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2008 what a year

What a year 2008 has been!.. we have seen the begining of the end for some of the UK's oldest a biggest names and near destruction of the banking system.Who would have predicted any of this...... Well to be honest quite a few people actually.But the
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Mother Nature is a cow

It's official - Mother Nature hates me.Last week, the weather closed in over Halifax, we had freezing and snow and hail and horrible rain. Fereday duly migrated to warmer climes. He was fully back in the nest with kneepads consigned to the cellar and
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It is absolutely amazing, the greatest school for me.First it is amazing that someone like me that spend most of his life in nature,sea,fields and gardens to work in this shops- as the pay is based on commission only- no minimum wage.me fully motivat
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Popcorn, cranberries and, well...

I love Christmas. Fereday loves Christmas. We start decorating as soon as it's just about acceptable... which is still usually before the first ads appear on the television or in the papers....Anyway, Fereday has learned a bit about decorating since
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Of Ducks and Men...

Recently 'Facebook' Fereday has been expressing his delight with his culinary efforts, namely his confit duck... and it truly was a triumph – absolutely delicious.... to borrow a Winner-ism, it was 'historic'.However, there's more to the tale of this
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Developing skills and selling snow

As I was looking for some jobs for winter time I started one that will last to Christmas.The Job itself isnt something that speak to me or to most of us but I learn a lot dayly.Working in 'Selfridgers' Birmingham as a sales man ( me the Israely selli
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Doughnut of doom

<<<<WARNING - EXTREMELY RUSTY BLOGGER POSTING AGAIN >>>>Like most poor sods working in and around the financial services industry, recent months have found me somewhat pre-occupied with dodging the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune'... and yes
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Japanese Knotweed

Hi,Can anyone tell me, how to obtain a waste licence to remove Japanese knotweed from site. Also are there any other restrictions or legislations on the control and erradication of this and other invasive weeds such as giant hogweed and himalayan bal
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Grass seed in winter

Hi,Do you think, that with the mild winters we are having, we could continue to lay grass seed all year round?
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LAWN CUTTING CHARGES

Hi everyone,I haven't started yet but I am finding the blogs etc on this site very interesting !! Keep asking each other questions !!The blog on charges caught my eye but are we saying that a lawn cut comes in at £15 a time? I guess not so how do you
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Cambridge Landscape Works

I have been constructing both a front and rear garden in Cambridge. The gardens which have been designed by Kerrie at The Garden Design Company. They seemed simplistic to construct so off i went.The front garden which entailed an amount of excavation
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Adam Woods replied to Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
"ok.. I thought it was along the hedge line... in the middle of the steps i agree, my idea isnt going to work"
10 hours ago
Ben Huntington replied to Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
"The boundary line runs down the centre of these steps so esstentially it will run from the gap between the window/patio door right down the steps to where the bin is on picture 2"
14 hours ago
Ben Huntington replied to Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
"Thanks for your response but we definetly want fencing instead of a hedge"
14 hours ago
Ben Huntington replied to Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
"Does this give you the view you need?"
14 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
"How are you going to put a hedge down the centre of concrete steps?"
15 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
"A better picture would help, so we can see what's at the foot of the steps, and what happens to the boundary line at the top.  To get posts in any depth you'd need a big hole which would make it very hard to do neatly.  I would probably be thinking…"
15 hours ago
Paul Errington posted a blog post
The team at Wulstan Fencing and Landscapes, based in Stoke-on-Trent, love their Ziplevel! If you need a quote for installing fencing, driveway gates, decking or block paving, call Wulstan on  07517 205011 The Ziplevel is on Special Offer until the…
16 hours ago
Adam Woods replied to Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
"I have a neighbour with a similar situation - a fence was installed to the boundary (6' posts bolted to the concrete), while it doesnt fall over it waves in the wind precariously, basically not enough support from the brackets.
Personally I'd be…"
18 hours ago
Ian Harvey replied to PAUL's discussion Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?
"Have a look at the Ego St1400. Cracking piece of kit with 2 power levels and variable trigger which is easy to hold at extra low speed. Well balanced with either 2.5Ah or 4.0Ah batteries. Can take 1.6mm up to 2.5mm "string"
The only thing it doesn't…"
19 hours ago
Billybop replied to PAUL's discussion Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?
"Stihl introduced the AK system some years after the AP system, which to be fair wasn't really selling in the numbers they might have hoped at the time, the idea presumably to kick start sales with a less expensive battery range, can't blame them for…"
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PAUL replied to PAUL's discussion Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?
"Yes, it runs on the AK battery system. It does also have a variable trigger but it is very sensitive and quite tricky to hold at a very low speed. "
yesterday
Billybop replied to Ag's discussion How to make ends meet as a professional gardener
"I think that just meant they trained in tractor driving rather than owning an actual tractor! Got a 2 year old boy myself and have had to sacrifice some jobs and fit the others in when I can (all very local). On occasional days he is ill then cannot…"
yesterday
Ben Huntington liked Ben Huntington's discussion Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps
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Ben Huntington posted a discussion
Hi all,Basically, the centre of the concrete steps in the boundary line. I want to put up fencing that runs down the length of these steps and I've been quoted by two landscapers...Landscaper #1He suggested that he would cut aquares of the concrete…
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Lawn Water Conserver

A question for those offering lawn treatments. Does anyone use a specific product, separate to their normal treatments, that's specifically used when we have long, dry periods? Can anyone recommend a good product? I imagine it would likely be a…

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