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Grove Gardens is an established landscape gardening business in Brighton and Hove and we are currently looking for an experienced gardener to join our team. You must be a highly motivated individual with a professional attitude to your work. Experienced in garden maintenance and a good plant knowledge. A full driving licence is essential. CompetitiveLandscape and grounds maintenance operative
Landscape and grounds maintenance operative required for a well established landscaping company based in south wales. Looking for an enthusiastic and well motivated worker who works well as part of a team or on their own. Must have at least 3 years experience in landscaping/ grounds maintenance and sports ground maintenance and renovation. The rolesGrounds Maintenance Operative
The purpose of the Grounds Maintenance chargehand/team leader position is to carry out a range of duties to support the running of contracts. This will include operating machinery, towing a trailer, grass cutting, hedge cutting and general grounds maintenance duties, able to work on own initiative to complete daily work to a high standard The Grounds Maintenance Team Leader willLandscape Site Manager
Woodhouse Landscape/Natural pools are a design and build company based near Cambridge We undertake a whole range of diverse projects from small patios to natural swimming pools and lake renovations right across the UK and abroad with a variety of private and business clients. We currently have a vacancy for a Skilled landscaper/site manager toLandscaper Supervisor/Team Leader
Vibrant individual needed to join quality landscape design and build team in Cornwall. Applicant must have 5+ years experience in the industry, be skilled and competent in a range of hard landscape disciplines, be able to work to a very high standard and have great attention to detail, be able to guide and supervise aExperienced Paver/Hard Landscaper
experienced paver/hard landscaper to work on a variety of contracts from large commercial projects to high end domestic workLandscape foreman / Skilled Landscaper
We currently require a self-motivated skilled landscape foreman with a minimum of five years experience to take on this role. Their skills should include laying paving, brickwork, timberwork, laying setts, installing drainage and irrigation, turf laying and operating a 360 excavator. The applicant should be polite, able to work under pressure, lead by example andHelp us to build luxury climbing frames and treehouses
Overview This is a fantastic opportunity for a carpenter or a skilled outdoor landscaper with good wood skills to join our team. We are a small yet growing high-end manufacturer and installer of amazing climbing frames, tree houses and zip wires. We’re seeking an installer based in the SE to join the team and coverMechanic & Service Support Engineer
Working with a team of dedicated hard working enthusiasts in the Grass & Groundcare machinery industry the successful applicant will be responsible for undertaking the build up, pdi, servicing and repairs of a range of grounds machinery. With a range of ability’s and attributes allowing you to work under your own initiative diagnosing and repairingBusiness Objectives Group (BOG)
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The Food & Environment Protection Act 1985 (FEPA) & Control of Pesticide Regulations 1986 (COPR).
what should we be doing if someone is using pesticides without holding PA1 /2/6 spraying paddocks trust and grazon
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I know we all have differnt costs, income, circumstances, situations etc, but I'm interested to see what you would expect the daily running costs would be for a one man band with two subcontractors?I'm talking one team of three people with one…
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Webb Lawnmowers, opinions?
Hi everyone, I have a small business, just me, and do mainly garden maintainence and weeding/planting along with other jobs such as jetwashing and so on as I have a number of elderly customers who always ask for very small "other" jobs. I cut lawns,…
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Are all customers equal ?
In view of all the persistant lingering wet weather its sent my work schedule into complete turmoil , I have managed to focus successfully to a degree and in limited measure ( weather dependant ) on Three customers who are the corner stones of my…
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Rain
Rain last week,, rain every day over the weekend... and now it is raining as well.Even if I don't mind getting wet I will do too much damage to the soil I need some client's with greenhouses that they need someone to look after :) What jobs do you…
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Employ on an hourly rate or set wage
Hi We have just taken on our first employees to assist us with some school contracts so currently working 12 hour plus days. Originally the employees were happy to be on a set wage and accepted that there would be some long days to work and shorter…
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Paying cheques in by imaging.
Has anyone paid in a cheque yet by using a phone or tablet to photograph it, then submitting the image? Andy Betteridge.
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PIcking up cores
Quick bit of advice please folks. Got a job tomorrow hollow tining, over seeding and feeding a front and rear lawn for a relatively new customer who have already done the scarification themselves. Does anyone have a 'silver bullet' in terms of…
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Hello,Sprayer required for 9 acres of paddock. Postcode is TN22Get in touch and I will forward your details to the customer....Richard @ Progreen info@progreen.co.uk
"I use a Honda Izy which cost about £450 just under 2 years ago. No roller as such but a plastic strip so it's lighter and does leave a bit of a stripe. Done about 800 jobs so far always starts! Hope I don't get commentator's curse now ! :) "
"I've done the same as Robbie, dropped the worst ones, too much hassle. Thing is some of the late payers are worth quite alot over a year so dropping them isn't an option.
This year I've taken some advice from the forum and started using monthly paym…"
This year I've taken some advice from the forum and started using monthly paym…"
"I hate slow/late-paying clients, chased one client for over a year for £18! It cost me more in time and effort to gain it too, however, I was like a dog with a bone.
I usually send folks a late payment invoice after it goes over 7 days (My payment t…"
I usually send folks a late payment invoice after it goes over 7 days (My payment t…"
HiAdvice on cables Please!So many gardens now have cables for lighting, audio, internet, Tv aeriels running through hedges in beds and borders (a lot not armoured just dropped down by lazy sparks)Several time we have nearly cut these even having che…
"it might be the photo but the front copings seem loose. The point ing dos not seem to desperate its mainley salts coming out of the bricks/morter a good stif brush will clear it off and has the pond have a overflow as all the heavy wet wether we ha…"
"That wasn’t what I was expecting, I was expecting to see the mortar crumbling.
With the grass being artificial I would try washing the wall with white vinegar and water, then something a bit stronger if that doesn’t shift it.
It is a very common pr…"
With the grass being artificial I would try washing the wall with white vinegar and water, then something a bit stronger if that doesn’t shift it.
It is a very common pr…"
"I posted a link to a NHBC guide, but it has to be passed by the moderator as it may be spam.
Try a internet search “NHBC efflorescence”
Not a problem for you to worry about.
Andy "
Try a internet search “NHBC efflorescence”
Not a problem for you to worry about.
Andy "
"Efflorescence
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Efflorescence"
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Efflorescence"
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"Hi All thanks for answers to date
i have attached a photo of the wall in question
The grass around the base is artificial which i installed at a later date
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i have attached a photo of the wall in question
The grass around the base is artificial which i installed at a later date
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Sprayer needed in East Sussex?
Hello, Sprayer required for 9 acres of paddock. Postcode is TN22 Get in touch and I will forward your details to the customer.... Richard @ Progreen info@progreen.co.uk
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Cables around gardens
Hi Advice on cables Please! So many gardens now have cables for lighting, audio, internet, Tv aeriels running through hedges in beds and borders (a lot not armoured just dropped down by lazy sparks) Several time we have nearly cut these even having checked before. Who is liable to pay for repair if this happens? do I put a standard disclaimer on quotes to say we should be informed of any cable runs in the garden otherwise not liable.?? Thanks in advance Trevor
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Slow/bad payers
Hi all, I have a varied mix of customers, some regular maintenance all year, some one off jobs and some bigger projects. I provide a clear quote for each customer, work exactly to that spec, keep the customer updated etc. On completion (or end of month for maintenance customers) I send out QuickBooks invoices with bank transfer details and a 7 day payment period. Some customers pay on time, however it really annoys me having to constantly chase late payers who have usually simply forgotten. Do…
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What is this?
Hi all I have lost one of these for my honda lawnmower and cant seem to find out what they are anywhere could anyone help? Many thanks in advance Liam
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Removing Stumps - small tree/large bush
I have a tree stump that needs removing. I've cut it back myselfso far from small tree bush There are small four trunks forming the stump. 3 of these are about 2 inches in diameter, the 4th and largest about 3 inches in diameter.They are between 4 to 5 inches in height. Should I cut back to ground level,then cut the roots with a chain saw and try to leveredge the roots out with an an iron bar ? I know using a winch may be helpfull as well but I don't have one and would have to rent one. I have…
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Where to get foam tubing for bare metal handles?
Looking to make the handle on my Honda Izy a bit comfier..might even replace the stupid rubber handle cover on my hater pro as it annoys me. Anyone know what type of foam tubing to get or where to get it from? Thanks
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Summer watering with IBC tank
With a dramatic change in weather here in Somerset I'm after some recomendations for watering kit. I have a client with lots of raised planters along a quater mile long drive. We will soon be planting up with bedding for a summer display and will need to keep them well waterd. I have a IBC tank and use of a good forklift. I'm looking for a good way to pump the water out via a nice rain lance. Has anyone got a good suggestion. There would be no acsess to power and the forklift dosnt have a 12v…
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I had a bricklayer build a small pond brick wall 3 years ago and the customer is complaining the jointing has failed and is crumbling I have offered to get the wall re pointed which in my opinion should resolve the issue He has said he has had a proffesional bricklayer look at the wall and been told it should have had damp proofing and needs to be knocked told and re built and he would not accept it being re pointed In his letter he said if i am not prepared to do this he would get a…
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With temperatures finally starting to rise, now is the time to be applying a Spring lawn fertiliser. With our SB Springload and SB Flex Bio 18.0.3 we have the products for the earliest spring start up
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The winner of the Irish Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award 2018, sponsored by ICL and Syngenta, has been announced as Rody Kilbride from Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo.
For a number of years, ICL and Syngenta have been proud sponsors of the…
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Soil Biology
Managing the soil, or rootzone, is the key to high quality lawn and turfgrass surfaces. Lawn Care & Turf managers carry out many maintenance operations, such as mowing, fertilising,…
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Sherriff Amenity recently hosted the very first myTurfClub event at Syngenta UK’s Jealott's Hill Research Centre in Bracknell – and by all accounts it was a huge success.
myTurfClub is a new initiative from Sherriff Amenity which has…
