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There are times,...usually quiet times...., when Fereday can be caught staring blankly out into the garden while absently fiddling with the newspaper.... innocuous a picture as this may present, to the keen observer or gardener's wife, Fereday is man
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Nothing quite like parents....

This morning, we've had an email... It's headed "from me to you" and comes from Fereday's Dad (Fereday Snr).... now, from the heading, you'd be forgiven for thinking Fereday Snr is about to impart some age-old Fereday family wisdom... but you'd be wr
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In praise of the Grand Webmaster Phil

Today, a big, huge "thank you" to Phil who has got my page back up and running! For a couple of days, the gremlins have prevented me from accessing my blog and poor Fereday has been suffering from having to listen to my outpouring and non-sensical ra
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Using the RSS buttons on the network

If you want to follow the latest updates and the writing of a fellow user of the Landscape Juice Network then the orange RSS buttons you see on the site are the way to do it. By default the network provides individual blogs with an RSS feed, as well
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It's been just over 35 years since I started in professional landscaping - being one of the first few at Merrist Wood !- prior to that I sold houses for an upmarket estate agency.RecordingIn all that time, I have always carried two cameras with me sn
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Always somebody worse off...

O'Reilly: Just remember, Mr. Fawlty, there's always somebody worse off than yourself.Basil Fawlty: Is there? Well I'd like to meet him. I could do with a laugh.And this sets the theme for my next whinge....At this time of year, Fereday is feeling fai
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Curse of the mother-in-law

Fereday's mother-in-law has sent him some tee-shirts over from the States.It's an interesting thing that the average American man is, on average, taller than the average European man. Alistair Cooke, in his famous "Letters from America" explained tha
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Feeling the heat...

Fereday has been working hard today... and feeling the heat. Loading the mower up 9 steps onto a lawn was clearly not the thing to do today. Luckily he managed to keep it from running away from him as he loaded it back down from the lawn using two bo
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Further Trials of a Gardener's Wife

Yesterday, our lovely neighbour presented us with some "thinned out" peas and beans from his large vegetable plot... it was either us or the compost heap, apparently. I'm not sure how I feel about that!Anyway, this prompted Fereday to make a visit to
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The Silly Season

"Silly Season" - traditionally, the period of the summer recess of Parliament when good news story fodder is sparse and the media turns to providing viewers with indepth coverage of skateboarding squirrels. In the modern era, a more outstanding indic
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Wild Fereday hunting....

Finding Feredays...In response to the query on where you can get a Fereday, I offer the following guidance.There is no "Feredays-R-Us", I'm afraid, and they don't stock them at B&Q or Homebase.Feredays can usually be found in the wild. Cultivated one
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Open forum activity

Peter sellers replied to Jason Taylor's discussion Lawn / soil problem
"Don't think you are paying attention, the original post was from Jason Taylor, I did not post the photo nor ask for any suggestions all I was doing was defending Jason's position in response to your unhelpful comments"
15 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to Jason Taylor's discussion Lawn / soil problem
"Sorry Peter I have to go the distance. I own a tiller it will cut a foot, its bloody hard work and slow. I bet above is at least six passes. Large areas like that I'd hire a cannon. 3/4 passes it would cut to a foot and leave a fine tilth rather…"
15 hours ago
Distance replied to Jason Taylor's discussion Lawn / soil problem
"Not how I describe it, it's what it is, a tiller. And and do me a favour 😆  nobody is criticising your work, I'm criticising the ineffectiveness of that tool. I can see it in the picture you have posted. You have posted asking for any suggestions.…"
15 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to Jason Taylor's discussion Lawn / soil problem
"Sorry to be blunt but we have cultivated many acres with what you describe as a tiller over the last 40 years without the need to hire a rear tine rotovator, it's unfair to criticise someone elses work without knowing the circumstances and not what…"
17 hours ago
Distance replied to Jason Taylor's discussion Lawn / soil problem
"Sorry to be blunt. But my bugbear is people referring to pathetic tillers as rotavators. "
17 hours ago
Distance replied to Jason Taylor's discussion Lawn / soil problem
"Sorry but a Stihl mh585 is a tiller not a rotavator. Something I would use at the allotment not on a professional job. Something like a Barretto 13hp you can hire for £100 a day is a proper rotavator and will go deeper and turn all those clumps to…"
17 hours ago
Distance is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
20 hours ago
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Agrovista Amenity is enhancing its line marking capabilities with a major investment in robotic technology and key industry appointments. As part of this strategy, the company has secured an exclusive partnership with XDC Autonomous Solutions for…
21 hours ago
M Olsson posted a discussion
Hi people,Last year I bought several pieces of equipment including a TF 325 tiller. It's been built but never used, infact- I haven't even put oil or petrol in it, nor have I started it. It's been sitting in my shed since September last year. If…
yesterday
Adam Woods replied to Dan Nate's discussion Charging Stihl tools from the van
"Thats exactly what I did for about 6 years... unplug it when not in use, and get them all charging when driving between jobs"
yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Etesia UK recently welcomed dealers from across the UK and Ireland to an insightful and engaging dealer day at Primrose Hill Farm in Oxfordshire. Attendees gathered to explore Etesia’s latest product innovations, gain industry insights, and connect…
yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Agrovista Amenity is pleased to announce its appointment as an approved distributor of Lanzarta, the newly authorised solution for controlling Hylobius abietis (large pine weevil) in Sitka spruce and other pine woodland.The recent Emergency…
yesterday
Dan Nate replied to Dan Nate's discussion Charging Stihl tools from the van
" Thanks gents - I was thinking an inverter from the cigarette ligher might work but then, as Nick says, I was also thinking it might be electrically dubious."
yesterday
Billybop replied to Dan Nate's discussion Charging Stihl tools from the van
"As Nick says, best just to buy more battery packs. The other option would be to take some kind of rechargeable mains voltage power bank to run a charger from. But that also could end up being more trouble than it's worth"
Tuesday
Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd replied to Dan Nate's discussion Charging Stihl tools from the van
"You need a pure sine wave inverter. We did fit 2 vans out with them, wired into the battery and with the correct fuses.
They would happily run a van battery flat if you're not careful despite a low voltage cut off and one inverter caught fire when…"
Monday
Adam Woods replied to Dan Nate's discussion Charging Stihl tools from the van
"Easy... an inverter, something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/376050861701?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mk...
Just make sure you dont power too many batteries while the van is stationary..."
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Lawn / soil problem

Hello all,my son has started a landscaping business. He's had a few jobs. The one we priced and is working on is a new build. The garden is pretty big, about 450m2.Our quote was to seed it, plant a hedge at the back and create a border around with…

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