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Price of shrubs

When pricing for small projects of about 50 shrubs and using run-of-the mill 2 litre shrubs like berberis, hypericum etc. do you have a ball park figure per shrub?

I have found it harder to price recently with suppliers having increased their prices b

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Started by Duncan McLaren
4 Replies · Reply by Duncan McLaren Feb 1, 2022
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‘Commercial’ high dump mowers

Commercial high dump mowers.

I’ve been using Kubota G21, then G23 HD mower for the last 15years or so.
There are some vulnerabilities/weaknesses on this that frustrate me; the G23 I have is getting very tired and more unreliable - leading me to consid

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Started by Andy Thorne
2 Replies · Reply by Adam Jan 31, 2022
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Lawn treatment

Evening all. I have recently joined the Network and set up my new gardening business in July 2021. So far it's been very rewarding and I have been able to build a loyal customer base.

As I head I to 2022 I wanted to ask for some advice on lawn care tr

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Started by Stuart Bell
15 Replies · Reply by Stuart Bell Jan 31, 2022
Views: 832
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Battery Battles

I came across this really enlightening American article (unusual, I know !) about understanding and determining battery power now that cordless landscape maintenance equipment is becoming more mainstream. In addition, they have provided a cross-refer

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Started by Gary RK in Machinery
6 Replies · Reply by John F Jan 24, 2022
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Red diesel

Trying to make sense of the usage restrictions as from April for legal use of red diesel.

Only affects us for our Forst chipper, from our understanding it's ok to use red if it's for forestry work but not ok for other tree work, the regulations are a

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Started by Peter sellers
1 Reply · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Jan 23, 2022
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Another Combi Query

I got the new HT-KM, which according to Stihl can run a 1/4 or 3/8 chain & Stihl say that it comes with a 3/8 fitted but mine came with a 1/4.

Does anyone know what I would have to change to use a 3/8 ?  I am guessing chain plus sprocket.

 

Thanks

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Started by Peter Davis in Machinery
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Cobra RM53SPH-PRO

I am really struggling to decide which mowers to go for in the forthcoming season. Whichever make, it will be a roller Pro model. With a much cheaper 4 wheel model to throw about. My initial thoughts were Honda. However, I have read some negative rev

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Started by James King
21 Replies · Reply by Tony @SM Jan 21, 2022
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Cleaning cobbles

Anyone has any bright ideas on cleaning a very large area of cobble stones that were laid over a 100 years ago, the gaps between the cobbles are full of compacted soil and hardcore. No weeds or moss.

Pressure washing due to location impractical, the c

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Started by Peter sellers
13 Replies · Reply by Billybop Jan 20, 2022
Views: 1219

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