Category Spring
March to May to Do List. Gardening in the UK between March and May is an exciting time as spring kicks into gear. The weather starts to warm up, days get longer, and plants begin to wake up after winter…. Continue Reading →
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Dear SOTG can you… Can you Spray for moss; yes we can do that. Can you clean up mole hills; yes we can do that. Can you mow the lawn; yes we can do that. Can you Stripe the lawn;… Continue Reading →
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Small Orchard Ladders. #SOTG Owns & Deploys the ‘Biggest brother’ of these ladders. They come in at a whopping 4.8 Meters, & we love them. We consider them the Apex of Larger Professional Ladder work & Safe use while on… Continue Reading →
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Shadow of the Gardener. @shadowofthegardener www.sotg.uk Twin Ornamentals Removal from Containers. Difficult access. Well established Ornamental Stock. December 2022. Removal day… By hand, then by machine… If necessary, and it was! Hori Hori by Nisaku ‘Yamakatana’ – Deadly &… Continue Reading →
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Love Heart & Arrow. Chinese Elm Bonsai by: www.sotg.uk Was a cold December evening, into the Bonsai Studio Shadow and I entered. Selected a few trees, sorted out the lights, grabbed the wire, got busy & got cold…
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Drive belt… One machine down… Clay… Ant Hills, Mole hills & more clay. #SOTG is currently preparing a lawn for some long over due renovation & rejuvenation. As well as remove & flatten Clay deposits, thick mud pockets, & old… Continue Reading →
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Pond winterising. With Autumn leaf fall in full swing, winds rising and temperatures dropping now the clocks have changed. The big question. Leave the pond to take the brunt of the weather, or put it to bed for Winter? … Continue Reading →
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Unwanted house guests. Just a reminder that it is this time of year, as the overnight temperatures really start to drop outside. That mice and other furry unwanted house guests, may start to seek somewhere warm and cosy. Especially if… Continue Reading →
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Quick Pine repot. Quick repot after strong wind blows a recently collected Yamadori Pine tree over. Using Hori Hori by Dr Otek & Fiskars. Brief appearances by Shadow. 🐺 Also seen in the video are Felco Number 2 Secateurs & Spear… Continue Reading →
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Autumn Images taken by @s_o_t_g_uk
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The main work horse for Lawn Grass Cutting, clipping & tending Greens. SOTG Lawn Mowing Fleet. From The rough, to the Fairway, the wild grass bordered against a Perfectly Classic Striped Lawn. To the Ultimate Finish of Bowling Green… Continue Reading →
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Random thought during Spring starting – especially this year with Covid19. Personal thoughts update & a few bits of info for those following the Social Media Stream, Casts or YouTube Video’s. =] I personally have never known a more… Continue Reading →
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Taming Monsters… It’s been a hard week, physically demanding & mentally draining. (The kind of work I love & require!) The weather has however been glorious in Rutland this week. The hard work and amount of concentration required to do… Continue Reading →
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2021 – Lock down specials! As the turn of Spring creeps towards us. Your lawn will probably be more than ready for some TLC! Shadow of the Gardener is taking bookings now for: Lawn Scarification. Lawn Aeration. Moss and Thatch… Continue Reading →
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Oregon 110980 Universal Aluminium Fixed Head with Nylium Trimmer Line. This enables a sturdy and stable platform to run up to 8 lines of cord for blitzing even thicker weeds, scrub and dense patches of thorn or bramble… Seriously. It’s… Continue Reading →
