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I'm sure you've noticed that I'm not overly active on LJN at the moment. The following is a short roundup....I hope you understand. Many will know that in February 2016 I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. It meant that I had to have treatment,…
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This is a new one on me. We are doing £8k of planting (excluding labour) which is fairly standard tasks for our block management clients but my latest client well the "gardening management committee" was querying my prices which I quoted as the…
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Being lazy as haven’t look into this in too much detail. Problem I have is that I use a bespoke CRM system which is brilliant and handles all quotations, job scheduling and tracking including automated client notification on completion and lots more…
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I am considering going down the route of possibly joining one or both of these organisations with a view to developing invasive species control as part of my business. My questions are 1. Does anyone have experience of membership and so Is one a…
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Can you name something, positive or negative, that you've done (or should have done) this trading year that;s impacted on your business?
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I am looking at going into commercial work and would like to know what is usually required by tender issuers as regards to paperwork,contracts, qualifications and business structure etc. I obviously have public and employers liability PA1+6 in…
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I have a new bookkeeper that insists I run QB. She is keen for me to use QB for all my invoices, however, I am more than happy with getting jobber and it's ecosystem. Plus my clients all love jobber too. Am I wrong here, I was led to believe that…
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Hi, If anyone has any advice for me on this I'd appreciate it. I need to quote for reviving or starting from scratch with a 600m2 lawn. It's very close to the coast and it's really sandy. I'm new to the lawn but it was turfed 2 or 3 years ago and is…
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Hi, I’ve been looking online for the last few weeks trying to find a solution to a problem I’ve had with a Black Limestone patio. I run a small one man Landscaping company in Bedfordshire, I’ve recently laid a black Limestone patio approx.35m2..this has been my first Black Limestone patio to be laid, I’ve laid plenty of sandstone and honey coloured limestone but never black. I’m fully aware it needs treating with kid gloves as it is easy to stain with cement whilst laying and its a big…
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There's no patching this up:) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6294191/School-forced-cancel-football-matches-sports-day-BOAR-tore-playing-field.html
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Hi all, What would be the benchmark figure for kg/ha per year for NPK for lawns? I've heard different figures even though I'm sure there must be an average sum so that you can base Lawn Care programmes on it!? Thank you in advance Jonny
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Hi, looking for some advice please. Been looking after a lawn for a couple of years now and it has always been spongey underfoot and whilst the lawn has always looked good there’s been no appetite from the customer to tackle this.......however it’s bothering me as the weight of my mower on the spongey turf is meaning the quality of the cut isn’t as food as it could be. see picture - first inch above the soil bed is a the spongey thatch. I scarified at the start of the year but this hadn’t…
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Hi all, I have a job coming up soon and the customers wants railway sleepers all around the perimeter , however the garden raises up slightly towards the back. Not sure what this will look like. I want to do a higher bed at the back of the garden. Please see photos attached. Any help or advice will be much appreciated. Cheers Darren
Read more…Please remove if this isnt allowed. After 20 years on the same site we are now losing it to developers. I have 3 20ft shipping containers and parking for van and 2 trailers. We are based on the northern edge of Leeds and are now hunting around for a new site to work from. At the moment I have found nothing despite hunting for three weeks. My question is do any members on this site, who are based near me, have any leads to pass on? Really grateful as we are stumped.
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Morning All. I've shredded a rear tyre on my Izy. Hardly surprising really, it has had 3 seasons of being used on all of my rougher type gardens and has been unbelievably good. I've been looking online but can only find wheels (at about £30+VAT), and they appear to also need a height adjusting tool as well, to fit them. I wondered if anyone knows a supplier who will sell me a couple of tyres for the rear wheels. I'm not being tight but I'll also be renewing the drivebelt, rubber strip plus…
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Hi all. I am after a bit of advice on the above. Is the weather still warm enough to over seed at this time of year. I have scarified, aerated with hollow and now am going to top dress and fertilise tomorrow. Would it be OK to over seed as well? Thanks for the advice in advance. I hope you are all keeping well. Regards Lee
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The countdown is on to Europe’s largest annual turf management event and here is a reminder of everything you need to know ahead of SALTEX 2018, which takes place at The NEC, Birmingham on 31 October – 01…
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Event organisers have reported a significant increase in pre-show visitor registration ahead of SALTEX 2018, which takes place at The NEC, Birmingham on 31 October – 01 November.
It certainly is encouraging times for the show which will…
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Limagrain UK recently hosted an event at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, in which a number of independent school groundsmen were treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous sporting venues in the…
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Innes Knight, Course and Facilities Manager at Kingsbarns Golf Links, says that ICL’s Greenmaster Pro-Lite Invigorator 4-0-8+2MgO+4Fe is crucial to his fairways maintenance programme.
Golf has been enjoyed over the links land…
