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Trades in practice Aug 7, 2026

Ponds: Settling Expectations Before You Build

Swimming ponds, natural ponds and natural pools: settle technology, care effort, water clarity and running costs before the quote and show them honestly online.

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Trades in practice Aug 5, 2026

Explaining Paving Work: Sub-Base, Falls and Edging

Why paving is more than laying stones: sub-base, frost protection, falls, drainage and edge restraint — and how to explain the build-up so your quote holds.

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Trades in practice Aug 3, 2026

Winning grounds maintenance contracts in landscaping

Grounds maintenance means predictable revenue. Who awards the work, how tenders run, what a bill of quantities contains and what your website contributes.

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Trades in practice Jul 31, 2026

Offering Winter Maintenance: Contracts, Duties, Records

Winter maintenance as a second income for landscapers: contract types, clearing and gritting duties, liability, records and a site that wins autumn enquiries.

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Law and obligations Jul 29, 2026

Tree protection and felling seasons in Germany

From 1 March to 30 September German law restricts hedge and tree work. What stays allowed, which exemptions apply and what your business must explain.

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Law and obligations Jul 27, 2026

Certificates and Insurance on a Landscaping Website

Liability cover, craft register, proof of competence: which documents clients expect, what you may show and how to word it on the website without overstating.

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Law and obligations Jul 24, 2026

Right of Withdrawal: Contracts at the Garden Table

Contracts a consumer signs in their own garden can be withdrawn. What the notice must contain, when the period starts and what happens if the notice is missing.

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Law and obligations Jul 22, 2026

Prices and Claims: The Rules for Landscaping Sites

Net or gross, total price, from-prices: what German price rules require of a landscaping site, what counts as misleading and what may be said about competitors.

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Law and obligations Jul 20, 2026

Legal Notice Duties: What Belongs on Your Website

Section 5 DDG explained: which details sole traders and limited companies need, where the link has to sit, and which mistakes regularly draw warnings.

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