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Help with quote commercial gardening

Hi everyone I have been given the opportunity to give a quote for my first ever commercial job. I can do the job no problem but pricing is a big issue as I usually price up small jobs local gardens etc.

If you can give me a guide on what you would cha

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What to do with an oversized Cherry Laurel?

I have recently taken on a garden with two massive cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). They are approximately 8m tall and have 2-3 main trunks each.
Client keen to retain them to keep privacy, but they are so dominating and its a dark barren wastela

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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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Slow/bad payers

Hi all,

I have a varied mix of customers, some regular maintenance all year, some one off jobs and some bigger projects. 

I provide a clear quote for each customer, work exactly to that spec, keep the customer updated etc.

On completion (or end of month

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Winter Work

Good morning all, we are currently looking for contractors UK wide to partner with Icewatch next winter, please message me if you are interested in gritting work in your area. dean@icewatch.co.uk

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How did you start?

As someone who is looking to start up in the future, I am interested to know how some of you guys got set up.

Did you get all the top gear from the off?

Did you arrive at jobs in your hatchback with tools bursting out?

I was a landscape gardener for thr

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Multiple gardeners on one job

I have a job I took on in October on the basis the client requested 4 hours a week.The garden consists of a rear patio garden with lavanders and buxus hedges and the front has some borders around the swimming pool and an large area of well kept field

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finding staff

how hard is it to find a decent skilled worker, i am looking for a new bloke (or lady) that can drive mt transit tipper, lay slabs to my speed and my quality of workmanship, brick work, block paving, fencing and all other hard landscaping jobs, only

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Finding Staff

Hi thereDoes anyone know a good website to find staff? I am looking or two full time employees. Have posted on here and the government job site. Ideally I'd rather advertise on a horticultural website than generic ones. Or if anyone has any other ide

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Seeking 10 people to learn together with Piet Oudolf, Dr Noel Kingsbury and others

Hello everyone,

It's been several years since I've been on here.  And MyGardenSchool has now grown quite a lot.  We're trialling an initiative where we'd like to find 10 people who would be happy to learn together in one class  - and really feel like

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