GROW YOUR
BUSINESS
Gardening might not be everyone's grow bag but there are more and more businesses developing for the outdoors and future is looking rosy for these green fingered plant crazed business owners. So what is the appeal and is it really for anyone? Michelle Hatcher invesitgates the English obsession with the green stuff
Most of us would love to be out in the open air with the cool breeze in our faces and the warm sun on our backs, so it's no wonder that people across the country are attemtping to get out and start a business doing gardening. There are plenty of pitfalls of course, the sun and the cool breeze aren't always there and most of the time you are cold and standing out in the rain. So it can make sense to do landscaping for your customers as well as doing the digging and pulling out the weeds. Many people live lives far too hectic for outdoor work so to employ a freelance gardener is sometimes a hugely attractive idea. There are plenty of colleges around the country who run short courses on how to do basic gardening to plant care and beyond. Night schools tend to deal with the theory rather than the practical. Those around us who do gardening at night are more likely to attract the police rather than potential customers.