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Garden Pests Series: H…

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April 9th, 2015 by

…is for Honey Fungus. Since I was on site yesterday with our head Landscape Architect and as a result was unable to compose the next instalment of the Garden Pests Series, I’m treating you to one today! This parasitic fungi is another danger in the garden where there is no chemical treatment currently available to […]

My Day on Site

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April 8th, 2015 by

You know, I do love working in a marketing capacity, but sometimes it is nice to get out of the office environment; staring at a screen all day isn’t always fun and games! So luckily for me, our head Landscape Architect here at Oakleigh Manor Rupert Davis needed a hand in surveying a project we […]

Garden Pests Series: G…

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April 7th, 2015 by

…is for Garden Ant. Well, our Garden Pest Series is well and truly established now; this is our 7th already! It’s gone quickly for us, as I have really enjoyed writing them! I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them, too. The research for each garden nuisance has certainly been both fun and educational, as to be […]

Garden Pests Series: F…

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April 2nd, 2015 by

…is for Flea Beetles. In our latest series of blog posts, we have been going through the alphabet, listing 26 garden pests, diseases and species that can affect your garden. Basically, anything that can negate your gardening efforts have been included in this self-compiled list. A number of them are well-known. Some of them you […]

Garden Pests Series: E…

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March 31st, 2015 by

…is for Erwinia amylovora. So far, we feel our Garden Pests Series of blog posts has proven to be quite popular! It’s certainly been a hit on our social media websites, and here’s hoping this continues until the series’ conclusion. So far, we’ve looked at different insects, parasitic organisms, and even a household pet! In […]

Garden Pests Series: D…

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March 31st, 2015 by

…is for Diaspididae. In the fourth issue of our Garden Pests Series, we will be discussing scale insects; a group of high-profile pests of which Diaspididae is the largest ‘family’, in terms of biological classification. We understand that we are technically using the letter ‘D’ to discuss scale insects as a whole, which should ‘technically’ […]

Tips for the Bank Holiday Weekend

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March 30th, 2015 by

I’m sure, like all of us here at Oakleigh Manor, you are looking forward to a well-deserved relax across the four-day Bank Holiday weekend. We’ve worked hard for our clients since 1996, and 2015 is no different! So despite having to work doubly hard this week to account for Good Friday, we feel we deserve […]

Garden Pests Series: C…

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March 30th, 2015 by

…is for Cats. This is the latest blog post in our Garden Pests Series, and as we go through our self-compiled list made up of 26 nuisances in the garden, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet, we have now reached the letter ‘C’. Could it stand for ‘carrot fly’? Possibly. How about […]

Garden Pests Series: B…

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March 27th, 2015 by

…is for Bitter Pit. In the second blog post of our new Garden Pests Series, we will be discussed the disorder suffered by apples called bitter pit. In the series itself, we have selected 26 garden-somethings, each corresponding to the different letters of the alphabet, that can negate your gardening efforts. Some are more common […]

Ten Spring Landscaping Tips

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March 27th, 2015 by

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I do not have a clue when each season officially starts and ends. I just go by the temperature, and if it’s too cold I’ll grab a jumper! It might just be a gap in my own personal knowledge, and I’m sure you know more about it […]