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About James Laidler

James is part of the digital team at Garden Machinery Direct, a UK retailer of garden machinery, outdoor power equipment, and gardening accessories. He creates much of the company's online content, including blog articles, buying guides, product descriptions, and category pages, helping customers find clear, accurate, and useful information when researching garden machinery.

Working closely with colleagues across the business, James researches the latest products, industry developments, and gardening trends to ensure the information published on the Garden Machinery Direct website is informative, relevant, and up to date. His role provides valuable insight into a wide range of outdoor power equipment, from lawn mowers and robotic mowers to chainsaws, hedge trimmers, and battery-powered garden tools.

Alongside his content responsibilities, James manages Garden Machinery Direct's X account and supports the company's presence on LinkedIn, sharing product updates, industry news, and useful advice with customers and followers.

Latest from James Laidler

  • a man using the STIHL GHE 355 Electric Chipper Shredder

      Buying a garden shredder or wood chipper is a fantastic way to make the most of your green waste. That’s because wood chippers and shredders are the perfect garden machines for converting shrub and tree cuttings into compost and mulch, which, of course, are both essential ingredients for creating a healthy garden. So, not [...]

  • a man trimming the top of a hedge

      Hedges consist of lines of shrubs or small trees, which have been planted closely together to form a living wall. Suitable for use as a garden boundary, privacy screen or to compartmentalise an outdoor area, they provide valuable shelter and food for insects, birds and small mammals. Hedges are highly effective ways to capture [...]

  •   Good lawn care is essential if you want to enjoy a healthy patch of grass and create an attractive garden. With this in mind, let’s take a look at some of the simple things you can do to take proper care of your lawn. Here, we consider the best time of day to water [...]

  • a man pushing a petrol lawnmower

      No piece of garden machinery makes a bigger contribution to keeping your outdoor area looking spick and span than your lawnmower. But when any machine works this hard, it’s inevitable that it will need a bit of tender loving care, if it’s going to continue to work effectively, over the longer term. Bearing this [...]