Sawzall??? For cutting out shrubs
I have 85 mature Indian Hawthorns that I have too cut down to ground level. My chain saw goes dull and isn't doing the job. Anyone ever use a Sawzall do something like this?
View ArticleWhat would you guys charge for this?
One of my mowing clients wants to put some rocks in. She said she would buy all the materials, just wants a quote for labor. The beds would have to be cleaned up. Looking to see what you guys would...
View ArticleEspalier with Duranta
This was used on a recent install. Duranta 'Sweet Memories' 5x5 Espalier. A specialty nursery about 40 minutes south grows this as well as Calliandra, Gmelina, Downy Jasmine, Seaplum, Podocarpus, A...
View ArticleHow much should I charge to trim these
How much should I charge to trim, clean up, and dump these seven bushes/shrubs? ( the six against the house and the one on the other side of the walk to the right of the pic) View attachment 326586...
View ArticleWhats best way to do medium to large leaf cleanups?
Sunday I did one that worked out fairly well. Lots of dry leaves under deck. Blew them out with hand held blower into yard. Then vacuumed up with my walk behind bagger. What methods do you guys use on...
View ArticleWeed bed blocker
I priced out a mulch job today. Good amount of weeds. Existing beds. All the hedges need trimming, not bad, and clean up of beds and edges. Prob roughly 7 yards. The owner wants to do something about...
View ArticleHauling rock
I signed a two year contract with an apartment complex for mowing/snow plowing. This is my first commercial job. Well since then they've had me clean the gutters. I charged $1.00 per foot and they were...
View ArticleWhy is my zoysia not greening
This yard hasn't greened up like it normally does. Is this a fungus?
View ArticleGarbage people not picking up branches
So depending on the city, some of the garbage people are extremely lazy and won't pick up branches unless they are in perfect 3 foot bundles. Well we all know that branches are rarely straight, so it...
View ArticleBush/Shrub/Hedge Trimming
Hey guys, Wondering what everyone thinks about the best way to clean-up bedded areas after trimming peoples shrubs? I have a very picky client and she is going to want everything cleaned up...
View ArticleControlling suckers
Anyone have a way of controlling root suckers besides weed whacking them....these are coming up thru the mulch under oak trees....
View ArticleLawn Re-Do
Hey all, I have a big project coming up: This customer wants her backyard regraded and re sodded. I have a skid at my disposal, it cost me $850 for 2 days including buckets and a pallet fork. The...
View ArticleQuestion about privacy tree's
Customer has a split rail around backyard. Wants privacy trees around it. 560 feet of fence. What is the most common type of privacy tree? Cypress? Leland? Fern? Im bad with tree names and identifying...
View ArticleHow do you do Fall cleanups/leaf removal when you use an enclosed trailer or...
Probably an odd time for this question since it's still May, but I was wondering how those of you who run your mowing operations out of box trucks or enclosed trailers do cleanup/leaf removal in the...
View ArticleLandscape design
What apps or software do y'all use for new house landscape design? I rarely ever do new houses but I have a customer who just built house and they want me to design the landscaping which I have never...
View ArticleBig Project - HELP!
Work to be preformed: Remove all plants from around the front tree. Clear the all ground cover/small plants except for liriope from two beds in front of the house. Regrade the front right bed to slope...
View ArticleHow to pull stumps without a machine
Moderators please move if in the wrong category! This task isnt for everyone.Be safe doing this and always wear safety glasses. Try not to trip fall etc. Safety first! Ok, i want to give back to the...
View ArticleUsing a Detacher to clean up pine needles?
I'm not sure where to post my question. I would like to know if anyone has tried using a detacher to clean up pine needles (a small one to pull behind a mower). I have a small lawn service (I work...
View ArticleComplaints of Small pebbles/rocks in fresh topsoil
Leveled out a yard today, added grass seed. I used topsoil from my usual mulch supplier. Well i get a call a little while ago saying theres a bunch of small pebbles stones in the topsoil and the...
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