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Summer 2019 – Shadow and I; in the Sun

A busy day with the Mountfield hedge clippers today and a mixed bag of hedging material to tame back and start getting control of. A 50 Meter fenceline array of Hawthorn and other less prickly customers. (“prickly customers” = Different… Continue Reading →

July 17, 2019 0

Spot the difference?

12 People who view this area pay… To have a portion of the Above pictures Grassed Lawn area Cut by professional gardening services or groundskeeping services provided by their “Landlords”. Question 1 ~ Which part is being paid to… Continue Reading →

July 14, 2019 0

Why are pro gardeners so expensive?

I get asked this a lot. When prices go up people don’t like it. Least of all those who are having to raise prices to stay in business. Shadow of the Gardener is like any other small business; subject to… Continue Reading →

July 1, 2019 0

Oh the joy of searching for an assistant and an apprentice

Is there any? I put up the ad on Indeed and the response has been quite good; by volume only. Some of the applications… Not so good. More about this if I find the will to check… Continue Reading →

June 29, 2019 0

June – Summer 2019 Survey

Customer survey. For current and previous clients of Shadow of the gardener. I would appreciate 2 minutes of your time to complete this small survey to rate overall impression and quality of services and your thoughts and views of… Continue Reading →

June 27, 2019 0

UK 2019 Summer begins – Electrical storm warnings

The weekend just passed saw the longest day come and go; it was lovely to still see the fading light still glowing in the sky near 11pm on Friday night. To come back only a few hours later. The Gulf… Continue Reading →

June 24, 2019 0

Temperature rising

Summer approaches #BST As the approach of British Summer Time closes in, the temperatures are set to start heading up steadily over the next few days. Pushing beyond 20 degrees and into the mid 20’s. The recent weeks of… Continue Reading →

June 20, 2019 0

Rain rain go away…

It’s been a very wet and soggy week this week in Rutland. (Most of the rest of the UK also.) Not ideal conditions for gardening, though for some tasks it’s actually beneficial. (Liquid feeds and fertilisers are best used… Continue Reading →

June 14, 2019 0

Couch grass

Couch grass, Twitch Grass. Grass looking weed, often known as “Ooh you bastard” grass. I’ve run into this annoying and crafty weed before personally and professionally many times. I’ve used everything up to and including neat unleaded petrol and gas… Continue Reading →

June 4, 2019 0

Tempting as it is…

Hold off just a week or Two longer! Before putting those tender plants out or starting to sow tender stock till the last of the frosts or risk of frost has passed. The urge to get started and… Continue Reading →

April 8, 2019 0

Tender stuff alert

Just checking the weather for the job list ahead for this week and as I predicted a few weeks ago… It’s about to turn cold again, so the recent mild and sunny weather may have convinced some people to… Continue Reading →

April 1, 2019 0

One of the questions

I get asked the most The reason I post this, is because I get asked a fair few Gardening related questions, and a lot of them; I get asked a lot. I get asked about a lot of other things… Continue Reading →

March 28, 2019 0

Managed to fit in a flying visit to a Client today in Oakham and give the garden space a quick blast and initial Shadow of the Gardener Stage 1 clear. To allow further thought on what can be done next… Continue Reading →