Managing a Garden Business

Learn to Manage a Gardening Business

• Garden Maintenance Services
• Consulting/ advice
• Garden Design
• Landscape Construction
• Lawn care, trees, flowers, shrubs, etc

Lesson Structure

There are 5 lessons in this course:

1. GETTING STARTED
   • Points to watch out for
   • Two ways to begin in business
   • Starting a new business compared to buying one
   • What sorts of records do i need to keep?
   • Seeking advice
   • Promoting a new business
   • Understanding contract law
2. WHAT SERVICES COULD YOU OFFER?
   • Types of service
   • Other options
   • Complimentary fringe services
   • Considering the options
   • What do you need to offer these services?
   • Specialist niche areas for landscape construction
   • Specialist areas for a design business
   • Buying equipment and tools
   • Finding materials
   • Developing a business
3. GARDEN MAINTENANCE SERVICES
   • Plant care
   • Why plants get sick
   • Preventative medicine in the garden
   • Planting
   • Moving established plants
   • Feeding plants
   • Watering
   • Providing a spraying service
   • Starting a pruning service
   • Pruning equipment
   • Starting a lawn care business
   • Types of mowers
   • Lawn aeration
   • Watering
   • Tree care and tree surgery
   • Tree surgery techniques
   • Safety aspects
   • Gardening & landscaping tools
   • Tool maintenance
   • Power tools
   • Power tool maintenance
   • How to manually handle objects in the garden
   • Starting an indoor plant service
4. LANDSCAPING
   • Options for specialisation
   • Starting a garden design service
   • Starting a landscape construction service
   • Improving soils
   • Improving drainage
   • Improving surface drainage after construction
   • Mulches
   • Hard surfacing
   • Water in the garden
   • Steps
5. MANAGING FINANCES & COSTING
   • Business planning
   • Landscape specifications & contracts
   • Final assessment

Who is this Course for?

• Anyone exploring the possibility of starting a garden business
• Anyone interested in a career as a manager in a horticultural enterprise
• Knowledgeable amateur gardeners wanting to turn their hobby into their work
• School leavers or job seekers looking to improve their employment prospects