"The gold standard solution would be to take this hedge out, and replace with beech (Phil is right, hornbeam doesn't hang onto its leaves as well as beech) planted more densely. Our beech hedge (which you can see here is planted 4 plants per…"
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Yet another PA1 / PA6 question....
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gary RK Aug 31, 2011. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Long reach hedge trimmer
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Generic glyphosate
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- Business name
- Barlow Nurseries
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- 01952 550933
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- Nick@barlownurseries.co.uk
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- http://www.barlownurseries.co.uk
- About your business
- Retail plant nursery, specialising in trees, shrubs, and hardy perennial garden plants; garden design consultant (only the green stuff, no concrete wood or metal!).
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- Too long ago to remember now - but I think it was a link from another site when Phil threatened to expose the identity of the Garden Monkey!
Trending topics today.....
Nick Steele replied to Colin Hunt's discussion HMRC real time information RTI"We've downloaded the software, entered all our details, and will run it for the first payday next week.
so far, no problems."
Nick Steele replied to neil aldridge's discussion young beech-wet feet."Tell them to plant hornbeam - if they'll listen - it looks very much like beech, and will cope with having wet feet (because, yes, you're right, beech doesn't like soggy soil)."
Nick Steele replied to Marc ~ Pro-Cut's discussion URGENT Bare Root Conifer Advice Need Re Planting Conditions"Better to plant them in their final positions now if you possibly can; heeling them in and replanting in the spring is doubling the root disturbance, and increasing the likelihood of failure.
Whatever you do get them back into soil…"
Nick Steele replied to Phil Voice's discussion Win a Canon G12 digital camera in the LJN photographic competition 2012"
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Nick Steele replied to Ashley Meredith's discussion Help - Plant Identification"Cut it back to ground level now, it'll regrow in spring."
Nick Steele replied to Neil Greenfield's discussion Trade discounts"Felco's pricing policies don't seem to make a lot of sense - there are plenty of high street retailers confounded by the fact that they can't compete with the internet sellers. Presumably there'll be fewer and fewer…"
Nick Steele replied to Susan Gallagher's discussion Little rant time...Ex employees using our garden designs on their websites"I don't think copyright in the photos is the issue - Benjamin is right in that it happens on the net all the time; we find our copyright images all over the place.
The issue is one of "passing off" in that the ex employee is…"
Nick Steele replied to T & S Plants's discussion Autumn, the natural time for planting"The HTA are running an autumn planting campaign which may help to get the message across :
http://www.the-hta.org.uk/page.php?pageid=908
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Nick Steele replied to Marc ~ Pro-Cut's discussion Looking for good quality cheap garden waste sacks"Make friends with your local nursery - we have hundreds of empty compost sacks that we give away to anyone who'll take them! They are much tougher than your average retail bin liner, so make excellent garden refuse sacks. I…"
Nick Steele replied to Phil Stovell's discussion Camera lenses?"18 - 55 willl be fine for what you need - its basically a wide angle to short telephoto zoom, and should cover all likely eventualities for you. The wide end is nowhere near wide enough to get fish eye effects."
Nick Steele replied to Melissa Morton's discussion Evergreen hedges and struggling plants close by"Any sort of hedge - evergreen or deciduous - is going to win the battle for moisture and nutrients with new planting nearby. There's a list of plants which might work here :
Planting under hedges
Are you planning to plant as close…"
Nick Steele replied to pete's discussion Gaura lindheimeri"A bit of wider reading here :
It's alive!
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Nick Steele replied to Jon Melleney's discussion Tomato Plants - Unwins Tomato ( Cherry ) Gardeners Delight."How long and spindley exactly? Gardeners Delight is supposed to be grown up a cane - it'll be 6 ft or more tall by the end of the season, so will the trunk will never "support the branches".
Also, tomatoes need good light…"
Nick Steele replied to Rose Lennard's discussion Stachys - problems!"If you drag off all the dead foliage you should find new shoots emerging from the stems underneath. In a few weeks they'll recover and look okay again. The 'furry' leaves always suffer in cold and wet winters, but…"
Nick Steele replied to James Ives's discussion CC Trolley maintenance"They're pretty cheap to buy new - I don't imagine its worth trying to repair them.
We have second hand trolleys and shelves for sale (not CC obviously!) - 12 bases with uprights, 26 shelves, excellent condition, but no longer…"
Nick Steele replied to T & S Plants's discussion Supporting your community, through Horticulture""...need to get more mugs.." and chairs! In our exprience a lot of garden clubbers come for a social sit down and cup of tea - in the past we've borrowed chairs from the local village hall, but have spent the…"
Nick Steele replied to Phil Voice's discussion Supplier of herbaceous and hedging URGENTLY needed Oxfordshire area"Do you have a list of what's required?"
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 22:29 on December 25, 2010,
Premium SupplierOfer El-hashahar said… Looking at your site, such a range of plants
I was impressed! and so near to us. I used to go far when needed plants before.
I hope to contact you soon with few ideas.
best wishes again
Ofer
- At 23:22 on July 23, 2010,
Cat Fereday said… - My apologies for a spelling error - Bogart / Boggart - which is a bad sprite or fairy.....
- At 6:58 on October 6, 2009,
pete said… - Ok, so nothing much available for the general public then.... as if they don't trust us (just joking).... did you see that 'Vanishing of the Bees' Phil put up -- scary -- and more recently, 'Kitchen Gardens' - now that's what I'd really like to be doing --- Thanks for your advice Nick, just as I remember - thankyou.
- At 20:42 on October 4, 2009, pete said…
- Hello Nick, could I ask your nursery man's opinion/advice on fungicide for my (cistus, ceanothus, osmanthus) cuttings. I always used Benlate and Hex....something - twenty years ago, but the three products I saw today (two myclobutanil and one mancozeb) all seemed to be saying unsuitable for my delicate cuttings. I intend to try and root them individually in plastic thumb pots in an enclosed propagater with gentle bottom heat... just until rooted, then ventilate a little and pot on in the spring ... but if I were to use a fungicide Nick, out of what's currently available please could you tell me which one?
- At 8:40 on March 27, 2009,
T & S Plants said…
- Thanks for your kind words of support.
Yes, it has been 5½ years of hell, but always hey, always look on the bright side of life...de-do-de-do
- At 12:18 on January 24, 2009,
Shadow Hall said… - Thanks for the comment I will try asking CHEP.
Shadow
- At 7:35 on September 5, 2008,
Gareth said… - Hi Nick, thanks for the response re watering systems. Inevitably, its raining as I write this.
- At 19:33 on September 3, 2008, Cat Fereday said…
- Nick -
Rest assured that my faith is restored! Happy Selling at Chatsworth - we won't be able to be there, but you may see Fereday Senior if he and the Mrs fancy a drive out. Fereday S looks a little like Richard Wilson (Meldrew), and was featured in the Gripple print ads.
- At 8:48 on April 27, 2008,
PRO MemberPhil Voice said… - Hi Nick
Welcome to Landscape Juice Network n thanks for joining.
I hope that we are all able to help each other and we all find this resource helpful.
Kind regards
Phil
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