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Introduction to risk in the garden

March 28, 2018Lustra GardensNews

Hi everyone, so today we will be covering Risk/Hazards in brief and in a later blog post, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Another blog will be available soon with a bit more detail and some helpful unbiased purchase suggestions. Complacency: We have all heard people say “I’m just going to go and…” The word “just” implies...

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Risk in the garden continued

March 28, 2018Lustra GardensNews

Welcome back to this very important subject matter. The garden is an area with hazards everywhere at all times. But these hazards should not stop you from going out there, because your home has probably just as many. So that you can relax a little and work more safely in the garden you should undertake...

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PPE Recommendations: Gloves

March 28, 2018Lustra GardensNews

I am really safety conscious and having previously worked in an office I do not have thick, tough skin or “leather hands”. When you are working quickly in different areas of the garden and carrying out specific planned tasks, consider wearing gloves appropriate to the task at hand (pun intended). If you have an injury...

Mar

Lawn Introduction

March 28, 2018Lustra GardensNews

Hello. To discuss this subject fully, it will help us to first define it. So what is a lawn? The RHS has no easily obtainable definition of a lawn. The Oxford online dictionary, however, describes a lawn as, “An area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house or park.” (Ref 1)...

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Introduction to risk in the garden

Risk in the garden continued

PPE Recommendations: Gloves

Lawn Introduction