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The right cutting attachment for the job - Stihl

From our friends at Stihl GB - a very useful article explaining the different cutting attachments for Brushcutters.

Very relevant given a few recent threads ...

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by Graham Taylor Dec 30, 2023

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Spring Matters - Wild Birds

Courtesy of Waverley Police's Rural Newsletter:

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Social Media

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Business van funding - The options

Useful, recent article:

When the time comes to buy a new van it’s essential to find the most suitable way for your type of business to fund it. At the time of purchase there may or may not be some vantastic deals out there but there are certainly a n

Started by Gary RK in Vehicles

6 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Mar 31, 2022

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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

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World Mental Health Day

Mental health is an integral aspect of Landscape Juice, and is something that rears its face often within the community - working alone, long days, especially during the winter is isolating and takes its toll. The network was founded on the idea of i

Started by Fleur Voice in Health and Safety

5 Replies · Reply by Duncan Neville Jul 20

Pleached trees - London garden - rules

Hello,

I'm designing a garden in West London for a client who is very overlooked. One of the things I'm thinking of is a row of pleached trees. I've done a lot of research and if I have understood correctly if they are not evergreen this would not cou

Started by Sally Perigo in Design

7 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall May 11, 2022

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Directory of landscape/gardening/maintenance based software apps

We would like to create a directory on LJN of known software applications for our industry (ideally UK centric) to help people looking for suitable business solutions.

It is clear there is a growing number of software vendors in this marketplace, so

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Business

24 Replies · Reply by Scott Walter Dec 31, 2023

Employing staff, employed or self employed which is best ?

With staff costs spiralling I need to look at this again. I think I would prefer employed staff . Self employed guys need to fulfil HMRC regulations I think this could be done. I wondered what other people thought. Do you employ your guys or do you

Started by Rodney Scott in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Apr 25, 2023

Inundated with work.

Does anyone else find themselves overloaded with work atm? Sure its great to be in demand but honestly I can barely keep up atm, what with being on site doing a bit of graft, visiting potential clients, doing the quote calculations and garden designs

Started by Dragonwood Landscapes in Landscaping

23 Replies · Reply by David Benson Aug 9, 2021

Winter work

Hi all, just wondering what the majority of people do in the winter months? I've not been in the biz too long and work seems to be minimal this time of year?? Do people tend to earn enough through spring and summer to see them right through? I do ha

Started by Stephen r Brook-Smith

47 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Jan 13, 2021

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Starting up a Landscaping / Gardening Business...

Given the number of recent threads from people starting up in the industry, I have pulled together some key information;

Remember - LJN Serch (top right of the Forum Home page) is your friend!

If using, be inventive with your search phrases as there

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Plant passports or plant provider certification/registration

Does anyone actually know what the new laws really mean for the gardener that buys a plant and plants it for a client ?

It seems you will no longer be legally able to supply a plant and plant it for a client without registering on the defra / apha

Started by dan in Design and Landscaping

118 Replies · Reply by Graeme Berry May 18, 2022

BARK job leads

Hi has anyone had experience with Bark.com to find leads, I have had good success with Rated People but just cant get Bark, I get 6-8 emails a day from them for jobs but haven't yet brought any, are there job post real or is it just a waste of money.

Started by greg in Info

47 Replies · Reply by John F Dec 31, 2020

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Rise in artificial lawns threatens Britain's wildlife

"experts say the grass provides no benefit to wildlife and if the popularity continues to rise then we could see a decline in bird, insect and mammal populations across the country.

The warning comes after it was revealed that premiership footballer

Started by Phil Voice in Turfcare

12 Replies · Reply by Luke brooks Jan 17, 2021

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Garden Maintenance and Landscaping chargeout rate calculator

I have produced this simple excel spread sheet so that you can make sense of what you need to charge yourself out per hour.

Download the sheet to your own computer and edit it to suit yourself. Make sure that you only edit the variable amounts (if i

Started by Phil Voice in Documents

30 Replies · Reply by John F Mar 25, 2017

Hourly Rate Calculator

Hi everyone.

The hourly rate calculator could have been posted in the "members only section"

It is valid to post this link within the accounting for all to see as it will reenforce our industry specific pricing structure.

People looking for a service of

Started by English Sheep in Accountancy

12 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance Aug 7, 2020

How long is an estimate valid for?

How long do people keep there estimates valid for ??

With material prices changes several times throughout the year and the governments tax and fuel cost increases to name but a few, how long realsitically can you honour your estimate for? would be

Started by RICHARD BICKLER in Landscaping

17 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance Aug 7, 2020

Do you provide quotes or estimates?

I set up a landscape gardening business in August 2010. I undertake both landscape construction and tidy up work. I have found that when pricing for tidy up work its easy to provide a fixed quotation.

For landscaping work I would like to offer

Started by Colin Bell in Business

21 Replies · Reply by Graeme Robinson Jun 18, 2020

Installing an inverter in van

I've been moving over to EGO cordless kit this year and although I love its performance and build quality I do worry about running out of battery power whilst out and about.

I've been told to look at installing an inverter in my van and running the b

Started by Andrew Bentley

29 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis May 2, 2020

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Facebook Business pages.

How effective are Facebook business pages, and do you get the right type of customer? Interested because I’ve never had one but thinking of doing one. Many thanks Harry

Started by Harry@VWGS in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Brian's Garden Maintenance Dec 12, 2020

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