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Maintaining Large Garden

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  • Apodemus
    Apodemus Posts: 3,410 Forumite
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    Probably depends where you are. I am paying £40 plus Vat per visit for two visits a month to a property that I am looking after for someone.

    Any experienced gardener will clear it and organise it in such a way that ongoing maintenance is simplified, so it may be that you could compromise and get a couple of early season and late season tidy-ups done by the gardeners and do the rest yourself.
  • stator
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    This guy works for free
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    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
  • Apodemus
    Apodemus Posts: 3,410 Forumite
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    stator wrote: »
    This guy works for free
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    Lol! Good suggestion. Problem is he will prefer the neighbours garden, or mooching crisps off the kids coming home from school (and a whole host of Paddy McGinty scenarios)!
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    Investing in power tools helps if you plan to DIY.
    power trimmer, loppers and if any big stuff a chainsaw(or other suitable tool that can do larger diameters)
    A decent size mover if you have grass to cut.
    A good shredder to deal with anything you cut back
    compost heap to save carting away waste.
    log pile for anything too big for the shredder

    a decent garden truck/barrow for moving stuff around.
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