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Garden design and landscaping ideas - Google trends show improvment

Google trends is showing rises, across the board, in searches for landscaping and garden carried out on the Google search engine - I wrote about it here.

Started by Phil Voice in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Nov 12, 2013

Scheduling apps/software

Hello,

I am new to this site - looks like it will be very helpful!
We are trying to find a more efficient way of managing our crews schedules - what software/apps/etc do you use to track maintenance jobs?
Thank you,
Kathleen

Started by Kathleen Connelly in Social Media

57 Replies · Reply by Jon Colyer Aug 14, 2019

Waste Carriers License

Just to make you guys aware I have had my renewal come through for my waste carriers license. As I do fences and landscaping am a member of the upper tier there regulations are, this is in an email reply. Please take notice of the statement at the bo

Started by Austin Powell-Allen

1 Reply · Reply by Geoff Norfolk Jul 30, 2013

Garden Maintenance clients

G J Garden Services .Grass cutting,Hedge trimming, Gardeners.

Started by Gary Jackson in Groundscare

5 Replies · Reply by Craig McGinty Jul 12, 2013

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Helping wildlife to prosper - what can garden designers and landscapers do?

How can we ensure that garden visitors, whoever they may be, are not exhausted?

With a detailed report from UK conservation groups saying the country's wildlife is facing a real threat, surely garden designers and landscapers are at the forefront of

Started by Craig McGinty in Weather

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FREE ebook: Starting and running a landscape or gardening business

Upgrade to a Premium Landscape Juice account and get a FREE copy of Philip Voice's popular ebook: How to start and run a gardening and landscaping business

Introduction

There’s no doubt that the credit crunch has brought many new challenges to busine

Started by Phil Voice in Business

1 Reply · Reply by English Sheep Mar 1, 2013

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Starting a landscaping or garden maintenance business in France

I often get asked how easy it is to start a landscape business in France.

I don't actually trade as a landscaper any more but there are people I know who are either starting up or who have been working in France.

I have written an article for the Lan

Started by Phil Voice in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Oct 24, 2014

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Doorstep selling regulations

If you sell products and services worth over £35 to a customer on their doorstep, you must let them know in writing they have the right to cancel within 7 days. You must include certain information in the ‘Notice of the Right to Cancel’.

This applies

Started by Phil Voice in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Austin Powell-Allen Dec 3, 2012

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Preview: How to start and run a landscaping and gardening business

I've put together an ebook based on my near thirty year experience working in the landscape and horticulture industry.

How to start an run a landscaping and gardening business

The book's an amalgam of advisory posts I've published on Landscape Juice

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

6 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Mar 4, 2014

Safe Contractor Accredited!

Top Safety Accreditation for Dan Frazer Gardening

Dan Frazer Gardening is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.

The Glasgow-based firm recently received accre

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening

6 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Mar 13, 2012

slope gardens design - advise

If you wish to share your ideas on slope gardening to a Claire that ask for help with patio planing.

''it's gunna b at th top end of th garden (back 2 back, 3 bed semi), 1 side will b up against th house, another along th boundary fence. 20x 12ft pati

Started by Ofer El-hashahar

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how are your vans kitted out ? does it stay like that ?

me and my dad always have a sort out every few months and try to arrange our vans neatly, but within a few weeks there a mess again lol, new van soon hopefully will kit it out nicely,

pictures of kitted out vans guys ? :) mine will be on in a week or

Started by corey hansford in Vehicles

22 Replies · Reply by Tom Beevor Nov 4, 2014

wildlife gardener business idea

I have been working as a countryside warden for the council for about 3 years now and am considering starting my own business as a 'Wildlife Gardener', working in peoples gardens.

My thinking is that having the background that I do will create me some

Started by Simon Jarvis in Business

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Winter gardening work

We always start to think outside of the box at this time of year, as regular maintenance changes or slows down there is a great opportunity to do other things we don't usually have time for. Here in Central Scotland (Glasgow) the weather can fluctuat

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening in Groundscare

12 Replies · Reply by David Cox Jan 8, 2014

Hoe hoe hoe!

Since smashing my fiskars swoe (finding out it is NOT meant to be used as a pick axe) I have reverted to a draw hoe until a new swoe I have ordered arrives. All I can say is what a difficult tool to use in comparison!

If anyone is still using standard

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening in Careers

11 Replies · Reply by chris Nov 21, 2011

Hedge wars! BBC

Did anyone see hedge wars, shown last night? I just saw it on iplayer. Made me smile :)

These trees become such a permanent feature when they are planted - has anyone tried to remove one of these larger specimens completely?

I wouldn't ever see one i

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening

2 Replies · Reply by pete Oct 1, 2011

Area code snobbery

I was just wondering if this is a thing local to us or if it counrty wide? Where we are based we have 5 te4lephone area codes within a 10 mile radius. From our local one and one of the neighbouring we get most of our work, yet the other 3 we get very

Started by Kieran Ray in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Aug 10, 2011

Interviews next week

I am holding interviews next week for a contracted member of staff, part time for now. Has anyone got any learned wisdom from interviewing that they would be happy to pass on? What about choosing the right person - are you better leaning towards some

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening in Careers

7 Replies · Reply by Jen@A&J Owenwindows&gardens Apr 16, 2011

How is your maintenance website this month so far?

Do any of you maintenance providers monitor your website traffic? My site has not been busy at all and has appeared to slip down in google searches recently and I'm not sure why. I have done my best with the page preferences and descriptions/titles e

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening Apr 4, 2011

Insurance alternatives to NFU and Simply Business

I am currently getting costings for a buiness plan to start up Garden Maintenance Buiness.

Apart from NFU and Simply Buiness are there any other insurance companies/brookers geared towards garden maintenance buinesses.

Thanks

Get an insura

Started by Anna Walshe in Business

10 Replies · Reply by Mark Jul 24, 2011

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