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What time of year do you stop trimming hedges?

Hello. Just wondering when people call it a day on hedge trimming? I know it varies for different types, but I'd be interested what people's rules of thumb are generally for deciduous, evergreens and especially conifers like Leylandii. Most hedges ar

Started by Austin Campbell in Groundscare

8 Replies · Reply by wullie Oct 5, 2014

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Site clearing quote - Advice needed please

We have today been asked to quote for clearing the rear of 4 adjoining properties. They are owned by an asset management company and have been empty for many years.

The site is approx 1400 sq meters and they want all shrubs, small trees, buddleia and

Started by Darren Walters in Groundscare

21 Replies · Reply by Darren Walters Oct 3, 2014

Tarpaulin or no tarpaulin

Is this question how many people use one? Or is it more of a customer thing if they suggest it you use one? Does it actually speed the job up make it tidier than using a blower?

Started by Mitchel ingham in Groundscare

19 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Sep 23, 2014

Recommendation for business insurance - PL, tools & equipment, personal injury etc.

Hello. I thought I might be able to give something back on this forum as so many people seem to find time to offer great advice on all sorts of things.

I just had a very competitive quote for business insurance from Arborisk (part of Bartlett). Althou

Started by Austin Campbell in Groundscare

4 Replies · Reply by Gary Hedges Sep 19, 2014

Help with pricing a hedge trim

Hello all. I am still new to providing maintenance and I'm grappling with pricing of even the smallest of jobs. Is there anyone who could give me clues to cost for trimming a hedge and a smallish tree right beside it?

I haven't talked directly to the

Started by Austin Campbell in Groundscare

34 Replies · Reply by Mitchel ingham Sep 23, 2014

Garden maintenance employee

Where do you find a reliable employee for your garden maintenance work?

Started by Michael Kelliher in Groundscare

10 Replies · Reply by Mitchel ingham Aug 22, 2014

Apples, plums and Lawn Mowing

Comes around about now every year. If you mow a lot of domestic lawns then fruit on the grass is quite common. My inclination is that I should rake them up but it's a priced job, the customer knows I am coming so if they were bothered they would clea

Started by GORDON in Groundscare

34 Replies · Reply by Robbie Aug 19, 2014

Hedge cutting rates

We have been asked to carry out hedge cutting works as a sub contractor as well as shrub pruning and bed clearance. For some reason they've sent it through with pricing so Im presuming that what they expect it to cost. Normally I price per job rather

Started by B F in Groundscare

31 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance Oct 28, 2017

Topiary pictures and a recommendation

I am posting these pictures on here because I didn't want my recommendation to be lost on my wall. I've just spent the last 16 days pruning all the yew and box topiary at work by hand and I've used a pair of Okatsuna long handled shears from Niwaki.c

Started by Matt in Groundscare

6 Replies · Reply by Matt Jul 11, 2014

Pruning pleached hornbeam

Tips on pruning pleached hornbeam ??Could you use hedge trimmer or is it best by hand ??Thanks

Started by chris in Groundscare

4 Replies · Reply by Phil Seabrook Jul 7, 2014

brush cutter or combi tool?

hi, im a part time gardener "do around 25 mostly smallish gardens a week" but been getting a fair amount of long grass jobs to trim down recently so thinking about adding a brush cutter or combi tool to my gardening arsenal, would add a long reach he

Started by john doonan in Groundscare

16 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis Jul 19, 2014

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Journeyman gardener...a title the industry forgot

Have a watch of this video from the TV series The Victorian Kitchen Garden. Harry Dodson talks about Journeyman Gardeners and how they were held in high esteem.

Our industry has always had a low-skilled transient aspect to it but it seems there once

Started by Phil Voice in Groundscare

2 Replies · Reply by Robert Champier Clarke May 27, 2014

Wood chip depth

For a large domestic garden, would around 10cm depth of wood chip be about right for bed that contain shrubs and a few trees, gets no traffic through it. Probably about 100m2 total border size ? Should this depth help suppress the weeds without a mem

Started by Tony in Groundscare

6 Replies · Reply by Tony May 22, 2014

What would you do with this hedge?

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone can offer any pearls of wisdom as to what I should do with this hedge?

A customer of mine has this hedge in their garden which is extremely unstable/wobbly, you can see from the photos that part of it collapsed under t

Started by joe sheppard in Groundscare

20 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance May 31, 2014

Dog digging up lawn

Morning all,

One of our customers is having issues with their dog digging up the lawns.

Any animal friendly advice to stop this from happening?

Mark@MWJONES LTD

Started by MWJONES in Groundscare

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Etesia Bahia V Hydro 80

Hello,

I'm considering this type of machine for my small grounds maintenance business. Does any one know the component difference between the Bahia and the hydro? Last year I got a great dane scamper 28, Brilliant but walking 12 miles a day was wearin

Started by Tom Smith in Groundscare

7 Replies · Reply by Tom Smith Apr 1, 2014

Wide hedge

Got a hedge 5 feet high mix of oleria and privet 20 feet wide can only get to one side as a fall away on The other .side can't walk in the middle of it any clues what to use have a sthil long reach hedge trimmer but won't cover that far, can't use a

Started by chris in Groundscare

44 Replies · Reply by Robert Keetley Mar 13, 2014

Lost days for garden maintenance

Was wondering not landscapers but garden maintenance , lost days due to this weather or do you plod on regardless ??? Lot of our gardens have been to wet to work onWish I had them on 12 month contract now instead of hrly rate

Started by chris in Groundscare

27 Replies · Reply by Paul King - Monarch Gardens Feb 15, 2014

Hedging production

Any ideas where I could find info or a resource on open ground hedging production ?
Bill Casey

Started by Bill Casey in Groundscare

3 Replies · Reply by Bill Casey Feb 10, 2014

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Contractor wanted for spraying near Coventry - Potters Green Junction 2 off the M6

We've got a customer who is looking for a professionally qualified contractor to apply a pesticide he has bought from us. If anyone is interested please email info@progreen.co.uk with your details and we will forward them on to him (we are not too su

Started by Progreen Weed Control in Groundscare

6 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Feb 8, 2014

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