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Buxus leaves

evening  All,

I was wondering if anyone had any tips /tricks for picking up Buxus (box) hedging leaves ,pre or post trimming. I mean in the plant rather than where the clippings fall on the outside . I have quiet a few massiefs to prune each year.The

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What will happen if I don’t rake after strimming?

Hi all, I’ve got a huge field to strim that hasn’t been cut for 12 months, so it’s long and tough going. The cutting will take 3 or 4 days, leaving behind enough raking to cripple the average man for life. Was considering leaving the grass lying in a

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Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company is the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial

Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company is the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial. The lawsuit alleges exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient, glyphosate, caused Northern California resident Dewayne “Lee” Johns

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Incorporating new services/skills

Ive been working in Gardening/Landscape Gardening/ maintenance for 8 years. Currently I’m a self employed gardener who is starting to offer small scale landscaping services including paving, decking and fencing. I’ve worked on very very small scale v

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Watering service.

Hi all,

hope everyone is surviving the heat etc! Just wondering if anybody has experience with offering a watering service, I guess mainly targeting people going on holiday for long periods over the Summer, any advice greatly received! 

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Landscaper Wanted - Contract

One of my clients has property in Perth (Scotland ) and is looking for a small reliable business to take on the ground maintenance. Grass cutting, Bush pruning, general tidyness and absolutely no weeds.

Are there any businesses covering that area? I c

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Weed killing

Hi guys. I've just completed a rather large job on some overgrown gardens to a house that's being renovated. The contractor has asked me now to quote for chemical weed killing across the hardscaping areas. As I have not done this before I am looking

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Losing tools...is it just me?

Am I the only one who often loses or leaves tools behind even after doing a final tool check.

Regularly have to sheepishly return to clients to collect a rogue tool. Managed to leave the mower ramp behind the other day I guess it's the rush getting on

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Horsetail weed

Hi all, I stared garden maintenance part time may last year due to reduancy in my full time job went full time this April not busy everyday but is starting to fill up. My question is a new customers wants me to get rid of the horsetail weeds in her s

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let's talk micro bore irrigation system

Does anyone have experience of these systems?

A garden I maintain has them in a celler area for a patio garden, and window boxes. All installed by a specialist before me.

It's fed by mains water. I think the little inline drop feed units are scaling up

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Petrol strimmer

I have access to a Spiets and Jackson petrol strimmer - the recoil cord no longer retracts. Will I be able to get a replacement recoil unit anywhere?

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Grass Bank renovation

Hello.

I have a 50-60 degrees grass bank about, 5 metres high and 20 mettres long.  It has been sadly neglected over the years by previous owners and the only way it can be tended is by a strimmer and climing boots with crampons!  It is rutted, mounds

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Starting Business Go Lithium Ion (Cordless)?

Hello everyone, this is my first post but im going self employed and have lots of commerical work to take on from my previous job. 

Mainly blocks of flats so would like to keep the noise down and im thinking about investing in the new Stihl Kombi Syst

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Weedkiller for use near water course

• Hi as above, there's a ditch/ dyke next to a property I look after, it is completely covered in weeds and they are not suprisingly coming through on to 'my' side. Is there a weedkiller I can use to stop this happening? 

And yes I am pa1/pa6!

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Pole pruners

Hi all, hope everyone's hope everyone's doing well after the crappy weather over the winter .

 

So to my question, does anyone know the legal position on using a pole pruner attachment for a combi tool is a chainsaw licence required . Any advice is gre

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Leasing commercial mower

looking for advice for leasing or renting a larger commercial ride on mower. Current mowers struggling with a couple of jobs. Looking for something with larger cutting widths for cutting village playing fields and verges etc 

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Stiga strimmer/brushcutter

Hi was wondering if anyone has any experience with the stiga strimmers for professional use .

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Maintaining Rural Footpaths

Hi all.  Hope everyone is busy and well :)

 

Does anyone here look after the rural footpath networks for your local councils?  I already provide grass cutting and weed spraying services to two of my local parish councils and they have offered me the ab

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