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Finding work

Hi 

has anyone had any experience of using Find a local gardener?

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Christmas trees in December

Hi all, I'm wondering if any landscapers here have branched out (or considered it) into selling Christmas trees to cover quieter month of December?

We have run an online ordering for home delivery Christmas service in Edinburgh - edinburghchristmastre

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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

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Where is the best place to advertise for gardening staff to join our team?

Hi.

I'm just wondering where people tend to advertise to find gardening staff with good plantsman / horticultural experience these days? There was a time I would have come here to Landscape Juice Network but the jobs section seems redundant now and br

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Contractor sought to clear scrub and install fencing in wood near Banstead, Surrey

Good afternoon,

I am looking to enclose an approximately 0.25 acre clearing within scrub/woodland with around 150 metres of fencing. The site is near Banstead in Surrey and has good access off a bridleway. Although planning permission has been granted

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Driveway cleaning

Hi All,

 

New to the forum and would like to wish you all a happy new year,

 

With my business we have introduced driveway cleaning now for a few months, Weve had a small amount of customers take up the offer of £150 to de weed soft wash and re sand. I t

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Well, that's a job that needed doing done!

The lining of the van has lasted around 4 years.... it was composting itself! One of the many tasks this holiday was to re-line it - job done and all packed for Monday morning!!

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Relocating to Crewkerne and Chard Area

We are thinking of relocating from South Devon to Crewekerne/Chard in Somerset. I run a gardening business here in Devon and I am just wondering what the work like in that area and what prices are being charged. I have run my own business for the las

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Problem with jobs section

I'd like to post a vacancy but my browser says there is a problem with the certification so won't let me through to that part of the site.

I also get same message if i try to click through to the vacancies.

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Anyone in Thanet???

My late Father-in-Law's gardener has furloughed himself due to COVID. The bungalow NEEDS a gardener urgently. An hour a fortnight would be sufficent - catch is the route to the back garden is through the bungalow, no side access - but even if the fro

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Where to Advertise for skilled Landscaping Staff?

Hi All,

We are a small company based in Cornwall who are currently looking to recruite new skilled and experienced landscaping staff. I would love to hear your reccomendations for the best place to advertise for staff in our industry? Who have you use

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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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