Lee Winger

We only went for a year nearly 20 years ago, but yes I'm pleased I went, TBH if the exchange rate was still £1 to $2.50+ instead of $1.50 to the pound sterling, and the cost if living and house prices lower, I'd be back over like a shot ''I think''

Wool and patterns are cheap on ebay Andy, can you cast on mate Nah seriously It'll take more than a bout of illness to keep Andy Collins I know down, this is only a minor blip mate, all the best, get well soon

My wife's an Aussie citizen so are my kids, we could go at any time, but with the poor exchange rate, and ridiculous house prices, and cost of living in Oz, like you say is it really worth it! We did go over many years ago I kind of had a love hate relationship with the place.

I have it on good authority ye clowns be back in this here parish!

The author is a plonker imo, read what he thinks about garden designers bottom paragraph.... See that piece of string over there, pop over and see how long it is will you! I can’t think of any other jobs to price up for you where there there are so many variables. We’re not talking turfing or patios or decking now, but modelling your garden with interesting features, quirky areas and fascinating little corners. You want imagination, you want a certain “je ne say... kwar...choir……………. What you want is that bloke off the telly! One thing’s for certain, don’t expect to get the average builder along and ask him for ideas. He might come up with “get the grass cut” but that will be it. Either design it yourself, then spend many happy house having morning coffee in those places that sell plants and stuff on the side…….garden centres, that’s it. Sort out what you want and where, draw a plan, then get the landscapers in. Or, hang around on a street corner and wait until a thin bloke with a pony tail and no tattoos or earrings comes along. He will be a garden designer, (ex public school drop out, called Raif or Rupert, smokes roll ups, you know the type of thing), ask him!

northerly winds are forecast towards the end of the week, time to get the cold weather clothing out I think

They will be dictating if all your local customers read the link and your competition crumble! I should like to be a two man landscape gang and charge £250 per day which includes running about all over the place, as the nature of landscaping invariably does, lol not forgetting dumping waste... http://www.buildingsheriff.com/landscape-gardening-costs.html

No I think making up a list of rates that tradesmen should be charging is a joke, I might require a lot less, or in half a day I might be able to knock out two 50' trees in which case, with my 2 man crew, mewp and 18'' chipper I might need a whole lot more the £350 do they mention VAT [nope] My point is do you want ''the building sheriff'' dictating to you how much you charge?

Take a look at this site and tell me us what you think, personally I think its a bloody joke! Average Labour Cost/Price to Plant/Fell/Prune/Cut Down a Tree Average Labour Cost/Price to Landscape a Garden

Al Jazeera and the BBC are run by pretty much the same mob imo, better off with RT news or Press TV imo Press TV

hammers any day

Well said personally I think the working class should be all made to live in back-to-back terraced houses

Ooops sorry lads just seen this I''m still in if my place is availabe

count me in Mick

Thanks mate I think that might be the route to take

Any ideas on how too clear it, mechanically of course? its a relatively tight site [in places] but no trees to dodge anyone got a tool for the job and how much do you charge per day? I could burn with little worry. I was thinking of clearing and piling high with a jcb. The sites in Essex, not far fro Colchester

I think there might be some iron deficiency as well, looking at the Field Maple leaf

Sounds to me like the tree might be livining in compacted soil, get a fork and breaker bar out and give it a good watering before going any further....

A tree planting course whatever next, an exercise in breathing.......... tell you what supply the trees and the site 20 mile radius of Ipswich, and I'll do a course for 5 for free, I'll even knock up an Arbor Aeration planting certificate for free, I'm serious.............

Thems look alike good tucker mate....................

Can you just imagine the clouds of greenfly...................:lol:

Very nice bowl, and are they very early Kent cherries? [the best in the world]

Nice to meet you all, we had a nice time thats all that counts.....

I haven't used myccor products for a very long time, total waste of time and money in my book [yes must update website] far better off using a bucket of soil from like for like healthy woodland tree, if at all in doubt about myccor but then without correct soil conditions will it develop? I doubt it!

Oops apologies yep main gate it is