“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 Chelsea
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Marshalls' revenue for the ten months ended 31 October 2014 was up 18 per cent at £312 million (2013: £265 million). Marshalls says is is experiencing strong order intake and sales growth
In a bullish statement, Marshalls state that [if[ the positive
The recent announcement that SALTEX (Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition) will be moving from Windsor to the NEC Birmingham, has been met with enthusiastic support from both exhibitors and visitors. The new look SALTEX will take place on 4
Dennis Return to the Golf Industry Show (GIS) which is taking place in the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando on February 5-6 2014, at booth 1979, featuring the Dennis FT510 interchangeable cassette cylinder mower with innovation being the ke
A new film, promoting the creation of ‘water sensitive cities’ as a way of addressing the major challenges of water shortage, flooding and pollution, has won a Sustainable Water Industry Group (SWIG) Award in the Communications Category. Commissione
It was once aceppted that by having a website ,you could be found by your customers ,that is not the case anymore,with the amount of websites on search engines increasing every day.
All is not lost as there are still many number of ways to be found ,b
This all encompassing title is perhaps a shade too grand for what I am to write, which may be added to in terms of the way the UK, (which has now ratified the ELC), make headway within its guidelines.
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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…
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.
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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…
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"Personally, I have never understood the desire for the 12 month contract style of payment. Why would you not want to get paid in full for the tasks as you do them? Why would you prefer to wait until winter to get paid for work done in the summer?
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"Those machines possibly have a place in a remote setting where there is access to a power supply . I wouldn't want to use them in a domestic setting as a contractor "
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the cord is going to cause more problems than it cures...is it long enough, has it got tangled, has that elderly client tripped over the extension...the list goes on and on"
the cord is going to cause more problems than it cures...is it long enough, has it got tangled, has that elderly client tripped over the extension...the list goes on and on"
"Totally agree with Vic. Go cordless, there are simply too many issues with having a lead attached. I do agree with your point about the sourcing of the batteries not being environmentally friendly though, nor is the disposal. "
"For a few years I used the HSE 71. Mine has the 28 inch blade set but I believe it is now only available with the 24 inch blade set, so get the HSE 81. Although the 28 inch replacement blade sets can be bought swapped out. The reason I had this was…"
Hi there, first post on here for me. Been lurking for a while always seeming to end up here when googling so had to sign up! I've recently set up my new gardening business maintaining small domestic gardens. I already have a mix of Stihl petrol too…
"The 21" Kaaz/Danarm/Lawnflite roller mowers are pretty good and there are always secondhand ones coming up on Ebay for under £400. Gearboxes can be a problem with them so make sure they engage properly and that the mower doesn't need a "nudge" to g…"
"You could mulch the 4 hour job which will save you lots of time not having to box the grass off with something like a toro recycler . As long as they dont want stripes .
Today i cut Three large wet overgrown lawns with a Viking 545 roller mower whi…"
Today i cut Three large wet overgrown lawns with a Viking 545 roller mower whi…"
"if you could stretch the budget to around £600, then 53-56cm Toro Recyclers or Honda Izy come into play. Toro are the machines we've had least problems with so I rate those. Many on here have mentioned the Honda Izy as being very good."
"I used one of these when starting out - good performance for a budget machine, mulches, collects or side discharge. Good speed and not too heavy. Not as good as the pro machines, but almost 1/3rd of the price. As a lone user I would expect to get ar…"
"Agree with Adam re the budget that you have available, £350-400 isn't enough to purchase a 'wide cutting' model. Toro produce a 30" Time Master for just over £1k. You may be able to get a good second hand machine for around half of that. "
"Wheeled or roller?
If roller a (secondhand) Honda/Kaaz/Lawnflite/Kubota Pro.
Wheeled - much the same.
Thats not a long of money to play with in the commercial mower market I will be honest when a new Pro roller is around £1200....."
If roller a (secondhand) Honda/Kaaz/Lawnflite/Kubota Pro.
Wheeled - much the same.
Thats not a long of money to play with in the commercial mower market I will be honest when a new Pro roller is around £1200....."
Evening Juicers!I need to get a self propelled mower as I have several clients with very large gardens. One takes 4 hours to do and she insists on diamond patterning too! Ive got around 350 -400 in terms of budget. Im 6ft 2inch high so I need somet…
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"All the years of testing and field trials before a product is released, is geared towards human health & the environment. Where those two things intersect is such a changeable feast, the manufacturers could never replicate the various ways of poten…"
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Hi there, first post on here for me. Been lurking for a while always seeming to end up here when googling so had to sign up! I've recently set up my new gardening business maintaining small domestic gardens. I already have a mix of Stihl petrol…
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Self propelled mower recommendations please
Evening Juicers!I need to get a self propelled mower as I have several clients with very large gardens. One takes 4 hours to do and she insists on diamond patterning too! Ive got around 350 -400 in terms of budget. Im 6ft 2inch high so I need…
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We're looking a for a new cut-and-collect ride-on mower which can cope with lawns of a few thousand m2 and in particular, will cope in the wet. I thought I'd settled on a Kubota G23-II with high-dump: but I've heard good reviews of the…
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Hi all. I’ve got a couple of queries that I’m hoping you can share your wisdom on.I’m sure the answers to these are in the bog somewhere but I can’t subscribe this month as it’s been rather an expensive one for one reason or another. So I will join…
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