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Lawn Franchise moves into small-scale commercial lawn care contracts

Did any one read the news last week that Tru Green have decided to go after small-scale commercial lawn care contracts by recruiting more ex-groundsman/greenkeepers in 2010 following the appointment of the ex-Wembley groundsman - Steve Welch (he who

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Lawn over sandstone shelf solution...

I've got a lawn that needs sorting out and wonder what you guys would do with it.  It is Sitting on a high sandstone shelf, isn't very healthy looking. 

 

Customer reckons he needs to excavate 200mm (that's all of it before hitting shelf) and putting i

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Lawn care - you must be joking !

Had an interesting call into the office this morning from a gentleman who wanted us to look after his lawn(s) - both for mowing and lawn care. Never the one to turn down an opportunity I asked him some basic questions about his needs. His answer, 'wh

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New Lawn Concerns....

Hi All,I laid approx 90m2 of turf in July (within a tight budget it has to be said!) and have been looking after it ever since.Recently I've noticed a few things. Brown patches down one side I think due to part rotten leaves, the bottom corner (maybe

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Irrigation Systems

A client wants an irrigation system installed along two borders and also for the lawn.Have used leaky pipes before for borders but don't like them and think that 'pop ups' for the small lawn would be overkill.What system/s do you find fairly inexpens

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Lawn Problem

Does any one know whats causing this damage to this lawn, I beleve its ants as they were present under the lawn, and even though I thought it was leather jackets but could not find any when I lifted a couple of area of the lawn.

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Manholes in lawns

I have been to a clients and they have 3 manholes in their lawn.I am wondering if it would be possible to use recessed trays( the ones for black paving or flagging) and put turf into it so as to try to hide them a bit more.I know one draw back would

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Gardeners and tree people and landscaper that would like to get new clients

Hi, LJ membersI hope you all getting more work and enjoying spring weather,I hope it is ok as a thread ( as I thought it might help to some of us)I need your help and can it might be a great way for you to get some jobs and maybe even quality custome

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stones/ blocks lawn edging- help

One of the things that looks great in the photos on the website is this edging.I was not familiar with that and would like to get more information. I would like to use this information on an article about lawn edging that I added on my website. (I di

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Announcing New Landscaping Book!

Hello Everyone!We are excited to announce that next month we will have a brand Landscaping book available. Here is some information about the book. If you enjoy working outdoors and want to incorporate your creativity into your work, operating a smal

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The Lawn maintenance thread

One of the biggest assets of any garden, apart from the plants, has to be the lawn. It is usually the single largest part of any garden yet it is often overlooked or just ignored by home-owners and to a great extent professionals who just do not have

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