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The grass definitely is always greener for a Kingsbury entrepreneur who has turned his pocket money hobby into a successful award-winning business.
The seeds were sown for Kingsbury Lawn Care when 28-year-old Jack Chapman was just fifteen years old an
At the time of writing - Mid March 2021 - many, many people will have already given their grass its first cut of the year....
However, perhaps you haven't or can't or don't have suitable machinery?
Perhaps your lawn is such a long, unkempt, ugly, weed
It feels like we’re all finally coming out of a long winter that included much of 2020! Now it’s time to celebrate that fresh feeling of spring, with 20 years under our belt and looking forward to 20 more!
From humble beginnings with a summerhouse off
My latest video blog on scarifying and aerating a large lawn
If you want your lawn to look fabulous this summer, work needs to start in early spring. Here are our top tips on how to prepare your lawn for summer.
Tackle moss infestationsAerate the soilScarify to get rid of dead matterGive your lawn a good feedHUnder the trading banner of South Lincs Grass Care, ANP Services Spalding Ltd provide standalone lawn and grass care services right across the turf management sector as well as our complete garden and grounds maintenance services.
From weed and moss c
https://youtu.be/G3gaU9YK4kM
In this video, I will be discussing a survival figure, overhead costs, billable and unbillable hours, the pros and cons of fixed pricing versus an hourly rate.
How to determine your hourly rate and correct it.
This informat
I’m writing this in early December when wintery weather and dark evenings tend to keep folks indoors a lot more. Grass will continue to grow all year round if weather conditions are right, at the moment the ground is sti
Imagine that you have recently had major surgery. To help you recover you will need good food, plenty of water and lots of resting. Once recovered, you will be looking and feeling better than ever. It’s the same for your newly renovated lawn. It can
The nutrients your lawn needs and when to apply
In the world of plants and gardening, your lawn is the equivalent of a long distance runner. It has stamina, it takes a lot of wear and tear and it works hard. Just like an athlete, if it is poorly nour
Even in our local area, not many people know the true scale of the works that we can offer - basically if its grass (of virtually any description), we can offer services to help you maintain it, improve it, or even prepare the ground and reseed it.
As
In today's world of gardening, there exists a discussion so heated that puts even the age-old coffee vs. tea debate to shame. And it all began with one deceivingly simple question – should you seed or sod your lawn? As it turns out, both sides of the
In the Southeastern United States, lawn care and turf management programs have failed to evolve. Even though new herbicides are becoming more and more normal, fertility costs are where the sacrifices have been made. As a result, the cheaper nutrition
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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.
The programme…
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the kit I'm swinging toward is
hrn 536 vy (800-900 quid)
stihl km94 rc e (350 quid)
strimmer and blower attachments (170 each)
leaves roughly 4-500 quid of the machinery budget to play with.
as for my farm and…"
Battery strimmer/blower/kombi?
Hi all Im looking for some recommendations please. Looking to buy a strimmer and a blower, I'm really liking the idea of going battery powered. I run a very small grass cutting buisness and I don't know weather just to go and get a kombi system? Any…
Read more…Start up business machines?
Hi guys,first post and hoping for some advice.I have recently been made redundant and am looking to start a mowing business offeringmowing, strimming, brush cutting, hedge trimming and green waste disposal (have a farm so easy to dispose of)…
Read more…John Deere Z530 Vs Z545 - HELP?
Over the last few months, I have been asking various questions about Zero Turn mowers. I have had some great responses which have helped me significantly in my decision. My choice was the John Deere Z530M with the addition of the Mulch Control Kit.…
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