It seems that the once British of all traditions, the lawn, is going into rapid decline.
One in four homes in the UK paves over or lays artificial grass.
Out of 1,000 homeowners survey, a whopping 10 percent said that they found a…
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I can tell you that we are in a youngish beech wood, ideal for truffles as beech is a host tree. Today we are looking for Tuber aestivum, the black summer truffle that is one of the best edible truffles growing in…
British Seed Houses has been re-named Germinal Seeds GB.
The company say the change has been made to clarify its position as a part of the Germinal Holdings group and achieve consistency with other Germinal group companies throughout the…
I am seriously considering a name change for the Landscape Juice Network to The Association of Professional British Landscapers to reflect how serious I am to determine opportunities and mould the future of our…
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A recent school grounds seminar held at Charterhouse in Surrey has been hailed a huge success by all who attended.
The event attracted over 50 delegates from all levels as several topical issues were explored and discussed. Supported by…
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…
Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
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I've a couple of jobs to do in the next couple of weeks and require something to speed up the task of clearing the moss and weeds from block paving, I was thinking of buying the Stihl KM94R -CE KOMBI unit with the bristle brush attatchment, has anyo…
Does anyone know off the top of thier head, what is the tightest internal and external radius that can be formed with Marshalls tegula kerb? STUCK on pricing a job - losing the will
"Yes one of those jobs where it is very hard to work out how long it will take until you've actually completed it. I don't know how much was charged but imagine the client would have baulked at the initial quote if it had been known how big a job it…"
"I am not surprised it took so long. I only really do tree surgery now and id say that a 4 man team with two climbers walking through cutting with a top handle from either end and about 2 van full of chip I would have put 2 days on it and aimed to be…"
"Good post and well done on keeping your thoughts to yourself regarding the owner. Have you or anyone thought of using shredder for this type of job?, if so what would be a good model."
"Hi Dan, I had tried that but eventually favoured the normal chainsaw as I could cut more in one sweep (much longer than pole saw). Plus the chainsaw was more manageable for longer periods compared to something top heavy like the pole saw.
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"Thanks Martin. Yeah I try not to look at something as if it's only a disaster; more a learning experience that makes the next year better! True, I would normally state this but on this job it was more than obvious I'd undercharged as I'd already sai…"
"I'd have expected the pole chainsaw to do that, including those thinner branches. Waste is always the biggest part, especially with wild branches such as beech"
"i get winter work gloves from screwfix there is 3 or 4 differant types of winter gloves i have found them ok even for my big hands "
"Hi, Sorry to hear you had a nightmare- it happens to us all from time to time. I find if I have underpriced a job it's worth mentioning to the customer that i will honour the price but I got the price wrong just so they don't expect you to work for…"
"I wear vinyl or latex gloves under neath, boxes of 100 are quiet cheap and does the job for the winter months."
" https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/maxidry-34-coated-gloves-56-425-pack... find these hard to beat and virtually indestructible no matter what I'm doing, the amount of concrete & concrete products I Handle they still keep my hands dry when I'm cutting…"
"There is guy on Ebay that does 12 pairs for £50.00. They are fully coated and thermal I get about a month out of a pair before the coating starts to go around the thumb and fingers and then lets moisture in, but for less than a fiver a pair I have n…"
"I'd like some too!. At the mo I use the yellow x gloves with latex gloves underneath"
can anyone post a link to decent waterproof gloves. i used to just buy:latex coated rubber builders gloves orange or green ebay there fine until its wet or dew on grass and they just get soaking .. green hands etc and rough skin. there must be a dec…
Stihl KB-KM Kombi Bristle Brush, Removing Moss?
I've a couple of jobs to do in the next couple of weeks and require something to speed up the task of clearing the moss and weeds from block paving, I was thinking of buying the Stihl KM94R -CE KOMBI unit with the bristle brush attatchment, has…
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Tegula Kerb Radius Question
Does anyone know off the top of thier head, what is the tightest internal and external radius that can be formed with Marshalls tegula kerb? STUCK on pricing a job - losing the will
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can anyone post a link to decent waterproof gloves. i used to just buy:latex coated rubber builders gloves orange or green ebay there fine until its wet or dew on grass and they just get soaking .. green hands etc and rough skin. there must be a…
Read more…Artificial Grass - Courses?
Hi all, Does anybody know of any courses in Scotland, preferably central belt that does courses on Artifical Grass? thanks
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