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"Hi Andrew
I went self employed over 12 years ago after Twenty years Estate gardening .
Domestic gardening v Estate gardening are like chalk and cheese , worlds apart and I found it very difficult to adjust but I started the ball rolling by…"
I went self employed over 12 years ago after Twenty years Estate gardening .
Domestic gardening v Estate gardening are like chalk and cheese , worlds apart and I found it very difficult to adjust but I started the ball rolling by…"
"Andrew, it's probably no consolation but remember if it was easy everyone would be doing it!
When I started there was no internet etc and we had to use yellow pages and Thompson directory. But marketing yourself needs to be a multi faceted approach…"
When I started there was no internet etc and we had to use yellow pages and Thompson directory. But marketing yourself needs to be a multi faceted approach…"
"How is everyone finding enquiries this year?
I'm very busy currently with an almost full schedule but I have noticed that I have had very few new enquiries this year. Normally the phone is ringing daily but its not even weekly at the moment.
Is it…"
I'm very busy currently with an almost full schedule but I have noticed that I have had very few new enquiries this year. Normally the phone is ringing daily but its not even weekly at the moment.
Is it…"
"Hi
thanks for your reply. I used to be in the Gardeners Guild but never got an enquiry through them, though it is good to say to clients you are a member!"
thanks for your reply. I used to be in the Gardeners Guild but never got an enquiry through them, though it is good to say to clients you are a member!"
"Hi
thank you for your response. Yes I offer general gardening and will look at Facebook, which I've never used."
thank you for your response. Yes I offer general gardening and will look at Facebook, which I've never used."
"I''m looking at the gardener's guild this year, as I've grown tired of Bark. Where it now costs typically £20 to get the lead details, to phone them.
For the " Bark what's that? , Who are you?, Why have you rung me? Dunno what you're talking…"
For the " Bark what's that? , Who are you?, Why have you rung me? Dunno what you're talking…"
"Firstly, what type of gardening are you offering? If it is a certain speciality (such as garden design), then your advertising might need to be tailored to that. If however it is general gardening (lawn maintenance, hedge and shrub trimming, border…"
"Apologies I have no experience of brass fittings.
I had a look at the catalogue. It appears there's no adjustability in them. "
I had a look at the catalogue. It appears there's no adjustability in them. "
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"Lance like this with elbow parallel with floor. Adjust deflector nozzle accordingly."
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"I have been a professional gardener for 40 years. I work for all manner of clients, including Chatsworth Estate, local Councils and businesses etc. All work is price per task. So for example, a given mowing job is £120 per visit/cut. How long it…"
Finding work
Hi everyone After a couple of years employed as Head of Horticulture for a charity, I decided to return to self employment as a freelance gardener at the end of March. I am struggling to find clients and don't know what to do! I have a website, a My…
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Brass trigger,lance and fittings on CP15 Evolution
Decided to buy some brass accessories for my CP15 Evolution and I'm totally baffled as to how you use a deflector nozzle without having to use the trigger upside down🤔??
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Etesia Bahia hydro mbhe 2001
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How to make ends meet as a professional gardener
Hi all,I'm looking for a bit of advice really if anyone has any thoughts. I'm a mum to a young toddler so work part time and fit hours into nursery runs so for me it works well to have set regular hours at customers' gardens. Eg x2/3 hours a…
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I have been giving this some thought, certainly if we employ a gardener we will are likely to accept Bayleaf's offer to assist us in interviewing gardeners to ensure we get someone who at least know what they are doing, and I will certainly ensure whatever choice is made that we will include this site in advertising the opportunity.
While you don't charge for membership I do not see a problem in the TMO making a donation to a such a valid source, especially if we benefit so directly from it.
Hopefully if I return to work this year I will be in a position to make a personal donation at some point, as I do appreciate the advice and ideas I have had in the short time I've been here.
I am also pleased that you are thinking of using Graham in the process and it demonstrates how the network is developing for the benefit of the whole group.
All the best
Phil
Yes, the emphasis is on optional and without obligation. The thinking behind the honesty box is carrying through with the whole transparency and openness of the site. If a member benefits, hopefully they can add something to the pot which in-turn goes towards development.
My ambition is to create a real tool to assist any hort related business. I want to add accountancy and legal assistance and buying clubs and training course designed to train and not just make money.
To these ends we will need funding and the greater the membership, the greater the income and the more ambitious the development.
Kind regards
Phil
(Thank you also to Claudia - I did send a private message at the time but I did not on this page - I do not wish it to look as though she was being ignored for her generosity:-0))