Today I was handed a sprig of mimosa in advance of International Women's week beginning March 8th (apparently this is a tradition but I've not heard of it). Co-inciding with the warmest day of the year so far here in Southampton - it's 15 deg out in
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February 21st 2011.
TOP QUALITY LAURUS TOPIARY!
In keeping with their annual tradition, Belgian based Laurica Plants have once again been a major attraction at some of the leading trade events in early 2011. Great interest in their top quality topia
Memorial benches offer an ideal way of commemorating and remembering a loved one. Whether located within the confines of the garden or a public park, a beautifully crafted memorial bench offers the perfect form of remembrance. Benches come in a wide
Landscape gardening in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.
With an extensive experience in landscape gardening I started my business in 1986 after returning from working abroad in both the Falkland Islands on rebuilding and landscaping projects and i
The recent Green-tech, Valentines day competition, proved to be a huge success and that we are all a romantic lot at heart.
Over 300 respondents correctly found 10 Greenies hidden in the woods and were entered into the Green-tech draw to win a bottl
A new project submission has been made to www.garden-design-pictures.com and the pictures can be viewed by clicking Swimming Pool
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The harsh winter is continuing to take its toll on synthetic sports surfaces across the country. Mistakenly labelled as ‘all-weather’, many facilities have been all but unusable during the recent snowfall, with some still experiencing problems even a
Another record day for Green-tech.
The UK may be hidden under a cloud of economic doom and gloom at the moment but in Nun Monkton North Yorkshire the sun is still shining. Over 200 pallets of landscaping equipment left the Green-tech yard on Tuesday,
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Chiswick House Camellia Festival
Following a £12 million restoration, the gardens and restored 19th Century Conservatory at Chiswick House, West London celebrates the Queen of the Winter Flower-the Camellia.
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GARY MUMBY, managing director of BLEC, reports optimism for the year ahead with sales of four machines at BTME, Harrogate, and an increase in exports.
"Harrogate was a good show for us with sales of four machines including the Rotorake, Turfmaker See
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Etesia UK has presented a Pro46 pedestrian mower complete with mulching kit to the winner of the prize draw competition winner which was run at IOG SALTEX 2010 and within the August-November issues of The Landscaper magazine.
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"Many Thanks everyone . Sorted now , just removed the 4 torx screws and lifted gear box cover , original grease a bit dried out so cleaned it up removed debris and re greased gears .
Screwed cover back on and works as it should .
A nice…"
Screwed cover back on and works as it should .
A nice…"
"hi John yes its definitely a diy job to me, and i am not mechanically minded whatsoever. The higher end HSA trimmers have actual greasing points where you take the bolt out and put the grease in. The less expensive models you unscrew the plastic…"
"I think ap range you just rub a bit of grease on the cogs every 16hrs. The combi heads I fill up with grease a few times a year, was recommended to me by a stihl engineer. In the winter I clean out all the old grease. I sharpen my hedge cutters with…"
"I'm sure this is just a trick to extort money form customers. As said, the gearbox will need greasing periodically and the blades sharpening with an angle grinder now and then . They have these ridiculous checklists that say for example, "check…"
"I don't have the battery one but on both my stihl combi hedgecutter & another battery one, I remove the gearbox cover every few weeks & grease all the gears & bearings.
I don't trust the grease nipple system & removing the cover allows a general…"
I don't trust the grease nipple system & removing the cover allows a general…"
"and he can bid for other contracts once he has the set up."
"Hi Billy That's a good point greasing the gears , essential I should imagine , I wonder if it's a DIY job . ?
Thanks never considered this ."
Thanks never considered this ."
"hi John never had any stihl AK only the AP stuff, I can imagine greasing the gears but apart from sharpening blades as you say, what is there to service really, probably more of a checklist they tick off"
Just curious I have purchased most of my cordless machines on line so had no reminders to have it serviced and it all runs fine .One machine I purchased from a supplier dealer with a showroom and it's perfect for light trimming no problems at all a…
"Well said Ben Carter. We do some schools in Sw London and these are just fillers, not much money to make as the schools budgets gets smaller and smaller. What I do now is I give my price with good margins and if I get the contract, good, if not I'm…"
"Was this introduced 1st April? It is truly f***ing awful."
"Hi Ben
I worked for a national company between 2000 and 2012 and among our portfoilo we had schools contracts. Although the H and S wasn't to onerous compared to other clients I'm sure times have changed.
I was also involved with pricing up schools…"
I worked for a national company between 2000 and 2012 and among our portfoilo we had schools contracts. Although the H and S wasn't to onerous compared to other clients I'm sure times have changed.
I was also involved with pricing up schools…"
"I would be cautious about removing more than 30% in any one year. Yuo should remove crossing etc first, but if his main concern is the neighbour I would reduce this year but tell him you will need to come back next year."
Service Schedule Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmer ?
Just curious I have purchased most of my cordless machines on line so had no reminders to have it serviced and it all runs fine .One machine I purchased from a supplier dealer with a showroom and it's perfect for light trimming no problems at all a…
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Drainage Issues - Grass Flooding
Hi all New to the forum, but looking for some advice. My mothers garden sits much lower than the garden to the left and directly behind, so all all the water flows into her garden making it very wet and the grassy area unusable. I am looking for…
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Discussion on Best Landscape Business Management Software
Hi everyone,I'm Marc, one of the founders of CQ Business Management Software. Some of you might remember us from our earlier days as Custom Quoter. Since then, we've undergone significant changes, not just in name but in the breadth and depth of our…
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