All Posts (5736)

Sort by

Low level aerial photography. What is it?

I take photographs from a 50ft mast. Camera on top of the mast. While I sit behind on my laptop at ground level and control the camera and take the photographs. This is fully portable and can be set up within 20 minutes. Also the cost is a lot more a
Read more…
Comments: 0

What a day?

Oh what a day,Started my firefighter course this week, tomorrow first exam.It is hard for me, Ya I guess I love gardens and nature more than chemicals, and big noisy car. plenty of details and very fast lessons-where with my English I just struggle.(
Read more…

Sandringham Flower Show

Yeah, really pleased to say that I have been invited to design and build an 8mx8m show garden for Sandringham flower show this year (2009). This is my local show and is a lot more relaxed than the RHS shows but it is judged by Chris Beardshaw and Ala
Read more…
Comments: 3

Shared Space

One of the biggest challenges we face in maintaining and developing the open spaces on our estate is that we share this space with so many others. Each with their needs and desires and often it seems they conflict with those of other users.Here is a
Read more…
Comments: 6

Blog from a non gardener - Introduction

I have enjoyed my first week here, and think I will be here for a while as there is so much of interest even for a non gardener like myself.All round I have very little talent, I can't draw, sing, play an instrument, make things and as for my gardeni
Read more…
Comments: 7
PRO

Business cards that make people smile

Although business cards are often derided as a bit old fashioned, they are usually your only lasting connection with someone after chatting to them so it helps to make an impression. Here are a couple of services I have used that are competitively pr
Read more…
Comments: 1

Landscaping in Western Australia

Having just returned from a christmas break to australia to see family i was stunned by landscaping in and around Perth, Western Australia. You may be thinking is it good or bad? Well there are two aspects, first the good.Obviously they have the weat
Read more…
Comments: 1

Uses of a Robert Peston

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but Robert Peston has been curiously absent from our screens and airwaves recently. It really struck me when I noticed that the Beeb had polished up Evan Whatshisname from Dragon's Den to do a financial programme..
Read more…
Comments: 0
Time is rationed out to us all at the same rate: 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. But it isn’t enough. One moderately successful way around this is to hire someone else’s time, and though this costs money it frees up one’s own time a little to c
Read more…

getting a good team

is it me or is it nigh on impossible to get more than one good team member. Ive employed upto six last year & it only needs one to not pull thier weight & all the pins fall.Having said that i suppose its the same old saying while the cats away.it jus
Read more…
Comments: 2

Short one this...

What can you do in the off season? Join a Morris Dancing side... stay tuned, this is likely to be a goldmine of material.....
Read more…
Comments: 3

Open forum activity

Adam Pilgrim replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Throttle screws and move the governor spring across a hole.Takes less than five minutes. Can't say I have had any complaints about noise but then again I have customers I have worked for for years and never even met!"
33 minutes ago
Julian chambers posted a discussion
Hi AllWhat are member's experiences of magnetic signage gor vans. I appreciate that the name and nature of the business will be free advertising  but the flip side of this is advertising a cache of gardening tools available to plunder. Will this…
7 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Thanks Adam, an interesting counter-argument! 2 questions- 1) is this just the throttle-stop screw, and 2) are they then very noisy?  We do seem to have some very noise-averse customers!"
12 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Thanks Peter, I did notice there was no forward speed on the specs!"
12 hours ago
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Etesia UK has announced three new appointments as the company continues to invest in its people, dealer network and customer support.Steven Massey has joined as Business Development Manager, Jim Maynard has taken on the role of Technical and After…
13 hours ago
Graham Taylor replied to Nicholas Breakspeare's discussion Propane torch to burn moss
"it certainly takes longer to work this time of year but it still does the job. Make sure t here's no rain due for a few days though"
yesterday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Peter Sellers - you are sort of wrong ref the RM48SPH.... I have several...ALL of mine have been tuned - to a VERY brisk walk on full throttle.
There's lots of 'dealers' out there that really don't understand the machines - or really care. To meet…"
yesterday
Dougie replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Thats what i use now 4 wheeled weibang"
yesterday
Peter sellers replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Very very slow 2mph!"
yesterday
Tim Bucknall replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"I was tempted by the Weibang, but horrified by the weight!  Having seen Adam's comments, I'm tempted to look at the Cobra RM48SPH (this is mostly doing small-medium gardens).  What are other people's thoughts re this mower, or Cobra in general?"
yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Redexim is pleased to announce the launch of the Turf-Tidy 5000. The Turf-Tidy 5000 is meant for cutting and collecting over large areas.Big capacity means big results. It holds up to 5,000 litres and features a dust-suppression-cover, a…
yesterday
Paul Errington replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Moss brush advice
yesterday
matt replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"4 wheel weibangs are what i use in the wet great machines and not as heavy as the roller version"
yesterday
Jason Smith is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
yesterday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Depends how much you want to spend.... Cobra/Kaaz/Lawnflite etc are a good machine for the money - I have run them for about ten years now. Yes the gearbox cogs are a consumable, but they aren't all that bad to do. Roller bearings do wear out…"
Monday
PGM replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"We had a Weibang for 3 years and had no issues with it, but it was just so heavy. Plus, if you have a 4 wheeler for the wet then you don't need to worry about wet collection with your roller mower. That's why we have the Hayter, we think they're…"
Monday
More…

Magnetic signage for vans

Hi AllWhat are member's experiences of magnetic signage gor vans. I appreciate that the name and nature of the business will be free advertising  but the flip side of this is advertising a cache of gardening tools available to plunder. Will this…

Read more…
0 Replies
Views: 15