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What do people find is the best lawn turf? I use Rolawn Medallion. Sometimes it's excellent, sometimes less so (in particular it can contain AMG). What have people found consistently good?Cheers
"Morning Peter.thankyou for your reply. The op delay was out of my hands unfortunately,admin in the hospitals had got lost,that's from last June unfortunately.so,moving forward, I'm not ,I'm still on a waiting list to see the surgeon,so in the…"
"Seems good value Peter having Two batteries .
Suffering from bouts of tennis elbow it would have being ideal at the time , The lightest I could find was the Gtech weighing around 2.14 kg with battery in which enabled me to carry on working .
It's…"
Suffering from bouts of tennis elbow it would have being ideal at the time , The lightest I could find was the Gtech weighing around 2.14 kg with battery in which enabled me to carry on working .
It's…"
Thought others may find this of use - suffering from health issues so bought Stihl HSA 40 battery hedge trimmer came as a kit with two AS2 batteries and charger for £174 inc vat ,weighs just over 2kg which was the main factor.Being used to Echo…
"Update - well took myself off to dealers to try the aforementioned Stihl HLA 40 and found it to be totally unbalanced front end heavy with the rubber sleeve for your supporting arm too far away from the trigger basically a design disaster. We know…"
KAR UK has announced the launch of its brand-new K-Series Hose Reel Trolley – a robust, British-built solution designed to meet the demands of modern turf care and industrial washdown applications.Handmade in the UK by a local manufacturing partner…
"quite fancy that Stihl 150B looks good but £700 would only use it very occasionally on the jobs I have already (due to lack of time had to cut down on existing work and not really taking on new jobs) Had the HLA135 for a few seasons now which is a…"
"I use a tripod ladder with a stihl hs87t 40inch bar. Makes a far superior job than long reach I hate those bloody things horrible to use"
"That really is very sad to have to stop the work you must enjoy. I'd be really upset and I'm 72! Don't like to sound pessimistic but would it be an idea to just pack up the gardening work for something less physically draining? Might be wrong…"
"I use the Sthil combi unit with the henchmen harness it's a excellent combination you can hedge cut all day with no fatigue "
"Hi Andrew
A simple approach would be to find the right domestic properties where you can job share and invoice the customer separately .
You are probably looking at the larger gated properties where you can multi task but allocate your individual…"
A simple approach would be to find the right domestic properties where you can job share and invoice the customer separately .
You are probably looking at the larger gated properties where you can multi task but allocate your individual…"
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"Telescopic, cordless Tim its only for light work. Probably end up with Stihl HLA 40 it does not have the motor at the handle end but only weighs 3.5kg with battery so may be ok. Apart from the Stihl 150 that Billybop suggested I can't see anything,…"
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What do people find is the best lawn turf? I use Rolawn Medallion. Sometimes it's excellent, sometimes less so (in particular it can contain AMG). What have people found consistently good?Cheers
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Stihl hsa40 review
Thought others may find this of use - suffering from health issues so bought Stihl HSA 40 battery hedge trimmer came as a kit with two AS2 batteries and charger for £174 inc vat ,weighs just over 2kg which was the main factor.Being used to Echo…
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Hadn’t prepared for this
Hi all. Been gardening now for 6 years.(all rounder,lawn mowing, aerating,scarification, hedge cutting,weeding etc) charging hourly rate.if using aerator,scarifier charge accordingly.bomb shell is, I now need hip replacement. Unable to work at…
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Cordless hedge cutter
Looking for cordless hedge cutter with the motor at the battery/handle end and telescopic . Find the ones with the motor at the blade end unbalanced, and before anyone says it - no the battery does not counter balance it well. Not bothered on brand.
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I too placed my fresh website up on LJ for feedback a couple of months ago, for me, I welcomed all remarks, how else can one learn! The response was fantastic, I took heed of the majority as it was honest feedback.
Ive noted that youve used an 0191 telephone in your profile, but use a mobile for your website.
Could'nt find an address either, show your own projects as quickly as possible, all the projects that you advertise your services for. It will put a client at ease, knowing that what they see is you.
Perhaps ask half a dozen clients to write a testimony for you, which could be used on your site..............
The concept is great
Kerry
My only worry is the rather strange file name technique being used in the URL of individual pages, for example:
http://www.landscape-gardeners-north-east.co.uk/landscaping/landsca...
and
http://www.landscape-gardeners-north-east.co.uk/garden-maintenance/...
I think it is most probably being done to try and hook into keywords, but I have a suspicion it might be seen by search engines as an attempt to stuff keywords into a URL.
Also in this format it is not very easy for people to send individual pages on to friends, there is a good chance the URL will end up being chopped up in emails or prove difficult to feature in places like Facebook etc.
Hope this helps,
Craig
It took me less than 30 seconds to notice the AAA compliance logo and work out the site is not. It does not even meet the most basic requirements for compliance. Not a biggee, most people are unaware of the requirements, however if someone is aware and checks, like myself it would immediately raise questions of integrity. It is added purely to increase the chances of increasing rank in search engines.
The links page was interesting, a good use of maximising the website builders businesses and the businesses of their other clients. Personally I would not look at a landscaping website to find baby products but hey hoe.
The use of every page to allow users to link to your site through a variety of social networking sites is a bit of an overkill, in my opinion, and makes the pages repetitive, the home page really should be adequate enough.
What does surprise me is that having gone to so much trouble trying to raise your standing in search engines the one thing that would have really brought in visitors has been missed on.
landscape gardeners north east - this is something you might put into a search engine to find something, and again is a stunt to improve listing rating. Your in a business where word of mouth is one of the most effective forms of advertising, you want a website name that is easy for customers to remember - like www.acreslandscapers.co.uk
The problem with designing websites like this to maximise search site listings is that they are aware this sort of thing happens. It can result in your site being penalised, and lowered in the ratings. Even if successful it may put you at the top today, but when they next change their criterial you may well dissapear again.
If all you are interested in is the ranking on search engines then good luck. Your just starting out and it will take time. As I said in general it looks okay.