Cheques and cash flow
Trying to move customers to paying via a bank transfer can be tough? So what other methods and means of payment have proved successful?

Why doesn't the garden maintenance franchise model seem to work in the North of England?
Are customer demands different? Is it a question of finance? Or are business owners more keen to work for themselves? What are your thoughts?

Garden design in Garstang by Lara Hurley

Prepping for turf - bindweed
When preparing to lay some new turf, bindweed and other weeds will have to be treated first. But with the cooler weather is it best to wait until next spring?

Mole mayhem
One member of the site is troubled by moles digging up the lawn. What tips and tricks do you have to get rid of them?

Have we lost the ability to communicate?
When a speculative job enquiry landed in the inbox, one member of the site wondered what had happened to the rules of spelling and grammar.

New slightly sloping concrete driveway; do I need fibres/ mesh?
What advice do you have for a driveway that will require disabled access?

Vehicle printers
When dealing with invoices what options are available to run a printer in your vehicle? Or is going back to basics and using carbon copies better?

Highways laws on deliveries of tonne bags
If taking delivery of large sacks of material what precautions should you take if being unloaded on the roadside?

Merger
What to think about when merging two small landscaping companies, and how to deal with existing clients and their questions.

Use of relay turf in autumn
With the treatment of lawns being undertaken what additional products should be added with the weather turning cooler?

Detailed guidance on bat protection, surveys and licences
Natural England and Defra have provided detailed information on what to do should a project you are working on have to deal with the presence of bats.

Contractor fined for worker’s 60ft tree fall
A tree surgeon dislocated his hip after falling more than 18 metres to the ground when the limb of a diseased tree he was working on gave way.

Etesia confirms attendance at Coping with Slopes
Etesia UK has confirmed its attendance at the ‘Coping with Slopes’ event which is being held on 22nd October.

College 3G pitch gets revived
Crown Woods College in Eltham, South East London have become the latest sports facility to benefit from the specialist artificial surface cleaning from Replay Maintenance.