OCD Customers
Does anyone have obsessive compulsive customers. I'm damned near ready to drop a project because of an O CD customer. Any suggestions?
View ArticleHedge Trimmer Lubricant?
What does everyone use on their trimmers to lubricate The blades that won’t harm or burn the hedges?
View ArticleSteam Coming Off Mulch
Came from the Landscape Supply Yard and was wondering how the effect of the steam coming off from the Mulch and it decomposing can affect your lungs and has anyone ever had an issues from it? What type...
View ArticlePlant ID
This hedge was at a home I recently worked on. Sorry for the low quality pic. My identification app didn’t give me a proper ID. Anyone know? View attachment 402319
View ArticleBest Battery hedge trimmer
If one exists, what would you Guys consider the best Battery hedge trimmer and pole trimmer?
View ArticleHalf Dead Lilacs
Hello, hopefully this would be the right section for this question... but we moved into a home in December and I'd say the lilacs in the backyard are pretty much maxed out for growth.. maybe I'm wrong...
View ArticleLandscape pins
Do Any of you have a creative and handy way of hanging/carry landscape pins on you while installing fabric? I’m always going back to the box grabbing handfuls.. didn’t know what creative ways you might...
View ArticleSynethetic lawn and dogs question
I have someone who is looking to have a synthetic lawn installed, which will also be for their dog to use. I wanted to get some input as to whether there would be any ammonia smell from dog use. (Seems...
View ArticleBest/most efficient way to load & install mulch??
Hello, Curious what everyone's process is for loading and installing mulch. I've seen contractors lining up multiple wheel barrows, then loading with a bobcat with larger bucket on the street. We are...
View ArticleMaterial Mark-Ups
What do you guys suggest for material mark-ups (50%,100%? ) in a residential landscape application? I want to make sure I am charging enough, but not unreasonable and outbid myself.
View Articleherbicide dilution basics - back to the chalkboard
I'm clearly no certified applicator, but considered myself chemistry/math-proficient enough to calculate mix requirements for small-volume stuff, ranging from trigger-sprayer to backpack size. I'm...
View ArticleStihl FS-250 (Made in China) - thoughts
Hi, I'm new here, first post. I live in the USA and have a tree farm in the Philippines. I go through brush-cutters there like crazy, all I have been able to buy are "made-in-china" junk, usually last...
View ArticleHow do I trim this (more efficiently), and what is it....
I've got 20 of these, 16-18 ft tall, 20 ft diameter. Almost all of them far enough from the house, that I can't top from the roof. I am a solo, with Echo PAS, articulating trimmer, extension and...
View ArticlePricing 61 sq. yds. Of sod installation.
We recently have been asked for a qoute. It is 61 sq. yds. Exactly. We are able to get 2 pallets with 81 sq. yds. For $170. It will probably take me and my dad about 5-6 labor hrs to complete the job....
View ArticleRemoving Massive Poison Ivy Grove
I have cleared out a thicket (willows, Mustang grapes, cedars) next to our house due to the possible interference of large trees and vines over our septic system. But something currently stands in the...
View ArticleSprinkler timer with "END TIME" feature
Does anyone make a single, or even a dual, or more.....outlet timer that has an "END TIME" feature? I honestly cannot believe after looking over a few dozen hose timers, that none have an end time...
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