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Autumn and Winter Moss Control

 

It is the time of the year again where we will be thinking about carrying out some form of moss control on both lawns and hard surfaces. Due to recent changes in legislation, we can no longer call some moss control products Moss Killers! They are no

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liquids or granular?

i only have used liquids now in knapsack for 3 + years and am very happy with application & results . ( as are all my clients).

what do you use now as a licensed operator? or what do you clients prefer in 2014?

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Watch lawn stolen from front garden in Skelmersdale

CCTV footage of two women stealing newly laid turf from the front garden of a house in Skelmersdale.

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Good lawns need a good cut and good care

With all the recent discussions on lawns & lawn care etc, it seems most appropriate to bring a selection of relevant Blogs back to the fore for all our general public site visitors;

- A good lawn needs a good cut

- 3 Tips For Summer Lawn Care

- How t

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Is buying a robot lawn mower worth it?

Having seen moderate rise of robot lawn mowers in the market (both domestic and commercial) I was interested when I saw an article/review by Quentin Letts.

Apparently there are only 1,000 robot mower units bought in the UK, compared to 200,000 for th

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Trade prices at your fingertips!

Here at Agrigem, we really value the customer of the trade members on Landscape Juice and so we have decided to offer you all something in return.

We are offering all trade members the opportunity to be able to access prices that are typically 10-20%

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Do you have a lawn care / maintenance round in the Northwest you might be thinking of selling?

Hi
To fast track our expansion Bespoke lawncare are looking purchase small to medium excising lawn care and or maintenance rounds in the North West.
Contact us info@bespokelawncare.co.uk
All information will be confidential.

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Lawn care operative required Leyland /Preston based

Due to volume of work and ongoing requests for our services, we Bespoke lawncare now require a lawncare technician to join the company.
Must have a full clean driving licence (no licence no vacancy)
Over 25 due to van insurance requirement.
Preferably

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Primroses in Lawns

Has anybody else noticed the strange habit Primroses have of seemingly "jumping" out of their beds and into any surrounding areas of lawn?

Any idea why they migrate like this?

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Just how big is the US Lawn Care Market..? See Scott's Miracle Gro Q2 results

Scotts Lawn Service (part of the Scott's MiracleGro group - recently merged and rebranded US Lawncare giant)  just released it Q2's figures, stating a 12% fall in revenue due to, mainly, a late starting springs...but get this : 

It's Q2 revenue was s

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Which products do you use for which job?

I'm looking to restock my inventory of pesticides and herbicides and wondered what people use and recommend for the following situations.

Lawn weed control (broad spectrum)

Lawn moss control

Lawn feed

Selective weed/grass killer for borders

Total weed kil

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Leather Jackets - update

We've had reports from one of top agricultural pesticide manufacturers which we thought may be of interest.

• Autumn last year leatherjackets were reported at their highest for many years
• Now they are warning that there is a high risk of damage as the si

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Choosing the right selective herbicide for lawn or amenity use

Knowing what is the right product for a particular application isn't always easy. Progreen have devised this simple at-a-glance comparison chart to help you select the most effective selective weed killer for either lawn or amenity use.

Click links

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Questions For Artificial Grass Fitters

Morning Everyone

Just joined the network and hoping I can learn a lot from being here!

I am currently creating an "ultimate resource" for anyone wanting information about having artificial Grass in their garden.

I am focusing on unbiased and genuinely u

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For Sale: Excellent Etesia Hydro 124D Cut and Collect Ride-On Lawn Mower - Ex-Hire - Good Condition - Acacia Groundcare

*** END OF SEASON SALE *** ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE! ***

Acacia Groundcare have an ex-hire Etesia 124D Ride-On hi-tip cut and collect mower for sale, in good condition. The 48” cutting deck and cutting height adjustment from 44-140 mm makes this the

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To organise scheduling dates in 2014

http://www.timeanddate.com/
I have come across this calender site that will show you next date such as 1st lawn treatment Monday 3rd March ask it to tell you 9 weeks down the line and it does it all for you.makes work scheduling a lot easier.
I know

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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.

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Hush hush lawn mowers

From today's Daily Telegraph: Keep the neighbours quiet with a hush-hush lawnmower You know how it is. Rare summer sun. Birdsong. A cool drink in a peaceful garden. And then the neighbour gets out his mower… But the roar from next door could soon be

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Back pack leaf blower seems to be leaking 2 stroke oil

Hi my back pack blower seems to be leaking a tiny bit of 2 stroke oil near primer but its not actually coming from primer. The oil is red as if it has not been mixed with four stroke. I dont understand as when its been mixed it should be leaking if a

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New website

Hi i have changed website gjgardenservices a bit. Still not finished but it is a lot better than before with some help from members on ljn. If anyone would like to check it out and see if i can improve it your welcome to look. Since last week it has

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