1. How
to
Start
a
Garden
Service
Business
Do
you
love
gardening
and
being
outdoors?
If
so,
star6ng
a
gardening
service
may
be
ideal
for
you.
What
Does
a
Garden
Service
Business
Do?
A
garden
service
can
provide
a
variety
of
services
–
from
grass
cu=ng
and
weeding
to
full
garden
design
and
planning.
The
services
you
provide
will
be
up
to
you.
However,
it’s
a
good
idea
to
know
ahead
of
6me
just
what
you’ll
be
providing.
Start
by
wri6ng
a
list
of
the
services
you
feel
able
to
offer.
Do
you
have
experience
with
garden
design
and
a
great
eye
for
detail?
If
so,
you
may
want
to
help
people
plan
and
design
their
dream
garden.
Be
aware
that
poten6al
customers
may
ask
about
your
qualifica6ons
and
ask
for
samples
of
gardens
you
have
previously
designed.
If
design
isn’t
quite
right
for
you,
you
may
want
to
simply
offer
maintenance
and/or
plan6ng
services.
In
this
case,
you
may
advice
clients
about
certain
plants,
and
help
them
choose
new
plants
and
then
plant
them
and
care
for
them.
Or
you
may
simply
want
to
offer
light
maintenance
on
exis6ng
gardens
such
as
scheduled
grass
cu=ng
and
weeding.
Again,
the
services
you
provide
are
en6rely
up
to
you.
How
Do
I
Get
Started?
If
you’re
going
to
get
started
as
a
one-­‐person
business
then
you
simply
need
all
the
relevant
equipment.
Of
course,
you’ll
have
good
knowledge
about
gardening
and
plants.
If
you’ve
never
taken
a
formal
course
that’s
usually
fine;
you
can
always
brush
up
on
your
skills
as
necessary
with
a
home-­‐study
course
or
by
studying
gardening
books.

2. Once
you
have
all
your
equipment,
you
need
to
ensure
you’re
mee6ng
all
the
legal
business
requirements.
Your
local
county
office
can
advice
you
and
help
with
this
step.
How
Do
I
Find
Clients?
This
is
a
business
that
will
largely
depend
on
word
of
mouth.
If
your
customers
are
happy
with
your
services,
they
will
likely
recommend
you
to
their
family
and
friends.
Ensuring
you
do
a
great
job
is
important!
To
gain
your
first
few
clients,
sending
flyers
out
locally
as
well
as
placing
a
magne6c
sign
on
your
car
(which
has
your
logo
and
details)
is
an
easy
and
inexpensive
way
to
start.
You
may
also
want
to
place
an
ad
in
your
local
paper.
Building
a
rela6onship
with
a
local
garden
nursery
or
garden
center
is
a
good
idea
as
well.
You
can
commit
to
buying
your
plants
and
equipment
from
them
if
in
exchange
they
tell
their
clients
about
your
services.
Most
garden
centers
will
be
okay
with
le=ng
you
place
a
flyer
on
their
bulle6n
board.
If
you
love
gardening
and
have
a
great
knowledge
of
plants
and
their
care,
star6ng
a
garden
service
business
may
be
ideal
for
you.
This
is
a
flexible
business
with
a
lot
of
poten6al.