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ANP Services Spalding are well known throughout the Spalding area and due to demand, we are happy to announce we have now extended our coverage into the Bourne, Baston and Morton regions too.
We have had several requests for works…
I've made live an interactive plant finder, identification and pruning guide website which is still growing.
The website is designed to help you…
I have noticed a number of new ground maintenance start up businesses around Glasgow this season, as always happens at the start of a new growing season.
2013 must be a particularly difficult year to try and start such a company though due…
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Many people experience the frustration of having their lawn invaded by weeds, there may be just one dandelion to start with, but let it flower and seed and there will soon be a hundred!
So…
Phew the rain has arrived at last, sounds funny after the wettest April but when your grounds are on sandy soil it does not take too long for the lawns to lose their lush look, still I am sure witht he current rainfall and our expert lawn care…
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If you are reading this blog post, you may be asking yourself some or all of the following questions:
HOW CAN I HELP MY GARDENER HELP ME?
There are several ways to help your…
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Here at ANP Services Spalding, we pride ourselves on the quality of our workmanship, each and every task being carried out to the best of our abilities.
Continuous reinvestment in professional equipment leaves an unbeatable finish…
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On the very day that official drought was declared in Lincolnshire, the heavens finally opened - indeed there was half an inch of hailstones in parts of Spalding and Pinchbeck.
Everyone's lawn badly needed this water, and…
GARY MUMBY, managing director of BLEC, reports…
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Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
Covered so far:
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I've been itching to let you in on a little…
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"Is you’re so inclined, bag it, tie it up, leave in a sun kissed position near rear or front door.
Soon get the message... or perhaps a version of attached sign might work ;)"
Soon get the message... or perhaps a version of attached sign might work ;)"
"When I first started I used to hate the poo and I used to add a charge for removing them if no one was home, now if there's like 4 or less I just pick them up. I keep some carrier bags and disposable gloves in the van for the regular occurances.
Thi…"
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"Can't really see much point in cutting the lawn at all if you leave big areas uncut.........there might be a dispute over whether you get paid for it + it won't look very any good. If there was no-one in I'd have just phoned the boss, explained the…"
"I take it you mean 36 sq.m. Graeme. If you have already completed and charged for the clearing, then all you have to price is prepare and lay. Very worse case, including hire of rotorvator + day to prepare + day to lay + cost of turf + profit. You…"
"im a 2nd mate in a 3 man company. (the lowest man). today while the boss was at his primary customer, me and 1st mate visited the homes. One garden has 8 or 10 dogs. Cant count them all. Anyway, loads on shit on the lawns. I steer around it all and…"
"I have a stihl dethatcher for the MM multi engine two sets of tines but it takes different accessories brushes etc , I think its MM55 but mine is a very old model It clears moss in no time at all but i dont know how this compares to a dedicated sca…"
Have quite a few lawns to treat and fertilise..Is it ok to mix Thrust with other treatments such as a slow release fertiliser or an Iron sulphate solution in a knapsack sprayer?Or should i stick to seperate applications?Just rather busy at the minut…
"Always guaranteed safer applying separately but may depend on the type of iron sulphate - held in solution, fully chelated etc...as Andrew says , the phenoxy hormone weedkillers (2-4D, MCPA, etc) are more prone to react and clag with iron (especiall…"
"Haven't used Thrust so not sure - it looks like the same class as Relay, Prompt, Super Selective etc, and they don't/didn't mix well with Iron. Try a small sample in a jug and see what happens.
Crossbar/Holster , Greenor/Interfix and Mogul/Praxxs al…"
Crossbar/Holster , Greenor/Interfix and Mogul/Praxxs al…"
"Try Charlie Armstrong - armstrongcharl@hotmail.com
He’s based in Hambleden, worked with him for years before I went my own way ( I don’t do hard landscaping btw ). I’m not sure on his availability, he always seems to be busy.
You can mention Sean se…"
He’s based in Hambleden, worked with him for years before I went my own way ( I don’t do hard landscaping btw ). I’m not sure on his availability, he always seems to be busy.
You can mention Sean se…"
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im guessing this is the company that did all the planting / landscaping ?
they sound a nightmare !!!!"
im guessing this is the company that did all the planting / landscaping ?
they sound a nightmare !!!!"
"Update - 2 weeks later. Dear oh dera oh dear!
Soke to the customer yesterday. Apparently they are Oranges and this particlar variety are supposed to be ok for the UK. It came to light that the people who planted them also came and covered them up…"
Soke to the customer yesterday. Apparently they are Oranges and this particlar variety are supposed to be ok for the UK. It came to light that the people who planted them also came and covered them up…"
"That does sould like robbery to me...................I'd guess the gearbox has failed.......you can pick up a good secondhand gearbox on Ebay for under £100................. there's a brandnew one going for £224 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-HRD…"
"I traded in a Hayter 48 pro for a Weibang 48 pro non bbc last season, it was a really good move! The Weibang is a great performer in wet and dry with a very good commercial warranty. "
Customer Complaints
I had a bricklayer build a small pond brick wall 3 years ago and the customer is complaining the jointing has failed and is crumbling I have offered to get the wall re pointed which in my opinion should resolve the issue He has said he has had a…
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Pricing a turf job
i know theres no set price on metres square (unfortunately) with loads of variables . But is there a rule of thumb. I have seen a couple of stories on facebook of customers paying £800 ish for tiny new build back gardens. One thing, i have no way of…
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Lawn treatments.. OK Mixing selective herbicide (thrust) with Fertiliser / Iron sulphate etc??
Have quite a few lawns to treat and fertilise.. Is it ok to mix Thrust with other treatments such as a slow release fertiliser or an Iron sulphate solution in a knapsack sprayer? Or should i stick to seperate applications? Just rather busy at the…
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