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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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Started by Andrew Bentley
31 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers May 2
Views: 1137

Lawn / soil problem

Hello all,

my son has started a landscaping business. He's had a few jobs. The one we priced and is working on is a new build. The garden is pretty big, about 450m2.Our quote was to seed it, plant a hedge at the back and create a border around with pr

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Started by Jason Taylor
14 Replies · Reply by Distance Apr 19
Views: 660

Bark chip - Big con ?

Be interested in opinions of others on this fascination with covering planted areas with bark chippings.

Been in the trade long enough to remember that the forestry industry had an expensive problem of disposing of this waste by product until someone

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Started by Peter sellers
7 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall May 4, 2023
Views: 708
PRO

Who’s land

Hi guys and gals 

Just been to look at a job and the nice elderly gent wants snowberry lonicera and bramble border cut to ground level for minimal Maintenance  going forward 

my issue is the council have visited once recently in 20 years to trim it but

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Started by Luke brooks
1 Reply · Reply by David Benson Sep 20, 2021
Views: 228

Growing veg

Hi. I am looking at a new customer and the job doesn't look too bad, 6 hours a week in the summer. Most of the beds are bark or pebbles eo not much weeding, good size lawn. Quite a lot of hedging but can get in some help with that. There are some rai

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Started by Jes Gardner
7 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Aug 10, 2021
Views: 336
PRO

Advertising on Bark

Hello allI know a few of you have mentioned getting work through online agency Bark in other conversations I wondered how many of you have used it and how you've found it for actually finding work. Do you find that the leads are more often than not

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Started by Angela Sharp in Marketing
1 Reply · Reply by John F Feb 20, 2021
Views: 170

Driveway cleaning

Hi All,

 

New to the forum and would like to wish you all a happy new year,

 

With my business we have introduced driveway cleaning now for a few months, Weve had a small amount of customers take up the offer of £150 to de weed soft wash and re sand. I t

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Started by Luke Foxall in Jobs
19 Replies · Reply by Luke Foxall Jan 2, 2021
Views: 973

Strong membrane for mulch

  1. Hi all
  2. I've tried many membranes and often I've been dissatisfied with the end result
  3. I'm after black fleece type membrane 2m wide 50m long 
  4. Can anyone reccomend a brand ? It is  for a job in Leicestershire 
  5. I'm also looking for bulk bark mulch but my lo

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Started by Kieron Glover
5 Replies · Reply by Kris Baker Aug 5, 2020
Views: 217

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