More help, please............gardening nightmare!

[Tapster]

Hi,

We've inherited a garden that makes Rider Haggard's Lost World look like Kew Gardens!

She Who Must be Obeyed needs more order in the wilderness.

I would like a gang of people to do a one-off blitz to expose the ruins of the ancient civilisation which almost certainly existed in our garden.

Please can anyone suggest a gardening crew or garden service who can do such a job?

I'll be very grateful for any suggestions.

Cheers!!

[hansgruber]

Is it a garden with potential and mature plants or is it a overgrown weed swamp?

Reason I ask is that I know a good land clearing crew but they would wreck anything nice that gets in their way.

[Tapster]

Thanks for the reply, Hans.

There's a lot we'd like to keep. The garden's just choked with shrubs, etc. run wild and the nice stuff isn't getting a chance.

We need a team who have some sensitivity towards plants.

[pagallim]

You don't say where in Phuket, however if in the south, try Phuket Garden Shop, which is about 100 metres or so on the right of Chaofa East if coming from Chalong Circle.

[KarenBravo]

You don't say where in Phuket, however if in the south, try Phuket Garden Shop, which is about 100 metres or so on the right of Chaofa East if coming from Chalong Circle.

The owner is a friend of mine. A real nice bloke called Oo-ten. His main business is installing reticulation. He does sell plants and I know he has a crew, but, don't know whether he does the kind of work the OP needs. Definitely worth asking.

His telephone number is 081-4152701.

[Tapster]

@Pagallim and KB,

Thank you very much for the recommendation.

I think I just found it. Is it next to a large open food court type thing?....with a nursery behind it? If so, there was nobody there in the shop.

Please confirm, thanks.

KB....I'll call your friend anyway and, in return for your help, I'll never call you dude again!

[pagallim]

Yes, thats the place. Next to the shop, there's an office where they should at least be able to take your details.

[KarenBravo]

Yes, that's the place. He owns the food-court as well.

He is never there during the day as he is a busy man.

I would call him as the office girl is pretty useless.

[Tapster]

It's a double dose of 'yes, that's the place'.......do you veteran posters hunt in packs?

[NamKangMan]

If it doesn't work out, have you considered poisoning the plants you don't want?

[Old Croc]

http://www.gardenphuket.com/

[Tapster]

Thanks all, for the suggestions.

Yesterday we had one tree cut down by a crew as a test. They were cheap but had the sensitivity of a tank battle group.

As a Swedish friend said, you pay bananas, you get monkeys. I said, 'in the UK we say peanuts rather than bananas'.

He said, 'but monkeys don't eat peanuts!'

I think he may be right! Funny thing,national sayings!

So anyway, I'm going to try a more expensive option!

Thanks

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