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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…
“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
"Stihl HSA130T is 4,400 stroke rate. Battery is worn in a belt pouch and attached by a cable. I also use the HSA130R which has a lower stroke rate but bigger tooth gaps for cutting rougher material. Those machines are properly heavy duty. Short reach…"
"Thanks Dave, that's good to hear - I almost went for stihl but the 3000 strokes per minute put me off, I'm glad I didn't! That's a good point with other makita power tools. I guess a drill would come in handy. I think by the looks of it I won't go…"
"I have every Stihl battery hedge cutter and the long reach ones kept giving up after a couple of seasons and were very expensive to repair but as I was the Makita 40v system for my hand tools I thought I would give their hedge cutters a try and I…"
"Hi PGM, thanks for your reply. Good to hear the positive feedback on the makita tools, especially if he still likes them after 2 years! I just discovered that the Makita batteries are rated from 500 to 1000 charge cycles, whereas the husqvarna ones…"
"A good friend of mine has a whole variety of the Makita 40v garden kit. He's been using them for maybe 2 years I think and speaks very highly of them. Not used them myself so cannot give a personal recommendation, but he's certainly very happy with…"
HelloI'm currently using a hyundai 5 in 1 petrol multi tool for my business, which although decent when working, there is a big emphasis on the "when". Ive decided to convert to all battery power and my first purchase will be a cordless professional…
"Came into contact with these last week. Didn't release until I tipped of waste a week later and noticed them in the bag. Been suffering with itchy rash for over a week now as It was probably on clothes, bags, and equipment and I have spread the…"
"Some gardeners are just obsessed with winning the job on cheapest price without considering the outcome of it costing them time and effort and others fiercefully territorial if it's a local job regardless of size .
Generally your son should align…"
Generally your son should align…"
"Good question, local and a very small job. He didn't want to rip her off for 20 minutes. Someone is doing it for less... "
"The real issue here is,.what's he doing quoting £15"
"My son quoted an old lady who lives very close to us. Small front garden and wanted regular weeding doing and hedge trimming she's got a robot mower doing the back, probably 30 mins tops once a fortnight. He quoted £15, she declined the quote!He is…"
"Hi, I like to be able to see the actual plants, check roots etc, especially for perrenials or bedding plants. So usually use a few local trustworthy garden centres or nurseries that are retail but will usually give me 10% discount if I explain I'm…"
Makita XGT 40v range vs Husqvarna professional cordless range?
HelloI'm currently using a hyundai 5 in 1 petrol multi tool for my business, which although decent when working, there is a big emphasis on the "when". Ive decided to convert to all battery power and my first purchase will be a cordless professional…
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Sucker/blower
Looking for one only to pick up box cuttings, petrol machine. Any thoughts on make/model pros and cons, not interested in the blower function it"s purely to pick box up on acouple of jobs. Thanks.
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Sourcing and ordering plants for a client?
Hi there, I'm a newby to gardening as a job (just started end of April), but things are going well so far. I've got 3 clients each of whome are asking me to buy in plants to plant up areas of their gardens I've cleared. I've breezily said yeah fine,…
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Can I legally cut a Council Hedge?
A potential customer has just contacted me regarding cutting a Laurel Hedge at the bottom of his garden. During the conversation, he informed me that the hedge was actaully growing on the other side of his fence and was in fact owned by the Council…
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