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About Jonathan Radford
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Hi, I am an ecological landscape designer and I have lived in Italy for nearly 15 years. I specialised 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.
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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"
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www.lifeinitaly.com/garden
www.italiangardendesign.com
www.ecologicagardens.com
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www.italialiving.com
www.ecologicalgardens.co.uk
www.livinginitaly.com
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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.
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See my website www.ecologicagardens.com
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You are here: Experts > Home/Garden > Exterior Decorating > Landscaping & Design > slope yard
Expert: Jonathan Radford
Date: 8/18/2008
Subject: slope yard
Question
hi Jonathan,
we have a slope yard and we would like to know the best way to even out the ground,so that we put up a above ground pool 15x42.we do not have funds for a contractor.
Answer
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 in height between the top and bottom of the slope by the number of terraces desired.
The easiest way to retain the soil in the terrace is to use large rocks but this work will clearly require the help of a contractor. Otherwise take the pickaxe, spade and shovel and start digging, thats all I can advise really.
Good luck
Jonathan www.ecologicagardens.com
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