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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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Battery roller mower

Hi all , having used a stilh battery mower for around 4 years now and still going strong, I was wondering if anyone have or used a battery roller mower and if so what brands and if any good,

many thanks 

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Contractor sought to clear scrub and install fencing in wood near Banstead, Surrey

Good afternoon,

I am looking to enclose an approximately 0.25 acre clearing within scrub/woodland with around 150 metres of fencing. The site is near Banstead in Surrey and has good access off a bridleway. Although planning permission has been granted

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Winter work

Hi all, just wondering what the majority of people do in the winter months? I've not been in the biz too long and work seems to be minimal this time of year??  Do people tend to earn enough through spring and summer to see them right through? I do ha

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Stihl and Toro dealers.

Hi everyone, 

 

My Local dealer is closed due to COVID, can any recommend a Dealer in either Surrey are or West Sussex that deal with Stihl, I also I need a Toro dealer with good after sales/servicing etc. Would appreciate any recommendations.

 

Many tha

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Mmc pro in winter

Anybody use hard surface cleaners like mmc pro in winter?  Tried it a few years ago in winter with no luck.  I suspect it was possibly too weak when applied.

 

If you have how does it fare with lawns, ponds and shrubs in the area?  And if we walked on

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Shovels

hi

thinking of  getting a long handled shovel but never used one before, just wondering if they actually save the back ache of a normal shovel, if anyone can recommend one I that would be great 

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Herbicide spraying

Hi. I would like to push the spraying this year. I would like to put it on my van and maybe run some adds in the paper so could do with some tips on wording for both. 

 

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Weed spraying

Hi i am looking for a new weed killing for all round spraying what last a good few months if that's possible like some sort of barrier once it has been sprayed i am looking to spray driveways patio flower beds toind hedge line and beside plays in the

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Best Van

Hi all

We will be launching our gardening services business as an additional service to our cleaning, we use Berlingos and Dispatch vans, what in your experience are the best vans for gardening and maintenance given there is obviously a lot more gear

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