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Setting up my own gardening business

Posted by Simon dash on June 24, 2014 at 7:50pm in Business

Hi everyone, I am new two this network and fairly new to gardening.

I am planning on setting up a gardening buisness in the south staffordshire area that involves services such as lawn mowing, hedge trimming, weeding and general gardening services. I am unsure on how to get my buisness out there, I was thinking of printing leaflets and putting an advert in my local newspaper.

Can anyone suggest the best way of advertising their business and also can anyone suggest good training courses that can be done online in general gardening.

Thanks to everyone in advance

Simon Dash

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  • Colin Hunt June 24, 2014 at 8:20pm

    Simon, try to get a job with a local gardener and get some experience first, a lot will be looking for a bit of help this time of year.

  • Graeme @ BGS June 24, 2014 at 8:27pm

    May be worth contacting Rob at gardens4you as he might be local to you?

  • Simon dash June 24, 2014 at 8:45pm

    Thanks Graeme, does Rob have a website or anyway i can contact him?

  • Graeme @ BGS June 24, 2014 at 9:06pm

    http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profile/RobinAinsworth


    http://www.giftzine.co.uk/g4u/
  • Simon Jarvis June 24, 2014 at 9:20pm

    Advert in the local paper was always the best method for me

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    Simon Land June 24, 2014 at 10:25pm
    Depending on how new to gardening you are I would go with Colin's suggestion of working for someone before setting out on your own.

    My personal advice would be to avoid online courses in gardening - it would probably be a waste of time and money. Gardening is a hands on practical job and if you are starting from fresh then working for someone experienced would be the way to go.

    Gardening as a job is not for everyone. If you worked for someone, found that you liked it and wanted to pursue it, the you could look at doing one of the RHS courses at a local college.

    There is nothing stopping you doing bits and pieces of work for local people in your own time - that's how I very first began - but many customers will want you to know what you are doing (eg what is a weed and what is a plant) if you are working in their gardens.

    That's my opinion. Who am I to say whether it is the right or wrong thing for you, it just what I would suggest.
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    Darren Walters June 25, 2014 at 11:01pm
    Take a look at Pershore college for courses.
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