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Teasel ( plant or weed )

I have a customer who would like a patch of common teasel , I know it can be very invasive and i have suggested alternatives but they like the architectural quality of teasel .

Has anyone encountered serious infestations of teasel ? I presume it can b

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Watering system for containers

Any help would be appreciated

 

I've been asked to replant 12 concrete 'bowls' ...they are about 30 inches in diameter and 16 inches deep at the lowest point ...and it requires a watering system they are spaced out over a distance of 70 feet with the f

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Liability when drilling walls ?

Just checking with others 

Is there any liability atattched to drilling outside walls to accept plant supports i.e damage to brickwork caused by hole drilled and weight of plant ? 

What do you prefer to drill into The mortar or the brick /stone 

Are the

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Stihl Backpack Blower

Good evening all. I'm going to get a Stihl backpack blower this winter. I have a few large gardens and some commercial sites and they get plenty of leaves each year. Up to now I've used my hand held BG86 but there's no doubt it isnt up to these jobs.

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Which Tripod Ladder?

I seem to be doing nothing but hedge cutting this time of year and I've just landed another job which involves 4-5 days of work for two of us cutting established yew topiary hedging. So, the time has come to invest in a tripod ladder. I have used a 1

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K-REND COSTS

Hi All,

Does anybody have any idea on the cost of K-rend? I am looking to have a seat (solid concrete blocks) rendered for a client in white. It is about 4sqm of surface and 18m of beading?

What would be the typical cost for supply and install. I have

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Lithium iron batteries thought's on optimum charge time's.

I should point out, i dont' actually own any battery powered kit as yet, maybe next year!

However more and more people are going over to battery power, so i was just wondering how most people charge them.

Do you just top them up or give a full charge e

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Need to Change my two 18inch Honda Izy

Hi All

my two Honda Izys have finally died on me 4 seasons old, was hoping to get to the end of this year but they have fallen to pieces ( Engines are still going strong ! )

I run a Viking and a Stihl 756 but need something small around 18 inch and lig

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Stihl hla85 long reach hedgecutters

Hi guys,screeching noise from hla85 long reach hedgecutter,blades clean and lubricated,anybody experienced same or any idea on cause before I leave it with my local stihl dealer

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Ramps - what are the options ?

We need some heavy duty ramps to get ride-ons into the vans. We have some of the Ali ATV folding ramps and some straight galvanised ramps but they are all load limited at 400kgs, where we really need min of 600kgs for safety purposes.

Ideally ~ 6ft w

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Road / public safety

hi all

i was just wondering what safety precautions people use when working on footpaths ...say trimming overhanging trees above where people are walking ?

the same question with regards to working near roads , i was trimming connifer branches back tha

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Anyone lost a couple of Stihl hedge cutters?

Our local FB selling site has just listed a HLA85 and a HSA 86 with batteries but no charger in Bournemouth.

It seems a bit suspicious to be selling these imo .... especially with no chargers

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Project / job photography device .

What is your device of choice to photograph before and after projects and jobs . ? 

it got me thinking after watching two seperate gardeners taking photo's with their tablets also a builder was taking photo's with a tablet while doing some work at a p

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Dark coloured /mulch/compost/bark

I have had a request from a client to find a dark soil dressing for plant beds. Client is from America and I think thsi could be fashionable in her house in one part of America.

Many years ago one could buy a dark peat almost black. Of course we are p

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#FungiFriday

It’s #FungiFriday and one of our team has found this beauty in their lawn. So we’re looking for followers who have equally funky fungus or working with a ‘funguy’ to share this Fungi Friday. Take a quick pic, post it and tag us in it. Looking forward

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Taking on my wife as an employee

Hi, 

I was wondering if anyone has any experience of taking on their partner as an employee?  I am currently a sole trader and looking at part time help to begin with but may go to full time eventually, I already know we can work well together and she

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What strimmer is everyone using

Another thread about what machine everyone is using! I struggled to find and up to date ones!

 

i bought a Tanaka tbc 2390 last year and cut a long story short my dealer has told me it's too well battered up to be worthwhile repairing, so back to the d

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Stihl MM56 Multi tool

Hi, 

Does anyone have any experience of teh Stihl MM56 multi tool? Reluctantly, I am having to pay more attention to lawn care and I thought this machine looked ideal, lightweight, foldable, reasonable price when compared to dedicated machines and, of

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Setting up in Ireland

Hello,

Bit of a long shot but I am looking for some advice from any forum members based in Ireland regarding setting up a gardening/ground maintenance/ rural services type business in the Republic of Ireland. It is looking increasing likely that we wi

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Try this simple hourly rate test

Establishing what is the right rate to charge yourself out at is the tricky bit and nobody will get it 100% correct -but how do you know where to start?

Below is an example of how a one man band should approach setting a charge out rate.

My first con

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