"10:1 is more than enough cement for a bedding mix, any more is overkill. Help save the planet and your pocket/profit."

"a little different then! The one im doing is mesh from ground to 2ft, then poly for the rest, Guttering is detachable on scafold clips - so will take it off, and its on the level with 3 foot between it and the next one... so maybe not as horrific!"

"I wouldn't be put off by a 2000 hour machine, most of the kubota engines go for an eternity! I think our big ride on has almost 3000 hours on it and its still going strong."

"100ft multispan (three bays). £90 sounds cheap! Really don't fancy working in the gutter again- standing in a flexible 8" diameter gutter with no support and on a slope, a good 12ft+ above the ground (not to mention the stock…"

"how big? I'm due to re-skin a 60ft next week, Charging Materials + £90."

"Yes, this hiatus in skills has gone on for too long. The lack of progressive and organised training just serves to allow a certain free-for-all to take place, I've always been of as mind that there are several tiers to gardening. There's…"

"+3 Belfast"

"We don't do anything for less than £20. To mow a 100 square metre lawn we charge £24. To do a fortnightly Garden Maintenance visit, we charge £35 minimum. Don't charge by the hour, you will never earn money. If you charge…"

"Hi Yes i have the Etesia is well out of my price range and the secondhand ones look knackered! i wouldn't have the time or ability to sort them out. The kubota is a thought, the ones i have seen in my price range seem to have done about 4-500…"

"Have you looked at any of the kubota range? g18,19,21 all 49or52" theres always a few second hand ones kicking about on ebay and the likes. g18 g21 high lift There is also a Etesia with a 124cm deck."

"Thanks for all the input guys, this afternoon I spoke to a guy at a an indian sandstone supplier and he's told me that the feedback he's been getting over the years suggests a slightly damp 6-1 mix using sharp sand and adding SBR to it to…"