Comments for Pro Landscaper Magazine

Comment on Pro Landscaper Project Awards 2024: winners announced by Joanne Evans

Joanne Evans — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:08:18 +0000

Highley commended? Surely it’s highly.

Comment on Green thumbs urged to set up National Plant Collections by John Welch

John Welch — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:25:52 +0000

Hello, I’m all in favour of supporting plant collections and the use of heritage plants. But what’s this ‘green thumbs’ business. ‘Green thumb’ is an American term, In Britain we have ‘green fingers’.

PS I see that (as too often) this site’s spell checker is American…

Comment on Public votes for The Octavia Hill Garden as Chelsea favourite by Eileen Downey

Eileen Downey — Fri, 24 May 2024 19:59:04 +0000

Probably the most dull and boring gardens ever.

Comment on RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024: Gold medals revealed by Judith Elizabeth Gibson

Judith Elizabeth Gibson — Thu, 23 May 2024 18:19:40 +0000

It would be great to have the name of the plants shown on TV which is shown at Chelsea
Wonderful show again Thank you.

Comment on Garden designer Hana Leonard on Planet vs Plastics by Esther Hack, Dean Garden Design

Esther Hack, Dean Garden Design — Thu, 02 May 2024 09:31:45 +0000

Great initiative Hana. This subject needs a lot more exploration by all of us. Plastic is such a practical material it is difficult to replace. Also people don’t always know they’re using plastic. Geo textile for instance is typically made of polypropylene or polyester, both plastics. And sometimes the alternatives don’t work very well. However if we want to keep our gardens, country and world beautiful and functional we have to reduce our plastic waste and find ways to reuse it. There are great ideas such as Hana’s and for instance Hampshire’s The Hairy Pot Company which uses coir and latex pots, and Chichester Trees and Shrubs which reususes customers’ pots . If you have the space and access, your compost does not need to be delivered in plastic bags. There are also some initiatives which raise questions. E.g. composite decking, which reuses waste wood bound with oil derived resin is long lasting, but what happens to it at the end of its life? Green walls sound green, but actually are made of plastic pockets and require regular maintenance. The Kings Cross development demonstrates an alternative. Steel wires and grids with vigorous climbers rising to over 6m (they are growing in the ground so in normal weather should not need watering). There are ancient wonderful successes like the Cornish Hedge, walls of dry stone and earth which host numerous native species. I have just been working on a build for the Gardeners World Spring Fair at Beaulieu, Hampshire this weekend, and was really struck by something like 15 carpenters, landscapers, gardeners, garden designers and volunteers all working together to make Inbud’s beautiful garden – it was exciting and lovely with different garden teams all helping each other. Similarly reducing plastic, while not quite so glamourous is a team effort where success is about all of us working together.

Comment on Milwaukee expands its battery powered range to become ‘one-stop shop’ by Joe

Joe — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 13:35:43 +0000

Not sure where your based out of but would be nice to have measurements in inches instead of millimeters and centimeters

Comment on RHS makes ‘biggest’ change in a generation to its shows by Sandra Barnes

Sandra Barnes — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:03:39 +0000

How very disappointing that the show will not be held in Cheshire every year. We always look forward to it.

Comment on Monty Don backs last chance for UK Government to end decades of “eco-vandalism” by carolyn

carolyn — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:50:22 +0000

we use peat and have tried the substitute and its rubbish and my opinion of monty do has now changed we grow big trees and wont stop using peat

Comment on Marie-Louise Agius with Annie Guilfoyle KLC’sDirector of Garden Design in The East Village Garden by Susan Shattock

Susan Shattock — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 18:33:36 +0000

Hi, Marie Louise, I saw you exhibiting @ Chelsea a couple of years ago. I’ve just been watching GLADIATORS with a M L competing.
Do you remember me:Sue who used to come in & sort your mums books. We sometimes had lunch? I always knew you where a good one.
Anyway, I hope you are all well & would you pass on my regards to your mum. I always thought the world of her.
SueShattock

Comment on Alan Titchmarsh’s new TV show welcomes gardeners from “widest range of backgrounds” by Helen Bartlett

Helen Bartlett — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:47:15 +0000

Hi the gardening club team,

Quick question, how do I keep mice out of my pollytunnel? They are eating my early pea seedlings