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What mowers does everyone use and why

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Van insurance on the rise as traffic increases

Interesting commentary on rising van insurance costs and some eye-watering figures.....

Credit : Business Vans

 

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Garden Design on a Steep Slope

Hi All,

So after 20 years of garden maintenance including design and development, the change over to design and landscaping has started (https://www.gardenwisewatford.co.uk/)

I have to admit it's really stressful, with a steep learning curve. Currently

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Etesia 2019/2020 pro46 phts3

Looking at getting an etesia pro 46, phts3. honda gcvx170 80l box. Seen a gardener on instagram got one last spring and loves it and it does awesome in the wet. Just seeing if anyone else has them and can give honest feedback,

Cutting in the wet is wh

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Br800 Blower

 Being lucky enough to get my hands on one over a month ago thought would give little review on it.

 First impression was impressed with build quality, weight, padding on straps etc. The side start pull cord is amazing being able to start from the hip

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Decent leaf grabs

Has anyone successfully bought any decent long-handles leaf grabs suitable for us professionals? I've had no luck so far! Bought another pair today, called "Grab-o-saurus". They got a good review on the original LandsacpeJuice website and they were o

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Landscaping choices have consequences .....

Taken at face value, this shows the effect landscaping choices can have on neighbours, our street-scene, and the environment? 

Multiply this by hundreds and perhaps it partly explains localised flooding? 

 

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Income Protection

Hi Folks,

I've been away for a while through many things and happenings. Anyway, I have a question relating to Income Protection.

For a few years I've had it with a company called The Exeter through a broker employed by Eunisure. I tried to claim early

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Quick books or other digital accounts.

Hi guys. 
move just started a trial with quick books (£4 a month) but I can't get on with it. 
the catagories don't really match with my purchases. 

if I buy fuel and put it in van expenses it' then becomes a dissallowable expense in the tax form, but i

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Artificial lawn instillation

Quick question

We are launching our gardening service business over the next month or so and are just going for standard maintenance, lawn mowing, hedge trimming, weeding, lawn mowing etc, nothing to extravagant untill we are more established ( we are

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Walk behind seed, lawn fertiliser spreader

Hi folks I hope all are well.

I'm looking to get a more robust walk behind lawn seed,  lawn fertiliser dispenser. 

Looking to spend around £100 but that can be flexible for the right piece of kit.

Have a great day.

clive 

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Rise in artificial lawns threatens Britain's wildlife

"experts say the grass provides no benefit to wildlife and if the popularity continues to rise then we could see a decline in bird, insect and mammal populations across the country.

The warning comes after it was revealed that premiership footballer

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Long handle Graft

Just in the throws of purchasing one, I have a few other post hole tools but after using one for a while over at a farm I work at I found it a really good peice of kit...really useful for not only digging post holes but also for getting up biggish sh

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Bonfire and wet leaves - help

Hello everyone!

I want to ask all of you, how to lit the massive pile of wet leaves without using a petrol?

I was trying to set the fire with old cardboxes, and dry branches, but everytime when I want to add the leaves, fire getting choke  and gone in

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Hedge Combing ?

Is there such a technique as '' hedge combing '' not cutting !

I have had a request to comb a hedge which surrounds  garden . 

I have not seen the hedge but its described as evergreen and long but they dont know for sure . 

 never had to comb a hedge is

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Clearing weeds/plants on stones

Could anyone on here offer advice on clearing an overgrown front garden on stones.

The customer doesn't wish to use any weed killer on the area 

Just wondering what is the best way to go about it

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Ex-employee posting pics of my jobs on his website

Happy New Year to you all. Been a while.

What should i do about an ex-employee who has set up his own business and used a selection of photos of my projects on his website.

All the images he has used are of areas that he was involved with.

However he ne

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New Chainsaw needed.

Hi Everyone, 

Happy new year, the time has come for me to purchase a new chainsaw, I don't use it very often but my 20 year old Stihl 023 saw is in need of retirement. Any recommendations for its replacement? I only really need it for cutting up fire

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Noise cancellation

Does anyone use noise-cancellation ear protectors and have recommendations?  I was thinking of earbuds, as I use a quad bike sometimes, with a helmet that would get in the way of standard ear protectors.  I also usually wear a hat (my bald head gets

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Toilet facilities

I was wondering how other members address the need for toilet facilities when working on domestic sites.

With the hole pandemic I have found many of our domestic clients have taken the decision in not allowing the use of their toilet facilities. With

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