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Business or personal phone?

Having a separate business phone seems essential, as getting personal and business contacts mixed up is unprofessional. But how many people actually setup a business account and which network did you choose?

My personal one is with talkmobile, mainly

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How to profit from machinery

To get the job done we often have to invest in various tools and equipment. We shouldn't, however, provide this equipment at our own expense and let clients benefit without compensating us for our costs.

Although many clients will want to keep their

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Hedgecutters flooding

Hi all,

I've got two Stihl hedgecutters, both the same age and well used. Both have started flooding really badly, to the point where I couldn't get either started today.

I'll take them in Monday, but any ideas?

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how big a vehicle do I really need?

Hello there,

I made a post a couple of weeks ago as i'm in the planning stage of starting a fencing company. I remember when I used to do fencing jobs as part of my old landscaping business, i'd always have the materials delivered. Coupled with the fa

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Inflation rises to 11.1% for small business contractors

Contractors are facing double the rate of inflation costs

Small business contractors are facing cost increases of 11.1%, double the general rate of inflation.

These figures have been released by insurance company More Than Business in its newly launc

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ELIET 501 parts

Anyone know of a website I can order up spares for my ELIET 501 scarifier?

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Spraying in wind

Spraying in windy conditions is never a good idea, and it's not something I would even contemplate doing.

My situation is this; I have a customer who I see on Saturday afternoons, and she wants a patch of ground sprayed before she plants into it. Ther

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Edging along paths

Hi everyoneI have been looking at a number of commercial sites where the are a lot of concrete paths bordering the lawns which all need to be edged.There is about a 10mm gap between the path and the lawn not enough for shears.Does anyone have any ide

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Garden maintenance help required

We're looking to find someone to come and work with us 3 days a week starting on 17th May. Any help would be much appreciated!!

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repair of ground subsidence

Hi all

I'm look for a solution for an issue in a garden we landscaped around 3 years ago. The property is part of an old estate walled garden that has been developed into 5 luxury homes - 3 gardens of which we have carried out various landscape works

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SE22 (london) quotation required for resin bonded driveway please.

Can anyone help? self-binding Breedon gravel installation?.

if so please email direct to client : it was passed on by Linsey Evans to me.

4m x 4.5m approx?

Kate : Kdrynan@hotmail.com

thank-you - robin

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Gardeners Need to Step Up To The Mark

.....so says Titchmarsh in this BBC featured report:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22516087

The report pedals the aged assumption that garden maintenance in all its forms is for the 'lesser abilities'. So be it, that's what makes news - something

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Organic lawn care product

I have just received this E-mail about a company's product
I am not endorsing the product I am giving info to all the organic garden and lawn providers who use this forum to let them decide if its for them and contact the company.

My name is Jolanta a

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Hornbeam hedge - leaf retention

Picture on left is looking in, on the right, looking out

Hi, this 100m hornbeam hedge is just greening up but it has not kept it's dead leaves through the two winters we've been working here. It was an 'instant' hedge planted at this height and cost

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Japanese gardens in small space

What do you think about the Japanese garden ?

England has a lot beautiful front yards and backyards, why do no transform in a Japanese garden ?

I doesn't saw too much gardens in this style, something know why ?

In my web page you can see a lot of differ

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Lawn query

A customer recently emailed me concerning her lawn (about 20mx20m) , she has a well known lawn care franchise doing there thing but is not overly happy with the results and is considering telling them where to go.She has asked me for advice about the

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Painting fences

I'm wondering do many of you guys ever paint fences for people and if so what equipment do you use for the spray painting?

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Business for sale in North Wales

Hi everyone,

I am now starting my 3rd season doing garden maintenance with roughly 25% landscaping/fencing. I am looking for an experienced/motivated person to take over my business or just the customers if you are already established.

I have been offe

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european commission to criminalise all seeds and plants that are not registered with government

yeah...good luck with that gubberment...please come take my illegal ground elder and bindweed wont you ! )http://www.naturalnews.com/040214_seeds_European_Commission_registration.html

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Badminton then off to Malvern Garden Show.

Will be at Badminton horse trials Sunday then packing up Monday and moving the stand to Malvern Spring Garden Show.If any one is around come and see use at the Caledonia Play stand.RegardsMark

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