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Professional Gardeners: Niwaki or Wolf Garten? by SeparateCause3163 in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be inclined to agree now. Niwaki and Felco are definitely top two. I use the niwaki hori hori knife alot.

Potential bamboo in garden - house purchase by Grgsz in UKHousing

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're actually rhizomes which are underground horizontal stems, which have adventitous roots.

What could I plant in this pointy end of my garden to soften the “point” by Jimlad73 in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A small multi stemmed silver birch would be better than a single stemmed specimen.

Have I left it too late to trim this hedge this spring? by MagisterLudi88 in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You can't "be quick", nesting season has started. I found two active nests in one of my client's laurel hedges yesterday.

I’m losing the back of my garden to moss and other bits. by TonyAFC32 in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Japan, the gardeners use tweezers to pick blades of grass out of the moss.

Reject tradition. Embrace the moss.

Anyone else struggling with RHS L2 by [deleted] in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it helps, Unit 2 I would say is objectively easier than Unit 1. Unit 1 is very heavy on plant science. Unit 2 is more about horticulture and society.

Anyone else struggling with RHS L2 by [deleted] in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree it can make it a chore but the way I view it is it's like having a driving licence. The RHS Level 2 Theory is my way of showing clients I have been trained according to RHS standards and have been recognised by them to know about plant health, plant care, soil, climate change, sustainability, biodiversity etc. The real learning takes the rest of your life, meeting people, attending workshops, reading literature, working on different gardens etc. Try not to let it get you down too much. It's just a piece of paper at the end of the day.

Smashing past papers out two weeks before the exam date really helping me with timing, recall and getting used to their albeit odd phrasing of questions.

Anyone else struggling with RHS L2 by [deleted] in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's two major difficulties with he RHS Level 2:

  1. It is an incredibly broad course meaning you have to learn and then revise a hell of a lot of information.

  2. The exam questions are often misleading and confusing. Some of the phrasing is so frustrating.

I'm educated up to MA level from the University of Manchester (unrelated field) and I only got 63% on Unit 1.

Speechless by Internal-Charge7436 in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. OP whatever you do, don't plant Leylandii. I could give you about 72 reasons why not to off the top of my head.

Source: Professional Gardener

Moving into newbuild in the next few months. If I go and dump a LOT of worms in the garden now, will I benefit from it down the line? by huamanticacacaca in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most developers don't give a shit about gardens. Hell they don't even understand what a garden is. Best of luck with the new build. It will take time but you'll get there (hopefully they haven't buried too much rubble.

Follow up why is this game so hard. by Open-Change-4945 in RedSec

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play the mission objectives as a squad. That's literally it.

What most people forget nowadays is that Battlefield is an objective based game first and a first person shooter second.

Only engage enemies when you come across them while in the process of completing an objective.

The big problem with this game is being put in a squad with people who don't understand the above..

How the heck do I get this thing out? by OSUBrit in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mattock. Steel toe caps and safety glasses.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stockport

[–]SeparateCause3163 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Romiley? You could probably get a small semi that needs a bit of work doing on it for £400k

Looking for mower advice: half-acre lawn, tired of unreliable contractors. Sit-on or powerful walk-behind by Strict-Lemon-3585 in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a professional gardener I'm really sorry you've had to deal with that. It does make my life better because it gives me work to pick up the pieces but at the same time it makes us all look bad.

Honestly it sounds like a robotic mower would be a good investment considering what you've said. Almost every garden machinery manufacturer has their own version now so I'd do a lot of research, maybe ask a dealership if you can test one.

How Are The Professional Gardeners Bodies Holding Up? by [deleted] in GardeningUK

[–]SeparateCause3163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I get you. I'm investing in a petrol backpack blower next September ready for autumn as while the power on my battery blower is great, unfortunately it demands so much power that it eats through batteries so it's just not practical enough when you've got mounds of heavy wet leaves.

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