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What is average cost for mowing a garden?

Hi all,

Most of my customers are regular maintenance which I visit every other week.

I would say on average most lawns take me between 15 and 35 mins to mow and strim.My set figure for these jobs is between £20 and £25 each.

I am interested to see wha

Started by James in Turfcare

113 Replies · Reply by PGM Mar 5

Patio cleaning

Hi all

A couple of clients have asked me to quote on cleaning their patios with a pressure washer.

I can get reasonable results with my Karahcer K4 and toying with the idea of buying a K5 or K7.

just wanted to know how everyone else prices the work ie

Started by Dylan

1 Reply · Reply by Busy Bee Garden Services Limited Mar 4

Storms and snow on route ? Landscape juice weather app?

Morning fellow gardeners , my lawn rota is set to start next Tuesday , however looking at the forecast I don't think that's going to happen , I use and check 3 weather apps daily ( xc weather , bbc weather and met office ) sometimes however they are

Started by Stephen r Brook-Smith

5 Replies · Reply by Dylan Mar 4

Cobra RM53 HST PRo

Looking at possibly changing from our Hayter 56 pro,s to these. Got a downer on Hayter, don't take on board or respond to legitimate comments.

The Cobra website is poor, hope that's not a reflection on the mowers? Anyway what we need to know is the

Started by Peter sellers

3 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Mar 4

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How to keep physically well when you're a gardener?

Hi all. I was wondering how many of you would admit to physical health issues when gardening. Just gardening - bending, twisting, lifting weights of various kinds, reaching a little beyond our comfortable range, can take its toll. The use of machiner

Started by Angela Sharp in Health and Safety

20 Replies · Reply by Angela Sharp Mar 3

Rear collection ride on

Looking for a rear collection ride on for one small job, use commercial machines for the rest.

Welcome any recommendations at the budget end of prices but not the rider/compact type. 30 inch cut is ample and want hydrostatic it's only going to be used

Started by Peter sellers

4 Replies · Reply by Antony Phillips Mar 2

Telescopic Hedge Trimmer Weight .

I am been after another hedgetrimmer I am eying up the Husqvarna iHT4 telescopic hedgetrimmer. I assume most have the Stihl equivalent HLA86 how usable is it hortizontally ? I have to many stupid tall but worse wide hedges , I've been using a Combi b

Started by Andrew . Perkins

3 Replies · Reply by Andrew . Perkins Feb 28

Living wall

Morning everyone.

One of our high end clients has a property that has a living wall, the wall was poorly maintained by the developer and it all needs replacing, with 500 plants which need to be 9cm pots. I'm thinking thymes, oregangos, ajugas, sedums

Started by Oliver clarkson in Design and Plants

6 Replies · Reply by Oliver clarkson Feb 27

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Westermann?? Other mechanical moss brushes?... What actually works??

Hello all,

I hope everyone is well!

I'm considering buying a Westermann sweeper to tackle moss on tarmac driveways (after spraying) - I was just looking for any feedback on the machine or similar tools. I have a couple of the Stihl combi brushes but d

Started by Jonny Armour in Groundscare, Machinery, and Hire

7 Replies · Reply by Paul Errington Feb 27

km 135r battery combi stihl or the hla66. plus what battery strimmer is good.

which would u go for? i like the idea of the combi however weight seems a bit heavy .

And what battery strimmer would u go for if not buying combi ?

Started by Ian Parkes in Machinery

14 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Feb 27

Weibang Virtue 53 SMP

Anyone got this dedicated mulcher? Be grateful for experience, any issues? Mulch performance? Will be used hard in a commercial environment. Thanks.

Started by Peter sellers

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Stihl battery kit run times?

Hi everyone, can anyone give me a rough run time on the following Stihl battery machines, I would like to know how many AP300 batteries Per machine I would need for a total daily run time of 4 hours per tool........... Work being done is only light h

Started by Harry@VWGS in Machinery

50 Replies · Reply by Billybop Feb 22

Hayter 48 vs bbc

For everyone who followed our post on rear roller mower with variable speed and bbc along with reasonable weight, we bought a Hayter 48 , not pro as wanted variable speed and its only going to do a couple of hours per week.

So thoughts after first u

Started by Peter sellers

1 Reply · Reply by Tim Bucknall Feb 22

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Shelf Life

I quoted to hand paint a substantial area of closeboard fencing panels in the garden of a new build property 3 years ago using the potential customers newly purchased supply of fence paint , Not a well known brand , probably water based .

They just g

Started by John F in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by John F Feb 22

Horticulture Week

Does anyone subscribe? We used to some years ago but felt it lost relevance for the SME sector so cancelled.

Not cheap at £345 a year, looked at the current issue online and does seem to have some articles of interest to us but whether it will contin

Started by Peter sellers

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Stihl ultra 2 stroke oil

Is anyone using Stihls ultra 2 stroke oil in preference to their standard green oil? It's almost double the cost, is there a noticeable improvement in running of the engine, fumes etc? Is it worth it?

I use the standard green oil which I'm happy with

Started by Glen Stillman in Machinery

6 Replies · Reply by Anthony Toop Feb 20

Black Spot Remover

I was just wanting to know what brand of black spot remover people use. It seems so expensive and just wanted to make sure I get something effective and not harmful to surrounding plants and grass. have a job to do that is an old sandstone patio that

Started by Adam Snow

4 Replies · Reply by Adam Snow Feb 19

Lawn edging templates

Hi folks

Has anyone ever seen a set of edging templates? I'm sure I saw years ago (this might've been on eBay) there was a set where you could link up sections to make perfect curves etc. as a guide for an edging tool, but I've not seen anything like

Started by Shaun Forster

8 Replies · Reply by Vic 575 Feb 18

Sealing a Pond

A very good customer of mine has asked for my help with their pond, which is currently leaking. To try and give you an idea of the pond. It has a diameter of 3.6 metres and is raised above the ground. It is made using some form of sandstone blocks wh

Started by James King

6 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Feb 15

Jetting drives as business

Evening all just looking for your opinions looking at doing drives/patio cleaning and reseal my question is do you use customers water supply or your own just looking into it any info please

Started by Kerry Parfitt

8 Replies · Reply by Paul Errington Feb 13

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DeWalt hedge trimmer

Is the DeWalt hedge trimmer range a worthwhile investment? I already have several DW tools, and handy because they all use the same battery system.

A colleague has also recently reccommended to me the BU-KO 52cc multi functional tool. It comes with l

Started by Rachel Bould in Groundscare

8 Replies · Reply by Anthony Toop Feb 11

Oscillating hoe

Various brands prices on these , anyone recommend a make and where it was bought. Thanks.

Started by Peter sellers

4 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Feb 11

Selling a small gardening round

Hi, I'm looking at selling my small gardening round and wondered if anyone on here has sold or bought a round in the past and has any advice for me please?

It's only a small round with a minimum take of £10,000 per year but usually more with extras. M

Started by Tom lew

35 Replies · Reply by Tom lew Feb 8

Wiebang 50 svp

Any got a weibang 50 svp 3 in 1 mower?

Interested in long term reliability, mulch and collect performance, operator comfort and any issues. Going to be used commercially 7 days a week. At £600 it's less than half the price of the Honda 537 HRX whic

Started by Peter sellers

16 Replies · Reply by Will Roberts Feb 5

Fencing Price per metre

There is a thread on this subject but it 2016. Prices have increased since then. What do you charge per metre for a Closeboard fence with Timber posts and gravel boards Say 2m high.
or how do you price your jobs?

Started by David Williams

20 Replies · Reply by Sam Smith Feb 3

Waterproofs

Has anyone found any breathable waterproofs that really are waterproof, without costing a fortune. The ones we're getting aren't exactly cheap, but even so they only keep you dry for an hour or two if it's really raining. Maybe a bit more when new

Started by Tim Bucknall

18 Replies · Reply by Neil Ruddick Feb 1

Makita bhx 2501

Anyone got one of these?

Our old Echo hand held blower finally died. We only use a hand held for occasional light use EG grass clippings on hard surfaces, use backpacks for serious clearing. At £168 Inc vat online seems a bargain ? Appreciate it's 4

Started by Peter sellers

3 Replies · Reply by Billybop Jan 30

Variable speed cordless strimmer

Hi folks

Looking for recommendations for a professional cordless battery strimmer. But want one with a trigger related variable speed (what's the technical term?! So it'll run slower/faster depending on how hard you squeeze the trigger). Been looking

Started by Shaun Forster

6 Replies · Reply by Billybop Jan 29

Transfer of grass clippings from ride on mower

This season, I hope to use my ride on mower with collector. In order to make it efficient, I need to consider how to transfer clippings from the collector to one ton bags. I have thought about reversing up onto car ramps with the bag underneath and d

Started by James King

10 Replies · Reply by Luke brooks Jan 29

Lumag chipper.

Hi all, I have seen a lumag hc10 petrol wood chipper for sale not too far from me, quite new and a bit less than half the retail price. I haven't had a chipper before, I don't do big tree works, it would be more for chipping up shrub/ hedge reduction

Started by Mjc

9 Replies · Reply by Sam Bainbridge Jan 28

Agrovista fert prices

Anyone use Agrovista fertilisers and would like to share what your roughly paying per 25kg bag of spring / summer fert?

just want to make sure im not paying over the odds from my supplier.

Thanks

Started by Gary R

14 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Jan 24

Learning plants names etc

Anyone have suggestions to learn plants I.e YouTube?

Started by Terry Ennis in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Pesticides

20 Replies · Reply by Tim James Jan 21

Roller mower

Another mower question!

We are looking for a 19 inch petrol, not battery roller mower. Currently run Hayter 56 Pro,s which on the whole we are happy with but have some new contracts where these are too cumbersome on smaller areas.

Ideally, ribbed roll

Started by Peter sellers

12 Replies · Reply by Dylan Jan 21

Honda Carb

I have a Honda HRX 476 which I use for small lawns. It's always been great and started 1st time but last year it was hunting a lot. I cleaned the carb to the best of my ability but it was no better.

A local engineer had a go, apparently cleaning it i

Started by Ted Waldron

7 Replies · Reply by Adam Pilgrim Jan 9

Wellington boots

Happy new year.

Recommendations on wellies please, got to be comfortable for 8-9 hour days.

Thanks.

Started by Oliver clarkson in Clothing

16 Replies · Reply by PETER C Jan 9

Hyundai chippers

Hi does anyone have experience or comments of using the Hyundai petrol shredder chippers, I'm looking to purchase a shredder/chipper and these appear good value with a long warranty thanks

Started by clive bates

12 Replies · Reply by clive bates Jan 5

Claiming machinery damage from customer

One of my monthly customers recently had some roofing work undertaken and a scaffold clamp was left behind in the long grass where the scaffolding had been, I ran over the clamp with my mower and it caused irrepairable damage

to my mower. I took image

Started by Darren Kent in Business

28 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Jan 3

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2023 trades industry predictions

Your views ?

The trades industry has experienced increased demands, high prices, and material shortages in the last year.

With supply chain issues, a cost of living crisis, and a global energy crisis defining 2022, tradespeople have had to adapt to c

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Cost Of Living Increase

What are everyone's thoughts about pricing for next year? Will landscaping wages rise and therefore impact on what customers are charged? Is that going to result in loss of business? What's your stragegy going to be?

Started by My Garden Design in Landscaping

11 Replies · Reply by My Garden Design Jan 3

Spring fert suggestions

Hi. Thinking ahead to spring. What are peoples reccomendations for slow release spring granular fertilisers? I'm looking around for best value with a nitrogen content of around 18. So not to high as I don't want the grass growing to quickly. Thanks

Started by Gary R

6 Replies · Reply by Gary R Jan 2

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