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Started this discussion. Last reply by Ian's Garden Services Feb 6.

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April 11

Darren replied to Phil Luscombe's discussion 'Mowers and suppliers'

Hi all ,i'm to am looking at lawn mowers i've seen a mountfield petrol with Honda engine for £350 med/lge lawns at B&Q my wifes cousin who runs his own gardening company for 25 years says it's ok but i would be better of with a John Deere well at ...

February 19

Ian's Garden Services replied to Darren's discussion 'lawn mowers'

Hi bought an Efco Ar 53thx plus cut it has honda 5.5hp engine and alloy deck great for picking up in wet weather as it has a huge grass shute into grass box. standard mulch blades cut up grass fine and really pack them into grass bag for less empt...

February 6

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At 7:55pm on May 28, 2008, Philip Voice said…: Hi Darren and welcome

I see you have hit the ground running - great stuff :)

I will repond soon to what you have said - just having supper:)

Phil

At 8:09pm on May 28, 2008, Darren said…: thanks alot don't want to sell my self short it's taken me 20 odd years to work out what i wanted to do at the moment i work in distribution get payed holidays and sick pay and get payed £12 per hour i don't mind working hard but i don't see why firms or other people think that gardeners should work for nothing or little pay when i start my own buisness hope fully soon the benifits i get now i won't get and i have and will take that in to concideration 2 friends of mine as i say floor layer and a chippie earn £40.000 a year they have holidays new cars nice homes is that to much to ask for for a hard days work

At 9:54pm on June 26, 2008, Darren said…: Hi all been asked to lay a patio for some one don't know what to charge they are buying all the materials so it's just how much i will charge for putting the slabs down

At 8:37pm on July 8, 2008, Darren said…: hi all i have just got my first and 2nd gardening contacts feel great.but i have a question if some one can help.i have layed turf before.but for my 2nd job the client has an area covered by weeds,plants and grass just genrally oveer run he wants me to strim all this down to clear away the cuttings then possibly turf over the lot in this case would it be better to then try and get rib of as much of the weeds and old plants by digging them out to then get the old turf up then go about re turfing or was told at the weekend by some one get it all done to virtually nothing a turf over the top of the lot plaese help

At 1:44pm on July 20, 2008, Paul said…: Hi Darren

Best of luck, I have just started myself and I am loving every minute of it. Just a keen amateur gardener myself but can also put my hand to a host of DIY jobs so hope to get plenty of work, especially inside, over the winter months.

Have you thought of getting yourself on the local Age Concern list, well worth contacting them. If you want more info on this let me know

Best wishes

Paul

At 7:07pm on July 20, 2008, Stacey said…: Greetings Darren!
I appreciate you contacting me. Hope all is going well with your search for a new job outside. Changing careers can be fun, exciting , and a little scary...but many people have done it successfully. You can too. Good luck on this change! Look forward to getting to know you.

Kind regards,
Stacey

At 2:07am on July 21, 2008, Jane Owens said…: Hi Darren
Good luck with your business, its hard starting a new venture at 40 , been there , bought the T shirt, but persevere and it will happen.
Jane,

At 7:47am on July 21, 2008, Philip Voice said…: Hi Darren

Don't forget, I am here for a chat at any time if you need to talk to anyone.

All the best

Phil

At 9:49am on July 21, 2008, Stacey said…: That's great about the contracts! Sounds like you are being smart about changing jobs too. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading how everything is going.
Best regards,
Stacey