Brown Bantam
I stopped by my dealer and was looking for a bigger bed edger as I have the stihl unit. My dealer said the Bantam model is lighter and selling better then the bededger model. It only has three wheels...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal with these bushes?
The one bush is speckled with purple leaves, the other is nearly entirely purple on one side, but the bougainvillea are growing perfectly fine. I heard the purple is due to a phosphorus deficiency so I...
View Articlepansy / violas
does anyone have a fertilizer and fungicide/insecticide program for winter seasonal color in the Atlanta area. our flowers this season are not up to par. especially the violas. all were installed...
View ArticleCalifornia Redwoods
What do you all do with the dead droppings off tree?leave them in garden beds?I usually leave them for a while but if you wait too long it piles up and gets outta hand and it can look like a thin layer...
View ArticleCrazy client today ... or am I?
A lady contacted me several months ago. She wanted me to work in her flowerbeds. The flowerbeds had exposed landscaping fabric and gnarly red mulch. She asked me to clean the beds up, replace the...
View Article4500cfm electric blower
This would be great for big jobs. Extra battery packs might be expensive though.
View ArticleA dying industry?
Sorry for the dark title. Is the landscape maintenance industry dying? With tons of peoples growing concern for the environment do any of you picture the work dwindling out? Kinda concerned about...
View ArticleFavorite weeding hoe?
Which is your favorite?I use the hula hoe for almost everything but would like to try another for garden beds with/without mulch.just looking for opinions,thank you.
View ArticleBest set up for homeowner with acreage with lots of leaves.
I met with my brother in law the other day, and we talked lawn care as we always do. I mow about 2 acres most of which is wide open, I have very few trees. He mows about six acres and has approx 100...
View ArticleWhat to use with thorns in skin?
I have used tweezers in past or just needles.i keep tweezers in my first aid kit but I prefer needles.is there a tool you all use that I'm not aware of or single use needles?I know single use exist but...
View ArticlePruning 60 Knockout roses
I have a client for whom I do landscape maintenance. I have always billed by the hour. So each time my charge may be different based on time. this will be the first time that I prune her 60 knockout...
View ArticleSub compact tractor for landscaping
Looking into purchasing a small tractor for my landscaping installs.. backhoe is a must.. and one will not be considered without one.. I need a machine that's very small yet can lift the most with the...
View ArticleLarge area manual weeding
What's best technique or tool for large (20,000+)areas of weeds? Have looked at hoss and oak valley?,walk behind plow/weeders but that seems best for rows of garden and not open spaces.is a string...
View ArticleBilling for dormant oil application on crape myrtles
With such a mild winter, I bet we will have a tough year with crêpe myrtle bark scale. I plan to use dormant oil for my customers soon followed my imidacloprid in late spring. How do y’all bill for a...
View ArticleClaw for pulling weed / tree roots?
In my area we have guinea grass that grows in clumps that can be up to a couple feet in diameter. Each blade of this grass is about 3/8" diameter and they can grow to 12' tall. I sometimes can wrap a...
View ArticleGetting moss to grow
Besides water and shade, what can encourage moss growth? Fertilizer of some sort? Foliar feed?
View ArticlePre-emergent for ornamental beds
who here offers pre-emergent application as part of you landscape maintenance services? What pre-emergent do you use for landscapes consisting of woody shrubs and herbaceous perennials and annuals?
View ArticleUpcoming project
Hi so I have this upcoming project that I want some ideas on. The lady is pretty open and doesn’t care what I do as long as the finished product is clean. So she has the area that is approximately...
View ArticleWeeds in rock mulch
Is hand weeding the best way to weed these beds? Glyphosate? How would you prevent more? There’s landscaping fabric under the rocks. And there’s lots of these beds around the whole house. I hate rock...
View ArticleShrub trimming or not?
I have had the biggest dilemma this winter. I am working on growing my business. I am spread very thin with a large variety of services and managing my business. I have a 2-man mowing crew that also...
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