Overgrown Shrubs / Bushes - How do you handle it?
I've trimmed several shrubs so far this year that haven't been touched for years. Needless to say that quite a few of them have next to nothing underneath the outside layer of leaves but bare limbs....
View ArticleSpring cleanup start date in MA
I usually get out late March...looking like early to mid April now though....how bout u guys?
View ArticleNortheast Start date pushed back...
I'm here in MA and its been barely 40 degrees most days. Looks like temps will start hitting the 50's soon. Usually I'm out by now doing cleanups but thinking I'm gonna be out the earliest on 4/3 but...
View ArticleFence repair
Here's a few pics of a raised bed on my patio that has the fence behind it falling over. I'm going to rebuild it on the backside and add a few ribs across the top in the bed. I think, other than the...
View ArticleBrickman/Brightview
I am looking for some help. I use to have a binder from Brickman/Brightview illustrated their Quality Standards. Does anyone have that in a PDF form that they can email me. ztuttle7@gmail.com
View ArticleSimple / Best Cleanup Tip Ever
Maybe it's something everyone already knows but I saw plenty about using a tarp for cleanups to help move materials quicker. We combined the tarp with a strap to pull behind our ZTR to make moving...
View ArticleBattery Powered stihl hedge trimmer
We got the HLA 85 that telescope and articulates. The biggest plus is not as noisy. We used it on one of our tough hedges and it went well. I don't know which batteries we got but we used it on a...
View ArticleFeburary fall clean up at my house.
The temps became so mild here iv been able to do a little each day out side. I'm not use to the hard labor so it starts to hurt and I'm keeping the hours down but i am trying to have this done before...
View ArticleThe Stihl/Echo Bed Redefiner
I am new here and wanted to share my new frankenstein creation with you some of you that are fans of the bed red-definers. I have a Stihl Kombi KM130R unit with the redefiner head for it. I mainly use...
View ArticleWeeds, Grass, and flower bed crap
Any ideas to help slow down the labor maintenance on these large beds. Pre emergent four times a year along with round up and nothing has worked. Been going on for four years. View attachment 358668...
View ArticleKeeping birds out of mulch? Tips?
So enjoying another wild Saturday night watching the birds destroy my neat mulch beds. Any product worth buying to repeal the birds away from the beds?
View ArticleAny reviews on the Stinger Go Barrow 9000 or 9100, or any alternatives?
I know there is this thread on the Go Barrow 9000 https://www.lawnsite.com/threads/ultimate-mulch-barrow-stinger-gobarrow.466212/page-6 & Bunton Guy gives some good information on his experience,...
View ArticleUltimate mulch barrow....Stinger GoBarrow
Looking to save time (up to 50%) on mulch jobs? Looking to retain good employees? Looking to increase your bottom line? Get more done while not killing yourself so you can do it again the next day. If...
View ArticleHelp Cleaning a rock/plant display
This is my first year mowing as a legit lawn care company and I've had a project offered to me but I am unsure of how to handle it. This rock display has lots of leaves, debris, and trash in it along...
View ArticleHow to prevent lawn damage with dump trailer
Gents, I have a 14' PJ gooseneck dump trailer I just bought to use in my lawn care business as well as many other jobs. One think I quickly discovered is that the tires really sink down on turf when...
View ArticleTop Dress Rate
How much ( per application) can I get a way with to raise high-traffic low areas on a ball field in active Bermuda conditions. Depressions are about an inch or so below grade and about 500 square feet...
View ArticleThis ditch is a pita.
View attachment 359051 I need a little help with this truck made ditch. Should I be going base sand, gravel, sand, topsoil tamping it along the way? Leave the gravel out so i can plant grass seed? It's...
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