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AD It’s all about having the right tool for the job and with @STIHLGB I am spoilt for choice!
AD It’s all about having the right tool for the job and with @STIHLGB I am spoilt for choice!
My Step Dad is a forester so I’ve grown up around forestry and have been splitting wood since I was a little boy! I couldn’t resist the invite to watch the @officialstihltimbersports British Championship event at the Three Counties Show this year. What’s not to love; animals, farming & Timbersports!
My Step Dad is a forester so I’ve grown up around forestry and have been splitting wood since I was a little boy! I couldn’t resist the invite to watch the @officialstihltimbersports British Championship event at the Three Counties Show this year. What’s not to love; animals, farming & Timbersports!
What an experience! What a garden! What a team!
What an experience! What a garden! What a team!
Wanted to share a bit about our feature tree. The Elaeagnus umbellata that was kindly donated by @new_wood_trees
Wanted to share a bit about our feature tree. The Elaeagnus umbellata that was kindly donated by @new_wood_trees
Loved having @jjenas @alexjonesthomson on the garden to discuss the @bbctheoneshow & @the_rhs Pocket Garden Makeover - AND to show them our beautiful Microbiome Garden. It was an absolute pleasure!
Loved having @jjenas @alexjonesthomson on the garden to discuss the @bbctheoneshow & @the_rhs Pocket Garden Makeover - AND to show them our beautiful Microbiome Garden. It was an absolute pleasure!
Brilliant to have @adamfrostdesign on the garden today for some @bbc coverage. Looking epic stood in ‘The Hive’ shelter surrounded by our edible meadow. Hope some of you saw the clips on TV this evening.
Brilliant to have @adamfrostdesign on the garden today for some @bbc coverage. Looking epic stood in ‘The Hive’ shelter surrounded by our edible meadow. Hope some of you saw the clips on TV this evening.
So pleased to be in @thetimes & @joe_swifty 20 gardens to look out for @the_rhs Chelsea Flower Show.
So pleased to be in @thetimes & @joe_swifty 20 gardens to look out for @the_rhs Chelsea Flower Show.
It’s been a mad couple of weeks loading up the @bowelresearchuk Microbiome Garden ready for its trip to @the_rhs Chelsea Flower Show 2024! Here is the start of our journey at the show, putting the elements together that we’ve all spent so long crafting.
It’s been a mad couple of weeks loading up the @bowelresearchuk Microbiome Garden ready for its trip to @the_rhs Chelsea Flower Show 2024! Here is the start of our journey at the show, putting the elements together that we’ve all spent so long crafting.
I visited @burrow_farm_gardens yesterday to collect ONE LAST THING before heading to Chelsea tomorrow. What a stunning garden and lovely family that run it. It is full of the most amazing Rhododendrons / Azaleas, mature trees, beautiful vistas and wildflower walks. Definitely worth a visit.
I visited @burrow_farm_gardens yesterday to collect ONE LAST THING before heading to Chelsea tomorrow. What a stunning garden and lovely family that run it. It is full of the most amazing Rhododendrons / Azaleas, mature trees, beautiful vistas and wildflower walks. Definitely worth a visit.
New series of @bbc Garden Rescue started last night and kicked off with myself and Charlie in Port Sunlignt!
New series of @bbc Garden Rescue started last night and kicked off with myself and Charlie in Port Sunlignt!
I wear many hats: Landscape Designer, Gardener, Landscaper and so on - but being a gardener is how I started in horticulture when I was a teenager. I can get quite complacent if I’m sat at a computer too long, so being able to be out in the garden on the tools is a great release.
Luckily STIHL has the best arsenal of tools for every garden job, and being on the professional AP system, they have more than enough power and I can switch batteries between everything. I wouldn’t promote something if I didn’t genuinely love it - so you know it’s going to be good!
Which tool should I pick next?
#gardening #gardentools #lawncare
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I wear many hats: Landscape Designer, Gardener, Landscaper and so on - but being a gardener is how I started in horticulture when I was a teenager. I can get quite complacent if I’m sat at a computer too long, so being able to be out in the garden on the tools is a great release.
Luckily STIHL has the best arsenal of tools for every garden job, and being on the professional AP system, they have more than enough power and I can switch batteries between everything. I wouldn’t promote something if I didn’t genuinely love it - so you know it’s going to be good!
Which tool should I pick next?
#gardening #gardentools #lawncare
It is absolutely wild what the athletes can do under such pressure and what really surprised me, is that only a few of them actually have day jobs in a forestry role, pursuing this sport as their passion in their spare time.
For me - the most difficult looking challenge was the Springboard. With competitors climbing up a 2m log on boards, only to split the top off with an axe. However, it was clearly the Hot Saw competition that was the most exciting - the noise and speed of those saws just blows you away.
Congrats to @Glen.Penlington for taking the win in the Men’s British Championship. Absolutely smashed it!
Thanks @STIHLGB for inviting me to your event. Ad
#Timbersports #stihl #threecountiesshow
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It is absolutely wild what the athletes can do under such pressure and what really surprised me, is that only a few of them actually have day jobs in a forestry role, pursuing this sport as their passion in their spare time.
For me - the most difficult looking challenge was the Springboard. With competitors climbing up a 2m log on boards, only to split the top off with an axe. However, it was clearly the Hot Saw competition that was the most exciting - the noise and speed of those saws just blows you away.
Congrats to @Glen.Penlington for taking the win in the Men’s British Championship. Absolutely smashed it!
Thanks @STIHLGB for inviting me to your event. Ad
#Timbersports #stihl #threecountiesshow
Designing and building this absolute beauty completely consumed mine and @sidhillecogardens lives for nearly two years! It was such a long time ago that we began planning the early stages of design and then all of a sudden we were there, with a gold medal in hand!
We couldn’t have done it without the help from our amazing team @gardenrescuegruff @benjaminrichardpope @atlantes_landscapes @bigfinatlantes Joe Samson-Hill and the planting gang @tomgardens @juderice @zohull_ @poppylmoores
Hopefully we have given people food for thought when it comes to discussing bowel health, by creating a stunning garden that also tells a story.
Thanks @bowelresearchuk @project.giving.back @the_rhs !
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Designing and building this absolute beauty completely consumed mine and @sidhillecogardens lives for nearly two years! It was such a long time ago that we began planning the early stages of design and then all of a sudden we were there, with a gold medal in hand!
We couldn’t have done it without the help from our amazing team @gardenrescuegruff @benjaminrichardpope @atlantes_landscapes @bigfinatlantes Joe Samson-Hill and the planting gang @tomgardens @juderice @zohull_ @poppylmoores
Hopefully we have given people food for thought when it comes to discussing bowel health, by creating a stunning garden that also tells a story.
Thanks @bowelresearchuk @project.giving.back @the_rhs !
Thank you to everyone who’s been coming to visit us on the garden this week it’s been awesome to see you all.
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Pots by @potsandpithoi
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Thank you to everyone who’s been coming to visit us on the garden this week it’s been awesome to see you all.
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Pots by @potsandpithoi
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@sidhillecogardens and I have had an amazing day meeting people who were all so excited by the @bowelresearchuk garden. It is very surreal meeting so many well known people from our industry, television, instagram etc all coming together for the show. Such a great experience.
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Support from: @symproveyourlife
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@sidhillecogardens and I have had an amazing day meeting people who were all so excited by the @bowelresearchuk garden. It is very surreal meeting so many well known people from our industry, television, instagram etc all coming together for the show. Such a great experience.
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Support from: @symproveyourlife
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@sidhillecogardens and I were blown away by the amount of compliments and interest we’ve had about the garden and our edible meadow. It is so nice to feel part of a big network of designers, landscapers and horticulturalists who are so supportive of each others work.
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Can’t wait for press day tomorrow with the amazing @bowelresearchuk team.
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Pots loaned by: @potsandpithoi
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#chelseaflowershow #landscaping #horticulture #chelseaflowershow2024 #devon
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@sidhillecogardens and I were blown away by the amount of compliments and interest we’ve had about the garden and our edible meadow. It is so nice to feel part of a big network of designers, landscapers and horticulturalists who are so supportive of each others work.
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Can’t wait for press day tomorrow with the amazing @bowelresearchuk team.
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Pots loaned by: @potsandpithoi
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#chelseaflowershow #landscaping #horticulture #chelseaflowershow2024 #devon
Our @bowelresearchuk Microbiome Garden is finally complete - looking beautiful, buzzing with insects and full of delicious food!
More build videos with our awesome team and final photos to come soon!
Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Supported by @symproveyourlife
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Pots: @potsandpithoi
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Our @bowelresearchuk Microbiome Garden is finally complete - looking beautiful, buzzing with insects and full of delicious food!
More build videos with our awesome team and final photos to come soon!
Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Supported by @symproveyourlife
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
Pots: @potsandpithoi
Big thanks to: @bradfords_building_supplies @benjaminrichardpope @bigfinatlantes @gardenrescuegruff @atlantes_landscapes and Joe who have been a vital part of the team to get us here!
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
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#chelseaflowershow #landscaping #horticulture #chelseaflowershow2024 #exeter
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Big thanks to: @bradfords_building_supplies @benjaminrichardpope @bigfinatlantes @gardenrescuegruff @atlantes_landscapes and Joe who have been a vital part of the team to get us here!
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Sponsor: @project.giving.back
Charity: @bowelresearchuk
Designers: @sidhillecogardens & @chrishullgardens
Contractor: @atlantes_landscapes
Relocation partner: @apricotcentre
Plants: @hortus_loci
Material support: @bradfords_building_supplies
Supported by: @symproveyourlife
Workshop: @exeterbasepoint
Microbiome tests: @biomesight
Microbiome analysis: @microbiomegroup & @violasampson_microbiome
Feature tree: @new_wood_trees
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#burrowfarmgardens #englishcountrygarden #gardendesign
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I was so proud of this garden as it looks so lush and exotic right from the start. I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘exotic’ style gardens, big leaves and Bamboo from working with John Bailey when I was first starting out. He taught me so much about this style of gardening and got me interested in rare and unusual plants and how to compose them!
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Also the team did a cracking job to pull this off in two days as it was really hard graft. Well done everyone!
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#gardenrescue #bbc #gardendesign #exoticgarden
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I was so proud of this garden as it looks so lush and exotic right from the start. I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘exotic’ style gardens, big leaves and Bamboo from working with John Bailey when I was first starting out. He taught me so much about this style of gardening and got me interested in rare and unusual plants and how to compose them!
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Also the team did a cracking job to pull this off in two days as it was really hard graft. Well done everyone!
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#gardenrescue #bbc #gardendesign #exoticgarden
