Just subcribed and love your channel..Thank christ someone talks sense and looks at all aspects of gardening..these mow and go blow experts would go broke in some of drought areas down under ...keep up the surperb work mate and thanks for sharing your valuable thoughts
thanx for watching, we had a bad year in 2018, which saw many guys quit, a few seasoned guys quite too. it was months without rain and really hot |(For the UK) then it took months for the lawns to recover.
Thanks for the video mate! Must of been interesting as i just realised i watched the whole 20 minutes haha! I fully understand what your saying and thats why i always try to add new services to my business, the more pies you got your fingers in the better 💯👌
I only do border work as part of a maintenance schedule which includes all the other usual tasks. I get them in control by the end of May and stay on top. Avoid one-off border worker in my opinion. I enjoy providing a full service and finding interest in a job and creating great relationships with customers.
Well it's different strokes for different fokes . I advertise as a grass cutting service. That's why 90%of my jobs are grass cuts. There's a lot of gardens out there that just have grass . I've experienced the look down from. Gardeners ..🤷 we are just trying to make a living pay our bills etc..
its up to the individual to decide what they do, weather commercial or domestic, new build or old, there is work out there for everyone, I just weight up the pros and cons without judgement, personally I like the fulfillment of walking away from ANY job with satisfaction, if I don't feel satisfied with what I have done it haunts me.
There’s room for everyone, the only ones I don’t like are the ones who turn up and trim everything with hedge trimmer and don’t even know what the plants are. Mow blow and go isn’t bad it’s a good little number if you can get the clients and they’re of the understanding you’re not there to cover all lawn requirements.
its the weekend warriors who are topping up their benefits that hurt our business, charging ridiculous prices, sets presidence for customer wanting something for nothing
@@TKG let them find out the hard way. I’m lucky enough to have clients with common sense who can see I have knowledge and experience and are happy to pay my rates. But if your getting a lawn cut and roses pruned or wisteria pruned with a hedge trimmer for a fiver then I’ll happily stand their applauding the whole situation as I know like many other skilled gardeners like yourself it’ll all how wrong and they’ll have to employ me/you to fix the mess eventually annyingly for some it’s a patience game..
@@Karl-p6h we have a few gardens we are "fixing" mainly due to these mow blow and go guys, NOT THE ONES WHO DO IT PROPERLY!!!!!!!! the type of person who just want to top up their dole. (wow that's an old one) I think there is a market for all kinds of work, most of the pro's who just cut lawns, tend to go on to proper lawn care, I have a couple of days where all we do is lawns, to be honest y and sell border work but they are not interested, so new customers \i pass on to a guy who just does lawns, because having Sam with me, she prefers doing the borders.
@@TKG yeah that’s makes sense. It’s a tough job as you have to offer advice to clients regarding lawns and when you mention scarifying or feeding etc they tend to go into their shells. If you can explain the reasons why you are offering certain services then they normally come round to the idea of then decide it’s a no often enough they find someone cheaper and as to say it’s you who then gets called for the fixing.
I've got a Hayter Osprey autodrive. It weighs 29kilos and I lift in and out the side door of my 2008 Honda Jazz between 8 and twenty times a day. I no longer take on customers where I have to carry it through their house as they have extended every inch of their property and left no access to the rear. They do not understand. There is a difference between lifting and carrying. There is a knack to carrying a lawnmower 50 foot up and down steps and through a house.
To be honest my knowlage was pretty limited when I first started out, not only that one mans plant is another mans weed, you just have to trust your instincts sometimes and do what you feel is best, I find the hardest gardens to manage are the ones the customers are involved with.
The infamous year 2018, mow blow and go reality check 😮. Luckily, I do mainly maintenance, so I still had work to do. If I remember, it took almost 12 months for some lawns to recover fully.
@@jasonhewlett1283The stern cutback on turf watering days the last few years has been difficult. Most years the summer months are without rain and the westerly wind is constant.
@jasonhewlett1283 yeah I saw posts of guys cutting dirt. Literally trying to justify why it needed cutting. Might do a vid about that. I was talking to a chap. And I could see by his expression he was struggling. Another local had to quit and find a job. We ended up with a few of their lawns
I do two days a week with mow and blow. 15 per day, roughly, and £25 a go. When I'm finished the day, I'm tired but my body isn't knackered. Hedges, small trees and bushes bore the life out if me. Weeding on your hands and knees in dog pee, cat poo and biting insects doesn't interest me. I do hedges, trees, bushes and weeding but i don't like it. It depends what you want to do. I've seen grass cut by gardeners that looks its been butchered. I pride myself on the quality of my work. If you cut a lawn with cheap B and Q mower and compare with a £1k mower, its night and day. Two days mow and blow and I'm ready to pack in everything else.
I have spoke a lot about them, and as a result, some people have got the wrong idea, that I hate them, so this is a more pragmatic look at them. I am obsessed with my work.
As maxwell says ten mow and blow a day good living why would you whant to slog your guts out on boarder work he"s got the job weighed up you must watch his videos good learning kerb top bloke is maxwell
I find getting my mower in and out of the van all day takes its toll on my back, and personally I find doing border work therapeutic and satisfying, I certainly don't flog my guts out, as I said in the video, there are pros and cons with any job, hence the reason why I said what are you working for, just the money, or satisfaction? I cant do any job no matter what it is unless I can get some form of satisfaction.
He talks sense to a degree but don’t be fooled maxwells is not a good bloke he’s bullied quite a few other content creators on here I know as I’ve spoke to a few at saltex and grounds fest if you heard what he’s said and threatened other youtubers you wouldn’t think he’s a top bloke he’s just a bully Kev he thinks he’s the only one aloud to discuss certain topics and if god forbid anyone else makes a video he kicks off at them (reality is gardeners will make similar content so sadly he’s got no right to bully other creators ) he’s not a nice bloke we stopped watching him once we found out what he’s really like. Reas great video
@@RobWalker-r9c this is an nasty horrible untruth. You hide behind a fake username. Feel free to reach out and we can discuss your need to tell lies. I am a down to earth decent bloke, I feel sorry for your insecurities and need to tell lies. Take care. Rob. Maxwells.
@@RobWalker-r9c He plays the game well, agreed, but a military bully is what he is, too many games of soggy biscuit. I watch loads of proper gardeners on youtube and they all say similar things, which he don't like, its his way or no way. I do mow blow and go's, not a gardener, just want to earn a bit of cash, work less earn more, let the kid in a skirt do the hard work🤣🤣🤣
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Just subcribed and love your channel..Thank christ someone talks sense and looks at all aspects of gardening..these mow and go blow experts would go broke in some of drought areas down under ...keep up the surperb work mate and thanks for sharing your valuable thoughts
thanx for watching, we had a bad year in 2018, which saw many guys quit, a few seasoned guys quite too. it was months without rain and really hot |(For the UK) then it took months for the lawns to recover.
Thanks for the video mate! Must of been interesting as i just realised i watched the whole 20 minutes haha!
I fully understand what your saying and thats why i always try to add new services to my business, the more pies you got your fingers in the better 💯👌
its about being prepared, and having continuous regular work, as a Gemini, I get bored quickly, so like a variety.
@@TKG absolutely, that's what I love the most about my job! There's something different everyday! 😁
I only do border work as part of a maintenance schedule which includes all the other usual tasks. I get them in control by the end of May and stay on top. Avoid one-off border worker in my opinion. I enjoy providing a full service and finding interest in a job and creating great relationships with customers.
@dagtailgroundmaintenance yeah we don't do one off border work unless it's a major tidy. Hedges shrubs ect
Well it's different strokes for different fokes . I advertise as a grass cutting service. That's why 90%of my jobs are grass cuts. There's a lot of gardens out there that just have grass . I've experienced the look down from. Gardeners ..🤷 we are just trying to make a living pay our bills etc..
its up to the individual to decide what they do, weather commercial or domestic, new build or old, there is work out there for everyone, I just weight up the pros and cons without judgement, personally I like the fulfillment of walking away from ANY job with satisfaction, if I don't feel satisfied with what I have done it haunts me.
There’s room for everyone, the only ones I don’t like are the ones who turn up and trim everything with hedge trimmer and don’t even know what the plants are. Mow blow and go isn’t bad it’s a good little number if you can get the clients and they’re of the understanding you’re not there to cover all lawn requirements.
its the weekend warriors who are topping up their benefits that hurt our business, charging ridiculous prices, sets presidence for customer wanting something for nothing
@@TKG let them find out the hard way. I’m lucky enough to have clients with common sense who can see I have knowledge and experience and are happy to pay my rates. But if your getting a lawn cut and roses pruned or wisteria pruned with a hedge trimmer for a fiver then I’ll happily stand their applauding the whole situation as I know like many other skilled gardeners like yourself it’ll all how wrong and they’ll have to employ me/you to fix the mess eventually annyingly for some it’s a patience game..
@@Karl-p6h we have a few gardens we are "fixing" mainly due to these mow blow and go guys, NOT THE ONES WHO DO IT PROPERLY!!!!!!!! the type of person who just want to top up their dole. (wow that's an old one) I think there is a market for all kinds of work, most of the pro's who just cut lawns, tend to go on to proper lawn care, I have a couple of days where all we do is lawns, to be honest y and sell border work but they are not interested, so new customers \i pass on to a guy who just does lawns, because having Sam with me, she prefers doing the borders.
@@TKG yeah that’s makes sense. It’s a tough job as you have to offer advice to clients regarding lawns and when you mention scarifying or feeding etc they tend to go into their shells. If you can explain the reasons why you are offering certain services then they normally come round to the idea of then decide it’s a no often enough they find someone cheaper and as to say it’s you who then gets called for the fixing.
I've got a Hayter Osprey autodrive. It weighs 29kilos and I lift in and out the side door of my 2008 Honda Jazz between 8 and twenty times a day. I no longer take on customers where I have to carry it through their house as they have extended every inch of their property and left no access to the rear. They do not understand. There is a difference between lifting and carrying. There is a knack to carrying a lawnmower 50 foot up and down steps and through a house.
I used to go through someones house.....never again
Some folks are not good in borders or beds because they don't know which plants to pull and which to leave.
To be honest my knowlage was pretty limited when I first started out, not only that one mans plant is another mans weed, you just have to trust your instincts sometimes and do what you feel is best, I find the hardest gardens to manage are the ones the customers are involved with.
The infamous year 2018, mow blow and go reality check 😮. Luckily, I do mainly maintenance, so I still had work to do. If I remember, it took almost 12 months for some lawns to recover fully.
@@jasonhewlett1283The stern cutback on turf watering days the last few years has been difficult.
Most years the summer months are without rain and the westerly wind is constant.
@jasonhewlett1283 yeah I saw posts of guys cutting dirt. Literally trying to justify why it needed cutting. Might do a vid about that. I was talking to a chap. And I could see by his expression he was struggling. Another local had to quit and find a job. We ended up with a few of their lawns
Good video, i prefer listening to van chats, you can a learn from them.
@SSHHGardenservices I always say its good to listen to a few and work out what works for you. Thanx for your support
I do two days a week with mow and blow. 15 per day, roughly, and £25 a go. When I'm finished the day, I'm tired but my body isn't knackered. Hedges, small trees and bushes bore the life out if me. Weeding on your hands and knees in dog pee, cat poo and biting insects doesn't interest me. I do hedges, trees, bushes and weeding but i don't like it. It depends what you want to do. I've seen grass cut by gardeners that looks its been butchered. I pride myself on the quality of my work. If you cut a lawn with cheap B and Q mower and compare with a £1k mower, its night and day. Two days mow and blow and I'm ready to pack in everything else.
I think pretty much all of us just have days where we just cut lawns, and I have seen gardeners butcher lawns too,
The thumbnail for a second I thought it was Don Logan from Sexy Beast.yes yes yes yes yes
ok?
Yeah mo blow and go is mostly all my small gardens but they are boring.
Everything else is commercial or bigger garden
verity is the spice of life.
@TKG that's what I keep telling with but she won't have it 🤣🤣🤣
@@lincsfencingandgardeningse9128 🤣🤣
Your obsessed with mow blow and gos another video on them
I have spoke a lot about them, and as a result, some people have got the wrong idea, that I hate them, so this is a more pragmatic look at them. I am obsessed with my work.
As maxwell says ten mow and blow a day good living why would you whant to slog your guts out on boarder work he"s got the job weighed up you must watch his videos good learning kerb top bloke is maxwell
I find getting my mower in and out of the van all day takes its toll on my back, and personally I find doing border work therapeutic and satisfying, I certainly don't flog my guts out, as I said in the video, there are pros and cons with any job, hence the reason why I said what are you working for, just the money, or satisfaction? I cant do any job no matter what it is unless I can get some form of satisfaction.
He talks sense to a degree but don’t be fooled maxwells is not a good bloke he’s bullied quite a few other content creators on here I know as I’ve spoke to a few at saltex and grounds fest if you heard what he’s said and threatened other youtubers you wouldn’t think he’s a top bloke he’s just a bully Kev he thinks he’s the only one aloud to discuss certain topics and if god forbid anyone else makes a video he kicks off at them (reality is gardeners will make similar content so sadly he’s got no right to bully other creators ) he’s not a nice bloke we stopped watching him once we found out what he’s really like.
Reas great video
@@RobWalker-r9c this is an nasty horrible untruth.
You hide behind a fake username.
Feel free to reach out and we can discuss your need to tell lies.
I am a down to earth decent bloke, I feel sorry for your insecurities and need to tell lies.
Take care.
Rob.
Maxwells.
@@RobWalker-r9c He plays the game well, agreed, but a military bully is what he is, too many games of soggy biscuit. I watch loads of proper gardeners on youtube and they all say similar things, which he don't like, its his way or no way.
I do mow blow and go's, not a gardener, just want to earn a bit of cash, work less earn more, let the kid in a skirt do the hard work🤣🤣🤣
@@TKG gratification