Hi all,
Thinking of starting my own garden business.
I am currently on an RHS level 2 theory course as would like to work in horticulture in some capacity, just don’t know exactly what yet. I don't need to earn a huge amount and would only work p/t (my spouse is a high earner and I'd like to work p/t with a young child) but of course don't want to fail and do want to contribute to the household income.
Can anyone give their stories of start up on their own? I imagine it would be more garden maintenance. I live in a nice city with lots of older residents so hoping that it could be a good potential client base and also some people might feel more secure with a female if they were living alone/widowed perhaps? But I'd be starting without any one lined up though and never done anything like this before.
Tools, outdoor clothes, insurance, business cards... is it possibly this straightforward?
Hoping for some advice, warts and all. Thank you.
ps. I garden! Should have mentioned this. I used to have an allotment and now have my own garden. It's really my only hobby, and the RHS course is great so far for learning more in depth about the plants and plant taxonomy/life cycles/soil/growing conditions etc...