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When it all goes wrong…

  Full on schedule all day and an early morning machine failure is the last thing you need; right? Who ya gonna call?   Nahhh; not Ghostbusters… The lads down at JKS Garden Machinery & Repair!!! ATCO Lawn Mower. I try… Continue Reading →

Breaking in the new Husqvarna 535LK and HA200 Short Hedge cutters

Lush day at work today taming a Holly hedge. Giving it a new lease of life, with a more rounded and manicured shape to facilitate it’s new training regime!  😀   Made more fun as it was first day on… Continue Reading →

Storm Damage Emergency call out

Weather Warnings in place for Rutland. Yellow warning of wind From 04:00 BST on Fri 21 August To 18:00 BST on Fri 21 August SOTG is on call if required to clear storm damage and Windfall or repair property lines… Continue Reading →

Wisteria – Summer pruning – 2020 Book your Wisteria in today.

Wisteria –   It’s that time of year again to start culling excessive growth on your Wisteria; to ensure next years flowering is more spectacular than this years! Also a time to ensure any wiring work or supports are still… Continue Reading →

Shadow’s lottie life blog post July 2020

    Canine News and Woofdates: by Shadow the Therapy Dog. Part of the BBC. Broadcasting Border Collies. Uppingham – Leicester Road Allotments. July 2nd/3rd Over 10 Allotment Sheds/Properties broken into and other acts of vandalism. Hiya!  I’m Shadow, the… Continue Reading →

& they look good!  🙂

Fell down a fox hole today

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 →

Community voluntary support to help social distancing

What was in the box

Big parcel delivery days…

Nothing better than coming home from a hard day of working in someones garden to a huge box with a new toy in!   Shadow of the Gardener strives to give the best results and spare no expense to bring… Continue Reading →

Oregon 110980 Universal Aluminium Fixed Head

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 →

Husqvarna 135 Mark II Chainsaw

https://www.husqvarna.com/uk/products/chainsaws/135-mark-ii/967861814/#product-features Robust, reliable and easy to use saw with ample cutting performance for homeowners. The perfect garden chainsaw for occasional cutting tasks such as cutting firewood and felling smaller trees. Starts quickly and handles easily, and thanks to the side… Continue Reading →

Husqvarna CA230 Cultivator Attachment

Ideal on delicate flowerbeds and around the base of trees. Shaft diameter 24 mm. Tube diameter 24 mm Weight 3 kg £219.00 Rec. retail price inc. VAT Hand powered and highly mobile pole operated Mini digger, makes a highly effective Bed… Continue Reading →

STIHL FR 460 TC-EFM Brushcutter

12 June 2020 Item in question and under the spotlight: I placed my order for this item: Date: 30 May 2020   Time of writing this post… 6.45pm’ish.   Reason?  “Simples.”  I’m annoyed.   Why.   Still not arrived, still… Continue Reading →

Chinese Death Star

Review coming soon.  

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