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Email marketing - missing the mark ?

I recently received a marketing/sales email from an equipment supplier which was reasonably relevant to us. It described new equipment and offers available for Contractors for the coming year.

However, it contained no link back to their website for a

Started by Gary RK in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Helen Reeley Apr 20, 2014

briggs / stratton 675 easy start

i have recently bought a massport 18inch rear roller model with a briggs and Stratton 675 easy start engine,i had to take it back to the dealer soon after purchase as I had difficulty starting it when the engine was hot,he carried out some recognised

Started by carl lawson

8 Replies · Reply by carl lawson Apr 13, 2014

rhyas and wolf mulching mowers

Has anyone used these cheapish mowers from ebay? Im on a very limited budget but after something half decent that stripes and mulches ( less waste for me to try to dispose of).

Started by Jason Conway

18 Replies · Reply by Robert Keetley May 29, 2014

New starter

Hello all I'm a new member here and I'm after some advice.I'm 29 have been working in landscaping since I left schoolI'm now at the point where I want to have a crack on my own.I have a van and some tools I have had flyers printed up as wellI'm just

Started by Joe Frankland in Business

10 Replies · Reply by Gareth Leek Apr 19, 2014

Does computer design significantly reduce plan production time?

Hi Guys,I wanted to hear from some of you guys who have moved from hand drawing to computer design for private garden please.Do you find that using computers significantly reduces plan production time if so at all?I design private gardens mainly and

Started by Ryan Mc Gee in Design

2 Replies · Reply by Ryan Mc Gee Apr 17, 2014

jointing

Just wondered what you guys are using for this these days.Plain old mortar or is there a new kid on the block?Are there any good alternatives about that do what they're meant to do? I played around with pavefix about 8 yrs ago and had to replace near

Started by Gareth Leek

8 Replies · Reply by mark harris Apr 14, 2014

GROW London 20 - 22 Hampstead Heath

Some of you might remember me from when I helped Phil organise Creating Landscapes Trade Show a couple of years back.

I have recently been invited to help with the launch of a new Business to Consumer "Gardening" Show called GROW London.

www.growlondon

Started by Stephen Ingram

1 Reply · Reply by Helen Reeley Apr 20, 2014

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Professional selective weed killers - question

I'm doing lots of overseeding at the moment, what's the best professional selective weed killer I can use after over seeding?

Started by Robbie

7 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Apr 16, 2014

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I am looking for a hands on Business Partner in Hard or Soft Landscaping

I am throwing this out to the community as I may have an opportunity for a forward thinking person with an interest in Hard and Soft Landscaping Design or Build, or even from a sales background or in estimating, to work alongside in my established bu

Started by Kenny Thompson in Business

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Scarifying Dates

Just wondering what cut off dates most people use for spring scarifying.

Over the last couple of spring seasons we have had some quite hot and dry weather.

Because of this I've stopped scarifying quite early but think I'm perhaps being a little too cau

Started by Jim Davidson

5 Replies · Reply by Robbie Apr 13, 2014

A chance to highlight the issues affecting you and your business in your landscape

Taking a viewpoint that the most qualified persons to discuss their landscapes are landscapers (or Land Management Practitioners LMP's in policy talk), the LJN is part of a 3 year project towards identifying good land management practice. To this end

Started by Pip Howard in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Apr 9, 2014

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Teacher who cut off wife's finger with a Flymo lawnmower during row is cleared of assault

Teacher who cut off wife's finger with a Flymo lawnmower during row is cleared of GBH as jury accept it was an accident

Started by Phil Voice in Health and Safety

2 Replies · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd Apr 9, 2014

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Happy Easter ? Traffic Chaos, Fine Weather or Snow ? Depends on your newspaper :-)

Interesting little round up of some of today's "lesser" news stories by the BBC :-)

Happy Easter? - Heavy traffic on the M1 according to Daily Star

Folk hoping to get away this Easter can look forward to a "traffic meltdown" amid "10 days of travel c

Started by Gary RK in Weather

3 Replies · Reply by Acacia Groundcare Hire Apr 11, 2014

Post holes

Hi, anyone care to recommend make of spade for digging post holes?

Started by simon west in Landscaping

22 Replies · Reply by Matt Apr 19, 2014

Hello

Just wanted to check in and say hi before my first post on here.
Hopefully I'm not going to pi** off too many full timers on here by saying that a good friend of mine and I are putting our jobs on the back burner to concentrate on my gardening work

Started by David Parker in Business

7 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Apr 9, 2014

Mower servicing - Haynes manual for mowers? !!

I have a lawnflite pro 553HRS and a Hayter Harrier 41 and want to service the Hayter and I've got some work to do on the Lawnflite like change the pullcord (snapped) and other servicing. Is there somewhere I can download workshop manuals? Do such thi

Started by David Parker

8 Replies · Reply by David Parker Apr 7, 2014

Weather point 365

Hi, Has any one used Marshalls Weather point 365 on buff sawn paving?
we have 360sqm of 900 x 600mm x 25mm london stone sawn buff we pricing up the spec is to point in with 365 weather point. we would normal use a grout gunned into the joint.

Rob

Started by Robert Cottrell in Paving Materials and Advice

1 Reply · Reply by Graham Parker Apr 5, 2014

Hedge cutting from a cherry picker

Hi, I've just had a discussion with a potential client about cutting trees & hedges from a cherry picker. What certificates would I need for this (if any).Phil

Started by Phil Seabrook

12 Replies · Reply by Lesley Perone Apr 8, 2014

Oak tannins

Hi folks,
I do like to use oak in my designs as it's a hardwood that isn't vastly expensive, plus our local suppliers source from Europe, mainly France, so we have lower miles traveled. But, we have the tannin issue!

So if we use it for edging we leave

Started by Bo Cook in Paving Materials and Advice

7 Replies · Reply by Bo Cook Apr 9, 2014

Trailer mesh?

Hi,I've got an 8x4 trailer that I use when I need a little extra space but at the moment it doesn't have any sides, only the two foot solid galvanised sides. I was going to add some posts and mesh sides. I've got the posts but I'm not sure on the siz

Started by Rob

5 Replies · Reply by Ray McIntosh May 26, 2014

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