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Etesia UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Green Choice Limited, based in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, as their exclusive robotic mower dealer for East Anglia. The company will supply, service and install the complete range of ETMower robotic
National grounds management company Glendale has confirmed its commitment to quality by recently purchasing a range of 60 Etesia Pro 46 models, increasing their fleet to around 300 Etesia machines.
“The deal with Etesia underlines our commitment to us
Alan Ferguson, Head Groundsman at St George’s Park - the FA’s National Football Centre, has chosen Dennis as a key supplier of maintenance equipment for use on the natural elite pitches.
The award winning groundsman purchased three Dennis G860’s compl
Brailsford Golf Club’s Head Greenkeeper Andy Ryder, has battled the most testing of springs, particularly on tees and greens, but his two Dennis professional cylinder mowers have more than helped him cope and kept the club’s steadily expanding 180 me
Ask any gardener or grounds maintenance person what they think about Etesia mowers and to those that haven’t used them before will either tell you that they are not suitable for the their clients lawns or aren’t they just used on council grass verges
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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…
“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…
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…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
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Redexim is celebrating a double success after being named winners in two categories at the first ever GroundsFest and HortWeek Innovation Awards, held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on 9–10 September.The new awards programme celebrates excellence…
"the seed will germainate in 7 to 10 days is it worth trying to paint the dead area as it will still be noticeable "
"Graham. Sympathy nearly did the same myself, don't know how effective a paint would be, probably make the damage even more visible? How about cutting out and filling in with turf?"
Made a blunder spot-treating some weeds in a lawn a couple of weeks back not sure how I managed it but I've ended up with several brown circles roughly 2' across in the grass Its possible I mixed up the 2 sprayers and ended up using Roundup…
"I've seen "before and after" pictures on Google. You do a Google image search and the pictures have been taken from a site hundreds of miles away!! Hope they charge for the fuel lol!!!
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"Success! For anyone that comes across this problem in the future. An impact driver is a must. I actually ruined the driver bit in the screw head so had to cut a new slot in the screw head with my dremmel. Then I opened the blades as much as they…"
"I will give it a go! Thanks"
GroundsFest 2025 cemented its place as the UK’s largest industry trade show after just three years, with an incredible 9,037 visitors over two days. The event’s rapid growth was clear for all to see: more exhibitors, more visitors, and more…
"just a thought and maybe totally barking up the wrong tree here, but if threadlocked in maybe a hot soldering iron held against the screw would help release it"
"Thanks John, yes I have tried jamming up the cogs so they don't move but it's proving very tricky to hold everything tight enough to stop it moving and now I'm in immediate danger of burring out the drive bit on the screw! It is a genuine stihl and…"
"Okay thanks, well at least I know I'm not missing something really simple. I have read a few comments on a YouTube video with several people who have had similar issues removing this screw! I think it's doable, just maybe has a particular knack or…"
"Only guessing here but is the new gear a replacement part from Stihl or a used part salvaged off a machine ?
If it's off Stihl it would suggest it's meant to be replaced .
Guessing again as I only lubricate my gear wheel but is it similar to…"
If it's off Stihl it would suggest it's meant to be replaced .
Guessing again as I only lubricate my gear wheel but is it similar to…"
"hi I had the same frustrating issue a few years ago when trying to make 1 good machine out of 2 bad ones, think a special tool maybe required, or there is threadlock somewhere in the rotating shaft assembly to stop it coming undone, can't quite…"
"Daniel, unsure if this is of help. We stopped direct employment some years ago. Too much aggravation and being let down " got a cold can"t come in " still wanted sick pay etc. Only use self employed now and we are mainly on the soft and tree work…"
Hi, i'm trying to fix my brothers Stihl HLA65. He has bought a new gear for it as the teeth were all worn. But i'm struggling to disassemble it to swap them out.This central screw in the attached picture needs to come out so I can remove that…
Grass paint colourant
Made a blunder spot-treating some weeds in a lawn a couple of weeks back not sure how I managed it but I've ended up with several brown circles roughly 2' across in the grass Its possible I mixed up the 2 sprayers and ended up using Roundup…
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Stihl HLA65 gear replacement
Hi, i'm trying to fix my brothers Stihl HLA65. He has bought a new gear for it as the teeth were all worn. But i'm struggling to disassemble it to swap them out.This central screw in the attached picture needs to come out so I can remove that…
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Wages for employed staff
Hi AllLooking for some information as to what everyone is paying staff for skilled hard landscapers these days? I am looking to recruit a skilled landscaper on a full time employed basis (to include pension, paid annual leave etc). With lack of…
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Getting my website motoring
I launched a website a couple of months ago and registered it on Google Business and Google Maps. My Google reviews have been good and I replied and thanked everyone, but they have been stuck on 10 for a few weeks.I know these things take a while to…
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