Category Personal Blog Posts
Depends on the job! When we get called out. In this video I show some of the tools we will put on the van and visit new Clients with; or have on hand in emergency call outs. Clearing areas down… Continue Reading →
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Grade 2 Listed Windmill in Rutland. Interesting when you see something that has caught your eye; pop up for sale at a later date. & when I say caught your eye; I mean for specific reasons; & then… Continue Reading →
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Autumn Images taken by @s_o_t_g_uk
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The SOTG Ground team and Tree Division, out and about with the hand tools today. (Josh my assistant with a few shovels & bags & me with the dog and the tree knowledge!) Good conditions for Shadow the dog,… Continue Reading →
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Sharp evil bringer of doom! & I LOVE IT! Fed up of faffing around trimming down Spring bulbs with scissors or secateurs and always have to trim the ones individually you cant bunch together to cut neatly? Use this little… Continue Reading →
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Not often I get really angry… My longest standing client has just had some work done on their Patio/Paving. Several of the stone slabs have over the years cracked, worked loose and were in dire need of some attention…. Continue Reading →
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Woke up today to a Winter Wonderland of snow fall. Shadow & I both enjoy a good walk in the snow, more so if I can take the camera out with me for some fun.
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Sadly not the start to a really good drinking song. 😉 Tis true though, I did indeed fall down a fox hole today. Whoops… While out working performing some heavy duty line strimming with the Stihl backpack brushcutter. Some… Continue Reading →
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Spring is coming… Bookings by arrangement Only now ~ Due to a Full Client Roster for the 2020 Season. SOTG is still operating ~ Tending Private Clients Gardens Only. For the duration of the COVID-19 Coronavirus situation. … Continue Reading →
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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 →
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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 →
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Regular Schedule interruption: Given the potential for storm damage and other major damage from Forecast storms & volatility of the weather ahead for the next few days. From Tuesday the 12th of March till Saturday 16th of March – Non… Continue Reading →
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Given my recent post about not trusting this weather, I feel taunted somewhat by the last few days… It’s been a steady and very sunny Blue skied and balmy 12 – 14 and even touching 15 degrees here in… Continue Reading →
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A few months ago there was of course the usual spate of slow news day journalism, when many of the usual Newsagent shelf papers name some weather front and roll the dice on it causing a day or two of… Continue Reading →
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OK, so this latest Project has me scratching my head a little and using the Ol’ Grey matter. It is nice to have the creative juices flowing and to get some research into new things underway. I’ve just… Continue Reading →