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Which ride on mower?

I have just been successful in securing a contract at a large estate. The owner has a tractor with gang mower to cut the vast majority of the grass. I will be cutting the grass for the areas the tractor can't reach. This is still a large area, especi

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Pistol Herbicide with pressure regulator application

Hi guys,

This is my first post in quite some time but just after a little advice, as the tittle suggests i'm looking to buy and apply some pistol herbicide (i've been using glypho tank mixed with Chikara but decided to try something else). 

Basically i

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Kubota versus John Deere

Hi Guys , 

presently looking at a new ride on mower , narrowed choice down to either a Kubota G26 l/d , or a John deere X950R l/d . 

Anyone able to offer any thoughts on comparision , little difference in price , so - all aspects to be considered - pic

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Porcelain slabs

I’m doing a paving job with 20mm porcelain slabs and have heard horror stories of cutting them. Does anyone know the best disc to use. My angle grinder is electric so How can I make wet cuts ? Or should I hire one? Does anyone have any experience?

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Horsetail in lawns...

I know that it is an absolute pig to get rid of at the best of times but PLEASE can someone tell me something that has worked for horsetail in a lawn?!

I know that, if the horsetail is split, you can get weedkiller into it (although this isn't guarant

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Mower advice - Hayter harrier or Weibang legacy 48

Hello, has anyone got any advice about which mower to get. We have a budget of £1000 and are thinking of either the Hayter harrier or the Weibang legacy 48. 

6 small lawns to mow on our estate, residents love the stripes! 

Any tips/experience would be

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Pro roller mower

We are considering adding to our fleet the Toro Proline and or the new Cobra RM53HST-PRO with hydrostatic drive, the Toro having a 3 speed box, both are rollers. Be grateful for any views from owners as to particularly wet pick-up and what these mach

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Employers look for?

Question for employers in the arb sector. When looking for a new employee, what courses /tickets would you want to see? Also if an potential employee doesn't want the climbing ticket, what else would be most useful to the employer?

Would chipper and s

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Our own Gardens....

I hope I am not the only person with a Gardening business whose own garden is not as tidy as it could be!  Someone reassure me!

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Tree Stump Removal

I am in the process of thinning out a customer's wood. So far, I have taken down about 30 trees. Some large, some small. As a result, I have the stumps remaining. I have not yet finished and over the next few weeks, will be felling more trees. I woul

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ELH v GTM

hi guy's I know & read some post's on these harnesses the videos show GTM being used up platforms but not the ELH I can't see the problem but would love to know if there is one from a user before I make a purchase most of my hedges are high...

Thanks

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Hard (ish) pruning of a weeping birch

Hi everyone.

I have a client with a  weeping birch that has 5 or six branches growing vertically (so not very weeping), he wants these pruned back hard to where the weeping format is. 

the weeping part of the tree is approx 3.6 meters, the verticle bra

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New member

Hi all. 

New to the site, very interesting reading some of the posts. 

 I'm based in Oxfordshire and a self employed gardener, mainly concentrating on the horticultural side of things and no so much on the hard stuff. 

Gardening runs in the family, my m

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How do you tackle this one folks

Been on my 1st job this morning.To mow an elderly ladies lawn with her electric Bosch mower.Her question that was bothering her was,"she had a cherry tree cut down in her flower border a few years ago,yet this time every year in her lawn are underlyi

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Looking for a bespoke water feature designer and installer

Hi AllI am looking for and AQUA MAN!Please find attached some images of the water feature we are trying to create and budget for.I am open to advice, opinion and suggestion. My idea was a raised pool in blocks, clad in decorative tile with water blad

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Gardening maintenance business

 

Hi Everyone

I'm looking to sell my Garden maintance business which I have had for around 18 years, its based in a prosperous area of cheshire with a very good loyal client base in my opinion.

I have 2 part time staff doing the majority of the manual w

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Cutting Porcelain Paving to a Curve

Has anyone had any experience with cutting porcelain paving to an outside curve shape once they are laid and gone off? We frequently do it successfully with natural stone but porcelain is a trickier beast?! 

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Can you recommend Nustone?

Has anyone used Nustone as a supplier and would you recommend them.I'm looking at purchasing about 100m2 of copper slate paving but need good quality stone.Simon

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Dying shrub

I wonder if anyone has come across this or any advice. One of my customers has what I think is a Japanese spindle.it has been doing very well but since my last visit 2 weeks ago half of it appears to have died (see photos) some of the bottom of the p

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Software (Jobber etc)

Hi All 

 

Im looking for some advice for software to help me manage my customers with qouting,scheduling and invoicing,i have about 70 active custmers at the moment, i use yardbooks at the moment for scheduling and wave for invoicing and also still pen

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