Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in his internet sales job in favour of a mower and a van. But since, he has progressively grown his business thanks to acute attention to detail and v
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(image: Garden Designer Phil Stovell)
Phil Stovell is a garden designer based in Somerset.
Not only has Phil set up his business in a recession, to add to the challenge, he has also relocated from Hampshire.
Phil Voice asks Phil a few questions abou
(image: Mike Warman (right) receiving a highly commended award from Marshalls)
Mike Warman is director of Aura Landscapes Ltd, based in Southampton. The company is fairly young, trading for just over three years but it has gone from strength to stre
Garden designer Michèle Martin spent twenty years in the corporate world before choosing to pursue her passion for gardens. Having earned an HND from Reaseheath College, Michèle went on to get an honours degree in Garden Design at Myerscough, Lancash
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Open forum activity
"The Garden Slasher has a certain ring to it"
"Good point i always find myself stretching on my old ladders just thought the 8ft one might be too big for some of the wee hedges that a would need to do "
"i find a tall type of folding step platform all i need for most domestic hedges. One where the part you are standing on is about 3 foot off the ground. I have both a flimsy one and a sturdy one. The strong one is called a Telesteps solid platform.…"
"Yes use them on some hedges below 8ft though bear in mind the top will be in the way when cutting in front of you. A lot of my hedges are 8ft so the top doesn't then get in the way as I'm trimming the top of a hedge at the same level as the handle."
"Sounds better than Garden Butcher !!"
"I manage fine its alway better to be above the job but there are times when a shorter ladder will come in handy but 9 times out of 10 i find i always need the longer ladder. ."
"Just stand them sideways on and you'll be surprised on how sturdy they actually are. You'll soon get used to them! "
"Once you get started, your name will be the least of your concerns...
I saw a beaten up old tipper with a beaten up geezer in it a few weeks back with the name 'Garden Barber'... maybe I don't get out enough, but made me smile."
I saw a beaten up old tipper with a beaten up geezer in it a few weeks back with the name 'Garden Barber'... maybe I don't get out enough, but made me smile."
"One problem though David most customers prefer Stripes to Lines , Some mowers wheels cause tram lines which can offend the eye .
Grass Lines sounds really good though .
The way it works out for me is the lawn guys do all the hard work treatments…"
Grass Lines sounds really good though .
The way it works out for me is the lawn guys do all the hard work treatments…"
"Thanks perfect need to buy a roof rack now how do you find cutting smaller hedges with the bigger ladder "
"I have never run my engines dry as in my opinion the rubbers in the carb dry out and then go stiff causing them not to work, i have always used a good mixture of Briggs and Stratton Fuel Fit this has never let me down as i believe it keeps the…"
"I manage it on top of my Nemo 3864
your combo 4422 o"
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"not all relate well to online courses 🤷♂️ you can't ask questions or suss out the guy giving it so still real courses help some people."
"ACS started as the Australian Horticultural Correspondence Schools.
https://www.acsedu.co.uk/default.aspx"
https://www.acsedu.co.uk/default.aspx"
Training courses for lawn care
I have been looking at training courses (online) for lawn care. I came across a lawn mowing and turf care training course through Warwickshire College which gives you an ACS Certificate.Im not sure what weight an ACS certificate holds from a…
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Reply by Premier Eastleigh Gardens & Lawn Care 5 hours ago
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Henchman ladders size
Hi i am looking at getting the hechman ladders and i am stuck between the 6ft and 8ft due to the size of van i have i only have a small combo and think the 8ft might be to big to be put put of a roof rack any one have same size of van with the same…
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Draining fuel end of season
Hi, do you guys run your machinery dry at the end of the season. I usually do but at the start of this season some of my machines wouldn't start. I was wondering if doing it forces all the crap into the carb?
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I'm up and running (ish)
My second post here. Been thinking about what to call my company and i have come up with Grass Lines, so i've just registered grasslines.net. after all i like grass lines, its the reason im here! plus i could potentially be global?!Cannot believe…
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