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As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions is on
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design a Chelsea
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock the
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in his internet sales job in favour of a mower and a van. But since, he has progressively grown his business thanks to acute attention to detail and v
Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
Covered so far:
Ask yourself some tough questions before you get started
Planning a business plan
Determining your market and finding customers
Ha
I've been itching to let you in on a little information regarding a positive transition of my garden design and Landscaping company, based in Newton Abbot, Devon.
Business for Jackson's Landscape Design before joining LJN on the January 23, 2009 wa
The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
What is it?
LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
The site is…
As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
This series isn't just for landscapers and gardeners starting out: it's also a refresher for existing…
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does anyone find themselves spending money on an invoicing and qouting app? do some of you use tradify to manage bookings and schedule?whats the best way to manage workflow when you get busy in the season ?
"Try using a Turf Teq Power Rake to smooth it out. It will mill off the high spots and work the spoil into the low bits."
"I think i could get away with a four wheel mower for yhe time being no one has asked for stripes nonone seems to do the stripes here i thought it would be something i would add"
"Dealers will always to sell the machine they have the largest margin in. We are lucky ours tell the truth!"
"For our domestic round days, of which the majority are small to medium, we carry a 4 wheeled Stihl 4 series mower and a Hayter Pro 41. We use the Hayter on the fancier lawns and it leaves a beautiful finish but is only any good in dry weather. The…"
"Just seen your post there about your weibang a lot of bad reviews on the weibang my dealer recommends this as the best machines in the market "
"I did have the honda hrx537 hy i thought it was to big for the small lawns thought it was a great machine apart from it being to big and sold it was thinking of getting the smaller one 476"
"Thanks i will have a look see if i can find it"
"Thanks for the great advice i always thought evey wanted stripes"
"Dougie, whatever you buy DON'T get the Weibang. I have told my story about it enough times here before."
"I'm up north as far as you can go before you hit Scotland £180 per day is a terrible rate. I do £200 per day at 1 regular customers the rest is much more it's fine for £200 if you aren't running machines all day and you are at the same job all day…"
"My advice is find a mower you like and buy more than one.
As a solo operator who only cuts lawns I have 3 mowers (the same model) on the go at any one time. (i also have 3 new ones in storage as the model has been discontinued)
Two mowers are…"
As a solo operator who only cuts lawns I have 3 mowers (the same model) on the go at any one time. (i also have 3 new ones in storage as the model has been discontinued)
Two mowers are…"
"Pretty simple.for grass cutting I try and average £60hr so if you know how many hours it takes just times it by 60, if your happy with less you can knock a bit off.
Easiest way is work out your total costs for the year divide it by the hours you do…"
Easiest way is work out your total costs for the year divide it by the hours you do…"
"Ian, is right. As for weibang read the post "mowers mowers mowers" you are warned!
You won't get a better 4 wheeler than honda hrx537 hy"
You won't get a better 4 wheeler than honda hrx537 hy"
" At £180 per day you are hugely under charging. Using hand mowers on this job is very inefficient and really very hard work.
I have a Toro 4875 zero turn [48 inch] and a Stiga Park 700 WX [4 wheel drive]. They are both mulching mowers, so no…"
I have a Toro 4875 zero turn [48 inch] and a Stiga Park 700 WX [4 wheel drive]. They are both mulching mowers, so no…"
Invoicing / Quoting
does anyone find themselves spending money on an invoicing and qouting app? do some of you use tradify to manage bookings and schedule?whats the best way to manage workflow when you get busy in the season ?
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Looking for a new roller machine
Hi i am just starting my new business and would like to invest in a roller machine would you recommend one or stick with the four wheel machine i have been looking at the weibang and honda rollers thanks in advance
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Retirement advice
After 40 years plus and some ongoing health issues begrateful for thoughts on either full or partial business disposal, machinery/vehicle disposal and how on earth do you value something like this with no formal premises or long term contracts. Yes…
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Help with pricing graveyards
I cut 2 graveyards and in the past have been accused of being drastically underpriced.Without saying how much I charge is it ok to post some pictures and ask people how much the approximate rate would be?I understand this differs somewhat person to…
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