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Grass cutting offer ideas?

Hi there again, I started a grass cutting buisnes few months ago and it's been pretty good considering the circumstances. As I'm relatively new at the buisness side of things like marketing I'd love some advice. Basically looking for repeat customers

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Started by Richard
2 Replies · Reply by Andrew Watts Apr 6, 2021
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VAT OMG

Have had to go VAT registered this year. Totally out of my depth as has to back dated to January 2021. I'm sure I only started doing gardening as I liked plants and the outdoors. Now i have 8 staff and an accountant. 
Basically  I'm beginning not to c

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Started by Sarah Teasdale
11 Replies · Reply by Billybop Apr 4, 2021
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Grass cutting tender advice

Hello there I was on here last year getting valuable advice from you guys which I greatly appreciated. I had advice on starting a grass cutting service which I started late summer due to covid but got some customers who were very happy which is great

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Started by Richard
3 Replies · Reply by Richard Apr 4, 2021
Views: 703

Hedge cutting and birds

Hi everyone

 

So I'm picking up some gardening work on the side of other work at the moment. I've done a lot of landscaping in the past and looking forward to getting stuck in. 

 

I have a question about trimming hedges and (potential) nesting birds. Aro

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Started by OJH in Landscaping
2 Replies · Reply by Peter Apr 4, 2021
Views: 400

Light cordless mower

Does anyone have any recommendations for a lightish cordless battery mower I can carry up steps. I have ego equipment but the smallest mower they do is still 22kg and I've noticed some are around 15kg. Are these small light ones worth it?

Thanks James

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Started by James Boardman
15 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis Apr 3, 2021
Views: 690

Post Sleeves

I have just seen the advert on the home page here for Post Sleeves.

Does anyone use these & what experiance of the products do you have? Also can you increase your margins by 'selling' them? The time you add on the extra cost, plus time, surely it's g

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Started by Neil Darby in Landscaping
14 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis Apr 3, 2021
Views: 1473
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Neighbour disputes

On this weeks news 1 neighbour is liable for the others £50k legal fees over a disputed Laurel cutting / ownership.
Have you ever cut a tree or hedge you believed was your clients to be informed by a neighbour you've damaged there property. I cut a h

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Started by Luke brooks
24 Replies · Reply by John F Mar 29, 2021
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Ground Elder

Where does this stuff come from? I have one garden where it has suddenly appeared. Not from a neighbours nor any surrounding beds, there isnt any any ground elder anywhere near. it's all turned up this Spring and is about 2sq metres, unfortunately it

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Started by Tony @SM in Groundscare
2 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Mar 26, 2021
Views: 345

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