"I started a grounds maintenance business some 40 years ago, initially for domestic customers soon realising that there was little money to be made from customers requesting an hourly rate. We now maintain primarily commercial sites of up to 30 acres…"

"We are long established primarily commercial contractors at the top end of the market and bought a the new version of the Hayter 56 pro in June 2019, this has been used for around 12 hours/week since with no reliability issues. Having used a variety…"

"I have done before and after treatment . after is best and it takes a little longer if moss is thicker but its a lot better than brushing or scraping by hand"

"guy's .... youre all doing it wrong ... everybody and their grannie knows that the only valid way to charge for gardening is by an hourly rate ... 8 pounds an hour but its cash in hand and you can use their 30 year old black n decker"

"You misunderstood...I'm yanking YOUR chain!"

"I don’t know about ‘yanked chains’ Dan. I was actually trying to support your comments, posted today, that we can all do things differently. I won’t bother next time.
Price per cut is best in my opinion and 29 years of being in business.
All my work…"

"Thanks, John. Robbie has previously posted some good videos. It would be useful if you could find the link. I have now returned the edger as I feel the half moon is the better option for me. I wasn't convinced when I was buying it and the comments o…"

""It is always best to go with 'price per cut'"
Chain yanked! 
 
I totally agree though, if someone is happy with their system I'd never say it's wrong. I think all I've done here is said what works for me. "

"yes well said vic, the alpha males of the group like to indulge in a spot of chest beating occasionally, i dare say if sat in a nice warm pub enjoying a few ales together rather than sparring from behind a key board it would be an altogether friendl…"

"I think it is rational to accept that whilst there are many commonalities between us there are also many differences in both operations and business models. Most of us do grass cutting and hedge cutting but perhaps that’s where the similarity ends.…"

"Speaking from experience, i would say get a bigger van than you think you will need, especially if you are planning on taking waste away. I started of with a smaller van, Fiat Scudo i think back in 2009 and within 6 months it was plainly obvious it…"