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Business cards that make people smile

Although business cards are often derided as a bit old fashioned, they are usually your only lasting connection with someone after chatting to them so it helps to make an impression. Here are a couple of services I have used that are competitively pr
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Landscaping in Western Australia

Having just returned from a christmas break to australia to see family i was stunned by landscaping in and around Perth, Western Australia. You may be thinking is it good or bad? Well there are two aspects, first the good.Obviously they have the weat
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Uses of a Robert Peston

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but Robert Peston has been curiously absent from our screens and airwaves recently. It really struck me when I noticed that the Beeb had polished up Evan Whatshisname from Dragon's Den to do a financial programme..
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Time is rationed out to us all at the same rate: 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. But it isn’t enough. One moderately successful way around this is to hire someone else’s time, and though this costs money it frees up one’s own time a little to c
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getting a good team

is it me or is it nigh on impossible to get more than one good team member. Ive employed upto six last year & it only needs one to not pull thier weight & all the pins fall.Having said that i suppose its the same old saying while the cats away.it jus
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Short one this...

What can you do in the off season? Join a Morris Dancing side... stay tuned, this is likely to be a goldmine of material.....
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Flock it...

I see more and more interest in social networking, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Flickr etc. etc.Having set things up though it's easy to let ones interest wane and fail to keep up-to-date with the goings on within the various groups.I'm finding a spin
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Landscaping in 2009?

Having read some of the many articles on the effects of the credit crunch on small businesses, I wonder how it will affect my small business and how other garden designers and landscapers around Glasgow, and indeed around the UK, will cope with the c
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Spring -Summer 2009- ?

What does everyone think/expect will be the trend for 2009 in Gardening ?More effort required? more hours? less overheads? / Less Landscaping than 2008 (is it possible)! - more green stuff? advice required please.God Bless
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2008 what a year

What a year 2008 has been!.. we have seen the begining of the end for some of the UK's oldest a biggest names and near destruction of the banking system.Who would have predicted any of this...... Well to be honest quite a few people actually.But the
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Mother Nature is a cow

It's official - Mother Nature hates me.Last week, the weather closed in over Halifax, we had freezing and snow and hail and horrible rain. Fereday duly migrated to warmer climes. He was fully back in the nest with kneepads consigned to the cellar and
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Open forum activity

JANINE MCMAHON replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"Look forward to hearing your results.
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10 hours ago
John F replied to Richard Farley's discussion Nature Loving Customers !!!
"It's interesting though how many customers see any creature within their garden territory as an intruder . 
Fear of the unknown perhaps ? 
Must admit though the unfortunate  label of slow worm does them no favours . "
19 hours ago
Billybop replied to Richard Farley's discussion Nature Loving Customers !!!
"to be fair, if they were unaware of what Slow Worms are, from the name alone, they might sound like a pest, like some outdoor type of tape worm"
yesterday
Honey Badger replied to Richard Farley's discussion Nature Loving Customers !!!
"By breaking the laws on protected species."
yesterday
Dan Fish is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
yesterday
Richard Farley posted a discussion
Had a brief chat with a once a year customer , where I just cut his knee length grass down . I happened to mention the abundance of wildlife in his garden , and that last year I saw some slow worms basking in the sun.He looked at me and replied " Oh…
yesterday
David Benson replied to Henry's discussion Etesia Hydro 80 failing to start
"no expert on this but the safty switch on the seat will not allow any power to the starter unless you are sat on it or bypast. Ihave come accross other switches on the deck if ther is a removable flap 
is the earth on the starter ok "
Monday
David Benson replied to Peter sellers's discussion Compost survey
"i have used clover multi purpos which has some peat in it no lumps or rubbish in it. 3 bags today for potting and seeds did not come accross anything i had to chuck out "
Monday
Neil brown posted a discussion
Hi Everyone Does anybody use project completion forms for customer's to sign at completion to say they are satisfied with the outcome to avoid payment issues when sending the final invoice Thanks in Advance Neil 
Monday
Billybop replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Clients contracts for wet Grass cutting
"hi Brian, the charge would essentially be doubled. Tripled even. Or something close to that. Depending on when I would be available to return. Especially on the big gardens which are not easy to reschedule. So there is no incentive for the customer…"
Monday
Brian's Garden Maintenance replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Clients contracts for wet Grass cutting
"Thank you, Adam, for your replay
That is a great help. if you don't mind me asking. How much would you charge for the nock back what sort of a percentage do add on extra for the second visit, please?
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Monday
Brian's Garden Maintenance replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Clients contracts for wet Grass cutting
"Adam One of my clients I do need water wings on the lawnmower it is that wet! LOL Luck I got a 4 wheel lawnmower!
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Monday
Brian's Garden Maintenance replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Clients contracts for wet Grass cutting
"Thank you, Billybop for your reply.
Yes, there are domestic types! If you don't mind me asking. How much percentage do you charge extra for the second visit, please?
 "
Monday
Andrew replied to Peter sellers's discussion Compost survey
"I agree that the quality of compost, PARTICULARLY peat-free p.compost is appalling.I find sticks,bits of plastic/stones,string etc in these 'environmentally' friendly brands.Basically, we're in wild west country now where any old tom,dick and harry…"
Monday
Henry replied to Henry's discussion Etesia Hydro 80 failing to start
"I did wonder that but it's not getting 12v at all on the trigger wire, so I don't think it's being "asked" to energise "
Monday
Henry replied to Henry's discussion Etesia Hydro 80 failing to start
"That's really helpful, although I haven't replaced my loom it does sound like a very similar issue and gives me a few things to try "
Monday
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Nature Loving Customers !!!

Had a brief chat with a once a year customer , where I just cut his knee length grass down . I happened to mention the abundance of wildlife in his garden , and that last year I saw some slow worms basking in the sun.He looked at me and replied " Oh…

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