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Trader register

Shropshire , telford & wrekin (where i live)have a 'register' similar to LJN charter.your local council might have one and its worth registering on it to get on the list.old / vunerable or proper people use it to source 'reputable' tradesmen in our a
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270 tonnes of soil to move!

Its going to be a busy few weeks for me, testing my digger driving skills, here's hoping it stays dry at least until we get it into the garden. I'm looking forward to doing some living willow structures in the new garden at the end.KirstyMacDonald Bl
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One bed flat in Reading....

Greetings all from the Fereday Haunted House - we're getting ready from Halloween..... as an American, I'm ever so pleased to have brought a wonderful tradition to our local neighbourhood... competing to have the best Halloween house... no contest, r
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Ride-on lawnmower

HI all, does anyone know anything about ride on lawnmowers? I’m thinking of buying a ride on lawnmower, there’s one i got offered but the bloke said that it needs a replacement rear axle, is this a big problem, or can it be sorted? Any info would be
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Brown

Everything is brown now, leaves are falling everywhere and the rake is a permanent fixture in the toolkit.Take the chance to keep some in a compost heap as it will do wonders for your soil when mixed in next year.Spent a few hours leafleting today to
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Brogues and antler hats for dogs....

It's been a good weekend. The weather has turned sufficiently cold to warrant camouflage clothing - gloves, scarves, jumpers, and shoes which don't require a wanton display of toe clevage or luridly painted toenails - perfect bliss....from here on in
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How do I become a gardener?

OK. Before you start reading, if you have nothing better to do, please be aware that yours truly has never blogged, has never wanted to blog and has no knowledge of blog etiquette. But for some reason I have felt the need to put finger to keyboard, l
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My new career path - puppy couture

Yawn - it's been another busy week in the life of the commuting tortoise (AKA me with backpack carapace nicknamed Mildred traversing the west coast line)... Tuesday night saw me somewhere south of Birmingham eating my evening meal in a bunker with wo
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On a peaceful Saturday morning....

Fereday got a new toy delivered on Saturday morning.... a BlackBerry Bold. This is his second BlackBerry, so you might think the whole BlackBerry ownership thing would be a bit old hat by now, but you'd be wrong. My sister calls them 'CrackBerries' b
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Just back from London - spent two hours in a room with a bunch of blokes discussing regulation at one of the trade associations.... well, we're all consenting adults and no one gets hurt....It was only a day trip today, so Mildred the capacious back
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That thing called the cold

Woke up this morning with a nasty cold rumbling inside me...the head hurts, throat hurts, body is weak and tired.Luckily (in some ways) my first job today is an estimate up in sunny Denny. Really hope this incessant rain stops!
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What are apple-catchers anyway????

It's Sunday - I'm on Day 2 of the horrible head cold. Fereday has had a couple of days start on me, and was feeling slightly better so has headed off over to Leeds to run things to the tip for the Sainted Sandra, my longstanding mentor and virtual fo
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Tim Wallach replied to Aaron Bullus's discussion Tiny robot rigby Taylor
"I have no actual use for it but the viral marketing/ graffiti opportunities would be remarkable"
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Aaron Bullus posted a discussion
Thought I'd sign up to this forum. And I hope I'm allowed to post stuff for sale on here as this will be a one off? I have for sale a tiny pro robot, it's not the new edition but it's the bigger one of the two. If anyone is interested then please…
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Intelligent Gardening replied to Marc Ollerenshaw's discussion Insurance
"NFU are very exensive but are very good when it comes to making a claim apparently... but hopefully never have to. I was looking for a combined policy to cover all insurances but according to my broker there isnt one so I end up paying a broker fee…"
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Peter sellers replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Agree with you Graham, we have a client with a long run of Laurel which we only cut once a year mid june and have done for over 20 years, the client is fussy with a capital F ! It's a superb evergreen hedge which is bomb proof.
As to this so called…"
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Graham Taylor replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Disagree there!  I maintain a site with a couple of of large laurel hedges and one cut in July suffices and keeps it looking nice.  Agree.... looks nasty immediately after cutting but quickly perks up so you don't notice the cut leaves.  Pretty much…"
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Duncan Neville replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Thanks Tim"
Tuesday
Duncan Neville replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Wow,  that's impressive !  Thanks"
Tuesday
Duncan Neville replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"That's pretty much my thinking, but I am seeing them more and more. Mostly at expensive new builds. Mostly people with very limited gardening experience wanting an immediate finished product. "
Tuesday
Kevin Harden replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Elveden Brochure Edition 3 (EMAIL).pdf
I hope this helps, if anyone has any hedging requirements, we are happy to help.
Regards,  Kev"
Tuesday
Brett Bouchard is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Monday
Tim Bucknall replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Yes 5' actual instant shaped hedging is very expensive, but if that's what he wants he'll have to pay for it.  A good compromise is use individual plants- you could use 1.5m, but 1.8 or 2m plants would probably be bushier, and by trimming to height…"
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Tim Bucknall replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"He needs instant 5' hedge."
Monday
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Tiny robot rigby Taylor

Thought I'd sign up to this forum. And I hope I'm allowed to post stuff for sale on here as this will be a one off? I have for sale a tiny pro robot, it's not the new edition but it's the bigger one of the two. If anyone is interested then please…

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