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Self care by growing a garden
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08 Dec 2018 07:11 PM
08 Dec 2018 07:11 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
I've only used the dedicated hedgetrimmer (not attachment) ones @Former-Member
So I don't know about those attachments.
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08 Dec 2018 07:43 PM
08 Dec 2018 07:43 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
I have big plans for our garden next week if the weather holds out. We were going to get a start today but is has been wet.
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08 Dec 2018 07:46 PM
08 Dec 2018 07:46 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
@Former-Memberwe have a petrol hedge trimmer
a small battery hedge trimmer for me
and a pole chainsaw
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08 Dec 2018 07:56 PM
08 Dec 2018 07:56 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
We have a buddleia which is now growing into the gutter @Shaz51 , I think it may have been a mini chain saw on a pole that the gardener had.
Are they easy enough to use and maintain?
I don't fancy using any implement on a ladder.
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08 Dec 2018 07:59 PM
08 Dec 2018 07:59 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
I was looking at pole chainsaws also @Shaz51 @Former-Member but probably only used for 1 main job so decided I would just use a ladder. Already have a collection of underused chainsaws in the shed lol.
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08 Dec 2018 08:02 PM
08 Dec 2018 08:02 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
t may have been a mini chain saw on a pole -- would of been @Former-Member and they are expensive
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08 Dec 2018 08:05 PM
08 Dec 2018 08:05 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
yes that is the trouble @Determined
we also have a pole saw which the saw part broke in the branch that it was cutting @Former-Member
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08 Dec 2018 08:09 PM
08 Dec 2018 08:09 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
We have a hedge at front of our house @Shaz51 that I have been procrastinating on as I dont want to make a mess of it. Decided today I would use a string line so have been out to Bunnings this afternoon to get a string line and level. See how I go tomorrow or early next week 😬
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08 Dec 2018 08:15 PM
08 Dec 2018 08:15 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
I have a battery hedge trimmer @Determined and when I did the hedge, it was very wavey , mr shaz thought it was funny
the next day , he made it straight @Former-Member, because he could not stand seeing what it looked like
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08 Dec 2018 08:25 PM
08 Dec 2018 08:25 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Think I might just get the gardener in ... just don't want to offend Mr Darcy.
Getting hedge straight would probably not be one of my skills either @Shaz51 ... hope it goes well @Determined.
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