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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

Started by Stephen r Brook-Smith

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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

Started by Tim Bucknall in Paving Materials and Advice

3 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall May 18, 2022

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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

Started by dan in Design and Landscaping

118 Replies · Reply by Graeme Berry May 18, 2022

Olive trees

Evening.y

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

We are already reserving trees for next year.

Started by Graeme Berry

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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

Started by Rosie Turner

8 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall May 16, 2022

Gator blades

Good morning, I came across Oregon gator blades on the interweb, wondered if they might improve mulching/ bagging performance on my Toro recycler. Anyone using/ used them? Regards, Martin.

Started by Mjc

3 Replies · Reply by John F May 15, 2022

The Science behind higher prices

Last week I purchased a magazine (while I was passing through Atlanta Airport on route to Heathrow) which had an interesting article about prices, and it went something like this:-

Research was carried out on a number of people that required w

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Vic 575 May 14, 2022

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Bird seed sprouting all over lawn

A customer had a new lawn laid Two years ago and its looked perfect up until now .

Bird seed has gerninated and woven itself into the lawn producing thick swards of grass .

Customer pulled me up asking why i had left the grass long and patchy in place

Started by John F in Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by John F May 13, 2022

Drip Tape Watering System

Hi All

I got a client with a big veg patch, they like a drip tape watering system installed! OK I can fit it OK the problem is when I come to dig it over for the winter and all the pipes are in the way!!! Have any of you used this type of watering sys

Started by Brian's Garden Maintenance in Water gardens

6 Replies · Reply by Brian's Garden Maintenance May 11, 2022

Pleached trees - London garden - rules

Hello,

I'm designing a garden in West London for a client who is very overlooked. One of the things I'm thinking of is a row of pleached trees. I've done a lot of research and if I have understood correctly if they are not evergreen this would not cou

Started by Sally Perigo in Design

7 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall May 11, 2022

Cordless machinery set up

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can give me advice on what cordless machinery I should look at getting for my circumstances.

This season I have been fortunate enough to be able to go part time with my garden maintenance, just a few mornings a week. I

Started by dickyjim

24 Replies · Reply by Billybop May 11, 2022

Wiebang legacy 56 pro

Be grateful for user experience, particularly, reliability, forward speeds, wet grass collection, dealer experience. Thanks

Started by Peter sellers

2 Replies · Reply by Lawn Legends May 10, 2022

Out of Hours Communication

Part of the job I suppose, but does anyone else get frustrated with both current and prospective clients messaging you on a Friday evening at 21:00, or a Sunday morning at 8:00 asking if I can call them between 10 and 11 to discuss some hedge cutting

Started by Sean Clarke

26 Replies · Reply by Anthony Toop May 10, 2022

Lawnflite 553HRS Rear Roller Stuck on shaft

Hi All.

I need to change the clucth in the gearbox, but im having a issue removing the smaller roller of the shaft. I have managed to separate it by about a inch using a bit of timber and a hammer, but it wont move anymore than that. Has anyone else h

Started by Gary Hope in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Sean Clarke May 10, 2022

Honda hrd536c

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has ran this machine in the past? It's a 4 wheel mower. I have had mine for almost 3 years. I have had the usual drive replaced at just under 2 years. And a few cables replaced and the top half of the clutch done soo

Started by Adam

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Masport roller mower

Anyone got,used the 22inch rear roller, it's fixed speed and no BBC. Particularly interested in grass collection capabilities, how do you find y fixed speed and reliability?

Started by Peter sellers

3 Replies · Reply by Adam May 8, 2022

Strimming advice and possibly purchasing a Stihl KM-RG Reciprocator attachment

I would really appreciate some advice regarding strimming. I use a Stihl Kombi set-up and have a strimmer attachment for my KM131. This is incredibly powerful and on the whole does a good job. I have recently started at a church and use the strimmer

Started by James King

8 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger May 7, 2022

World Naked Gardening Day Today!

Apparently its always celebrated on the first Saturday of May.

#WorldNakedGardeningDay

Always wear PPE

Started by Tim Wallach in Health and Safety and Social Media

2 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge May 7, 2022

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Hi All,

Im seeking to create some strong ,no nonsense terms and conditions for my propspective clients to read and sign .

We are small Landscape garden build contractor and have recently been working in the murky world of Domestic/Commercial

Started by Nick Milne in Documents

6 Replies · Reply by Nick Milne May 6, 2022

Roundup

Hello,A lady has approached me regarding her small 24m2 front lawn. She has spot weeded with roundup and the grass around the weeds is yellowing. She thinks she's killed it all! I don't use weedkiller in my work as I'm not licensed so I'm not sure if

Started by Christopher Schroeter

5 Replies · Reply by Christopher Schroeter May 2, 2022

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