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  Richard Gadsby January 12, 2017 at 11:04pm

  I take it easy it never lasts long enough:)
  On a serious note it depends how much you need/want to be at work.
  I've not done anything since the 20th December and trying to take another week at least
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  David Benson January 12, 2017 at 11:21pm

  this time of year is quiet but its a chance to serves the machines and catch up on paper work the phone will soon be ringing especially after yesterdays gales, either fencing repair or tiding up. Even a chance to do a few jobs at home (you will get brownie points for that)   
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  matt evans January 13, 2017 at 6:27am

  I put jobs off till now. In my experience the lead up to Xmas is busy but the first few weeks in January are quiet unless you put a job or two off till now.
  
  Good start would be to call or drop by your summer grass cutting Gardens or even the one off jobs you done to drum up work
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  Phil Voice January 13, 2017 at 8:55am

  Hi David

  You might want to check out some of the older posts on LHN too: Winter work
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  Ben Jakes January 13, 2017 at 10:09am

  You'd be amazed how a few phone calls pay dividends in the long run.
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  Andrew Watts January 13, 2017 at 12:22pm

  We take 2 weeks off at Xmas, and next week will have the annual company "jolly" to Harrogate for BTME for a few days.

  We'll have a bitsy week mid Feb for sorting out machinery.

  Other than that, we're full doing moss controls, weather permitting.

  In earlier years we'd finish moss controls by Dec/early Jan and I'd send an email in Nov making customers aware of winter services such as leaf clears, gutter cleans, patio jetwash, small fencing jobs  etc. This would always fill us up for Jan/Feb. So, lots of work out there if you wish and just make customers aware.

  So, make sure you have an email database of all your customers and ones that you've quoted for and let them know what you can do.
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  david woodhouse January 13, 2017 at 4:13pm

  Thanku for your thoughts and ideas.its funny but just this morning a customer has just got back to me to confirm a job she wants doing that I quoted for in December.
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  Graeme Brown January 13, 2017 at 8:06pm

  I usually take it easy in January and febuary. We have usually got a good few inches of snow for at least half that time ( about 3" on the ground at the moment) so not alot can be done anyway. So accounts done in Jan getting fat done in Feb.
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  Busy Bee Garden Services Limited January 14, 2017 at 8:14am

  We find it's quite busy and the enquiries are quite steady, we had had all quotes accepted so far this year for some reason... tend to find the back end of February the quietest as all the winter projects are done by then and waiting for stuff to grow. We always book our "summer" holiday for then and when we get back work to December.
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  Peter Davis January 14, 2017 at 6:23pm

  I took two days off over Christmas & one over New Year. I work 5 days per week, around 6 hours per day during the Winter. Yes it's all routine maintenance.  If you are quiet & looking for work it's too late.  You have to always plan ahead & most importantly put the idea in your client's head.

  When I start a new client it's made immediately clear that I work all year. If they look surprised I joke that my mortgage still has to be paid in the Winter.  Some will ask what can be done & I give them a list.

  Last week I was creating new borders & reshaping old ones, pruning trees, clearing up, etc