Can I cut my lawn in winter?
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Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over 30 years, gives his take on winter spraying.…
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A product designed to add colour and bring benefits to fine turf during pre-dormant and dormant times of year is being introduced into the UK for the first time by Sherriff Amenity, one of the leading turf care and sports equipment…
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Complete Ice Control is brought to you by the same people who deliver Complete Weed Control and has been introduced in response to the overwhelming need for a professional, reliable and trusted local gritting service to deal with snow and ice…
Winter lawn care is all about preparation, adequate lawn preparation during the fall will mean that during the winter your lawn will almost take care of itself - almost!
During the winter months the…
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Up to £250,000 will be available to reimburse farmers for the cost of removing sheep killed in freak snow in England last month, farming minister, David Heath announced today.
This is the latest move in a programme of support to help…
The bark of some trees can be fascinating in winter gardens and sometimes, among all the reasons to choose a tree from a…
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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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"The first ones look like natural riven pressed slabs not sure about the 2nd ones tho."
Hey guys, Need a little help with identifying some slabs that ive got to add to and was wondering what you guys thinks they may be? york gold maybe? These seem different to the ones one the step or are they just more aged?Any help is much apprechia…
Lee Marshallsay, grounds manager at Charterhouse in Surrey, has reported successful results after using a range of MM grass seed from Limagrain UK.Lee has been grounds manager at the prestigious Charterhouse for the last two and a half years. He ove…
"And presumably there will be more four stroke engines rather than two strokes burning oil with the smaller engines than these.
Andy "
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"I generally charge price per job or price per annum maintenance. I do still retain a few larger gardens at the hourly rate though, on condition I work there all year round. They arent my best paid work but I enjoy the work and there is always stuff…"
"I use a mobile/desktop app called EasyBooks, a much smaller company than QB but I find in perfect for a one-man band. I tried Sage, QB and plenty of other software, but EasyBooks worked best for me.
I’m not 100%, but I think it may only be availabl…"
I’m not 100%, but I think it may only be availabl…"
This passed me by completely, but new small engine emission legislation came into force on January 1st 2019.
This Stage V legislation covers diesel engines used in non-road mobile machinery, such as wood chippers, stump grinders, mowers and skid ste…
This Stage V legislation covers diesel engines used in non-road mobile machinery, such as wood chippers, stump grinders, mowers and skid ste…
"Matyn, many thanks ill work on that."
John Ledwidge has praised the consistent support he receives from ICL – particularly during what is an incredibly exciting and somewhat busy period for the Leicester City Football Club Grounds Manager.John first became familiar with ICL products whe…
"Lots of other apps now in that market too"
I see that Jobber has revamped it's offerings a little by providing Jobber 'Lite' for one-man business at $19 pm for a single user with a 14 day free trail option.
I suspect this will rekindle interest for micro-businesses as many offerings (Jobber…
I suspect this will rekindle interest for micro-businesses as many offerings (Jobber…
"A big thank you to Ian Hartman from Coffee Casper who has generously
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Top man, keep them coming.
Thanks !!!"
donated towards our charity fund to fight cancer.
Top man, keep them coming.
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Help identifying some old paving slabs?
Hey guys, Need a little help with identifying some slabs that ive got to add to and was wondering what you guys thinks they may be? york gold maybe? These seem different to the ones one the step or are they just more aged? Any help is…
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Engine emission legislation - Stage V
This passed me by completely, but new small engine emission legislation came into force on January 1st 2019. This Stage V legislation covers diesel engines used in non-road mobile machinery, such as wood chippers, stump grinders, mowers and skid…
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Jobber 'Lite' available
I see that Jobber has revamped it's offerings a little by providing Jobber 'Lite' for one-man business at $19 pm for a single user with a 14 day free trail option. I suspect this will rekindle interest for micro-businesses as many offerings (Jobber…
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Company director sentenced for sales of illegal chemicals
Details released of HSE action against business selling banned product Sodium Chlorate as a PPP chemical. http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2019/january/company-director-sentenced-for-sales.htm About time.....
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