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Council closes food halls in garden centre.

We are very sorry, but we have just been issued a Prohibition notice by Wychavon District Council. (7th May at 16:00)

As a result we have been forced to close until the restrictions have been lifted.

This is extremely disappointing to us as we feel th

Started by Andrew Betteridge in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Billybop May 9, 2020

Biodegradeable trim line

In these 'green' times, how many of you have considered how many tiny shards of waste plastic we are putting into the environment using strimmers. I trade as a wildlife-friendly gardener and used long-handled shears exclusively for the first 15 years

Started by Jeff in Info

1 Reply · Reply by Jim Gibbon May 8, 2020

Looking for a better spool head

Hi. Looking for a better spool head for my Parker multi tool. I ordered a second head from Parker a while back and it was useless. Anyone know which make I could use instead. I looked at a selection at a shop but couldn't tell any dimensions. Anyone

Started by Graham Garden

5 Replies · Reply by Graham Garden May 7, 2020

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How to choose best commercial mower ....

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Started by Gary RK in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Dave Colton May 7, 2020

Stihl Long Reach Hedgetrimmer

For Light commercial use what's people's thoughts on the Stihl HLA65 or the Stihl HLA86 cordless long reach hedge trimmers, they seem to be a number of promotional prices to include the Hedge trimmer, Batteries and Charger which make them look attr

Started by paul kenny in Machinery

10 Replies · Reply by paul kenny May 7, 2020

Honda HRX 537 - Bent Crankshaft

Hello all,

I inherited this mower but the crankshaft is unfortunately bent. Is there anyone out there with either a crankshaft or a replacement engine for this mower that I could purchase please?

Its a 6.5 HP GCV 190 engine, the Honda Part Number is 0

Started by Geraint Jones in Machinery

7 Replies · Reply by Gary RK May 6, 2020

ants

anybody got tips of how to get rid of ants that seem to have taken residence in the bottom of 2 large planters

Started by David Benson in Plants

4 Replies · Reply by Ben Mallow May 6, 2020

Apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan

This scheme helps small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to access loans of up to £50,000.

Gov.uk - Apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan

Started by Landscape Juice in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd May 6, 2020

Strimmer Line - Is Stihl 2.4mm Square any good?

Looking for advice on strimmer line. I have started maintaining grounds for customers and have a Kawasaki TJ27 straight shaft strimmer with an output of 0.77Kw/1.04Hp. I hear good reports about about the Stihl Square and it is available cheaply onlin

Started by Mark Collins in Groundscare

25 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess May 5, 2020

Organic lawn feeding

Good evening all, hope you are not all washed out !

I'm going to see a new client who has a sizable pair of lawned areas which she would like me to take care of. This is fine but she would like me to use an organic system to do this. Does anyone hav

Started by Tom Cann in Turfcare

11 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman May 4, 2020

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Rules on trimming hedges and trees

All wild birds are protected. This includes their nests (whilst in use or being built) as well as
any eggs the nest may contain. Under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), it
is an offence to:

intentionally kill, injure or take any wild

Started by Phil Voice in Groundscare

10 Replies · Reply by David Ellis May 4, 2020

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App for daily inspections of vehicles / machinery

Does anyone either use or can recommend an app which would allow us to carry out daily inspection checks on work vans or machinery. It would also be useful if it could log maintenance or faults etc too. Either one app could do both or 2 separate apps

Started by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd in Health and Safety

9 Replies · Reply by Jason Rose May 4, 2020

Ride on mower insurance

Does anyone use a specific company for their ride on mower.

I have always assumed it was covered under my public liability but I heard the law has changed recently and I may separate policy?

Started by Dylan

3 Replies · Reply by Gary RK May 4, 2020

Advice sought on removing (dead) grass growing through artificial grass?

It's an elderly astroturf variety, maybe 20+ years old laid on slate chippings and sand. It has been inadequately maintained and clumps of moss and grass are abundent.

The moss and grass have been killed with glyphosate. Superficial moss and general

Started by Tim Wallach in Pesticides

6 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger May 3, 2020

Furlough claim

I have let my accountant deal with the furlough claim of my 2 employees.
I told her about the claims on the day when it went live, Monday 20th April.

She processed the claim and then told me I would receive a code through the post from HMRC.

i still ha

Started by Alasdair Alexander

6 Replies · Reply by Alasdair Alexander May 3, 2020

How to save time using apps

Hi 👋

Do you use apps to help you run your gardening business?

I'm curious to find out....

- Name of app

- What you use it for

What is your biggest issue you have running your business?

keep safe!

Started by Jason Rose

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Any thoughts on dividing the van cab in two with a perspex screen?

Hi Huys

Just a thought to possibly get us out there quicker if you work in teams. We have two non drivers in our team of 8 (4 vans x 2 staff) so I need to be able to get them from job to job. Do you think it is feasable (and safe) to build a perspex

Started by David Hammond

21 Replies · Reply by Karsten Tomkins May 2, 2020

FS 94 RCE Stihl Strimmer

Hi all, I purchased this strimmer about 5 week ago to replace my FS 55r which was great but needed something a bit more commercial.

I love the strimmer itself but I'm struggling to see how it's an easy start machine, which is what it states. When I f

Started by Jamie in Groundscare and Machinery

21 Replies · Reply by David McGhie May 2, 2020

Installing an inverter in van

I've been moving over to EGO cordless kit this year and although I love its performance and build quality I do worry about running out of battery power whilst out and about.

I've been told to look at installing an inverter in my van and running the b

Started by Andrew Bentley

29 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis May 2, 2020

Zero turn Mowers

We are currently exploring the idea of purchasing a zero turn mower. We have a fleet of tractor mowers that do fine allthough I feel they are a bit non durable and /or slightly domestic.

Any advice, pro's & con's. We are wanting to start from the ba

Started by John Dillon in Machinery

11 Replies · Reply by Noel Dempsey May 2, 2020

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