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I've had mine for about seven years and it probably see me out. I'm one of those thugs that snaps handles/ spade blades, breaks prongs of garden forks.
Ok it's not pointy.…"
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Looking for a very heavy duty planting spade with a pointed blade for hard stony ground, just for plants not posts so no great depth required. Preferably ergonomic. Any recommendations?
Planting spade
Looking for a very heavy duty planting spade with a pointed blade for hard stony ground, just for plants not posts so no great depth required. Preferably ergonomic. Any recommendations?
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Hose use
My fellow pro gardeners raised the question during a hose pipe ban Are we allowed to use domestic clients hoses as professionals carrying out our work to keep a planting job alive ? I understand nurseries garden centres etc can and via a standpipe u…
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Customer Cash Flow dilemma .
Not sure what to do for the best here .Doing a one off maintenance project for a customer i have worked for in the past but not a regular customer , however they always paid promptly and never any issues , lovely people .Have submitted Two invoices…
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Glut of Gardeners looking for work
Because of the very hot dry weather there seems to be a lot of gardeners who are out of work and looking for a job. This morning I looked at my emails and found fourteen people had applied for a job over the weekend. I supose that most of these…
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