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Paving - Stone

I have used CED from West Thurrock for the last 2 years. Bush hammering or flame texturing granite can make stone paving less slippery. It works out that the cost is only 30% more than for Marshalls Saxon paving for the same area of paving material. I would recommend the silver grey bush hammered granite at 1" thick for paths or patios, 2" thick for driveways.

CED

Paving - Concrete

I recommend the use of the Saxon range from the Marshalls range due to the exposed yorkstone aggregate on its surface. This makes the surface non-slippery when wet. I tend to use the buff colour as a foil for red brick walls.

marshalls

can be obtained from travis perkins

Paving - Stone direct from UK Quarry

Namrak Stone Centre Ltd is a family business established for over forty years. Their business is supplying new & reclaimed materials to the construction industry, landscapers and homeowners. At their quarry they extract stone to produce paving flags, crazy paving ,rockery stone and walling stone. They also have facilities for sawing heads, cills, jambs, fireplaces and designs from architects drawings.

Namrak

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Plants

Have used Designer Plants section of Coblands for all the plants that I have planted in the last 10 years. They grow 6000 varieties of tree/shrub/perennial,etc. If they do not grow the plant required, they have access to the remaining 54000 plant varieties grown in this country to obtain for you, but it takes time!!!

Suggest that your trees/shrubs/perennials are planted in October, November, December to allow the roots to grow in the winter. These roots would then be able to provide the nourishment for the foliage during the following growing season. Above 5 degrees centigrade, plants mainly grow above ground level; below it plants grow their roots; in England.

Bedding plants should be bought and inserted at the beginning of show period (For Summer bedding, plant out in late May).

Summer/Autumn bulbs should be planted by March and Winter/Spring in August to October.

Produce planting list as early in the year as possible for their perusal. If the plants are available in the summer, but cannot be guaranteed for the required date in the autumn when you will collect or they deliver, then buy them now and heel them in your nursery bed to make sure that you get the plants required. Once they have sold them, they have to wait until either they grow replacements or they source them from other nurseries.

Rotovate your ground, then apply 4" of cow manure or spent mushroom compost before rotovating that in. Leave for 2 weeks. Now complete your hard landscaping of paths, patios, drives, fencing, ponds etc.

For a low maintenance bed without bulbs or rhizomes, then plant the trees, shrubs, and finally groundcover plants through plantex geotextile. Then, install leaky-pipe irrigation system on top before laying a 1" thick layer of 1" pea-shingle as a mulch (1/2" pea-shingle will attach to the soles of your shoes if they are muddy, but 1" shingle is too heavy to stick). Finally water well.

If bulbs or rhizomes are to be planted in the bed, then plant trees, shrubs, groundcover and finally the bulbs in March or August. Install leaky-pipe irrigation system on top of the ground, before laying 3-4" thick layer of spent mushroom compost as a mulch. Finally water well.

20 minutes of irrigation using leaky-pipe a week should be sufficient.

Finally lay your lawn or put grass seed on it.

coblands.co.uk

Plantex can be obtained from Travis Perkins.

Leaky-pipe can be obtained from

Leaky Pipe Systems Ltd, Frith Farm, Dean Street, Maidstone, Kent. ME15 0PR

Tel: 01622 746495

Padlock

Stainless steel closed shackle for added protection. Mushroom pins fitted for added security against picking. Ideal for hostile environments.

northerntooluk.com

Locate item number 1799027E-150

Permanent Ground Reinforcement System

Ground Guard can be filled with grass or chippings to provide parking area, paths or other hardstanding. Wheelchair friendly. Made from UV-resistant green recycled plastic. Edging comes in 1m lengths and requires 5 nails per metre. Tested to 250 tonnes per square metre. Minimises requirement for site drainage.

screwfix.com

55900-81

25107-81

29477-81

Pond creation

Paul Dyer in America has produced a CD, that shows you how to create a water garden using Butyl EDPM with Rock and plants. It can be used by anyone to produce a very good natural looking pond/stream/waterfall etc.

CD can be ordered from internetgardens

Pond liner

Geosynthetic Technology can provide prefabricated liner panels (from 20 square metres to 1000 square metres in area),for the Client's own installation. The liner is covered with a 20 year guarantee. it can also be installed by Geosynthetic, or a Landscape contractor.

Geosynthetic

Paint for external render, which keeps clean

StoLotusan Color mimics a water-repellent process discovered in the leaves of the lotus plant and developed into a scientific breakthrough – the world’s first facade paint with the lotus effect.

Extreme water repellence and a unique surface microstructure means that dirt runs off in the rain.

A uniquely advanced high-performance paint technology that results in facades staying beautifully clean and dry for longer.

Produces low-maintenance surfaces that stay looking good.

www.sto.co.uk

Paint for external render for maritime areas

Keim Royalan is a mineral silicate paint system. It is ideally suited for specification in severe exposure locations such as marine environments or those subject to continual pollutants and contaminants such as road tunnels and bridges. In addition, because the binder in the paint is a form of glass (liquid potassium silicate), it forms a chemical and adhesive bond with ceramic substrates, making it suitable for the overcoating of ceramic tile facades both externally and internally.

keimpaints.co.uk

Planter pockets

Terram Planter Pockets with handles are to:

Plant and lift specialty bulbs and corms

Restrict invasive plants

Provide a micro environment of a particular soil type

In the pond, Terram Planter Pockets can be used to:

Plant lilies

Contain waters- edge plants such as Irises

Retain decorative stones and other media

terram.com