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Garden maintenance

Looking for your thoughts on diversifying garden metal work into garden maintenance business. Also please check out my original post regarding mitox and husqvarna kit and my background information. Honestly any info is greatly appreciated.

Started by John Handy in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

1 Reply · Reply by John Powley Sep 7, 2018

Mitox machines

Hello everybody I'm looking to diversify my garden metal work business to incorporate garden maintenance I currently use husqvarna for my saw and brush cutter use. However I have also got a mitox brush cutter that was gifted to me as a back up and to

Started by John Handy in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Graeme Brown Sep 10, 2018

Lawn care pricing

Hi all. I am looking to branch out into lawn care as well as my garden maintenance. I am just a little unsure

of what I should charge,so before I get the calculator out and try and callobrate everything,I thought I would ask here.

If any of you guys ca

Started by john newton in Groundscare

7 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Feb 16, 2021

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Independent Professional Gardeners Association launched by Alan Sargent

Alan Sargent launches new 'elite' gardeners' association aimed at the top 200 gardeners in the United Kingdom.

For a full explanation of how the new association is to be run and the thinking behind its formation, see the following video.

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Started by Phil Voice in Business, Groundscare, and Accreditation

20 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Aug 26, 2018

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

Started by Paul Doyle in Groundscare

2 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Aug 14, 2018

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

Started by Bob beard in Groundscare

14 Replies · Reply by Darren Walters Aug 15, 2018

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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

Started by Phil Voice in Groundscare, Health and Safety, and Pesticides

49 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Aug 23, 2018

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

Started by Josh Thornton in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

12 Replies · Reply by Ben Jakes Aug 17, 2018

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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!

Started by Ben Gooding in Design, Groundscare, and Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Darren Walters Jul 29, 2018

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

Started by Andy Harrold in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Jobs

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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

Started by Morgan De Bruler in Groundscare

92 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Jul 10, 2018

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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

Started by Trevor Stephens in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

12 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Jul 8, 2018

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

Started by Carl Parsons in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Pesticides

15 Replies · Reply by Andrew Watts Jul 3, 2018

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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

Started by Adam Woods in Groundscare

4 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Jun 27, 2018

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?

Started by Duncan Miller in Groundscare

7 Replies · Reply by Duncan Miller Jun 22, 2018

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

Started by Jenni Oakhill in Groundscare

10 Replies · Reply by Jenni Oakhill Jun 9, 2018

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

Started by Lewis in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

32 Replies · Reply by Neal Barker @ Etesia uk Jun 6, 2018

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!

Started by Edward baker in Groundscare

9 Replies · Reply by Agrigem - Sarah Kimm Jun 2, 2018

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