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Equipment you would like to rent, but can't find

What items of equipment have you tried to rent but either had difficulty finding them or maybe not managed to find them at all?

Here are a few examples:

Power Rake (for soil preparation)

Power Scythe

Powered Hayrake

Powered Soil Sieve

Fence Post Driver

Started by Paul Errington in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

16 Replies · Reply by David Benson 33 minutes ago

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Inflation

Just a heads up on the other threads about rising costs etc.

I have just been given notice that some stock bricks will be increasing by a MASSIVE 28.5% on October 1st. This is from a smaller builders merchants chain in the South East but after giving

Started by Neil Darby in Landscaping

6 Replies · Reply by Gary @ Landscape Juice Network Sep 26

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Building a narrow Rill and connected waterfall... advice

So, as some of you may recall, I've retired, and am now concentrating on bringing an wild allotment back into shape, and making our new garden beautiful. Having learnt from seeing so many old people trying to look after gardens and houses that are wa

Started by Adam Woods in Landscaping and Water gardens

9 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Jul 28

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Help with Etesia pro 46 PHTS3. Poor mulching performance

Long time no see!

I have a Pro 46 newer model with the honda 170cc engine. Excellent machine at bagging or rear discharge but the mulch is worse than just rear discharging. The mower leaves a small trail in the middle and you can hear what it lumps o

Started by Seth Burgess in Landscaping

7 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess Jul 25

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Bird seed sprouting all over lawn

A customer had a new lawn laid Two years ago and its looked perfect up until now .

Bird seed has gerninated and woven itself into the lawn producing thick swards of grass .

Customer pulled me up asking why i had left the grass long and patchy in place

Started by John F in Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by John F May 13

Non flowering wisteria

Are there any serious wisteria experts on here? I need to pick your brains.

I have a wisteria that I have been maintaining for a few years now, but the damned thing is refusing to flower. It seems to be a variety that comes into leaf early, it is alm

Started by Glen Stillman in Landscaping, Plants, and Info

13 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Apr 27

Mower fuel charge !!!

Hello All,

I am new to LJ and have been a Sole Trader since August offering a general garden service and bigger site clearing/one off jobbs etc.

So far its going well and I am building up a good client base and some commercial clients.

As its erly days

Started by William Green in Accountancy, Business, and Groundscare

18 Replies · Reply by Tim Haywood Jul 3

Should I be pruning my new green giant arborvitae?

I planted 6 ft tall arborvitae last August, more like 5 feet since they just had thin bare top stems that ended up dying. There are new green stems that just started shooting up a few weeks ago sprouting from where the old stems died.

They seem lik

Started by Rachel Beth in Landscaping

1 Reply · Reply by Mike Anderson Jul 3

How To Get Rid of a Tree Stump

Removing a tree stump can be a bit of a task. So the team here at Stump eraser have made this handy guide for those of you looking to tackle the job yourself...

If you want to remove a stump yourself the best thing you can do yourself is to try and re

Started by Stump Eraser in Landscaping

12 Replies · Reply by John F Mar 29

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Runner Ducks

As some of you know I'm restoring a couple of 28m Grade 2* beds, using the original Georgian planting plans. The client has just signed off on £7000 worth of plants....quite an investment. We will start receiving the plants soon. Now the problem, we

Started by Adam Woods in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Plants

16 Replies · Reply by Peter Woolnough Feb 26

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Stihl MSA 200C Chainsaw bar.

Would anyone happen to know if I can get a longer bar that will fit this battery Chainsaw?

many thanks Harry

Started by Harry@VWGS in Landscaping

9 Replies · Reply by Harry@VWGS Feb 12

Removing concrete

What is the best way to remove a solid concrete base from a garden? Pic below is of clients' front garden. The purple slate is to go, and the client wants the concrete base under it broken up and removed so they can lay grass and path to the gate. Th

Started by Lesley Anne Bloomer in Landscaping

14 Replies · Reply by Rhys Eve Feb 8

The rise and very quick fall of grasslines.net

Hi Everyone,

Having given this much thought and looking at the business in more detail, and with the advice and conversations I have had, I have decided that although i like the idea of mowing lawns, its probably best sticking to my own lawn.

Logisitic

Started by David Seabridge in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Dec 9, 2021

Compacted raised bed

One of my clients wants to smarten up this bed. It has a retaining wall which is about a foot high and is natural stone. So the facing retaining wall could look quite nice once the moss and weeds have been cleaned up - I'm thinking a stiff brush woul

Started by Ali Launder in Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by John F Dec 11, 2021

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I need a machine to....

A large (5 acre) garden we look after has had flood lights installed professionally...catch is all the armoured cable has been left on the surface, "for the gardener's to bury where they want".... So I guess that means us 😞.

Can any of you think of

Started by Adam Woods in Landscaping and Machinery

37 Replies · Reply by Paul Errington Dec 12, 2021

'Brits Spend £26 Billion On Pandemic Outdoor Rooms'

The pandemic saw some serious invesment by brits into their outdoor living spaces - 47% of house holds are reported to have invested in some kind of garden improvement. The question is, has the pandemic boom subsided or are you as landscapers and hom

Started by Richard George in Landscaping

1 Reply · Reply by John F Nov 15, 2021

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Smallest chipper shredder with feed rollers?

Title says it all.

Around fifteen years ago I bought a fairly robust looking electric garden shredder and it just blocked up with most stuff, so I have not actually used it much.

A small semi-pro machine seems desirable, but I really would not conside

Started by Andrew Betteridge in Landscaping and Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by Sean Clarke Oct 17, 2021

Suggest Some Privacy Trees For The Yard

I live in a noisy urban area due to which there are continuous noisy sounds which we can hear. Our neighbors have planted privacy tall hedges to block those disturbing noises. I have confusion that are privacy trees able to block the noises? If yes,

Started by Rachel Beth in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Kris Baker Sep 6, 2021

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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

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