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Liquid Lawn Feed

Hi i have been reading many posts on granular lawn weed n feed vs the liquid version.I used to use the granular feed but after reading alot of you use the liquid weed n feed i have decided to use this way from now on. But as i have never done this be

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Echo or Stihl?

Need a short arm hedgecutter petrol for box topiary, won't be used for anything else so Stihl HC45  Echo 2320 or Echo 2020 ? Anyone got any of these?

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Lookout – Caterpillars About!

Just found and destroyed 2 webs of the brown tail moth caterpillar in this Hawthorn hedge. If left, a couple hundred caterpillars would have emerged and devoured all leaves on a good bit of the hedge in a day or two.

It is best to cut the web out as i

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Ego pro hedge cutter.

Hi, I need to buy a new long reach hedge cutter as my petrol echo died at the end of last year, so I'm thinking it's probably the right opportunity to go battery powered. I'm leaning towards the ego pro htx5300 pa because my local trusted dealer sell

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Sourcing and ordering plants for a client?

Hi there, 

I'm a newby to gardening as a job (just started end of April), but things are going well so far. 

I've got 3 clients each of whome are asking me to buy in plants to plant up areas of their gardens I've cleared. 

I've breezily said yeah fine,

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What is average cost for mowing a garden?

Hi all,

Most of my customers are regular maintenance which I visit every other week.

I would say on average most lawns take me between 15 and 35 mins to mow and strim.My set figure for these jobs is between £20 and £25 each.

I am interested to see wha

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Chelsea

I do have a large dose of cynicism regarding the show gardens with exhibitors stretching the boundaries of practicality,appreciate it's a showcase for design and new ideas which I don't take issue with.

However we have Monty Don's "dog friendly" garde

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Sucker/blower

Looking for one only to pick up box cuttings, petrol machine. Any thoughts on make/model pros and cons, not interested in the blower function it"s purely to pick box up on acouple of jobs. Thanks.

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Ivy Removal

Morning all,

I've just been to have a look at a potential Ivy Removal job. Its covering 1 outside wall up to the roof and protruding up to 2ft outwards. I have a price in mind however I'm unsure how to go about covering myself in the terms and conditi

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Stihl HLA 86

Opinions from users please, is the 3000spm an issue? Won't be using it on conifer. How unwieldy/heavy fully extended? What battery are you using and run time? We need the 3mt reach that is why interested in the 86, or any other suggestions. Thanks.

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DAX Industries RC900 Remote Control Mower

This mower is an absolute beast. Finished a huge job that would have taken 4-5hrs of Strimming in just over 1hr with the remote control slope mower. Not only did it take grass that hadn't been cut in 2 years, it took the slopes in its stride and even

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Suggestions to tidy up our crumbling garden walls

Our patio retaining walls (about 10 years old) are crumbling, pics attached. I believe it’s a combination of frost damage (they’re not frost proof bricks) plus water seepage through the patio, which is moulded cement slabs over type 2. The patio is f

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Battery hedgecutter

Appreciate recent posts on this subject but as the new season approaches starting to focus on the ageing body again!

Am I missing something? Trawled the net looking for an a lighter alternative to our Echo semi long reach machines at 5.9kg, these we u

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How to make ends meet as a professional gardener

Hi all,

I'm looking for a bit of advice really if anyone has any thoughts. I'm a mum to a young toddler so work part time and fit hours into nursery runs so for me it works well to have set regular hours at customers' gardens. Eg x2/3 hours a fortnigh

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AMP UP YOUR TOOL KIT WITH A FREE MAKITA XGT 40V BATTERY

 

AMP UP YOUR TOOL KIT WITH A FREE MAKITA XGT 40V BATTERY

 

Leading power tool and outdoor power equipment manufacturer Makita UK has launched a new ‘Professional Cordless Garden Machinery’ redemption promotion, where end users can claim a free XGT 4.0A

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Finding work

Hi everyone 

After a couple of years employed as Head of Horticulture for a charity, I decided to return to self employment as a freelance gardener at the end of March.

 I am struggling to find clients and don't know what to do! I have a website, a My

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Weibang 53 SSD or Weibang 53 ASD BBC or Honda HRX 537?

As the mowing season has drawn to a close, I am thinking about a new mower for next season. I have now narrowed it down to 3 machines, either Weibang or Honda. I appreciate there have been lots of posts on here regarding the best mowers and associate

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Advice: Fencing down Concrete Steps

Hi all,

Basically, the centre of the concrete steps in the boundary line. I want to put up fencing that runs down the length of these steps and I've been quoted by two landscapers...

Landscaper #1
He suggested that he would cut aquares of the concrete s

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Battery hedgcutter advice

Hi all,

I have recently retired properly from my self employed gardening business, although I still do a few bits!  I’m now faced with upkeeping my own property of 1.5 acres, plenty of everything, grass, hedges, overgrown bits etc etc.

Previous work ha

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Small, compact battery strimmer with variable speed trigger?

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