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Fortnightly to Monthly Maintenance

Just coming into my 3rd week of this years grass cutting & Maintenance & 2 or 3 of my customers have asked for Monthly visits rather than the usual fortnightly visits that they've been having over the years.

Now i understand people have budgets etc bu

Started by Ricky Watkins in Info

34 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance Apr 11, 2022

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Gauging price for selling second hand kit ?

Hi everyone,

quick question, how does everyone gauge how much you sell second hand machines for? Look around at prices of similar items already up for sale? Work out a depreciation, how much the machine owes you? Just looking at getting peoples view

Started by Harry@VWGS in Machinery and Info

2 Replies · Reply by Harry@VWGS Feb 7, 2022

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THE POWER OF FUNGI

I've just stumbled upon this bite-sized video of a topic I last wrote about over on the Blog page. I have always tended to see if there is a natural remedy for an issue I'm having before going out to buy medication, but learning about the powers of p

Started by Fleur Voice in Info

2 Replies · Reply by Fleur Voice Feb 8, 2022

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An interesting read!

https://journals.ashs.org/downloadpdf/journals/horttech/2/2/article-p159.pdf

Started by Fleur Voice in Info

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Trees & Roots - Stunning

Absolutely stunning pictorial representations of a tree's presence underground 😳😳😳

Quercus ;

More here .....

Started by Gary RK in Info

5 Replies · Reply by Paul Baillie Jan 30, 2022

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Seasons Greetings

Dear Juicers,

As Gary has already said, it is that time of year again, Christmas is here.

It is time to wind down for the festive period and enjoy some much needed and well deserved rest.

With another complicated year due to the pandemic drawing to

Started by Henry Voice in Info

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A Merry Christmas from all at LJN

It's nearly here......

We've finished work, cleared up, put the vans and machinery to bed and are thoroughly looking forward to a well earned break.

As I'm tidying up on LJN, I just wanted to wish you all the best.

It's been somewhat of another stran

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Info

3 Replies · Reply by Billybop Dec 24, 2021

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California’s landscapers to bear brunt of ban on gas-powered lawnmowers

Very relevant given recent discussions over this and with COP26 kicking off today....

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/31/california-lawnmower-ban-gas-powered-landscapers?

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Info

8 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Nov 5, 2021

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Strong 4 wheeled trolley??

Hello All

Does anyone know of a strong preferably fold flat hand trailer, we have accumulated a lot if clients in a mobile home park, and more seem to be coming out of the woodwork. The roads are not wide enough for a van/car to be left outside in the

Started by Adam Woods in Machinery and Info

6 Replies · Reply by Mick Nunn Sep 26, 2021

Italian style garden

I've been asked to design an Italian garden for a lady who hails from Calabria in the south of Italy.

The plot is not very big and athough it has a view of the sea you would ordinarily have to stand on a chair to see it over a 6' fence (cannot be redu

Started by Rachel Bould in Design, Landscaping, and Plants

13 Replies · Reply by Kris Baker Sep 30, 2021

Fixing felco 7 rotating handle

After 7 years use my rotating handle keeps sliding off, I can't find anything online to help me. Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers, Ben.

Started by Ben Pritchard in Machinery and Info

4 Replies · Reply by Neil Darby Aug 8, 2021

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Landscape Gardening Business Management Software

Hello everyone, I’m Marc from Custom Quoter and have been talking to Henry, Gary and the team at LJN, He mentioned that there are often threads discussing landscapers/landscaping software.
We wanted to create this discussion to have some direct conta

Started by marc mazure in Design, Accountancy, and Health and Safety

28 Replies · Reply by marc mazure Aug 11, 2022

Non chemical lawn care.

Hi all been a while since I've posted I hope everyone is stayin safe. So my question is about lawn treatments is it possible to improve a lawn without using chemicals I'm interested in taking as organic an approach as possible and I'm mindful that

Started by Chris Roberts in Business, Groundscare, and Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman May 19, 2021

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STIHL professional user event

Hi Guys,

Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to b

Started by Henry Voice in Machinery, Suppliers, and Info

8 Replies · Reply by Henry Voice Apr 25, 2021

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Bird Nesting Season

As we're in that period, a useful reminder ...

Started by Gary RK in Info

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Subcontracting work confusion.

Hey, I'm currently getting more work in than I can take on and now feels like a good time to act on it.

The trouble I'm having is that the range of work I have coming in is vast. I personally stick to maintenance work most of the time but occasionally

Started by Adam Hutchinson in Business, Landscaping, and Hire

5 Replies · Reply by John F Mar 13, 2021

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Scheduling software

Hello!

Just wondering if there is any software available for scheduling reccuring gardening work? I'm curently using a paper diary and would like to get everything automated to save me time. I have trialled eWorks Manager, Jobber, Workever and a few m

Started by Vicky Adams in Business, Groundscare, and Info

1 Reply · Reply by Groundleader Mar 20, 2021

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