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Acer trees

Morning all I'm looking at buying small Acer trees to grow on I already do rhododendron and Azalea but I'm having a job to find a supplier of small Acer's and wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction? I do quite a few Japanese gardens a

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A Merry Christmas from all at LJN

It's nearly here......

We've finished work, cleared up, put the vans and machinery to bed and are thoroughly looking forward to a well earned break.

As I'm tidying up on LJN, I just wanted to wish you all the best.

It's been somewhat of another stran

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Seasons Greetings

Dear Juicers, 

As Gary has already said, it is that time of year again, Christmas is here.

It is time to wind down for the festive period and enjoy some much needed and well deserved rest.

With another complicated year due to the pandemic drawing to

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New Rules For Road Users

A bunch of new rules have been added to the highway code and are law in a few days from now.

Hierarchy of road users Rule

H1 of The Highway Code establishes a hierarchy of road users which ensures that those road users who can do the greatest harm have

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Trailer towing changes (B+E category) postponed

Planned changes to the driving license categories (B+E) for towing this month on the 15th have apparently been postponed at short notice 🙄

Beware this could affect younger drivers who were hoping to tow chippers, trailers etc

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Tools and Van Theft

I hope this post is permitted here and perhaps will help many people.

I just saw this  New campaign  on Youtube by Skill Builder

Tool and Van theft is so damaging to all trades people on so many levels, indeed even here I read about the 

impact on busin

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Replacing a Strimmer For A One off Job , Recyling Old Machines

I was just on the verge of winding down for Xmas when i get an offer i can't refuse of an urgent  substantial heavy duty strimming job . 

I gave up heavy duty strimming but still do plenty of light grass trimming and have a couple of light cordless st

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Viburnum Davidii sending suckers

Asking for advice really. The above shrub sending suckers.the boarder is an established professional planned border.I'm new to this client.Without disturbing the planned border,how do you tackle the roots sprouting.no info about this in a few books I

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Garden Design

Hi guys Im planning to start doing some small scale garden design soon. Just wondering what I need in terms of drawing up plans. Do you use a software package or do some of you do drawings? Is there a software package that people on here recommend? M

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The Law Around Trimmer/Strimmer Training

I'd like to know people's thoughts on whether it is a legal requirement under PUWER to have accredited training, rather than in-house training, on the safe use of the above tools, in the way it certainly is legally required for chainsaw use.

Lantra an

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Draining fuel end of season

Hi, do you guys run your machinery dry at the end of the season. I usually do but at the start of this season some of my machines wouldn't start. I was wondering if doing it forces all the crap into the carb?

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I'm up and running (ish)

My second post here. Been thinking about what to call my company and i have come up with Grass Lines, so i've just registered grasslines.net.  after all i like grass lines, its the reason im here! plus i could potentially be global?!

Cannot believe no

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I need a machine to....

A large (5 acre) garden we look after has had flood lights installed professionally...catch is all the armoured cable has been left on the surface, "for the gardener's to bury where they want"....   So I guess that means us 😞.

Can any of you think of

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Small ride on mower - Advice required

As business is increasing, I need to be more efficient when mowing. This year, I took on a churchyard and it takes me about 6 hours to mow. I use a strimmer and two different mowers. I think a small ride on mower would reduce the time by about half.

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Compacted raised bed

One of my clients wants to smarten up this bed. It has a retaining wall which is about a foot high and is natural stone. So the facing retaining wall could look quite nice once the moss and weeds have been cleaned up - I'm thinking a stiff brush woul

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Henchman ladders size

Hi i  am looking at getting the hechman ladders and i am stuck between the 6ft and 8ft due to the size of van i have i only have a small combo and think the 8ft might be to big to be put put of a roof rack any one have same size of van with the same

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The rise and very quick fall of grasslines.net

Hi Everyone,

Having given this much thought and looking at the business in more detail, and with the advice and conversations I have had, I have decided that although i like the idea of mowing lawns, its probably best sticking to my own lawn.

Logisitic

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Looking to work with professional lawn care specialists

Hi Everyone,

I'm David and have decided to do a complete career change. I have owned my own businesses for over 20 years all in the IT/Software space and I have now decided that I need a change plus im totally bored?!.  I am only 48 yet for most of my

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Which VAT scheme

It looks like i will have to go vat registered now as my turnover will hit the £85k mark.

In the past I have done my own accounts as they are fairly straight forward but I will need a accountant if I am vat registered.

just wondered wether to applt for

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pensions

Whats the best self employed pensions to go for.

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