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Holzinger Shredder/Chipper

I am going to have a look at a Holzinger shredder/chipper tomorrow. It's a 6.5 HP model and is second hand at a competive price. I have not heard of them before and I am wondering if anyone here got any experience with them. I know it's not on a par

Started by Andrew Midgley in Machinery and Waste

1 Reply · Reply by Andrew Midgley Nov 29, 2015

Removing of a knot garden

Got to remove a knot garden about 150 metres any clever tips??Used a mattock last time the plants are about 4 years old riddled with blightBest methods please for quickness

Started by chris in Groundscare

2 Replies · Reply by chris Nov 29, 2015

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How big do you go ? Toro introduce 30" walk behind mowers

Just seen that Toro are introducing a 30inch twin blade walk behind "TurfMaster" mower (in a traditional 4 wheel format - commercial grade ?).Toro Turfmaster (commercial) shown above

Sales info states up to a 40% decrease in cutting time compared t

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

104 Replies · Reply by James Brett Nov 29, 2015

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Really, how big is the landscape industry?

I've just been looking through the LJN membership numbers.

LJN have 4,581 members with 61 joining in November 2015 (41 new sign-ups in October).

That's two new sign-ups every single day, in November.

I've recently returned from a trip to the UK. I di

Started by Phil Voice in Careers

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Nov 29, 2015

Beginners?

I'm a 47yr old gardener who's been trying to build up a gardening round part time in the face of impending redundancy at my full time job. Its now looking like the redundancy is imminent, and I've enjoyed working outside all year and hope to make som

Started by Chris in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

32 Replies · Reply by Chris Nov 28, 2015

Taking 'Mow & blow' to another level

I've been offered a new contract from our contractors, its 175 gardens - every 3 weeks the grass is to be cut and strimmed, hedges cut in june & october and a spray at the start. Money wise it isnt great - £7 per garden, in order for me to maintain m

Started by matt evans in Business

46 Replies · Reply by briggsandscrapem Nov 28, 2015

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Coloured Stems....

Simply love this from the RHS. Isn't nature wonderful :)

Feeling inspired on a Friday by this amazing range of coloured stems! Which is your favourite? pic.twitter.com/Jov4g4HdOP
— The RHS (@The_RHS) November 27, 2015

Started by Gary RK in Plants

2 Replies · Reply by Darren Walters Nov 28, 2015

Using pay online add on to xero accounts

We have just started to use Xero acloud based accounts software whcih seems, mostly, very good so far.

They have an option to add the ability for customers to pay invoices online. I have been looking into this as, although it will cost, it should mean

Started by Jeremy Bevan in Accountancy

7 Replies · Reply by Mitchel ingham Nov 27, 2015

Customers not paying the full amount! how to avoid this in the future?

Hi All,

Looking for a bit of advice really, I have just finished quite a big job today.

Half way through a project that we quoted for i discovered a problem with a exsiting wall. I discovered that the footing to this wall was not deep enough for me to

Started by Nathan Brammer in Landscaping

21 Replies · Reply by Garden Doctor Chris Nov 26, 2015

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Time for a new laptop

MorningI'm considering the jump to a mac! I love my iphone and iPad and really fancy a MacBook Pro. My current laptop really can't handle trying to run QB and outlook!!!Has anyone got a mac or fastLaptop that could offer up some advice

Started by James Brett in Social Media

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Lancaster Help

Hello Landscape Network,Your always a help....and I need some more please. I've been thinking of re locating for a while from the South East just down to cost of living per wages to the how crammed its getting.....so...been researching and visiting p

Started by Ben in Info

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Card payment machines - Santander

A while ago there was a link to iZettle (if only I could find the forum search bar)

https://www.izettle.com/gb/santander

Santander have a discounted price for the Card Reader Pro Contactless

until the 30th November if you have a business current accou

Started by Geoffrey King in Business

3 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt Nov 25, 2015

How many lawns per day?

I am planning on starting a lawn care & weed control company in the spring and, Currently, I'm trying to work out my charge rates. I'd be selling a package of lawn mowing, lawn treatments and hard surface weed control, with payment spread over the gr

Started by Paul Thomas in Turfcare

27 Replies · Reply by Andrew Midgley Nov 24, 2015

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Pesticides

Hi can someone please advise me on the price per m2 to spray Pesticides and the best products to use and where to buy from?

Started by Bryn Dunkerley in Pesticides

11 Replies · Reply by Bryn Dunkerley Nov 24, 2015

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Box Blight - current treatment / processes ?

Been maintaining a large garden a year now which has a lot of recently planted ( two/three years approx) Box hedging - approx several hundred metres-

Extremely healthy up until this recent wet and warm spell of october / november

At the beginning

Started by dan in Groundscare and Landscaping

8 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Nov 24, 2015

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Stihl Recalls 156,000 Products in North America

"Stihl has recalled roughly 140,000 petrol-powered edgers, trimmer/brushcutters, pole pruners and KombiMotors in the United States. Another 16,000 were sold in Canada.

This recall involves:

Stihl edgers with model number FC 56 C
Trimmer/brushcutters

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

3 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess Nov 23, 2015

composite decking advice needed

Hello,

I've been asked by a customer to quote to remove some old decking leaving the frame and re installing composite decking as the current decking isnt on a fall its level so floods also it gets pretty slippy green due to a lack of light. so custom

Started by Mitchel ingham in Landscaping

6 Replies · Reply by Thermo Nov 23, 2015

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machine hibernation

ready steady cut

the link above is from one of my very old post's back in 2013 at the start of the season but all points I would say are even more relevant now.

worth a look and quick read when it comes to packing machines away for the winter as you

Started by Neal Barker @ Etesia uk in Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Nov 23, 2015

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pricing structure

Hi, please can you help on how to price a job.

there is people in my area working from car boot and only charging £5

I'm NVQ Level 1,2 and 3 Qualified in Horticulture

PA1 and PA6 Safe use of Pesticides

would like to know how to price for

GRASS CUTTING

Started by Bryn Dunkerley in Landscaping

31 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Nov 21, 2015

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Waste removal

Hi, please can you advice on what to charge to remove garden waste?Thanks

Started by Bryn Dunkerley in Waste

10 Replies · Reply by Mitchel ingham Nov 21, 2015

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