An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.

Day 13

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M5 Closed

M5 closed

Oh dear not looking good closing a motorway.

M5 Crash

M5 crash

We have been on the road since 7.15 am, the traffic on the motorway has been sat there since 6.30am, I sincerely hope all is well in-front of them, the sat nav tells me I'm 2.9 miles away from the landscaping project.

Midday

Finally, Coffee.

Before I commence the reflection pond landscaping build I complete the final course of blockwork to the feature wall, apply the scratch coat and cover.

A Visual blog today..... 

 Checking the garden is parallel

Check garden is parallel

Marking the center line

Marking the center line

Reflection pond center line

Reflection pond center line

Marking the inside face of the pond

Marking the inside face of the pond

Setting out a square pond

Setting out a square pond

Scoring the concrete

Scoring the concrete

Measuring the pond walling

Measuring the pond walling

Setting out with a stringline

Setting out with a stringline

Datum points for quions

Datum points for quoins

Spray all datum points

Spray all datum pins

Square quoins

Square quions

Checking the height of the pond wall

Checking pond wall height

 Constructing a garden pond

Constructing a garden pond

Landscaping a garden with reflection pond

Landscaping a garden with reflection pond

Garden pond overflow system

Garden pond overflow base

Pump ducting inlets

Pump ducting inlets

Clean site

Clean site

Tomorrows blog:

Landscaping a reflection pond with overflow system

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Angela Sharp replied to Andrew B's discussion Quoting yearly and billing monthly for domestic clients?
"I too often charge by the hour but that's partly because I want to know when I can leave, and when I can get to my next client. I really don't see a problem with it but I only work for private clients, only go to two clients a day, many of them…"
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Hunter Grinders, part of the Howardson Group, is excited to announce its presence at BTME 2025, where the cutting-edge Jupiter ATI 'All-in-One' Grinder will be on display at Stand 217.The Jupiter ATI 6.0: Elevating PrecisionThe Jupiter ATI 6.0 is a…
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The SISIS team, part of the Howardson Group, is set to bring its cutting-edge turf maintenance machinery to BTME 2025. Located on Stand 252, SISIS will display a range of products designed to enhance turf care across golf courses, sports grounds,…
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Dennis Mowers, part of the Howardson Group, will be at BTME 2025 in Harrogate this January, exhibiting their innovative range of turf maintenance machinery.Visit Stand 252 to see the latest advancements designed to deliver exceptional results for…
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Richard Shelton replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?
"Inflation has nothing to do with it. Things like minimum or a decent wage do. This has been running much higher than inflation over the last few years."
11 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Andrew B's discussion Quoting yearly and billing monthly for domestic clients?
"Planting I would tend to price as a one-off.  Weeding etc is just experience.  I find a useful starting point is that the beds can often take about the same time as mowing, but obviously that can vary massively."
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The Howardson Group is pleased to announce that Tom Worthy has joined the team as Regional Sales Director. Tom brings a wealth of experience and a deep-rooted passion for the turf care industry.Upon leaving school Tom joined the John Deere Turf Tech…
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Anthony Toop replied to Andrew B's discussion Quoting yearly and billing monthly for domestic clients?
"We quote a price per visit and then with that have an expected time per visit, say 1 hour. But we also stipulate that that time is not set in stone, and can vary depending on weather, time of year and task at hand. So a particular visit might be…"
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Anthony Toop replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?
"Hi Adam, I'm curious, if you increased your rates by 10 to 15% each year and not by actual inflation, after a few years didn't you start to price yourself out of the market?
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yesterday
Intelligent Gardening replied to Andrew B's discussion Quoting yearly and billing monthly for domestic clients?
"The task is weed the garden.... when does that finish? "
Saturday
Peter sellers replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?
"Bryn, it's not easy but don"t let that put you off.
Assume you have a website?
The majority.of our commercial work has been gained by firstly identifying the sites we want to maintain and then approaching the businesses in person by calling in or…"
Saturday
Richard Shelton replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?
"We are currently working on an average of £45 to £50 per hour per person, plus vat. This does not include the cost of re planting, mulching etc. Another area we are looking at is the cost of tipping green waste. We work on commercial grounds…"
Saturday
Bryn Evans replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?
"This is great to see Peter, this is what I've been aiming for a last couple of years.  I always get priced out of commercial because I don't have the machinery yet , but it's getting there. Any advice on how to get more comms work?
 
Thanks"
Saturday
Graham Taylor replied to Peter sellers's discussion Van security
"I use a Bulldog wheel clamp on the trailer and those round "Limpet" type locks on the rear and side doors.  We're in a bad area for Pikies driving past and nicking anything thats not bolted down so this security has worked well for many years. …"
Friday
Adam Woods replied to Andrew B's discussion Quoting yearly and billing monthly for domestic clients?
"Andrew... I will answer another one of your queries... I always used to charge by the hour (I know not the cleverest, but it worked for me). If a client wanted me to come to them on a regular basis we agreed how many hours that would be before visit…"
Friday
Andrew B replied to Andrew B's discussion Quoting yearly and billing monthly for domestic clients?
"Thanks Tim, its the system i'd like to use, but not 100% sure i'm good enough at estimating how long certain tasks take, Hedges or lawncutting is easy to calculate, digging, weeding or planting...not so easy to estimate time wise so Im still a bit…"
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Van security

Wondered what others are using in the way of physical, not electronic or technological  security devices. We are only concerned with overnight security to deter the the vehicle being stolen and the serious consequences of a complete van and contents…

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