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A new, free guide to the many specialist nurseries and hidden gardens across East Dorset is now available.
Celebrating a proud heritage that dates back to the 1800s, ‘Specialist Nurseries and Hidden Gardens’ not only explains why nurseries have flour
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 what can be done about this?
Firstly do NOT make the mistake th
Whether you carry out your own gardening, or employ a gardener or have a contract with a garden maintenance business, ALL gardens create waste - this is an undeniable FACT.
So what can you do with this waste?
Larger gardens may find it easy to deal wit
Some people will read the title of this blog and think HOW can hiring a professional gardener or maintenance person to maintain my garden actually SAVE me this much time?
Here's how:
Lets assume that your average sized garden currently takes you 2.5 ho
10 Month Lawn Care Guide
Here is a little guide that we have put together on how to look after you lawn over a 10 month period
January
There is generally little maintenance work to be done in the month of January. Avoid using the lawn in very wet condi
Hi there for those who don’t know me, I’m Dave Jessop, Operations Manager for The Marshalls Register. In light of Marshalls attending the Creating Landscapes show in a couple of weeks I thought I’d pull together some background information regarding
Resin bonded aggregates can be installed over any hard surface ideally tarmac or concrete,installing over block paving, slabs or crazy paving may lead to cracking.
Initially any cracks or small holes must be repaired using a expoxy mortar,then the su
Hi to you all, it is the just few days into 2011, after reading here one of the threads at the forum about maintenance of lawn edging - I thought that you must here this story.
It is a real story, about my father in law that may effect the way you th
https://youtu.be/G3gaU9YK4kM
In this video, I will be…
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…
Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“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 carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
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…
Open forum activity
"the way I look at it is that those introductions are Leads, rather than Sales, there is a difference, the previous gardener has been paid for the work they have done,there is still on going hard work left to do rather than scooping up some kind of…"
"Andy
Your right about the not getting paid and just becoming a credit service. I used to be a manager for a few of the national GM compainies and getting the money from firms was the hardest part of the job. 60 days often used to get streched to…"
Your right about the not getting paid and just becoming a credit service. I used to be a manager for a few of the national GM compainies and getting the money from firms was the hardest part of the job. 60 days often used to get streched to…"
"Thanks Vic,
I currently have a very good gardening round in N.Wilts but may be relocating further west and want to diversify a bit so it's interesting to know the sort of charges for that Lind of work.
I appreciate you sharing.
Ted"
I currently have a very good gardening round in N.Wilts but may be relocating further west and want to diversify a bit so it's interesting to know the sort of charges for that Lind of work.
I appreciate you sharing.
Ted"
"Commercial grass cutting is between £60 and £80 p/h.
Occasionally a little more.
But that is only time actually on site. It doesn’t include travel, time taken at the fuel station, loading and unloading at each end of the day or nipping back to…"
Occasionally a little more.
But that is only time actually on site. It doesn’t include travel, time taken at the fuel station, loading and unloading at each end of the day or nipping back to…"
"I don’t know what £5m of PL costs, but my £1m of PL which includes sub-contractor cover as well costs me £68 per year. I reckon if Chatsworth and the local council think that £1m is enough then it probably is."
"With great respect 5mil of pl is quite cheap do you might as well have then you would be eligible for other contracts and quite frankly if your not turning over at 100 k pa then it's not worth doing
you do learn through mistakes and many years you…"
you do learn through mistakes and many years you…"
"... just avoid anything thats been used commercially and "ex council" as one Ebayer regularly used to say. ... though you do get the odd exception I know. "
"All good points, however I must say I have picked up some fantastic second hand bargains on equipment, depends what it is really"
"The Goodwill element that is sold has very little value at the time, in fact I would consider it a bit rude to my customers to sell their details to somebody else, who I have no idea whether they are capable or not, these days there are things like…"
"I don’t disagree with that, but just be wary that if you are operating as a small business which collects payment upon completion of the job you will need a different mindset and cash reserves to move into a market where customers assume they can…"
"Out of interest Vic, roughly in what ball park are you charging?
Cheers
Ted"
Cheers
Ted"
"Thanks Paul, followed your advice, fantastic piece of kit, just done 2 mowers in no time, cheers"
"Did this thanks Graham, got it all out, cheers "
"Actually, you don’t need five million public liability insurance and you don’t need to be VAT registered to do commercial work. I operate with one million PL and I am not VAT registered.
Chatsworth Estate usually requires £5m PL as a minimum, but…"
Chatsworth Estate usually requires £5m PL as a minimum, but…"
"Further to my previous msg
wuth great respect to Andrew regarding commercial work
don't be out of by his experience there is good work out there but don't be to ambitious build up slowly and get used to your clients and get to know the accounts…"
wuth great respect to Andrew regarding commercial work
don't be out of by his experience there is good work out there but don't be to ambitious build up slowly and get used to your clients and get to know the accounts…"
"The carvery pub is now permanently closed, the lad who did the regular grounds maintenance charged £300 to go once a fortnight throughout the year, he maintained the beer garden, outdoor play area and car park with big hedges all around them, it was…"
Starting from scratch....
Hello All. Due to a change in my work circumstances, I entered the world of garden maintenance by accident so to speak. Starting in June this year, I have built a small but sustainable business that has kept my head afloat in these challenging…
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Reply by Graham Taylor 17 hours ago
Business for sale
Good Morning, Just wondering with winter coming, is there anyone who is retiring or looking to sell there buisness this winter in the Hertfordshire / north London area? i would be more than interested to have a discussion Thanks Paul
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hi all I’m currently looking to expand my business and I want to go down the road of the commercial side of grounds maintenance, I currently have a nice round of domestic clients and some commercial properties ie a school and a few apartment blocks…
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Is there an oil drain plug on these or do I just tip the mower and drain it through the oil filler cap? Can't see one and can't find any info online. Cheers
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