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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…
Open forum activity
"1 - not everyone wants to have a bonfire and add yet more needless pollution. Especially when things are green and fresh, how will that all burn?
2 - you can take 10 x the amount of waste away if you shred it compared to trying to stuff it all into…"
2 - you can take 10 x the amount of waste away if you shred it compared to trying to stuff it all into…"
"yes no way would I take on a mowing job now where they have a dog, it's more difficult where they didn't have a dog then they suddenly introduce one. As it sounds like you hate their new best friend if you complain.... Got another even worse threat…"
"If this is the case they should respect all your hard work and efforts .
Often I have picked up jobs where it's become obvious early on why the previous gardeners left because of dog muck and I tend to follow suit .
I had one customer take exception…"
Often I have picked up jobs where it's become obvious early on why the previous gardeners left because of dog muck and I tend to follow suit .
I had one customer take exception…"
"Hi Austin, I think it should be 40 an hour, I charge £40 an hr and the same as hedge trimming but think Inposdibly should be charging more for the latter. I charge £25 an hr for weeding and lawn mowing, but £30 an hour if I use my designated…"
"Thanks all, seems we are all of the same mind. I don't pick it up, I will mow around if only one or two. I do full garden maintantence so not good for me to blow or flick into the borders. I will keep my opions open as to whether to dump them or…"
"It will knock it, try bruise it first. The only sure way is to use Glyposhate and reseed/returf."
"Does Praxys kill "Mind your own business "?"
"Have a polite word , if it persists then you have to make the decision, can you afford to drop them . I have a few jobs where they maybe miss picking up the odd one , i can forgive them that , I won't pick up , but will use my blower , and blow it…"
"if its just a couple, I've just flicked them into the bushes with a hoe. If there's alot regularly, I'd just give the job a miss.
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"good idea!! I'll put some grass sedd down as well. I'm surprised the Roundup did anything to the grass as it was just "straw"... just the weeds were green. We live and learn.
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"I used to listen to these podcasts which have since stopped, but I remembered this one on Additional Charges and poop. May find it worth a listen
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jayrocks-green-industry-podca..."
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jayrocks-green-industry-podca..."
"We all make mistakes but grass is resilient and will begin to encroach back into the areas with the help of some re-seeding. You could always just tell the client that the lawn has caught Red Thread disease (it's a very common problem these days)…"
"No way would I be picking up dog shit that the owner hasn't bothered to clear.
Years ago I worked for someone who got two cats that hated each other and were, in her words, 'trying to shit eachother out of existence'. It was absolutely everywhere,…"
Years ago I worked for someone who got two cats that hated each other and were, in her words, 'trying to shit eachother out of existence'. It was absolutely everywhere,…"
"Mow around, if they can't be arsed to pick up don"t see why I should do their job for them"
Dirty subject.
Hi all, I am just going to put it out here. DOG TURD. What do others do with it being on a lawn. Do you shovel it up, pick it up in a bag or mow around, or even over it?I ask as I do not have a dog, therefore do not pick it up. Years ago I had…
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Grass paint colourant
Made a blunder spot-treating some weeds in a lawn a couple of weeks back not sure how I managed it but I've ended up with several brown circles roughly 2' across in the grass Its possible I mixed up the 2 sprayers and ended up using Roundup…
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Stihl HLA65 gear replacement
Hi, i'm trying to fix my brothers Stihl HLA65. He has bought a new gear for it as the teeth were all worn. But i'm struggling to disassemble it to swap them out.This central screw in the attached picture needs to come out so I can remove that…
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Wages for employed staff
Hi AllLooking for some information as to what everyone is paying staff for skilled hard landscapers these days? I am looking to recruit a skilled landscaper on a full time employed basis (to include pension, paid annual leave etc). With lack of…
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