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Expert Profile: Jonathan Radford

Expertise:  Hi, I am an ecological landscape designer and I have lived in Italy for nearly 15 years. I specialise in the design of ecological Italian gardens but also in the reduction of water, maintenance and damage to the environment. I can answer questions on almost all gardening queries.

Experience in the area
I have been gardener for over twenty years and my experience ranges from tree-surgery, pond and lake construction to general horticulture and Italian landscape design. I have also written a book named "A Green Existence"

Publications
www.lifeinitaly.com/garden www.ezinearticles.com www.italialiving.com www.livinginitaly.com www.italiangardendesign.eu www.ecologicagardens.com FF Extra (Austrian magazine) Alto Adige (Italian newspaper)

Education/Credentials
I have an N.C in Horticulture and garden design and a City and Guilds in Commercial horticulture, both earnt in the U.K. I run my own business "ecologica gardens" in Italy and operate across the world performing ecological garden designs.

Past/Present Clients
See my website www.ecologicagardens.com

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User Comments
Much appreciated but not sure what french draining is.....will keep digging. THanks
(Victoria on 08/27/08)
Thank you very much.Ah-Ha yes,I see.I have been watering the leaves,I thought that was helping.I will take your advice.
(Aimee on 07/18/08)
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Recent Answers from Jonathan Radford
2008-08-23  Landscaping/gardening Hello Victoria, sorry if I didn't get bak to you earlier. Firstly, I think you will need use a 'French' drain around the house to take the water into a soakaway. Then use large, angled or crushed gravel...
2008-08-18  slope yard Hi Kim By far the easiest way to even out the ground is to create terraces. These can be created using the cut and fill sytem, decide the number and height of the terraces by dividing the difference...
2008-08-14  flagstone walkway Use a large-gravel base and then lay the flags on a sand/cement mix of around 3:1 and use the same mix for the cracks. Yes, simply brush the mix in and water it lightly (so not to wash it away) I have...
2008-08-13  flagstone walkway Hi Erik A dry sand/cement mix is by far the most versatile of all the pointing techniques. However, if your flags are set on a thin or uneven base, it could create problems. A base of 8-10 inches should...
2008-08-10  Cheap durable retaining wall Hello Robert In my opinion the easiest solution is simply to use a reinforced concrete wall, if the wall will never be seen. If, however, the wall will be visible, simply 'dress' it with stone... local...
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