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New episode of Two Ordinary Blokes Podcast

We chat over knowing your numbers, eating frogs and RASI forms. Please like and share to help us grow this channel.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PwhpTOoJrhqiyRRK32qM7?si=252f753485694354

Started by Martin Ashdown in Accountancy, Business, and Marketing

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how good does this look?

Im looking for my first 100 founding members to join and use canopy and i have approx 65 spaces left.. if your in the UK running a garden maintenance / landscaping company and could be intrested , feel free to enter the waiting list.

Thecanopyapp.com

Started by Max alam in Business

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Help with pricing graveyards

I cut 2 graveyards and in the past have been accused of being drastically underpriced.

Without saying how much I charge is it ok to post some pictures and ask people how much the approximate rate would be?

I understand this differs somewhat person to

Started by Rob in Business

9 Replies · Reply by Sam Bainbridge Apr 25

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Two Ordinary Blokes in Business Podcast

New Episode out Now - The Power of People

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Uxm2vEYZfDiwXzFS9iD5Z?si=93cd1916f9f8437d

Started by Martin Ashdown in Business

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Our Journey to a Million - Two Ordinary Blokes in Business

Hello All

I could really do with your help. Give us a listen and if we are any help at all please like, subscribe and share. If its not for you, move on.

Thank you very much. Episode 5 is out now.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kA5CYztAyXb338MLxez4V?

Started by Martin Ashdown in Business

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Would you like to visualise your designs like we do?

Hi everyone, I’m Marc.

I’ve been working in garden design for 25 years and in 3D visualisation for over 10 years.

I’ve attached a few examples of my visualisation work so you can see the quality and realism we produce.

If you want to bring this into you

Started by Marc Piechocki in Business

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Two Ordinary Blokes in Business

I am well out of my comfort zone and was hoping for some feedback.

I have spent the last 22 years running a lawn care business LawnsOne and recently with a friend in the industry we have started a podcast talking about our REAL journey to a Million

Started by Martin Ashdown in Business

3 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Feb 12

Loss of enthusiasm

Hi.

Im looking for some ideas to help get my enthusiasm back in running my gardening business please.

I've been established for 18 years but this year I have totally lost interest in the job. I slowly reduced my work to majority grass cuts whilst main

Started by david woodhouse in Business

14 Replies · Reply by Distance Nov 26, 2025

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Spons- Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book

Does anyone use this book , Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book.

If so whet is your feed back of this book, does it work for you, is it essential part of your business or is it a just a guide line for your costings.

Just looking for peoples

Started by The Garden Doctors Uk Ltd in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Oct 21, 2025

Looking forward to 2025

As we approach the new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the challenges and successes of 2024 while looking ahead to the opportunities 2025 might bring for the landscaping industry.

This past year has proven, once again, the resilience and a

Started by Landscape Juice in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Landscape Juice Dec 28, 2024

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Quoting yearly and billing monthly for domestic clients?

Hey all, just completing my 3rd year as a gardener and have benefited from lots of great advice here in the forums so i've finally paid for premium to get full benefits of the forum!

I’ve just dropped 3 days private estate work a week year round due

Started by Andrew B in Business

15 Replies · Reply by Sam Bainbridge Aug 9, 2025

Day rate for landscaping?

Hello,

what's everyone charging as a day rate at the moment?
We are currently £250 pppd +vat based in Cornwall. We've absorbed alot of costs over the last couple of years and there are tax rises to consider from April.

We need to raise our rates but d

Started by Helen Fresson in Business, Landscaping, and Info

17 Replies · Reply by Intelligent Landscapes Dec 14, 2024

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Experienced pair of hands available in West/North Norfolk

Hi all, I am in the process of moving to Norfolk. I am keeping the business going in the West Midlands with my existing employee's but I do need to find a few days a week for myself in Norfolk too.

I am already starting to network with gardeners in N

Started by Darren Walters in Business, Groundscare, and Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Darren Walters Oct 13, 2024

Self Employed Price work

Good morning, I'm looking for some advise/help.

I run a family fencing and landscaping business with my dad. He runs the landscaping side and myself the fencing.

Up until about 2 years ago all of our employees were PAYE. But after 1 fencing supervisor

Started by Josh Venn in Business, Landscaping, and Careers

8 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Aug 10, 2024

How to expand the business - Vans and employees

WE ARE AT THE STAGE WHERE WE MUST BUY AN EXTRA VAN FOR OUR SMALL BUT EXPANDING BUSINESS.

BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW TO DO THIS?

WHEN THE COMPANY PURCHASES ANOTHER VAN FOR IT'S EMPLOYEES IS THE VAN REGISTERED TO THE BUSINESS AND

TO THE BUSINESS

Started by Seb Cunard in Business

10 Replies · Reply by Anthony Toop Aug 2, 2024

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Useful Facebook group

Whilst scrolling the other night FB suggested I may like to join "I need a gardener UK".

I did for interest value, there seems to be lots of useful posts, though whether the posters will pay decent rates is an unknown. It could be useful for anyone st

Started by Adam Woods in Business and Marketing

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Clients contracts for wet Grass cutting

Hi all

Just, interested as we had so much wet weather. What do you do when the grass is so wet for your clients? I know you can cut wet grass, but I am finding sometimes clients turn around and say to wet on a dry day!

Do you have it in contract with y

Started by Brian's Garden Maintenance in Business

9 Replies · Reply by Matthew Fairclough Mar 30, 2025

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