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Red Robin Black Spot

Need advice on how to treat black spot on my Red Robins, i have 7 making a 1m high hedge planted in Feb this year and in the last 2 weeks have noticed the leaves have black spot, the neibour has a Rose very close which also has black spot think that

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Parts wisdom

Wondering if anyone has had to locate spares for machines made by SandriGarden, I think they are Italian.

I've got a VT3.5 scarifier and it needs new blades. Really don't want to scrap it as rest of machine is fine.

anyone know if these parts are still

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DR Brush Mower Belt Removal time - am I being overcharged?

I don't know if anyone could advise me on this issue. I have a DR Brush mower that was ghost walking. When the Dead mans handle was released, it continued moving. Took it into a DR dealer for it to be repaired. I was concerned when the mechanic infor

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Ride on mower or compact tractor with Flail mower

For the past couple of seasons, I have worked for a client who has 12 acres of land, including a wood. I spend about 10 months of the year working at the property and do a wide range of jobs. The chief source of income during the summer is mowing the

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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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