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Interview tomorrow, and other things

Well I'm thinking of going to bed soon as I have a busy day tomorrow.I need to go to my daughter's school to sort out what her English teacher is playing at. As a parent of a teenager in her GCSE year I am more then aware that her aspergers will be p
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Another Wednesday night....

Well, Wednesday has rolled around and, in the order of our new routine, Fereday is out dancing with other consenting adult males (Morris dancing, that is) while I'm staying in selling stuff on eBay..... I'm thinking that I'd better find a hobby to ke
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Car or Train

Oh what fun.I have been deliberating all day whether to go up to Walsall by car or by train to morrow to meet with clients.When I rang National Rail Enquiries to see about the journey,I knew the answer before I eventually got to talk to a human being
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Anticipating the coming season...

It's been a quiet couple of months in Halifax and I can't wait to get back out of the house into the fresh air and do some gardening. I've had my usual six week break over the winter and now I'm practically climbing the walls. With almost no work com
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February Gardening

All the garden magazines currently coax us to begin sowing seeds for melons, chilli peppers, early lettuce, peas and other wonderful visions, but with the winter snow we're experiencing in the UK Cotswolds it's surely a foolhardy exercise right now,
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Plant Specifications

This article is to share my frustration with certain people in the trade who do not take plant specification seriously. For council approved planting schemes this is very risky; replacing a sub-standard plant can be very costly. My core business in s
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Open forum activity

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…"
22 hours ago
Amy is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
yesterday
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…"
Wednesday
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…"
Tuesday
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…"
Monday
Tim Bucknall replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"He needs instant 5' hedge."
Monday
Kevin Harden updated their profile photo
Monday
Robbie posted a blog post
Sunday
Anthony Toop replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Agree, nothing worse than driving past a new Cherry Laurel hedge planted too close to boundaries or buildings, and thinking they'll regret that decision in a few years time!
If a client really wants Laurel, i atleast try to push them towards the…"
Saturday
Kevin Harden replied to Duncan Neville's discussion Instant hedging
"Hi NevilleI would be happy to help and chat with you when you are free Elveden Brochure Edition 3 (EMAIL) copy.pdf
kevin.harden@elveden.com"
Saturday
Kevin Harden is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Saturday
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