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Mulch Re-Coloring - 30X CHEAPER than mulching!
Hoping no one in my service area sees this! I am going to be marketing mulch re-coloring pretty heavily this year. I see this becoming a huge profit maker for my business. I created an infographic for...
View ArticleI don't like commercial work, but got an interesting call yesterday
It's a high end B&B. The owner says they want it looking pristine. Meeting with them Saturday. It actually sounds kind of promising considering i strictly do residential homes.
View ArticleDo you have customers want you to weed eat the weeds from their beds?
I have a couple of customers who have me do this periodically. I had a new customer today who came out and was like aren't you going to weed eat? There was a pause when I was trying to figure out what...
View ArticleDo you have to have a debris loader to be serious about leaf cleanup?
I ask this question for the benefit of myself and others who may have been on the fence in this regard. I have mulched/ bagged/raked leaves for years now. I enjoy cleaning up leaves and love working...
View Articleecho power pruner opinions?
Anyone use one of these? How do you like that D handle? It seems kind of weird like it would be hard to hold onto without pressing the throttle. Or is it specifically designed that one for being used...
View Articlehow much to trim california fan palm trees?
How much do people usually charge to trim these. Say the kind that are like 12-15ft high? Then how about the ones that are like 50ft high and you have to scale up them with spikes? This is down south.
View ArticlePostponing aeration
Its been hot and dry , no rain in sight . I have about 85 lawns to aerate , I have told the people it will have to wait unless they have irrigation . The competition is out doing it , but I like results .
View ArticleHow much to spread 18 yards of topsoil
Like the title said a client wants me to spread 18 yards of topsoil ( they do not want a skidsteer of any type in there yard) all to be done by hand and it's being delivered would do it by wheelbarrow...
View Article"We'll take care of it/the lawn guy will take care of it
I always get a kick out of it when we install a new landscape for someone who doesn't trust their lawn guy to do the design/install and when we try to sell them on the garden maintenance they say "oh...
View ArticleWireless 24V Solution, Controller to Valve
Not sure if this is the proper forum, but I am sure I will be told if it is NOT. Just to make the story short, I am a home owner and last year I had to do some serious repairs to my irrigation setup....
View ArticleAnyone use a portable wood chipper?
I do a lot of clean ups and the biggest pain is getting rid of the branches and such. Anyone use one of these? do you just shoot it into a trash can or something? I think 3 or 4 trash bags of chips...
View ArticleHow long does it take to lay a pallet?
Could you help out a newbie? About how long would you think it would take 2 novices to lay 2 pallets of sod? It's going to be moved about 300 feet from pallet to spot by wheelbarrow. The spot is...
View ArticleHedge trimmer
Getting a lot of requests for hedge work so looking at getting a handheld and have narrowed down to either a Stihl 56 or Maruyama H23D. I've seen lots of guys running the 56 but not much info on the...
View ArticleI don't know if I overbid or underbid, but...
...I got the job. I'm worried they will get a quote from somebody else. Yeah I know, it comes with the territory. It's a mow, cleanup,trimming azalea's, and getting vine off the side of the house. The...
View ArticlePlugr or Lawn Solutions Hydro Aerator
Looking at buying an aerator and have little experience with them. Wondering if anyone would have advice on these two units- 2015 25" (30" overall) plugr with Honda engine for $1900. Or a 2015 26" Lawn...
View ArticleSteep banks!!!
hello I'm looking for some suggestions please, I have a property that has about 5 acres of unmowable area that is extremely steep and has some rye grass and a multitude of different weeds. I'm looking...
View ArticleHow to deal with Poison Ivy , Sumac; etc
How do you guys deal with poison ivy/ Sumac/ Oak when weeding beds , prepping for mulch? Do you remove it or leave it.
View ArticleBest mulch to use, to discourage ants.
I have a client with a bad carpenter ant problem. Ants are being removed and after cleaned we are laying mulch. Best mulch for discouraging ants to come back???? Doug Green www.landscaping4seasons.com
View ArticleHow To Determine How Much Mulch Is Needed
This question seems to be a popular one in this forum. A lot of people want to know how to figure out the correct amount of mulch for their landscaping project. So D Felix came up with a good idea to...
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