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you learn that if the person moaning isnt paying you you dont have to listen, just ask politely if they have a valid complaint and if not then point out to mind there own business
21 hours ago
A great site!
on Tuesday
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anybody who likes gadgets and toys try out a website called http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/ full of pretty good stuff for big kids
on Tuesday
it could be a nice maintenance job for you if the property gets sold? if it does sell and you dont want to get into it i would love it with a little caravan to live in lol
on Tuesday
i wouldnt split beech while sap is rising it will allow infection from bleeding wounds and you would just end up with a lot of dead branches
November 22
coppicing would be the same as taking right back with a chainsaw just leaving a framework for new growth
November 22
what sort of garden work are you looking at? maintenance or landscape? if your looking to find the best areas locally to target try using google earth you can see what areas have the larger gardens / untidy gardens / too many of those ridiculus t...
November 22
on only occasional use a chain should last years i have a 180 just for doing hedges or knocking down small trees and have never put a new chain on in 3 years just a 15 minute sharpen and clean when the chain goes dull. has your mate got his basic...
November 19

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Company name (if applicable)
just lawns and gardens
First Name:
colin
Surname:
stevens
Telephone:
07985225868
Email:
justlawnsandgardens@hotmail.com
About Me:
straight on YT for 3 yrs on leaving school doing amenity horticulture, hard and soft landscaping then my arboricultural qualifications spent the next few years doing mainly tree surgery, but had to stop climbing for a while after a motorbike crash did my back in. spent a few years running an organic smallholding of 20 acres growing mainly salads + general nursery work with an acre of glass and another 6 polytunnels. then moved county and went between floristry (dont ask but i am quite good with my artistic side) pig breeding then back to tree work for a year but found climbing to put to much strain on the afore mentioned problems. moved between a few casual gardening jobs for a couple more seasons then decided it was time to set up self employed again. been going reasonably well so far winters are still a bit slack but i have a good customer base that appreciate my knowledge and experience. spent the first 2 years improving equipment as i just started with the tools i had and no financial backing and looking forward to next year as hopefully i wont be needing to spend so much
What is your profession i.e. Landscaping, gardening, greenkeeping - other
garden maintenance
How did you find this site?
pure chance

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exhaustion?

just about made it through today, 1 day off in the last 3weeks and only another 4 days before a full weekend of doing bugger all apart from seeing little un. way too much digging seems to be coming my way at the minute! not sure where all the hedge trimming has gone?

Posted on October 19, 2009 at 7:47pm — 1 Comment

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What a lovely day

well what lovely weather again, shame about the hairy arsed trucker trying to ride tight up the back of my van in a queue of traffic until i stopped with everyone else and he didnt. then he has the cheeck to say he didnt do the damage. maybe i get a good price for the van from the insurance seeing as though new back doors and hinges and lights is as much as the van is worth

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 7:36pm — 6 Comments

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2nd time in 2 weeks

today i watched a massive thunderstorm literally move round the village i was working in, luckily this is the second time in 2 weeks this has happend. suppose it was a good thing really seeing as though i was stood on the top of a steel set of steps using a long steel hedge trimmer lol.
i must admit we do need a little rain to get the grass growing ive got 3 of my regulars already rang and said dont mow next week cos the grass hasnt grown, maybe i shud try and get hold of a little nitram get thi… Continue

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 9:05pm —

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omg what a mess

well ive finally done it. everybody is calling me a liar but i have done it. not smoked a cig since 4.30 last monday afternoon and now im utterly confused with everything and forgetting what im doing as im doing it.
not sure how im going to get through next week have loads of little jobs to do and cant remember what im doing at my regulars let alone little one offs so advanced warning if any customer is forgotten look for a chip shop i will problably be there eating and wondering what im doing t… Continue

Posted on June 14, 2009 at 10:49am — 5 Comments

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worse day than monday

just as i was looking forward as the ground appeared to be clearing of snow and get a little extra money in the bank before this months dds go out i find a lump in the dogs ear and a trip to the vets! im in there not 5 minutes to be told not sure what it is? i dont think it will drain its a pretty hard lump heres some tablets £65 thank you come back in 2 weeks and see if its different! not exactly what i wanted to hear with trying to sort out extra work for when work kicks off. but to walk outsi… Continue

Posted on February 12, 2009 at 5:46pm — 4 Comments

Comment Wall (6 comments)

At 10:44pm on January 14, 2009, Cat Fereday said…
Loads of sympathy for the flu!
At 10:28pm on January 26, 2009, Nicky Patterson said…
Hullo mate - I'm in Clarkston on the southside so opposite end of City! Hope you don't reckon I'm being argumentative either - I just like sticking my oar in! The site is great for debates like this though! Good Luck!
At 10:31pm on January 26, 2009, Pro Gard said…
No probs, Its a great site and a fantastic resource.
At 9:32am on March 9, 2009, up-a-tree.com said…
that is exactly how i came up with the name!! cheers
At 10:47pm on September 2, 2009, Kieran Ray said…
Hi Colin.
I was just woundering were abouts you are in this land? From some of the things I have read on you profile you sound asif you may be local to me.
At 6:14pm on September 3, 2009, Kieran Ray said…
Oh right no your not near me, Im between luton and milton keynes. just from what you said in your viking mower post sounded like you went to browns in leighton buzzard (my local mower etc. dealer) and the way you discribed the weather sounded exactly like what the weather does around here!

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