The saying goes that if you do something you love you’ll never have to work a day in your life again, for the green-fingered people this can be an excellent opportunity to create a business start-up, that suits their skills and interests. This can be a whole range of opportunities ranging from a small hobby craft-based business to a full landscape gardening business. If you’re considering taking the plunge and choosing to be self employed, or starting a business, and you love nothing more than spending time in the garden, then this information might help you decide which would that work for you.
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Floristry
Creating beautiful bouquets, arrangements, centerpieces, and decorative floral pieces can be a fantastic creative route for those people who love working with flowers and accompanying foliage. There is nothing better than seeing a bride’s face on the morning of her wedding when you hand over the bouquet that you’ve made for her special day. What’s more, flowers have been used as a special gift, symbol, or decoration for as far as we remember in history, and it looks likely to be continued far into the future, so you know your business will have longevity. This route does require space to work in because you will need to store the flowers, tools, and other supplies to be able to create your work. This adds to the expense; however, this is usually the case with many creative fields. You will also need to work hard to stay ahead of the competition in this field, as there are also plenty of florists already established in many places worldwide.
Landscape Gardening
There is an alternative route which is much more hard graft physically, but ultimately very rewarding. Landscape gardening is an art in itself, to get a loan and hedgerows looking perfect can take a lot of skill and effort, especially in gardens with acres of land. This one is especially good if you love working outdoors. But just remember you will need a lot of tools including lawnmowers, hedge trimmers plus the latest pruning tools as well. Becoming a landscape gardener will take a lot of research time and effort, and you may even need to take courses to learn the ins and outs of every aspect of this role. You also need to be on the lookout for services such as PVC braided hose suppliers and Turf suppliers and make sure you can set up trade accounts to save yourself some cost on the outlay of each job.
Tree surgeon
This is a very specialist field of work and is particularly suited to a specific type of person who really enjoys spending time in trees and climbing. This isn’t one for you if you’re scared of heights. However, If becoming a tree surgeon, it’s something that you aspire to be, there are professional bodies to join and courses that you need to take to ensure your safety. You really do need to know precisely how to carry out the work. Tree surgeons have to be qualified and insured, but it can be hugely rewarding work, and many people are now becoming interested in this line of work.
Of course, choosing the type of business that you would like to set up is very personal, and takes a lot of time and effort to consider and work out which is right for you. However, if you’re careful and you plan everything down to the last detail, you are sure to succeed.
