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Rear tine rotovator

Looking for a rear tine rotovator at the budget end of price.

Half considering the Husqvarna TR 348, I know the earlier models with the mono handle had issues with the handle breaking , now come with  a dual handle, at around £1200 seems cheap and won

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Finding work

Hi 

has anyone had any experience of using Find a local gardener?

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Camon C8 tines and drive very slow

Hello all i have just upgraded my rotavator to a Camon C8 (used) and the tines are going extremely slow even at full revs , same with drive and reverse. The company i bought it from showed me a video of it working perfectly before they shipped it out

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Battery strimmer/blower/kombi?

Hi all Im looking for some recommendations please. Looking to buy a strimmer and a blower, I'm really liking the idea of going battery powered. I run a very small grass cutting buisness and I don't know weather just to go and get a kombi system? Any

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Petrol strimmer gave up

I have the stihl fs131 that has gave up today and i am looking for a new model do use have a recommendation on a decent strimmer 

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Gardening Business running costs

• Hi Folks
• I was wondering if anybody knows what there actual operating costs are per hour or per garden visit.Over the last few days I've been working mine out for next season taking into account hikes in insurances etc service costs the lot 🤦🏼I'd be i

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Watering

We look after numerous housing developments and with new ones imminent we are once again being asked about watering, it's something we've always managed to avoid but it's becoming increasingly likely we can't for much longer, does anyone here offer a

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Online plant suppliers

We have a very large high end planting job commencing soon, so are in the process of sourcing herbaceous, shrubs,roses and evergreens.

Part of the scheme requires semi mature Taxus Baccata cones and balls, we will use our usual local suppliers for eve

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Charging for chipping

I'm looking to buy a small chipper and not really sure how to monetise it. How much should I be charging customers for its use. I currently charge £10 per builders bag for disposal and am looking to save time and effort by chipping instead 

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Liquid seaweed on lawns

A quick question for those of you who recommended / use liquid seaweed on lawns please. 

I want to introduce liquid seaweed to the lawns I manage. How often do you guys recommended and is it something that can be applied all year round as it's not a f

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Gardeners near Romsey

 

I'm looking to drop a couple of customers in Romsey as the drive is too far and I can get work closer to home.

They've asked for recommendations, I don't know anyone working in Romsey. So I thought I'd ask if there was anyone looking for customers in

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Fixing badly laid turf

Morning everone,

Hoping you can all help.

Visited a new customer last week, in November they had landscapers in to re do half the garden. This was turfed on previously barren ground, heavy clay. Turf has taken in places, is full of gaps between turfs f

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BIG Roll turf suppliers..

Hi All, Looking for a good supllier of big roll turf in South East we are in Haxted Kent. Anyonwe have some good contacts ? We are laying 1000m2 turf in March for a customer so shopping around for suppliers.

All the best ,

Nick

Emperor Landscapes

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Best Place to sell machinery

For the new season, I have finally decided to upgrade my ride-on mower. This now leaves me with the issue of selling my John Deere X166. Having sold some items through ebay, I was shocked at how much the commision is, even on Classified adds. A numbe

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John Deere Zero Turn and mulching

I have started a number of threads about Zero turn mowers. I have now decided to go for a John Deere Z530M, with the mulching kit. I have read a nukber of posts on here stating that mulching is the way to go. I'm not convinced but this may well be na

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We Need your Advice!

Hi All,

We have been having internal discussions surrounding Landscape Juice and how we need to be moving forward.

We are aware that since the passing of Phil, the site has changed, and we are looking to see what we can do to improve it in any way that

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Honda 476 rear roller

Anyone got/used one? Just for small lawns on some of our sites. Opinions please, thanks.

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Specialised Work - Where to Find it/Advertise......

Good Morning,

Forgive me if you think I've come to the wrong place, but it feels like me of you have been around for a long time so might have some handy advice for me.

I set myself up as a self-employed gardener earlier this year when I was let go fro

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Lawnflite 448SJR

Evening all.

Anybody have any experience with this particular Subaru powered Lawnflite? Can't find any previous discussion on it.

I'm looking for a good quality 19" fan assisted mower that I can fit a high lift blade to. Not owned a Lawnflite before, b

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clean business = good business

Long time no post... hope you’ve all had a great season while staying healthy and injury free out there! Quick thread about carbon emissions and the importance of change... I operate a medium sized gardening/groundwork business (50 regulars with load

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