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Remote control bank mowing

Does anyone on here do remote controlled bank mowing? We currently use our Hybot the only one in the country and have been please with the results, up until then we used a Spider which I wouldn't rate at all due to its size and height plus its on whe

Started by Jon Muirhead

18 Replies · Reply by Lawrence arthurs Mar 18, 2014

How not to cut a hedge

Picked up a catalogue today from a well known builders merchant and while thumbing through came across the image posted below.

Cutting a hedge, albeit just a posed photo, but using a grass strimmer while standing on a platform and no ear defenders or

Started by Anthony Toop in Groundscare

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How to make a shed using recycled materials

So I have recently moved, I have no storage space for tools or an office.

I do have two slightly damaged sheds, I intend to make this into one large shed, make a small office and storage area.

Has anybody any experience in this?

I think once I put a

Started by Paving & Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Evergreen Roof Gardens Aug 20, 2012

How to get work.

Morning all,After 15 years of not having to advertise the jobs seem to be drying up.We only have work 2 weeks in advance and its worrying.What do people find the best ways of going about getting jobs and filling the diary?

Started by ChaseLandscaping

20 Replies · Reply by Pembroke Gardening Services Aug 19, 2012

Fees waived to help our Charity

Can I say a public thank you to Chris Poddinger and the guys at Treetech in Dorset who drastically & expertly reduced trees and hedges surrounding a Perennial client's home.

Our client is a gardener but is not able to do this work himself and when Chr

Started by Lindsey Churchill in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Neal Barker @ Etesia uk Aug 13, 2012

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How to get a job working outdoors... :-)

Came across this today :

http://msn.careerbuilder.co.uk/Article/MSN-369-Job-Search-How-to-get-a-job-working-outdoors/?

Good to know i'm in the right job .....

Started by Gary RK in Careers

5 Replies · Reply by Paving & Landscaping Aug 15, 2012

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Do you have an exit strategy or plan?

I was reading about the fact that most small business owners have no exit strategy from their business.

What's your plan or do you plan to continue until you retire, injure yourself or drop dead ?

Is that approach feasible ?

Should we all be looking

Started by Gary RK

2 Replies · Reply by Fenlandphil Aug 19, 2012

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The physics of mowing the lawn, a superb read :

I love this article - maths meets mowing :-) Right up my street.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/optimal-lawn-mowing-patterns/

Thanks to Acacia Rentals for Tweeting this to me earlier this week..

Now...can this be embedded into LiberRate fo

Started by Gary RK in Turfcare

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Living Walls - need installers

Hi all

Garden Beet supplies livng wall systems - we do not install - - please make contact if you are interested in installing our products - we need Safety Health and Enviornmental Systems in place as well as current CSCS card.

thanks Felicity Water

Started by Felicity Waters in Suppliers

4 Replies · Reply by Felicity Waters Aug 13, 2012

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Berlingo van livery

Hi Guys

I'm about to get my Berlingo van sign written...

This is my company logo that i intend to use on the side of the van, I'm wondering should I list as much stuff as i can or keep it simple.

Logo

Lawn care specialist

Contact number and website

Or do I

Started by Robbie

20 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Sep 1, 2012

Landscapers doing building work.

Do any of the hard landscapers on this site offer building services?

Be it tiling, extensions, barn conversions or conservatory bases?

What with the rain this year, I have found myself working more and more indoors, its not just the weather, I seem t

Started by Paving & Landscaping

17 Replies · Reply by Jez Young Oct 28, 2012

New mower time

Hello allI currently have a husqvarna r53sv, it's a good wee mower but it struggles in the wet a bit, the bag just clogs up instantly at the entrance then blows grass all over the ground.Can anyone recommend a good mower for commercial use. Would nee

Started by James Macleod

44 Replies · Reply by warburton-mcdonald Sep 5, 2012

Discount on machinery

I'm curious and interested to know what discount (if any) you would expect on say a lawn mower from the normal price?

I had a situation this week regarding a new lawnmower..the people i normally go to don't stock the machine i was looking at, so i had

Started by Keith

3 Replies · Reply by Andrew Knight Aug 12, 2012

Superb idea for a stag weekend

Did anyone else see this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-19290932

What a great idea and one that makes a difference!

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening

1 Reply · Reply by Gary RK Aug 19, 2012

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Is there 'unbaised' reporting of environmental concerns ?

It's clearly a hot debate, with 'heated' arguments from both sides (as seen recently on LJN). Supporters can find counter arguments against the doom and gloom forecast by the eco-science camps that promote the world will come to great harm in several

Started by Gary RK

26 Replies · Reply by Mick Gammage Aug 26, 2012

Etesia Pro46

Has anyone any experience of the relatively new duo cut model?TIA

Started by Keith

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Pricing a small job in Spain - Speak the language?

I am pricing a small job in Spain, artificial grass to be exact, and wondering if anybody knows what the Spanish calls MOT, type 1 aggregate in a 0-6mm size?

Also, what is it like to hire machines out there? Say for instance a wacker plate?

This job is

Started by Stuart Marler

5 Replies · Reply by Stuart Marler Aug 19, 2012

Quoting large jobs

Hi All, I'd just like to ask those on here with the experience if they could offer any advice on how I would go about quoting to clear 6.5 acres. The land is all part of a disused farm, and was once gardens, which will eventually be restored, but I h

Started by Alex Brown in Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by MWJONES Aug 13, 2012

What do you use to stop your plants being eaten by bugs

I have a few gardens i look after that have different plants, hedges & shrubs all in various stages of being consumed by bugs.

I do not claim to be a gardener, I look after lawns in the main.

Whilst I can purchase general bug control sprays at around

Started by Bespoke Lawncare in Pesticides

5 Replies · Reply by Bespoke Lawncare Aug 15, 2012

Buying a Silky Pole Saw

I am ordering a Silky pole saw off FR Jones, before their 1pm cut off tomorrow for next day delivery . Hayate or Hayauchi?, I will be buying the 6mtr plus models.

I like the option of the Hayauchi having the lopper attachment, but how does it feel com

Started by Ryan @RNWilliamsGardenServices in Machinery

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