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Paving product ID please?

Can any one tell me what these are called and where i can source them from?

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Started by Matt Johnson in Paving Materials and Advice

7 Replies · Reply by Mick Gammage Jul 7, 2014

Can't believe people still do this!

While browsing Gumtree this morning I spotted a landscaping firm advertising for staff and noticed they were using a picture as part of their advert. I'm sorry if this firm is anyone on here but if it is you shouldn't really be using pictures suggest

Started by Matt in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Matt Jul 5, 2014

Landscape fabric - what's good and what's not?

I am about to purchase a fair amount of Landscape fabric and wondered if people out there could suggest what not to buy and why?

Started by Phil Stovell in Landscaping

14 Replies · Reply by Phil Stovell Jul 21, 2014

Employing a manager?

Iv come to the conclusion if my company is to expend illNeed to employ an expectance manager that under stands time management and budgeting . as I can't design , quote , deliver ,manage and expand at the same time ,Has anyone any experience in doing

Started by Shane murphy in Careers

8 Replies · Reply by Jason Conway Jul 3, 2014

Is a Ford Transit 100ps pokey enough for serious landscape gardening?

Hello.I've got my eye on a 2010 LWB High Roof TDCi350 RWD Transit, but it's only 100ps.I must be honest and say that I often push the vehicles to the limit, for example, lots of green waste/rubble or the occasional pallet of bricks or pack of slabs.

Started by Sam Moon in Vehicles

11 Replies · Reply by Chris Auld Aug 4, 2014

STOLEN crusher !!!

Bad news. I have beend conned into hiring a crusher, and he has not returned at along with the plant trailer. He recently did the same scam to one of my suppliers and they lost two dumpers and a crusher. They got one dumper back after it was seen for

Started by daniel in Stolen

1 Reply · Reply by Peter Woolnough Jul 6, 2014

Lawn Treatment

I have started to pick up more and more contracts that involve a lawn treatment. So far I have just been buying a few bags of 4 in 1 evergreen from Amazon or B&Q. Is there a more cost efficient way of buying it?

I am probably doing about 2000 square m

Started by Simon Jarvis

3 Replies · Reply by Simon Jarvis Jul 5, 2014

Stolen gear

Hi folks,

Went into work this morning and realised we had had a break in last night, thieves came into our premises (where we teach and train up students with special needs and disabilities practical horticulture and life skills). The thieves had take

Started by Matthew Lowe in Stolen

2 Replies · Reply by Paul McNulty Jul 4, 2014

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Wickes - how to lay paving advice

As a professional, what would you advise?

Started by Phil Voice in Paving Materials and Advice

17 Replies · Reply by Thermo Jul 9, 2014

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Tendering for Clearance - multipurpose shredder

I'll be tendering for a contract to clear the local primary school fields soon (clear out brambles and other brush around the boundary), quite a big job which'll be great exposure fir us if we get it.
To reduce the bulk of the mountain of green wast

Started by Nathan - Plews Garden Design

5 Replies · Reply by matt evans Jul 2, 2014

parish council' local authority work ??

Do the council pay ok if your lucky enough to get on board with them as self employed contractor.

Started by Lee in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Paul McNulty Jul 3, 2014

Do you sub out work

Generally I carry out landscaping and general maintenance but often asked to price tree and Hedge worksi wouldn't feel I could carry out the works to aacceptable / safe standard so udusually passthis year seem to passing over works on a weekly basisD

Started by gary newton in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Paul McNulty Jul 4, 2014

New staff question.?

I shouldn't complain but i'm in the market for another full time employee, well should i say from Mar- End of Oct, more work in closed season if we can do it.

I need an experienced gardener or grounds maintenance employee. If i ever need another i wil

Started by Andrew Michael Palmer in Careers

1 Reply · Reply by Kieran Ray Jul 5, 2014

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Can we help re-build the Bells Piece garden, destroyed by vandals?

Vandals have destroyed gardens at Bells Piece in Farnham.

The gardens provide joy and therapy and are used by more than 30 disabled people who are supported to grow, choose, prepare and cook nutritional meals for a healthy life.

A year's vegetable ha

Started by Phil Voice

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Arrests over ‘hoax’ government websites that should be 'free'

Five people have been arrested as part of a crackdown on websites made to look like official government sites.

The arrests come after more than 5,700 complaints about the websites were made to the Advertising Standards Authority and Citizens Advice.

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Pruning pleached hornbeam

Tips on pruning pleached hornbeam ??Could you use hedge trimmer or is it best by hand ??Thanks

Started by chris in Groundscare

4 Replies · Reply by Phil Seabrook Jul 7, 2014

Weedkiller in line marking paint.

I used to use Finale to burn lines into the grass on sportsfields however it has been taken off the market now. My supplier couldn't offer an alternative so I was wondering if anyone has tried using glyphosate or anything else. The main worry is the

Started by briggsandscrapem in Pesticides

5 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Jul 7, 2014

the difference between mowing & strimming with a brush-cutter

Hi all,Just wanted to clear something up following a rather heated discussion with someone yesterday regarding mowing techniques...I was 'mowing' long tough meadow grass for a client using the sything method of left to right with a slight drop in rev

Started by Alex Compton

11 Replies · Reply by Alex Compton Jul 9, 2014

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Hayter Condor - What are your views?

I'm drawn towards buying an OLD Hayter Condor.I'm only looking to spend around £300 max, so that will obviously put it into a certain age bracket.I don't have a desperate, immediate need but I do have some jobs where i could use it and more than anyt

Started by Darren Walters

7 Replies · Reply by James Brett Jul 6, 2014

brush cutter or combi tool?

hi, im a part time gardener "do around 25 mostly smallish gardens a week" but been getting a fair amount of long grass jobs to trim down recently so thinking about adding a brush cutter or combi tool to my gardening arsenal, would add a long reach he

Started by john doonan in Groundscare

16 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis Jul 19, 2014

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