I must have missed it too. The programme's website does not help with specifics, so I'll ask the audience. If anyone saw this episode and can tell me anything about the interlocking raised beds shown by Alan Titchmarsh and team, please email me. Email your questions to sally.drury@haymarket.com...
We would like something that will be effective over different ground surfaces such as shingle, concrete, tarmac and various gradients. Can you recommend anything, manual or powered, capable of lifting and moving up to 2,000kg and reasonably priced? The machine also needs to be capable of outdoor exposure...
A: Felco makes secateurs to suit different needs and different hands. In addition to the legendary Felco No.2, the company offers pruners for smalland large-handed users. Models in the basic range lend themselves to all types of work and the straight cutting head allows leftand right-handed operation....
From gardener visiting Eden Project. A: You need to consider four aspects. Firstly, what is the task you are carrying out and what machinery and/or tools are involved? Secondly, there is performance of the gloves. Then there are safety issues - including what the gloves are made of, how they are...
A: I have never looked at electric models of scarifier, simply because of the difficulty of having a nearby power source. But we have put several small, walk-behind petrol-powered units through their paces. And of these, one that really impressed was the John Deere D45C. This is a very compact scarifier...
A: Trailing hosepipes can present a trip hazard, especially where a browsing public is engrossed in choosing plants, carrying baskets and wheeling small shopping carts. And a punctured hosepipe emitting a fountain of spraying water, while perhaps enjoyed by children, is not generally welcomed by shoppers....
Further to a question last week (HW, 18 February) about lightweight, deep, narrow wheelbarrows, I've had another thought. Struggling to move some building materials at the weekend, I suddenly remembered the Loadumper garden cart. And I wished I had one. The Loadumper is one of the easiest wheelbarrows...
- From a member of the public, Harrogate Autumn Flower Show. A: Vertical allotments, or edible walls, are systems of growing herbs, vegetables and even some fruit in the vertical plane. The advantages are clear - less space is needed, less bending is required, green screens are created to hide dull...
No. The HSE helpline (0845 345 0055) - they call it the Infoline - is confidential. In fact, it is run on the HSE's behalf by a contractor. Any information you give will not be passed on to the executive. Most questions can be answered directly. If further assistance is required, the contractor will...
Sally Drury answers questions on colouring woodchips, pruning at height and mowing in a raised lawn area.
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