Pyracantha hedge
Hey all, Sticky situation. Client wanted this pyracantha turned into a hedge. If you got this request, what would you do? View attachment 365063 View attachment 365064
View ArticleBest tarps
I was looking for a good tarp in the 20 x 20 foot range. I pull them behind the mower and wanted to see who was using what and where did you buy them from. I am in SE Pa.
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Should I charge by the bush to trim or by the hr to trim. it is in a big association maybe like 350 bushes?
View ArticleWeight of leaves
How much does 1000 square feet of leaves weigh? It varies. I am the only one who would do this. I raked a 231 sqft area. White oak leaves. Then I raked the dry leaves onto a weighed tarp. And weighed...
View ArticleHow to land landscaping maintenance jobs
as you recall, I am new and solo in the landscaping arena. I’m lucky enough to have landed a couple of landscaping jobs. How do I convert one-time jobs into maintenance jobs? Many customers ask for...
View ArticleNew lawn
So I got a big time straggler that called the other day. Wants an estimate for lawn renovation. It's Zone 7 (Virginia) and it's getting to be really late for doing that. Sure, grass will grow for...
View Article50 Acre Farm Clearing, after 2-yr overgrown. How and When?
Hi guys, I'm completely new to this, at least to this kind of scale. what I have here is a 50 acrefarm land that needs to clear after abandoned and overgrown for 2 years. the are some blackberry bushes...
View ArticleLanded some nice aerating jobs .
I was getting gas this morning had my tractor on the trailer with the aerator and my walk behind aerator . A guy asks me if I do residential , I tell him sure , and he wants a price . I get his info...
View ArticleBest way to remove leaves?
I'm back and forth between buying a walker mower and a leaf loader this season. I have 95 clean ups to do (16 of which I have to take the leaves away). The other houses we can just leave them at the...
View ArticleYour favorite hand pruners
i want a nice pair for Christmas. I’ve seen a lot about Felco and Corona hand pruners. Are they worth the hype? It sure would be nice to have a quality pair of hand pruners that I won’t tear up in a...
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 ArticleBroadleaf weeds in Liriope bed
I have a bed of loriope that has a lot of broadleaf weeds in it. I’d like to apply a herbicide to kill the weeds since hand pulling yesterday went very slow. It’s supposed to be sunny and in the low...
View ArticleCutting Ornamental Grasses
What’s everybody using to cut down ornamental grasses , hedge trimmers , shears or something else some of the grasses are pretty overgrown and thick .
View ArticlePlanting shrubs purchased by client
how do you price planting materials the homeowner has already purchased? I am planting 10 3-gallon Drift roses for her. I estimate it will take me a couple hours. Do you normally charge your hourly...
View ArticlePricing mulch jobs
I’m trying to figure out my pricing on different types of mulch jobs. Let’s use today’s job as a case study. I installed 95 bags of pine bark nuggets today. The mulch cost $291.34. It took 3 trips to...
View ArticleHourly Rate
Hey everyone i'm an owner of a landscaping company. I've been in business for two yrs now and I was wondering what is the average hourly labor rate for any kind of work I've been charging $40 hr for...
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