Bed maintenance
Things like weeding, pruning, hedges, spray open areas etc. How often, once per month or twice? Charge a flat rate or hourly? Fert is extra or included a few times per year??
View ArticleSawzall??? 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 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 ArticleNewly planted dogwood having issues
This is for a customer in Delaware for geography reasons if that helps.. A lot of home builders install ornamental pear trees infront of new homes here. The area went from being a small farm town 15...
View ArticleDeer damage on hedgerow?
Noticed one a set of townhouses we maintain this hedgerow is starting to look like it's dying out. It did not look like this even late last fall (early December). Something that I've noticed is that...
View ArticleSnapshot around new plantings
Do you guys use Snapshot around new landscape installs? It says not to use in the transplant beds whatever that is. Will it harm new plants or not? I know preen is safe around new plants.
View ArticlePampas Grass Trimming
I know pampas grass is supposed to be trimmed in late winter early spring.... I was just contacted by an HOA that has about 20 pampas grass bushes that are way over grown and they want them cut back....
View ArticleCommercial Mowing Bidding
I am new to the commercial bidding. How much more do you charge compared to residential mowing? I was wondering what you guys charge per acre? i know there are a lot of factors that include in the...
View ArticleWeeds
hi guy, just picked a new account, large house. The owner fired the last guy because he was not pulling weeds. How much do y'all charge if the owner asked you pull weeds in the pine straw. I told her...
View ArticleTrimming hedge away from brick home
Is it important to trim hedge away from brick house? If so what distance? I can't think what damage it'd do if there was no wood in the area.
View ArticleGetting rid of gravel?
I was asked to bid a sod job that involves the removal of I would guess 10+ yards of landscape gravel. I have only had one job that involved the removal of such and I got lucky as they were building a...
View ArticlePole hedgers
I'm looking at purchasing a an extended pole hedge trimmer and was wondering which one is the better and if you chose other let me know which one it is.
View ArticleGardening is where it's at
At least for my company. I am grossing way more per MH with less OH and not having to worry about equipment breaking down etc etc. I've been picking up a lot of Gardening accounts in new subdivisions...
View ArticleStihl hedge trimmer spray
Alright, So I was at the dealer picking up some stuff when I saw a can of Stihl trimmer spray. Its an aerosol spray that says it cleans sap / resin from cutter heads. We always get a build up so I...
View Articleusm??
i recently have been notified that two accounts ive been doing all year are being taken over by usm management. ive been doing these accounts for the better part of 6 years, what should i expect from...
View ArticlePatio Block Removal
Everybody, I was asked to bid a job to remove a patio about 15 feet by 15 feet. I had a question on what to do with the patio blocks after removal? Can you sell them back somewhere? What is the best...
View Articletypes of mulch
I have a customer that wants a quote on mulch, although I'm not quite sure what kind he wants and I still have to talk with him. It looks like the last people just put down Native brown which is about...
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