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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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A little bit of history repeating....

Hello possums!Today I thought I would share a little bit of history.... apparently - and apologies to all of you who know this titbit already - Capability Brown's real first name was Lancelot. The name "Capability" came from his frequent comment, "I
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Open forum activity

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…
2 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!"
7 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!"
7 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…
8 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"
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Jason Smith is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
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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…"
yesterday
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
Dougie replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"I run two mowers the not 19 and 21 was thinking of replacing one for a roller i quite like the weibang with the three year warranty but it weighs the sane as my pressure washer"
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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…

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