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Using a mechanical turf cutter

Dear Helpful Juicers,

There are lots of video clips that show a turf cutter cutting the first strip.

They don't show wjhat happens next.

Once the first strip is removed one of the wheels is running on fresh soil and the other up on the grass surface.  C

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Beech hedges

Can I just check with you all

.... a new owner has moved into a large house where we  look after the gardens. The drive is bordered by a curvy 12' high beech hedge that has over the years got wider than it should. If we take it back by a foot or so it

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Which total weedkiller

hi all

ive a client with a driveway, it's got  walling each side around 50m long 

70% gravel 30% bare soil, grasses and weeds every season 

thought of strimming it down then applying  a weedkiller may be twice

a year would that keep it down (the grass ma

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sodium hypochlorite

Should sodium hypochlorite be used for cleaning paving?

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Removing wheels from Billy Goat

The wheel looks like it should just pull off the axle.

The silver collar around the axle is fixed and appears to be part of the axle and not part of the bearing.   It is the black rubber that moves.  Cannot upload a video directly from phone.  

There

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Cordless vacuum and cleaning the van ?

I dont know where the time goes . 

Cleaning the van becomes a bit of a chore in these busy times .

I try and take it to the jet wash as much as possible but often find i am in a que adding more time to a busy schedule .

Any recommended products availabl

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Best wholesale perennial suppliers

I am looking for the best perennial suppliers, in terms of variety and wholesale prices. I am in Cornwall. Most wholesale places supplying landscapers seem to prefer doing shrubs, hedging, to topiary, etc. Currently using Plants Direct South West who

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Mower issue

Hello all,

 

I've got a problem with my mower. It's a rover regal mulch n catch or whatever the name is. It's not got the original engine as that popped so it has a Honda replacement. Thing is I can't cut lower then the middle setting as it sucks to th

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Plastic pots

I've got yet another stack of plastic plots left over from a planting job. I re-use as many as I can for my own use in clients gardens/greenhouses and at home, and give many to friends and family and on freecycle etc. but still have loads. Does anyon

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Do battery powered tools justify the cost ?

I am really considering a battery powered Husqvarna 520 iHD70  anyone have one ?

I am just struggling to justify the cost of a  battery powered machine compared to petrol . I'll probably need 2 to 3 batteries and at least a charger or two . the cost i

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decent winter gloves

can anyone post a link to decent waterproof gloves. 

i used to just buy:

latex coated rubber builders gloves orange or green ebay there fine until its wet or dew on grass and they just get soaking .. green hands etc and rough skin.

 

there must be a dece

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self seeding annuals

I have a customer who is determined to have borders and beds filled with self seeding annuals . Owing to the exposed postion of the garden in relation to neighbours gardens i can see potential problems arising they will not go unnoticed . 

No problem

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STIHL professional user event

Hi Guys,

 

Due to the fact Stihl have not been able to attend events (as is the case for many) they will be setting up a virtual event for professional users of their products (or future users). We have been given access to these events and want to b

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Jobs

Hi, can I post for staff on here ? The jobs advertised are over a year old and the link flags up warnings on my iPad.

im looking for freelance landscapers around east london.

thanks

Marcus

Mwm Projects 

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Ideas for privacy screening

A customer want to block the view that neighbours have into his garden and feel more private.

It will have to be 20metres long, 1 metre in from the boundary fence and screen at a height of 3metres to 4.5metres.

We have had discusions for artificial ivy

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Anyone identify this tree please ?

Evening hope all is well , very dry in sunny scarborough

Can anyone identify this tree? Thankyou 

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Professional Indemnity & Public Liability Insurance

I’m starting up a Garden Design business, design only. An old post on here and elsewhere recommend Simply Business, I don’t know exactly which types of cover I need and at what level so having initially done an online quote with them guesstimating wh

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Large format printing

I’m looking for a reliable, good quality, reasonable priced large format printing company that I can send files to online and have them posted to me rolled in a reasonable time. The files will be a mix of CAD, needing to be to scale, and photoshop ba

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Customer special request

I have a customer who has made the following request 

Our wedding anniversary this year the theme is fruit and flowers.

I would like to plant something that fits that but also is quite big as a lovely gesture. Would would be a beautiful tree to plant a

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Fencing type?

Hi everyone, apologies for what may be a simple question but does this type of fencing have a name??

I'm not a fan but customer is keen to replicate this however I'm having difficulty sourcing these "boards"

Any help appreciated! 

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