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Clients contracts for wet Grass cutting

Hi all

Just, interested as we had so much wet weather. What do you do when the grass is so wet for your clients? I know you can cut wet grass, but I am finding sometimes clients turn around and say to wet on a dry day!

Do you have it in contract with y

Started by Brian's Garden Maintenance in Business

9 Replies · Reply by Matthew Fairclough Mar 30, 2025

To Roller or not!

Hi All

I am going to get a new lawnmower now I know you may say get a lawnmower with a roller! The one, I have been using is in for repair!

Two questions for you!

1] I have a small caddy van what would you say will be the best size to get or the minimum

Started by Brian's Garden Maintenance in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge May 23, 2021

Offering lawn care treatments

Hello all,

Thanks in advance as always for taking the time to provide your thoughts. Hope you're all surviving this lovely weather.

I'm about the enter my second season self employed. I do mainly weeding, mowing, pruning, general tidying, some planti

Started by Josie Hendrick

2 Replies · Reply by Josie Hendrick Feb 13, 2020

Any lawn care people based near Poole/Bournemouth?

hello all and Happy New Year

I've got quite a few customers looking to get their lawns treated in spring and as it's not something I offer I wondered if any members here were based in Dorset/Poole/Bournemouth who I could recommend them to?

Thank you :)

Started by Josie Hendrick in Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Josie Hendrick Jan 9, 2020

Scarifyers

Hi all

I'm looking for recommendations for a cheap scarifyer, petrol ideally but electric will do, for standard lawns. If it can take on tougher thicker lawns without being too expensive that would be great also.

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Andrew Watts Mar 31, 2019

Speedwell FFS!!!

Hey guys, sure we've been over this many times but your comments on what to use to kill this blighter would be appreciated as I'm finding it rather persistent

thanks

Started by Ian Kenyon in Pesticides

2 Replies · Reply by Agrigem - Sarah Kimm Jun 28, 2017

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When was plastic grass first used in a garden?

From the BBC Archive 'Tomorrow's World' 1968

Showcasing the artificial garden of tomorrow.

Here's a solution for anyone who dreams of having their own garden but doesn't fancy the hassle of pruning, weeding and repotting. James Burke (pictured above

Started by Phil Voice in Groundscare

2 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt May 6, 2017

Contemporary rear garden with installed seat and fire pit

Started by Mike Bradley in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Billybop Oct 28, 2016

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Advice on sunken turf

Morning, I have had a note from a client who's garden that we turfed before xmas. Basically it has sunk in places. The ground was heeled in really well and we had a good solid base to work off of. Now i am wondering if this has been caused by how muc

Started by James Brett in Landscaping

16 Replies · Reply by James Brett Mar 30, 2016

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Lawn Fertiliser from Greenbest

Hi Everyone,

I work for a Somerset based fertiliser manufacturer called GreenBest Ltd. We specialise in granular and liquid feeds for turf. Our product range includes slow release fertilisers, organic based fertilisers and granular and liquid iron pro

Started by Daisy Lacey in Suppliers

20 Replies · Reply by The Garden Works Company Mar 2, 2015

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?

Started by Lawncare-4u.co.uk

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Artificial Turf - who do you buy from?

http://www.expressgrass.com/

i had samples and showed client this. they chose 'elwood' £11.99? a m2 i advise.

also what accessories do you buy to install it ?

Started by Lawncare-4u.co.uk in Turfcare

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New - Turf selective herbicide - Dicophar 5lt

For once we are not telling you a product is changing or has been withdrawn - but that a new herbicide is available for the UK amenity market...choose your own way to pronounce it!!!

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Started by Progreen Weed Control

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Artificial Lawns

So i did not think i would like Artificial lawns at all, but i have been asked to install one or two of late.

What do you think. This is a before and after shot.

Will this be the end of grass cutting?

Started by Paving & Landscaping in Turfcare

1 Reply · Reply by Paving & Landscaping May 20, 2014

Recommend me a leatherjacket treatment!

Hi all,

I've got a bit of a dilemma at the moment - I'm half way through doing the hard graft in renovating a lawn that is in very poor shape. Whilst working, it has become apparent that there is a significant number of leatherjackets in the soil - ju

Started by Ben Candlin in Turfcare

9 Replies · Reply by Robbie Mar 25, 2014

Where to get good top dressing at a reasonable price?

I would like some advice for buying top dressing in County Durham preferably which is of good quality. I run a Garden maintenance Http://www.gjgardenservices.co.uk business in Chester le street and I would like to offer more services to my customers.

Started by Gary Jackson in Soil & compost

11 Replies · Reply by Robbie Feb 20, 2014

My love affair with the great British lawn: Other nations mock our obsession with grass

By my wristwatch it was 3.03am one night last week when the first fat rain fell. Plop, drop, plop. Woken by the noise, I rushed to the bedroom window to gawp at my poor, parched lawn.
In the middle of the night this was plainly a ridiculous thing to

Started by Landscape Juice in Turfcare

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Water and a new Lawn

Are you aware of the amount of water needed for new turf to survive and grow in these hot conditions? is 6 litres of water per sq metre.
Do you know when you should apply water ? You can water turf in full sunlight only once it has been laid after th

Started by Tim Royce

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