An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
Day 7…
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Slippery softwood decking, here is Jackson Landscape Designs durable, anti slip, aesthetically pleasing, money saving solution for all gardens and landscapes in Newton Abbot, Devon and surrounding…
The winter gardening calendar is now well underway. We have been getting phone calls to remove trees, clear leaves, sort out borders and finish of clearing up lawns. There are also new ground maintenance contracts agreed and we are geared…
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Caring for your garden when there’s a hosepipe ban in place…
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Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
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I've been itching to let you in on a little…
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Open forum activity
"Thanks for the questions. I'll put them to the manufacturer and post up some info on this thread."
"A patio isn't just stone/concrete- it's a job delivered to agreed spec and £XXXX profit in my pocket. Less corny and a more focused way of looking at it ;-)
A years work experience in Aus (lucky bugger) and 8 years running your own business makes yo…"
A years work experience in Aus (lucky bugger) and 8 years running your own business makes yo…"
"Looks a well designed machine. I'd be interested in the life (and price) of the consumable parts, and how well it deals with anything like even slightly dry clay.
Another good buisiness oportunity would be a repair service. If I had a pound for the…"
Another good buisiness oportunity would be a repair service. If I had a pound for the…"
"You can get combined waterproofers and plasticisers that do a reasonable job.
Important also to know the difference between hydrated lime (used as a plasticiser) and hydraulic lime (used to make mortar when laying softer stones, especially in conser…"
Important also to know the difference between hydrated lime (used as a plasticiser) and hydraulic lime (used to make mortar when laying softer stones, especially in conser…"
"How is sealing it in a more air tight container going to reduce the shelf life? Of course it will work. To address Neil's point, cut the label off the original bag and sellotape it to the bucket."
"there was a culdesack where i had three houses one of them asked me to clear the autum leaves up on the road and would pay me extra so while doing next door i blowed the leaves onto the road to make it easer to pick up and convinced her self that sh…"
"Got the 48 Pro and the dealer upped the revs to get a better throw, might be worth asking for yours ?"
"So, it begs the question, how many customers are prepared to pay a landscape maintenance contractor or gardener to keep the streets tidy around their homes?"
"Oddities occur at times.
Today I have been working at some Housing Association flats, it is a small estate with a public road within it. The HA pay a landscape maintenance contractor to be the whole estate clean and tidy with lawns and hedges cut a…"
Today I have been working at some Housing Association flats, it is a small estate with a public road within it. The HA pay a landscape maintenance contractor to be the whole estate clean and tidy with lawns and hedges cut a…"
"Id expect that various councils or parishes will start to treat the issue dependant on the wishes of their residents, rather than one approach for all.
I personally have no issues with council using weedkillers in a responsible fashion, but id say…"
I personally have no issues with council using weedkillers in a responsible fashion, but id say…"
"That would be David Camerons' "Big society" with volunteers undertaking work and providing services that were previously the responsibility of government and councils.
If you consider spraying footways alongside roads and in public places with weedk…"
If you consider spraying footways alongside roads and in public places with weedk…"
"I guess there would be some situations where some physical damage could be done by weed growth but i would imagine in a minority of cases.
I believe the council stopped weed killing around here well over a year ago - and in many areas probably far…"
I believe the council stopped weed killing around here well over a year ago - and in many areas probably far…"
"Ah, but!
This is the first year that the paths have not been sprayed as far as I know.
The paths don't actually have good foundations and plants can easily start breaking up the tarmac and surfaces.
The common consensus seems to be that if people …"
This is the first year that the paths have not been sprayed as far as I know.
The paths don't actually have good foundations and plants can easily start breaking up the tarmac and surfaces.
The common consensus seems to be that if people …"
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LiberRate (libr8) software
Any users of LiberRate (libr8) on LJN ? If so, would appreciate a chat (off/online) about how you are using it and in what segment of our industry.
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Storing Seed/Fert in plastic buckets.
I'm forever nicking the sides of bags, not quite doing them up correctly as well as not really being able to neatly store bags of seed etc. Would food grade plastic buckets work for storage without shortening the shelf life of the product? By some…
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pedestrian flail mower hire maidenhead
Afternoon all. As per the title I am looking to hire a pedestrian flail mower. Do you know where I can get one high Wycombe / maidenhead way, or get one delivered to site? I know helpful hirings thame way have one but thats a bit too far in the…
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Public Space Protection Order.
The local council appear to be targeting professional dog walkers, along with anyone else who wants to walk more than four dogs in a local country park. https://www.facebook.com/157624024263273/posts/2605531369472514/
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