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Hedge Cutting - Thatch cottage Dilema

I have just been to look at a hedge cutting job for the future. It was all very positive and the customer would like me to cut the hedge. Only slight issue is that she has been advisied not to use Petrol Tools around the cottage in case they spark an

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Help

Hi all , anyone know what this is on the tree ? Customer asked if it can be helped or cut down?? she said it's a crab apple and hasn't had any apples this year 

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Trachelospermum

We plant quite a few Trachelospermum jasminoides with no problems.  We have one garden where we planted 12 and they almost all failed.  I thought it was a bad batch and we replaced them.  The 2nd lot aren't doing much better, with this being a typica

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How to price a client list for sale??? ASAP

Hi there, I hope people on here can help.

We are closing our lawn care business (established for 7 years) and are hoping to sell our client list (with each clients permission) to another lawn care business if we can. We are on a tight time scale (end

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What would you do?

The customer has a dog.... Obviously. With the dark spots. He's asked me to fix it. I suggested a light scarify to pick up the yellow - ish thatch. Then apply a nitrogen feed bring the rest of the garden up to the same green as where the dog has peed

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IS IT THE END OF POLLARDING FOR THE FRENCH?

 

The presence of long, ordered rows of trees is a common sight along roads and streets in France. Growing up, I witnessed the changing of seasons, and surely enough, during the winter months, the lime and plane trees would be pruned to an inch of the

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WHAT’S NEW FROM MAKITA: THE LATEST XGT 40VMAX PRODUCTS

Leading power tools manufacturer Makita UK has expanded its XGT 40VMax range of machines with the launch of the DK0014G 2-Piece Combo Kit, DK0172G XGT 2-Piece Combo Kit, KT001G Kettle, KP001G Planer, HS011G Circular Saw and VC005GL, VC002GL and VC004

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Bank holiday Thurs/Fri

I'm just wondering is everybody working as normal over these next 2 bank holidays? We are on our regular Weekly/Fortnightly maintenance & cuts.

Would love the extra time off but leaving some a whole month before the next visit would just make it so di

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Hedge cutter trousers

Good evening, whilst trimming some small lonicera balls yesterday using a small hedge trimmer I accidentally caught my knee with the machine as I drew it back. It's not life threatening and I'll live to fight another day but it flipping hurt and coul

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Toro issues

Having purchased a toro pro recycler last week I was so dissatisfied with the quality of cut and bagging I've sent it back to my local dealer, has anyone else had any problems with these ? Toro still haven't responded to my email and messages online

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Praxys

Hello everyone. I'm new here so be gentle!  Can anyone tell me how long pets need to be kept off a residential lawn after spraying Praxys herbicide.

I've looked at the product label on line but can't seem to find a difinitive answer.

Thanks. 

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Who on here do.

How many on here take on just grass cutting,hedge trimming as their main income jobs 

Myself when i started in 1999 i was taking everything on for the past 2 years the only customers i have from March to November is grass cutting with the odd hedge No

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Thick thatch - use turfcutter?

I went to overseed a job I'd scarified before today and realised after taking a sample that there is still about 1 "" 2.5 cms of thatch still there. Obviously I should have checked this before. What do you think.f these options s:

1) Scarify again and

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Praxys. A few more questions

Firstly. THANK YOU to everyone who kindly replied to my first post. Your combined help was invaluable. Honestly guys. Thanks!Regarding PRAXYS how long after spraying on a lawn can you topdress and over seed that area?Also. How long does the product t

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Landscaping in and around Northampton

Hello all

Been running a design, landscaping and maintenance business since 2009.

Hoping to move to south Northampton from Oxfordshire later this summer. Anyone operating in that area who could share a bit of intel on prices, demand etc?

 

Thanks

Mark W

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Toro issue

Having purchased a toro pro recycler last week I was so dissatisfied with the quality of cut and bagging I've sent it back to my local dealer, has anyone else had any problems with these ? Toro still haven't responded to my email and messages online

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Oil on drive

A client's car has dripped oil on our lovely new tegula block paving!  Has anyone found an effective oil remover?  I'm sure some are better than others.

 

TIA

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Plant passports or plant provider certification/registration

 

Does anyone actually know what the new laws really mean for the gardener that buys a plant and plants it for a client ? 

It seems you will no longer be legally able to supply a plant and plant it for a client without registering on the defra / apha

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Olive trees

Evening.y

How many of you use olive trees in your landscape desiqns ?

We are already reserving trees for next year.

 

 

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Jointing compound deep joints between flags

Hi All,

Looking for some advice. I have an old flagstone patio that has a lot of weeds (lots of dandelion) between quite deep cracks. Cracks very varied in size, between 20-40mm wide and 20-50mm deep after being jet sprayed clean.

I'm looking at using

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