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Light weight strimmer

one of my clients has had his garden redesigned by a professional garden designer.

It looks lovely but what a mare to mow, he has built 5 festival banks (banks for leaning against) which are around 10ft long. I carnt use a mower so have to strim an

Started by Dylan

14 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Apr 10, 2023

Hi I'm having a issue with my 536. It's like there is no traction on the roller. Over a hard surface it's ok. When on grass the roller engages but spins on the grass. I need to push it to move it. There is also a clicking noise coming from it when it

Started by Richard Fallows

7 Replies · Reply by Graham Taylor Apr 9, 2023

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

10 Replies · Reply by Oliver clarkson Apr 6, 2023

Lesser celandine

Hi, an area of communal grass that I look after has quite a lot of celandine in, which of course is now flowering. Now that it's time to start mowing, would it be best to mow it down along with the grass or leave it to finish flowering. While it may

Started by Mjc

3 Replies · Reply by Mjc Apr 1, 2023

Honda HRX537 HY vs Stihl RM 756 GS ?

Honda HRX537 HY vs Stihl RM 756 GS

Which one should I buy?

Am hovering ready with my debit card!

Use...wet and dry grass lifting as well as wet and dry mulching!

Started by Duncan McLaren

14 Replies · Reply by Andrew holt Apr 1, 2023

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Spraying Iron sulphate in the rain?

Really need to spray some lawns that im a little late on doing but the forcast looks pretty dire.

Ive never sprayed iron in the rain / drizzle. So is it a yay or nay?

Started by Pembrokeshire Gardening in Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Pembrokeshire Gardening Mar 28, 2023

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Best way to fix this?

Hi,

Any advice on what is the best way to fix this muddy patch would be without adding paving? It's a high traction area which has been churned up over winter. I was thinking of putting som mesh down after spreading some grass seed but if there is a

Started by Fleur Voice

4 Replies · Reply by A. Latta Mar 26, 2023

Rootball cart/trolley etc

Hi All,

Has anyone a good tip for a trolley with wheels that can carry 250-400kgs root balls etc??

best

Paul

Started by Paul Doyle

7 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Mar 23, 2023

Stihl smart connector

Has anyone tried this? Sounds potentially useful for £20. It's a nightmare trying to get everyone to record hours used on a machine!

STIHL Smart Connector

Started by Tim Bucknall

2 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Mar 20, 2023

Supersoil

Anyone hear of, or used supersoil? I'm thinking it might be a good natural alternative to traditional spring, summer fertilisers? Anyone have any experiences with it?

https://www.supersoil.ie/en-gb?gclid=Cj0KCQiAjbagBhD3ARIsANRrqEtueD-F2AaCdka8Dh6Y

Started by Gary R

12 Replies · Reply by Neil Darby Mar 19, 2023

Stihl RM 655 VS

Hi, I'm looking for advice on the wet grass collection capabilities of the RM655VS. I have a Honda HRD and HRX, wet grass collection with them is fair but could be better. I'm wondering how much better the plastic box of the Stihl is compared to the

Started by David Murphy

8 Replies · Reply by David Murphy Mar 18, 2023

Pressure washing service

Hi i am looking to add pressure washing services along side my garden work and i am wondering do most ppl add pressure washing or amni better to go down the soft washing route for payio and driveaway any information would be great i have been looking

Started by Dougie

3 Replies · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd Mar 17, 2023

Plant ID please

One of my customers must be having a snow day and thinking of summer window boxes and has dumped this picture on me, I'm not sure what it's called but seen them in garden centres....

many thanks in advance....

Started by Busy Bee Garden Services Limited

5 Replies · Reply by Busy Bee Garden Services Limited Mar 16, 2023

Lawn compost spreader

Looking to buy a lawn compost spreader for top dressing.

Anyone got or used?

Numerous makes available with a lot of Chinese generics with dubious reviews. Narrowed it down to Ezdoo, Walansee and Landzie, where do they get these names!

The Ezdoo comes o

Started by Peter sellers

16 Replies · Reply by Tom Greener Mar 16, 2023

Any suggestions of plant suppliers

I have a customer that needs a space filled with gorse (Ulex Europaeus) as when having building work done the original plants were removed. I have tried everywhere I can think of but the biggest plants I can find are 40-60 cm. The customer ideally wa

Started by Gaz

2 Replies · Reply by David Benson Mar 14, 2023

Stihl RLA 240

Does anyone have much experience of this battery scarifier? It's only a very basic one, but we have plenty of AK batteries and wondered if it would be reasonable for use at home and just the very occasional very light scarifying at small gardens. Not

Started by PGM

3 Replies · Reply by Billybop Mar 14, 2023

Pruning in frost

I have never before pruned in frosty conditions. A few weeks after refusing to prune a customer's apple tree last year, she produced this article from the Daily Telegraph ...

By RHS Diary

3:30PM GMT 14 Jan 2011

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"It is fine to prune fruit trees i

Started by Jane Heath in Groundscare

23 Replies · Reply by Alex Martin Mar 13, 2023

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Discussion on what makes a good business management software for you?

Hi All,

Having spoken with a few of you on the forum already & added some new features we are always looking for new ways to help. We know people are using a lot of different software's and want to understand, what do they not do that you need & what

Started by marc mazure in Landscaping

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Turfing prep joining existing lawn

Hi, I’m new to the site, I have just finished day 1 of prepping for a 210sqm turfing job. The client had the rear half of his garden sectioned off for sheep who subsequently ate all of the lawn, left a pile of poo and died.The garden level was destro

Started by Tom chapman in Design, Groundscare, and Landscaping

13 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Mar 12, 2023

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What kit have we bought for 2023?

I've just bought an eliet E401 scarifier with B&S engine

And a Stihl rm 4 R mulch mower

And a Stihl rm 655rs

im curious as everyone recommends mowers but what have we bought ourselves for the coming season

Started by Luke brooks

19 Replies · Reply by Andrew Trevor Mar 11, 2023

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