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GRASS GURU
With Ray Hickling, Of GreenThumb
The Lawn Treatment Service for
Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas
Hello. Ray Hickling is the name, many of our existing 2600 Customers will know me. Consultant Grassologist and Weed Warrior. My job is to restore your lawn to a lush, weed free, emerald excellence.
Every day I’m in clover – up to my ankles in it – as I swoop through the area battling the evil tentacles that are strangling garden grass. It’s satisfying work, but one sees horrible, horrible sights. Some lawns (patches of grass actually) are severely malnourished, their young blades being slowly choked by an assortment of
mossy, malignant, weedy horrors. Every lawn can be saved and made lush again, but only constant care will ensure your grass does not succumb once more to the evil empire of clover, daisies, moss........
Every night I come home, exhausted after doing battle with them and Mrs Grass Guru asks: “triffids under control dear?” “Yes, I say, not wanting to frighten her with tales of trillions of dandelions rampaging unchecked or plagues of buttercups. Never underestimate weeds, they truly are ready to conquer the world by first colonising your lawn, your path the gutters, the roof. Call me now. Don’t wait until thistles are poking up through your bedsprings or the moss is suffocating the delicate grass blades.
SPRINGTIME is the ideal time to start with GreenThumb Lawn Treatments to get your lawn ready for the Summer ahead. When you call in Greenthumb, don’t expect us to cut your lawn or do the gardening. Our mission is to: save the grass and restore its glorious greenness.
OUR SECRET WEAPON is a range of expertly applied slow-release feeds, unavailable in garden
stores. They will not scorch your lawn because the nutrient particles are encased in polymer shells. They do not need watering in. Each shell is activated over several days by morning dew, or light rain and work for up to ten weeks.
THE COST of using GreenThumb is less than if you try controlling the problems yourself. We charge from just £15 per treatment, which includes labour, materials and VAT. We don’t even ask you to sign a contract ! We recommend four treatments a year : one in Spring, two over the summer months and one in the Autumn/Winter. In addition to all of this you get to benefit from our expert lawn care advice helping you to get that lush, weed free, emerald excellence that I mentioned earlier.
SO WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE? Give me, your local Grass Guru a call and we shall arrange for me to visit poste-haste in order to carry out a free lawn analysis.
Contact GreenThumb for a free lawn analysis: telephone 0800 0111 222 or 01327 810 185 e.mail miltonkeynes@greenthumb.co.uk website www.greenthumb.co.uk
SHERINGTON NURSERIES
BEDFORD ROAD SHERINGTON MK16 9NQ
01908 610236 / 210672
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