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Halifax .... Nova Scotia

It's just struck me that there are loads of Canadians worried that a small city in the province of Nova Scotia appears to be going down the tubes.... And that there must be a lot of bankers wishing that they were in charge of a small, cold, North Ame
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Professional landscapers required

I'm looking to find a couple of people I can sub contract to work on projects with me. I'm working around the top of the m25 from Windsor round to Enfield, into Northwood area and out as far as Ayelsbury. Must have experience and be enthusiastic! Hav
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Community Funding / Public Tendering

I have just been through another gruelling round of funding applications. A message to me from Pip, Cornwall Sustainable Landscapes, I have been giving this some thought and decided to share some.In a lot ways there are similarities between community
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TV redeems itself? 'Sissinghurst' on BBC 4

There's recently been a forum discussion about gardening on television - we're all a bit depressed by the dumbing down.... in my last blog post, I attempted to hearten the LJN masses by inviting one and all to indulge in some fantasy casting director
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Interview tomorrow, and other things

Well I'm thinking of going to bed soon as I have a busy day tomorrow.I need to go to my daughter's school to sort out what her English teacher is playing at. As a parent of a teenager in her GCSE year I am more then aware that her aspergers will be p
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Another Wednesday night....

Well, Wednesday has rolled around and, in the order of our new routine, Fereday is out dancing with other consenting adult males (Morris dancing, that is) while I'm staying in selling stuff on eBay..... I'm thinking that I'd better find a hobby to ke
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Car or Train

Oh what fun.I have been deliberating all day whether to go up to Walsall by car or by train to morrow to meet with clients.When I rang National Rail Enquiries to see about the journey,I knew the answer before I eventually got to talk to a human being
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Open forum activity

Adam Pilgrim replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Throttle screws and move the governor spring across a hole.Takes less than five minutes. Can't say I have had any complaints about noise but then again I have customers I have worked for for years and never even met!"
2 hours ago
Julian chambers posted a discussion
Hi AllWhat are member's experiences of magnetic signage gor vans. I appreciate that the name and nature of the business will be free advertising  but the flip side of this is advertising a cache of gardening tools available to plunder. Will this…
9 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Thanks Adam, an interesting counter-argument! 2 questions- 1) is this just the throttle-stop screw, and 2) are they then very noisy?  We do seem to have some very noise-averse customers!"
13 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Thanks Peter, I did notice there was no forward speed on the specs!"
13 hours ago
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Etesia UK has announced three new appointments as the company continues to invest in its people, dealer network and customer support.Steven Massey has joined as Business Development Manager, Jim Maynard has taken on the role of Technical and After…
15 hours ago
Graham Taylor replied to Nicholas Breakspeare's discussion Propane torch to burn moss
"it certainly takes longer to work this time of year but it still does the job. Make sure t here's no rain due for a few days though"
yesterday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Peter Sellers - you are sort of wrong ref the RM48SPH.... I have several...ALL of mine have been tuned - to a VERY brisk walk on full throttle.
There's lots of 'dealers' out there that really don't understand the machines - or really care. To meet…"
yesterday
Dougie replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Thats what i use now 4 wheeled weibang"
yesterday
Peter sellers replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Very very slow 2mph!"
yesterday
Tim Bucknall replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"I was tempted by the Weibang, but horrified by the weight!  Having seen Adam's comments, I'm tempted to look at the Cobra RM48SPH (this is mostly doing small-medium gardens).  What are other people's thoughts re this mower, or Cobra in general?"
yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Redexim is pleased to announce the launch of the Turf-Tidy 5000. The Turf-Tidy 5000 is meant for cutting and collecting over large areas.Big capacity means big results. It holds up to 5,000 litres and features a dust-suppression-cover, a…
yesterday
Paul Errington replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Moss brush advice
yesterday
matt replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"4 wheel weibangs are what i use in the wet great machines and not as heavy as the roller version"
yesterday
Jason Smith is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
yesterday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"Depends how much you want to spend.... Cobra/Kaaz/Lawnflite etc are a good machine for the money - I have run them for about ten years now. Yes the gearbox cogs are a consumable, but they aren't all that bad to do. Roller bearings do wear out…"
Monday
PGM replied to Dougie's discussion New roller mower
"We had a Weibang for 3 years and had no issues with it, but it was just so heavy. Plus, if you have a 4 wheeler for the wet then you don't need to worry about wet collection with your roller mower. That's why we have the Hayter, we think they're…"
Monday
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Magnetic signage for vans

Hi AllWhat are member's experiences of magnetic signage gor vans. I appreciate that the name and nature of the business will be free advertising  but the flip side of this is advertising a cache of gardening tools available to plunder. Will this…

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