Honestly you show the real side of being a gardener, that's why we all love ya videos.People think easy money pushing a mower around, bullsh#t it's bloody hard doing it and the stress and dog shit 😢😢😢 keep going mate ,it all pays for the beer
Thanks for that 👍 the edited video of the good bit, funny bits and new tools etc is all good but this is the reality of some days. Some days are great tho. We just keep pushing on right. Thanks mate 👍👍
Thats the reality of what it like working for yourself as a gardener, bloody hard work which no one sees. You just keep grafting and hope for some luck. Great and honest videos 👍👍
This was a very honest and gritty video, all of yours are (honest) you don’t sugar coat. This might be the most honest one I’ve seen on RU-vid to date. That weather 😂 I know it’s even harder than it looks here in reality, as well as being physically demanding it’s the mental side of it, keeping chipper against all the odds, takes some training. You’re a good guy Nathan, probably the first gardener I followed on RU-vid and still my favourite to watch, genuinely hope one day to meet you in person mate. Keep a positive mindset as best you can, I can tell you’re harder than a coffin nail mate
That's very kind of you to say so thanks for that, I like to edit stuff down and do the lighter bits but always want to be honest with things. Have turned down a few opportunities with manufacturers due to them wanting good reviews on products rather than how I find them, they may have been good in fairness but you can only say how you find things. We all know this can be a tough game at times and it's great to have the support from others, hopefully we can pass that around. Cheers as always 👍
I had a day like this this week, a feeling of 'what an i dog? I've got this wrong' but i got through it and the customer was over the moon with the work. Keep your chin up mate, you're working super hard and doing a great job. Personally, i would never take on that much work. I was a teacher working all his if the day and weekends just to make sure work was marked, lessons were planned, resorts were written, etc, and have vowed never again. I work 9-5, have an amount in my head i need to make each day and sick to it. Yer, I've lost jobs as I'm booked up until July but I'm not busting my ass to get these, plenty more gardens out there.
Hahaha I love the whole customers wanting to talk in the rain. It's absolutely grinds my gears. I'll take a look around and I'll give you knock on, next thing they are out in their slippers when it's belting down.
Great video Nathan that’s a lot of jobs done in a day mate I wish I had a few more get in get outs Thank god for the etesia I was shattered after watching that 😂 hope you have a good week mate
What you do with that lawn is walk away, you surely don't need the hassle especially if it fails again. Stick with the maintenance. Nice work mate keep it going
I live in a new build and I've watched next door (is a renter) put turf down four times. It is exactly the as what you observed. We paved over ours, much nicer. I'm with you - I'd dig it all up, put a load of chippings in, and invest in some top soil and re-sow it. Everytime they put turf down I tell them it's been done and doesn't work. Problem is the renters want a nice lawn > TODAY < and they're not prepared to wait a year to get it.
Yep,usual trend,gardens start to grow in May!! No!!bloody annoys me,the grass is a foot tall,then they expect a lovely lawn after one cut. I did a lawn yesterday,new build,nxt door leatherjackets,keep away,trouble🥶 I feel for you,long hours,hard graft,crap weather etc,etc You are not alone,bloody hard work.❤
Hi Nathan. Hope the rest of that week went better for you. It's a challenging period of the season, especially with the weather we have been having, and you more of your fair share. That's a lot of places to go in one day. A lot of people to keep happy. I think that lady had wetsuits, not leather jackets 🤔
your definitely a great saleman for them etesia mowers, every time i watch one of your videos i want to get one. My honda 536pro drives me crazy with wet grass doesnt pick up a thing. feeling the pain too with this weather.
Hope things are sorting themselves out mate… Nothing wrong with that mud lawn, looks like my last turfing job. The added bonus is you can cut that in the wet with a fecking Honda👍🏻💪
Rancid day! I couldn’t work like that, so hats off to you. 6 or so hours a day tops is well enough on my own. That new build is nuts. Let alone the ‘lawn’, the gaps between the fence posts are ridiculous. That thing isn’t going to last any time at all.
The fence is already on the lean😬 we tend to have a few full on days to clear maintenance then onto other bits. When weather, kit, people etc are running it's easy enough 😅 thanks for watching and have a good week 👍
I feel your pain mate. My van broke down this week (can't get it in the garage until Thursday) and my back up Land Rover has a flat battery. Had to use the Wife's car on Saturday to do 6 jobs, and she has a busy week this week. Going to have to hire a van for a week. lawns are growing so fast at the moment.
Mate thank you so much for this honest side of gardening, business, just wondering is it okay to leave grass cuttings on the lawn (mowing without basket)
Hi Nathan, That is a raw video illustrating the honest Gardeners day to day working life in wet conditions.. Awful but has to be done.. A great video and what a grafter you are😊.. New builds are dreadful ,lots of clay and debris,Grass seed possible best bet,but would dig up a lot of the materials in there first...
Thanks mate, I'm sure you're the same... graft and keep moving forward 🤞great to put some videos together but this is often the reality of it all. Thanks for watching and your comment 👍
Hi Nathan i agree with you about Etesia mowers,i see lots of people buying the 46 pro due to your reviews on them,i just hope Etesia appreciate what you do mate as people on you tube are certainly buying and using them more buddy ,keep up good work,you help me thanks.
Great to see you got to the end of the Video,Your eyes are going if you think you looked A bit Rough you need your eyes testing LOL...Have A great week😀😀
i like your yetti gortex gaiters , had a pair , years ago , hopefully you have dry feet , walked through many a stream with them, i take you did a lot of hiking , feel for the new build , lawn yikes , , i use to do a bing crosby , i am singing in the rain , cutomers thought i was mad , so did i , lol take care matey
I had a gortex Berghaus coat but just work trousers on, maybe looked like gaiters and I've definitely thought about getting a pair. Thanks for watching 👍
Hi Nathan you look how I feel 😣 I'm not feeling it at all this year the late start with this poxy weather and now it's full on with everyone like the first one of the year growth wise is a total ball ache.
Yeah my no 1 peev is the Dog S**t but also, people who have stones or slate right up to the edge of the grass, the grass grows over the stones, the stones always end up in the grass, no proper separation of the two and I end up mowing stones!! Plus shrubs and bushes over stones,,, why? Just why?, you cannot get all the clippings out of the stones they end up with a horrible mixture of debris and stones, you can't rake them all out, you can't blow them all out, what a pain. By the way your brave working in the rain, that's just a day off to me lol
That tall grass at the eleven and a half minute mark 😂 oh Jesus bloody Hell. No I feel your pain there. Misery 😂 the same job on a scorching hot day with the sun on it whilst not a piece of cake would be a damn sight easier.
Well mate, I do have to say you are defo under foot at present, I know I've been there myself over past years.. Tomorrow will be a better better day if you march on through your maintenance list.I have to say a have the same app as you the ever so helpful a4pad. Hire people issues some today think they are doing you the favour by working fir you. He should have helped you unload the van also.. keep battling on Nath"
The a4pad is a great app right 🤣 always do keep marching on mate but great advice, it's all we can do sometimes and occasionally have a look which direction we're going. Thanks for the comment and watching 👍
How do you go about finding staff. Do you train them or find lads who know what there doing. Im struggling atm and need to take the jump of having someone at least 4 days a week. Cheers mate, top vid ad usual 👍
It's tough, yes I generally train to what i need or how I do things if experienced. Try a local training/ back to work type scheme if you have one locally as they my able to help and offers a paid trials and work placements, usually just check your ins and h&s for candidates. Good luck tho .. you'll need it😬😅
I found only time I can get reliable help is to get help Saturdays from someone working Monday to Friday already . Been let down soo many Monday morning .
Hope you’re all good mate. Quick one again lol, the Etesia pro 46 is it worth buying second hand? Only issue I have is I always stripe never haven’t. Last thing, the stihl Rm545 vr ( wth a roller ) I’ve heard is pretty good but not Honda engine … hard to know what to do if anyone can give advice as fed up with my Honda mowers clogging so much in the wet and breaking down …
Never used the Stihl sorry but have bought a few second hand Etesia mowers and they've done me fine, like everything that's not brand new you may have to give them some tlc. Bought one 10 plus years ago for £150 and still have it and use occasionally in rough jobs and always good for spares. Thanks for watching 👍 all good too👍
Hey Lewis, been struggling with a very annoying reply over a measly NZD $25 (12 pound ish) this client I've been under charging for months to do 5 levels of strenuous hard lawns, it took me 90 minutes (rushing might I add because I'm fit) and she's become very angry at me over email saying she can't see how it's worth an extra $25 it takes me only 90 mins etc, what would you say to someone like this?it's not about hours, never has been, this person I've worked for for 4 years and been nothing but good to them and to see such a angry message is very disappointing she doesn't value my work, I charge the same price for a lawn quarter the size because my other clients know what's involved
It's a shame when this happens and you feed trodden on, I'd personally write off what she owes, let her know you can no longer offer your services due to misunderstanding about payment and move on. Don't let it get you down, their issues not yours. She may buck up her ideas🤞 good luck with it and thanks for watching 👍
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd always appreciate your responses mate, yeah it's a shame where people's priorities and true character show, shoot me if I'm in my 50s one day with millions and have a young gardener who puts his rate up about 5-10% and I moan and bitch!
Hi Nathan, hope you could clarify something for me. What are the laws on cutting/maintaining hedges here in the UK? I've seen you apparently can't cut them from March to the end of August but is that just for farmers? Is there a difference in law between keeping a hedge tidy like by taking a cm or two off and taking a lot off? Thanks!
Trimming is fine any reduction you'd want to be checking for nest. I'm pretty sure the agricultural hedging restrictions don't apply to gardens but it's good to say to customers any big works should wait unless it can't be put off. 👍
@@LewisgardenservicesLtd Thanks for the reply! Watching through the video I think that lawn area would work really well with some patio, chippings and if they're into their greenery then some raised beds and lots of pots or some feature like that.
