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April 30, 2020

Grass Cutting and Lawn Care

Filed under: Gardens,Services,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , — needahand @ 4:01 pm

Grass Cutting and Lawn Care – Now I realise that cutting the grass is just one of those jobs that we all love to hate, but unless you want your garden to end up looking like a jungle, you are going to have to tackle that grass sometime soon. A well-kept lawn looks really smart and actually encourages us to go out in the garden, so if you don’t have the time to get out there and cut the grass yourself you might need to call in some help from a local grass cutting specialist. There are certin to be several companies near to where you live who provide lawn care and grass cutting services, and they will have all the power mowers and strimmers to get the job done in double-quick time, leaving you to get on with your day. Book them in on a regular basis and you will have your lawn looking great all year round. Spring is the time when you need to first think about sorting out your lawn and as soon as those April showers start, the grass will start growing like crazy. Your local grass cutting specialists will not only be able to mow the lawn but also get rid of weeds and moss, sprinkle on some weed and feed, cut the edges to make them neat and even do some watering if you need it.

More details here: https://www.lawnwize.uk/

May 24, 2018

Getting Help With Your Garden

Filed under: Gardens,Services,Uncategorized,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , — needahand @ 11:44 am

Getting Help With Your Garden – If you are old, disabled, lazy or just too busy you may find it hard to keep up with your garden maintenence. Especially at this time of the year the garden can get overgrown pretty quickly. Once your lawn gets to a certain length it can become difficult to trim with a standard lawn mower. Maybe the time has come to call in a local gardener to help you with the major tasks. Sometimes it is enough just to get a gardener to get your garden straight just the once and then it becomes easier to keep it in order. But if you don’t think you will be able to give it the attention it needs then booking in regular visits by a gardener is a better idea. Discuss with your gardener how often your garden needs doing to keep it in good order, for some people it may be once a week, for others it might be once a fortnight or even once a month, though grass and weeds can grow pretty quickly in the summertime when rain followed by warm weather provides ideal growing conditions for these plants. A garden that is properly looked after is a blessing and you can get lots of pleasure from enjoying it and using it to its best advantage. It is nice to sit outside to have a cup of tea or even breakfast, when the weather is fine, and of course enjoy a barbeque. Summer barbeques are ever more popular in the UK and whenever the weather is fine there is a rush to the supermarket for all those burgers, sausages and chicken wings. Get the most from your garden and call in a gardener to look after it.

Find local gardeners here: http://www.gardenery.uk

January 10, 2018

Home Help Aylesbury Area

Filed under: England,Services,United Kingdom,Websites — Tags: , , , , , — needahand @ 11:44 am

Home Help Aylesbury Area – If you are looking for home help services in the Aylesbury area, we may be able to help you. This service is especially useful for the elderly and the disabled. We can help you to keep your home clean and tidy and allow you to continue living independently in your own home for as long as possible. We can help with all your housework including things like cleaning, dusting, polishing, vacuuming carpets, window cleaning (internal and downstairs external), rubbish removal, light gardening, cooking you a meal, doing the shopping, picking up parcels, library books, prescriptions etc and many more of those daily chores that can be so difficult when you are old or not physically able. We are based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire but can also visit surrounding area such as Stone, Aston Clinton, Stoke Mandeville, Haddenham, Bishopstone, Weston Turville, Bierton, Dinton, Wendover and Broughton.

To find out more visit: http://www.homehelpaylesbury.co.uk/

March 17, 2017

Time to Get Your Garden Straight

Filed under: Gardens,Services,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , , — needahand @ 9:19 am

Time to Get Your Garden Straight – With the winter fading and the better weather arriving, it is a good time to start thinking about getting your garden straight. Bad weather, winter storms and months of neglect, may have left you garden looking somewhat dishevelled. With our busy working lives taking up most of our waking hours it is not always easy to find the time to spend on your garden, and even when you do it seems like 3 weeks later it lokks just as bad as before.

Perhaps you should start thinking about getting in a professional gardener to take over the hard work for you. Book on in for a regular visit and your garden should be looking in tip top shape before you know it. You can then spend your leisure time enjoying your garden rather than working on it. Ask a friend or family member to recommend a gardener, don’t just pick the first and cheapest one that comes along.

Many so called “gardeners” are not gardeners at all, just individuals trying to earn some pin money by mowing lawns, trimming hedges and clearing up dead leaves. If that is all you want done then fine, but it is better to employ a gardener who knows his stuff and can deal with problems as they arrive, having a knowledge of what will grow in your garden, what needs doing and when and understands the effects of the seasons and weather on your plants and green spaces.

Keeping your hedges in order is especially important, so keep them trimmed and neat during the spring and summer so that they are dense and compact and doing the job that they are meant to. Don’t forget to check for bird’s nests, you are not supposed to cut hedges when birds are nesting and breeding.

Hedge cutting services here: https://www.hedgewise.uk

February 23, 2017

Finding a Tree Surgeon

Filed under: DIY,Gardens,Services — Tags: , , , , — needahand @ 1:37 pm

Finding a Tree Surgeon – When you have trees that are getting overgrown in your garden or on your property you should normally not try to do this by yourself. While you might think you will save money by doing it yourself you could easily cause injury to yourself, your trees or others if the task is not carried out correctly. Employing a trained tree surgeon to do the work would be your best option and you can look in local newspapers, the Yellow Pages or online to find the best person for the job. Be sure to get someone who is fully trained, not just a guy with a ladder and a chainsaw (who will likely do more damage than you would do yourself). Professional tree surgeons will know pretty much everything about trees, how they grow, pests that can affect them and what is the best ways to trim and manage them. If you value your trees, their good health and how they look, you should certainly call in a skilled tree surgeon when you need these kinds of services. No matter where you live in the UK, there should be decent tree surgeons nearby who can help you.

Find tree surgeons here: http://www.treewize.uk

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