year, was recommended to me by a stihl engineer. In the winter I clean out all the old grease. I sharpen my hedge cutters with…"
"I'm sure this is just a trick to extort money form customers. As said, the gearbox will need greasing periodically and the blades sharpening with an angle grinder now and then . They have these ridiculous checklists that say for example, "check…"
"I don't have the battery one but on both my stihl combi hedgecutter & another battery one, I remove the gearbox cover every few weeks & grease all the gears & bearings.
I don't trust the grease nipple system & removing the cover allows a general…"
I don't trust the grease nipple system & removing the cover allows a general…"
"and he can bid for other contracts once he has the set up."
"Hi Billy That's a good point greasing the gears , essential I should imagine , I wonder if it's a DIY job . ?
Thanks never considered this ."
Thanks never considered this ."
"hi John never had any stihl AK only the AP stuff, I can imagine greasing the gears but apart from sharpening blades as you say, what is there to service really, probably more of a checklist they tick off"
Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?
Just curious I have purchased most of my cordless machines on line so had no reminders to have it serviced and it all runs fine .One machine I purchased from a supplier dealer with a showroom and it's perfect for light trimming no problems at all a…
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Drainage Issues - Grass Flooding
Hi all New to the forum, but looking for some advice. My mothers garden sits much lower than the garden to the left and directly behind, so all all the water flows into her garden making it very wet and the grassy area unusable. I am looking for…
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Discussion on Best Landscape Business Management Software
Hi everyone,I'm Marc, one of the founders of CQ Business Management Software. Some of you might remember us from our earlier days as Custom Quoter. Since then, we've undergone significant changes, not just in name but in the breadth and depth of our…
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