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Posted in Uncategorized on May 27
A Gazebo is a delight on an English summer’s day and is an inspiration to the enthusiastic gardener too. This is because  Gazebos are so decorative in their own right, but also offer opportunities to be outside when the sun is high in the sky and dangerous, or when a momentary light drizzle threatens.
These gardener’s delights are built in two different ways, each with particular advantages and disadvantages.
o A demountable Gazebo comes in kit form and you are unlikely to need to Find a Landscaper to help you erect it, that is provided you already have a suitable hard standing on which it will stand. You might however like to ask your local garden centre’s  advice on how best to position it to most stunning effect.
o A traditional Gazebo is a more permanent construction and you are unlikely to want to move it once it has been built. Therefore you need to take far more care in deciding where to site it, and how the foundation on which it will stand will look. You will also definitely need to Get Landscaping Quotes in order to find help to complete this more expensive project.
I have heard that Landscapers in London are experiencing an increased demand for Gazebos since Wills and Kate were spotted kissing in one recently. I’m sure somebody will be donating a special one for their new home that I hope brings them lots of joy and pleasure too. Gazebos are not just for royals though – why not spoil yourself too?
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Not cleaned the greenhouse yet? It is almost summer already and time to get going. Clean it to maintain the structure. Clean it to get rid of pests. And do it on a warm breezy day so your plants don’t catch a chill and everything dries nicely.  You could Find a Gardener on Mr-Skill to do this for you, or you could take the weekend off and do it yourself.
o Begin with the Exterior by washing it down with warm water and a sponge. By all means use a little washing up soap but do remember to rinse. Use a soft inside broom soaked in warm soapy water to reach the roof and upper sides. Mind the glass!
o Check the frames and glass for any damage as you go along. Replace where necessary to keep your greenhouse looking good and to extend its life. If yours has a wooden frame, sand it down and paint it. Anything less and it will rot away. If rot has already set in however, get Gardener Quotes to build a new one, rather than throwing good time and money after bad.
o  Before cleaning the Interior please make sure that the electricity is turned off and isolated. Remove the contents to a sheltered place away from wind and fierce sun.
o Have a general clean-out of leaves and dirt. De-clutter your greenhouse – throw the junk away. Scrub down, including brick walls and inside pathways and disinfect thoroughly. When you are satisfied that everything is clean and functional inside, you can bring your plants back home and turn on the electricity again.
A Gardener in London who I know quite well always leaves a cyclamen behind as a special thank you, and believe me she gets regular return business. I’m not a gardener myself however I do think that this is a beautiful idea that should be propagated everywhere, just like cyclamens.
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The question on everybody’s lips this morning is what flowers will be in Kate Middleton’s arms tomorrow as she processes  up the aisle towards an unfamiliar life in a grand palace, and the role of Queen someday. The answer lies in where the flowers will be grown.
Reliable information is that the Bride’s family will not need to Find a Gardener this time at least on Mr-Skill. This is because the Groom’s Mother kindly agreed to provide them from her garden at Windsor Great Park Green Valley planted under the patronage of her father King George VI.
Wills and Kate will have quite a choice to make now, perhaps even more complex than that wedding dress. Every Gardener in London is already taking bets on what they will make of all the beeches, euphorbias, rhododendrons and wisterias growing in profusion there.
 Fortunately for England’s favourite loving couple they will not need to call for Gardener Quotes in order to get help to shin up ladders and pick roses. I would put every penny that I owe on the fact that the queue of volunteers would stretch all the way from Buckingham Palace through to Westminster Abbey, were they to ask for help.
Kate Middleton has a keen interest in the language of flowers that spoke so elegantly of secret desires in Victorian times. My own guess is that the Solomon’s Seal she chooses to confirm her love will be of azaleas and lilacs, but that in her hands she will bear a simple posy. Tomorrow will tell for sure.
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Hedges are far better than wire fences and ugly concrete walls. They also add a touch of countryside to grungy UK city grime while making space for birds to nest in too Trimming them is easy thanks to  modern power tools. In fact, now that I think about it, I could not find a single reason not to plant a hedge, especially since Mr-Skill makes it so easy to Find a Gardener. Here is what you need to do.
o Choose what to plant. Indigenous is robust, and hawthorn popular because the plants are so cheap. Other options include blackthorn, field maple, guilder rose and hazel. All these flower in summer too, which is exactly what you want.
o Decide when to plant. If you can, buy the plants out of season when they are cheap and let them acclimatise until planting time. This is between October and Christmas for light sandy soils, but after the Festive Season if you have heavy clay.
o  Prepare the ground. Dig it over and get rid of weeds or work them in. Leave a layer of mulch on top to discourage new ones and help Mother Nature and her earthworms to do their work.
o Set out your plants and protect them too. In wintertime, the hares and rabbits are hungry and they will dine alfresco off your hedge unless you fence them out. Tender shoots also do not like frost. At an appropriate time plant out your hedge. Remember to add spiral guards to keep them growing straight and tall, and frost protect them until spring.
Did I stimulate your interest? Good. The world needs many hedges. They can be hard work planting-out though, and you my have other things you need to do. No worries then. Get a Gardener Quote on Mr-Skill instead. Could life be simpler? Or the neighbours be more jealous?
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There is really nothing quite as tastily healthy as crunching on a salad grown in one’s own garden. The gentle British summer provides the perfect climate too, and besides, it is a  perfect excuse to get outdoors instead of getting Gardener Quotes. Like most other things in DIY good preparation is the secret – here is how to go about preparing the soil for your own personal veggie garden:
o Select a site that is good for growing vegetables and suits your garden layout at the same too. You are looking for a sunny spot here, because most vegetables originally come from warm Mediterranean climes.
o Dig the soil over to a depth of six to ten inches, the deeper the best. All you really need is a pick and a shovel – if your back is not what it used to be though, might I suggest you Find a Gardener on Mr-Skill instead?
o  Mark out the area with some old wood boards you might find in a builder’s scrap bin. Spread two to four inches of weed-free organic compost across the surface of the soil (the more the merrier really), and push this into the loosened earth with a hoe or similar. This will improve the structure of the soil, provide nourishment, and allow water and air to reach the plant roots.
o Rake smooth, water well, and let the ground rest for a week, removing any weeds that may appear. Now you are ready for the fun part, which is setting out your seasonal seedlings, and watching them grow into plants.
Not quite the scope of work a Gardener in London might attempt. But still a great deal more fun than popping down to Sainsbury’s or Tesco’s, don’t you think?
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Many gardeners prefer to leave pruning roses to the experts and Find a Gardener on Mr-Skill to do this for them instead. Others find this a relaxing hobby and prefer to do the pruning themselves. In that case they have no need to get Rose Pruning Expert Gardener Quotes.
 There are four objectives behind the custom of pruning English bush and standard roses. These are:
o Getting rid of dead wood, briars, and weak shoots
o Creating balanced shapes
o Stimulating new growth
o Obtaining the desired balance between quantity and quality of flowers
Throughout the flowering season bushes must be deheaded regularly. At the end of the burst of spring flowering some firm pruning is required to encourage continued flowering throughout the summer too –  this is of course at least as much an art as it is a science.
The principle is to cut back each previously flowering stem until one shoot pointing outwards remains, and an insurance one below it too. Leaving more than that could create top-heavy growth that could break off in the wind, spoiling the plant’s shape for some months to come.
In the case of climbing roses though the opposite applies. In fact some Gardeners in London and other Cities only prune to tidy up a straggling branch. There are no hard and fast rules here though – plants and gardeners both have souls, and together they can sense what is needed to be done. Do this, and they will reward you with yet another brilliant summer show.
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 With March here and the Spring Bulbs beginning to taper off already it is more than time to dust of the gloves and wellies and get back into the garden again. If this sounds like too much work after a long cold dark winter sitting watching telly, then just imagine what it could be like serving champagne and canapés to jealous guests in your own private English Garden.
Fortunately for those of us who stray over to the lazy side of things from time to time, there is Mr-Skill and his intrepid band of landscapers waiting to submit Gardener Quotes. Thank goodness for a labour-saving device that is almost as good as sliced bread and toothpaste in a tube.
When I had my Gardener London business I was quite often pleasantly surprised by what I found tucked away behind high boundary walls. Strange though isn’t it, that City folk who are supposed to be so  materialistic cherish the simple things like these in life, while others in some council estates that I know have gardens that look more like London after Hitler had finished bombing?
I’m a great believer in planting a mix of perennial and annual plants to provide a measure of consistency and change. After you Find a Gardener on Mr-Skill who is right for you, this is one of the first things to discuss.
And please do not forget some space to grow crisp fresh vegetables that will put you off buying supermarket produce for ever. During and after the last two wars our parents and grandparents had to grow their own – in these times of economic necessity I would almost welcome having to grow my own too. Now that would be a challenge to face up to today.
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Posted in Electrical Work on Feb 19
 Those of us who love gardening are all faced with the task of pruning trees from time to time, or even taking a beloved storm-damaged one down completely. All tasks are made easier by using the right tools – in this case it is a question of selecting the right saw.
Advisory Warning – Pruning large trees can be dangerous and this not a job for an untrained amateur. If you need a ladder to reach where you need to prune, rather play safe and Find a Gardener on Mr-Skill.
Each of the following saws is designed with a specific use in mind and all can cause serious injury if misused. Know the pros and cons of the one you choose by reading the manufacturer’s safety instructions carefully. Always keep both hands on the handle of the tool to avoid the risk of cutting one off instead. I kid you not – these things happen.
o Bow Saws – these have large wide spaced teeth and are perfect for cutting damp green wood and crude pruning. As a rule of thumb do not attempt to cut a branch thicker than your forearm with this tool.
 o Pruning Saws – these are for finer work and are perfect for finishing off cuts made by Bow Saws. Some blades have coarser teeth on one side in which case they are interchangeable with the latter. They are also easier to fit between the branches of a dense bush or tree.
o Chain Saws – these highly dangerous saws are sometimes hired out to amateurs who have never used them before. While fitted with all kinds of safety devices they can still be lethal and we recommend that Mr-Skill clients Get Gardening Quotes for major pruning jobs instead.
Please bear in mind what we said about being careful with saws. We did a survey that revealed that most of the Gardeners London residents employ insist on proof of formal training in the use of Chain Saws before issuing them to staff.
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Getting up in the morning the other Monday and finding a tree down in my garden beneath the weight of snow hardly made my day. I had a host of other things to do and really did not have the time to sort things out. Then it struck me  that all I had to do was find a Gardener on Mr-Skill and the rest would be made easy.
I could not believe how quickly Mr-Skill came to the rescue with Gardener Quotes. Within two short hours I had a contractor appointed and was on my way to catch my train to Paddington. When I came back that evening the tree had been removed and everything left tidy.
Personally I think Mr-Skill is a great idea for many reasons:
o The do not charge their customers a penny
o They reference check contractors before they admit them to their website
o They deal with all kinds of trades
o They have Gardeners London based and all over the UK too
o They are there for you if things go wrong (this seldom happens)
How much better is that than hiring a stranger off the street or getting frustrated with out of date yellow pages directories? This weekend I’m going to find a Gardener to get rid of all that snow.
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 The inglorious British weather has been up to its nonsense once again. At least some of those of us who had to go out into our gardens recently have no doubt been cursing the design of our garden paths. What may seem ideal on a sparkling sunny English summer’s day usually does not work as well with snow around.
Generally speaking we all need paths that are both delightful in summer, but that drain well during rain too and are easy to shovel clear of snow besides. This does not have to be impossible to achieve at all, after you find a landscaper or two to choose from on Mr-Skill.
This is where hiring a professional landscaper makes so much sense. We can easily get so used to what is in our gardens that we no longer see the wood for the trees at all.  All the rated gardeners on our website have been carefully checked for their professional competence as well.
An old friend of mine who is retired now but used to work at Kew loves to relate an anecdote to anyone who is prepared to listen. It seems a landscaper from London had landed a job to build a path through a large rose garden. When he had finished his gently winding masterpiece my friend commented that’s great, but how the heck to I get the lawnmower through?
The moral of all this is that a garden path must be practical as well as a pleasure to the eye. When you get landscaping quotes from us, you also get advice from acknowledged and experienced rated experts in their field who love their gardening.
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