Advice on Landscaping
Whispering Bob
and we want to employ a Landscaper. What sort of things should I be looking
for when looking at adverts for Landscape gardeners.
I want a patio laid, and some decking, with my front garden being turned to
concrete so I can park my car, but I want some plants etc around the edges.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Pat Brookes
>
>My wife and I are not particularly great at gardening, and stuff like that,
>and we want to employ a Landscaper. What sort of things should I be looking
>for when looking at adverts for Landscape gardeners.
Go to your local nursery ( not garden centre ) and ask if they can recomend
anybody.Be realistic in your costings and leave plenty of money for plants.
Don't just pick someone out of the yellow pages as there are a lot of builders
out there that do landscaping on the side - and are clueless about planting and
plants.Try and look at work that has been done by prospective Landscapers
before you choose one as each one will have their own "style".
Don't employ anyone without a reference and ask for a quote up front.
Hope this helps
Pat
A South Yorkshire Electrical engineer who also Landscapes when his Back ain't
playing up ...
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>Don't just pick someone out of the yellow pages as there are a lot of builders
>out there that do landscaping on the side - and are clueless about planting and
>plants.
There are quite a lot of soft-landscapers out there that do
paving on the side - and are clueless about best practice and
materials.
>Try and look at work that has been done by prospective Landscapers
>before you choose one as each one will have their own "style".
>Don't employ anyone without a reference and ask for a quote up front.
Minimum 3 quotes, and *always* view their work before
employing a contractor. More advice on how to find a good contractor
on my Paving Web-Site - URL in sig
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Pat Brookes
cor...@NOSPAMTODAYTHANKStmac.clara.net says...
> There are quite a lot of soft-landscapers out there that do
>paving on the side - and are clueless about best practice and
>materials.
I'll give you that one - the first time I tried paving a small area of the
garden - with some nice slabs of York stone I'd unearthed - it was a total
disaster - I ended up taking the lot up and starting again - a good way to
learn however ...
>cormaic Garden - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/cormaic/garden/garden.htm
>Culcheth Paving - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/paving2.htm
>Cheshire URG web-ring - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/urgring1.htm
>(allegedly) Last Updated on July 13th 1999
This isn't an advert is it ? ;-)
Cheers
Pat
Not bad with plants but admittedly clueless about all that non planty type
stuff ... that's what my missus is for ...
cormaic
Brookes) enriched all our lives with these words:
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>This isn't an advert is it ? ;-)
Advert for what? I don't sell owt! I just give advice.
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>Pat
>Not bad with plants but admittedly clueless about all that non planty type
>stuff ... that's what my missus is for ...
>
Mine too, now that my back's knackered!
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Pat Brookes
cor...@NOSPAMTODAYTHANKStmac.clara.net says...
Regarding his other half and the moving of large heavy things ...
> .... Mine too, now that my back's knackered!
This I can sympathise with having just been fleeced by a Consultant chap to
find out it wasn't a slipped one or trapped nerves - just "severe mechanical
trauma" whatever that means - bloody painfull never the less.
Can you recomend any particular type of belt as I've tried on of those leather
weightlifting type things but it's dead awkward - I've been told neoprene ones
are good but Sweat plus neoprene don't mix too well even after washing in the
best non bio.
Any ideas ?
Pat
Tired out but not dead yet
Jill Bell
<p.n.b...@sheffield.ac.uk> writes
>Can you recomend any particular type of belt as I've tried on of those leather
>weightlifting type things but it's dead awkward - I've been told neoprene ones
>are good but Sweat plus neoprene don't mix too well even after washing in the
>best non bio.
David had a special corset made - I think by the physio - which was
moulded to his individual back shape and certainly seemed to help when
he was digging - also just kept everything warm rather than getting a
cold bare midriff. Not very sexy though <G>
Jill
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cormaic
Brookes) enriched all our lives with these words:
>This I can sympathise with having just been fleeced by a Consultant chap to
>find out it wasn't a slipped one or trapped nerves - just "severe mechanical
>trauma" whatever that means - bloody painfull never the less.
I've had 3 different consultants and 3 different
diagnosisisisis's. With back problems, they just don't know, so they
make it up. Have you tried an osteopath? It's painful at fisrt, but
you feel the benefit a couple of days later.
>Can you recomend any particular type of belt as I've tried on of those leather
>weightlifting type things but it's dead awkward - I've been told neoprene ones
>are good but Sweat plus neoprene don't mix too well even after washing in the
>best non bio.
>Any ideas ?
>
I have a big leather 'weightlifters' belt, but they are
terribly uncomfortable when new and the leather is stiff. I also have
a neoprene/lycra one, which is nice and cosy in winter, but, as you
say, results in Betty Swollocks in the summer. Try a local gym - they
often have a far superior range to that offered in the so-called
'sports' shops.
My mother, and her mother before her, swear that wearing red
flannel next to the skin, in the form of a scarf tied around the lower
back, is wonderful at keeping away the backache. And yes, apparently
the colour is important!
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Pat Brookes
cor...@NOSPAMTODAYTHANKStmac.clara.net says...
.... Have you tried an osteopath?
No but I've heard great things about them - what is the difference between
these and those chiropractic chaps ?
>... My mother, and her mother before her, swear that wearing red
>flannel next to the skin, in the form of a scarf tied around the lower
>back, is wonderful at keeping away the backache. And yes, apparently
>the colour is important!
Flannel it is then !
If Iwear my red fleece walking long johns will it cure the pains in my knees as
well ?
....flippin' 'eck this is starting to sound like the Limp,Lame and Lazy club !!
Thanks for the belt advice I'll check out the local gym ... hmmm lycra ...
Cheers
Pat
Brian Willis
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> In article <37ad1083....@news.clara.net>,
> cor...@NOSPAMTODAYTHANKStmac.clara.net says...
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> No but I've heard great things about them - what is the difference between
> these and those chiropractic chaps ?
I don't know the difference between these two, or which one is better. However, after
being told by the medical profession to put up with considerable pain in my hips, or
continually take pain killers, as they were unable to identify my problem, (they did
suggest that maybe it was my age, I'm only in my early 50's for heavens sake), I
chose to go to a chiropractic.
I have since undertaken both heavy canoeing and walking holidays, not to mention
re-landscaping the garden over the last year. I whole heartily reccomend chiropractic
following my experience.
It does seem strange that the word chiropractic is both a noun and a verb.
Brian
Sally Holmes
Back in WH Smugs. I think the author was McKenzie, but I'm not sure. Anyway,
it worked for me and my slightly-bulging disc and trapped nerve. Now, if I
hurt my back, I do the exercises and sleep with a rolled-up towel in the
small of my back and it gets better. YMMV.
BTW, pain in the hips is sometimes a form of refered pain caused by a nipped
spinal nerve - a bit like sciatica - even though it feels like it's in the
hip joint.
Sally
Janet Tweedy
ODAYTHANKStmac.clara.net> writes
> Have you tried an osteopath? It's painful at fisrt, but
>you feel the benefit a couple of days later.
No, honest an osteopath should NEVER be painful! If they don't make sure
the muscles are relaxed by very deep massage (not faffing about with the
palm of the hands) then it will be but a proper osteopath shouldn't hurt
though there might be a sensation of jarring for about 2 seconds as the
bones slide into place.
> I have a big leather 'weightlifters' belt, but they are
>terribly uncomfortable when new and the leather is stiff.
Try a slightly lighter one, some back injuries are actually aggravated
by stomach strain in the psoas muscle (the abdomen edge) this pulls on
the base of the spine. It's not always the actual back.
Janet