Gardening~ equipment hire?

[nortien]

Since my wife and I are now the owners of a large lawn, she has decided that 'we' should get it looking presentable.

Its lumpy, with dandelions, daisys, thistles, dockens, other plants I don't recognise, and of course grass

 

Is there anywhere in shetland that hires out garden equipment? I don't want to also end up as the proud owner of a lawnroller, a feed spreader, etc.

 

TIA

[Ghostrider]

LBC, Garriock Bros possibly. Probably other similar outfits.

 

If you're looking at machine hire charges, time/fuel to collect/return them etc, you might be almost as well off just to hire a ground maintenance outfit on a season's contract to tidy it up to how you want it and come back to trim it at mutually agreed intervals.

[mikeyboy]

A good cylinder mower is the only tool you will ever need.

A bit of feed and weed every year should get rid of the weedes and get the grass in better condition.

For the bumps you could maybe borrow a roller.

http://www.lawnsmith.co.uk/novice/lawn-mowers/which-lawn-mower-is-best

[nortien]

I'll see if Garriock or LBC hire out simple garden equipment, although i'm not really looking for petrol powered stuff.

 

Tbh if I knew someone to borrow a roller off of, I doubt if I would be asking where to hire one; and with 1/2 an acre of grass (its more hill/field than lawn) the Weed/Feed would be a lot easier with a spreader of some sort.

[mikeyboy]

Posted offering some advice but you know what? Why bother.

[nortien]

Your right, you did offer advice, but you didn't even attempt to answer my question.

And your also right I was rude, which I apologise for, but it's a pet hate of mine people posting replies that don't contribute to answering the original posters question.