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Becoming a gardening professional

blogger123blogger123 Posts: 3
in Problem solving
Hello everyone! I'm looking at how the percentage of people who prefer the professional gardening services is increasing every year and I was thinking about "It would be a great idea to become a provider". I'm naturally a garden lover and I know this and that but of course, there are many more things for me to learn about. Can someone suggest to me probably a course may be or any other form of opportunity because I don't think the gardening companies have included training when you submit for a job? :D

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    What gardening services do you want to provide?
    Many people just cut grass and hedges and push a hoe around randomly. They seem to earn money well enough.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • blogger123blogger123 Posts: 3
    Fairygirl said:
    What gardening services do you want to provide?
    Many people just cut grass and hedges and push a hoe around randomly. They seem to earn money well enough.
    I think the gardening companies pay a lot more to their employees if you mean to start offering gardening services by myself. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited February 2022
    You're just going to get flagged again for adding links.  :)
    It's a good idea to behave properly. That applies to both of you. 
    Advertising has to be paid for on this site.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • blogger123blogger123 Posts: 3
    Lol. The forum is full of links at all... And I just wanted to answer him. Didn't know that's advertising. :D Sorry anyway.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    There are quite a few jobs about, often at large public or stately home type gardens, which offer one day a week doing an RHS qualification. They tend to be absolute minimum wage though. 
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    If you want to get professional qualifications you will either have to pay for them yourself or get a foot in the door somewhere like NT properties by volunteering there.  If you show the aptitude and enthusiasm there might be openings for employment that way.
  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    To make a living wage as a 'one man band' gardener, qualified or not, is hard...not impossible.. but not easy either.
    You will need to invest in kit, a vehicle, insurance, advertising, storage (for both equiptment & waste), be aware of H&S Regs and if you do start to make enough money, an accountant...no different to any other small business.
    It's probably easier to find work as a gardener at, say, an NT property or your local authority. The money is crap though.. basic wage, the conditions can be harsh and the hours long. Professional gardening is a lifestyle choice rather than a get quick rich scheme.
    Another option is to volunteer at an RHS garden ( for example) to see if you take to horticulture as a career.

    I follow one or two on Youtube that might give you an idea as to whats involved.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qbScrjAOSA

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vhmLC12W_U

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw95ftIuFXg
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited February 2022
    That’s what the spamming was for @Chris-P-Bacon … promoting the possibilities offered by a franchise company … but they only accept trained gardeners … so they advertise cheap training courses … 
    ‘blogger’ posted looking for just such a course and as if by magic someone appears out of nowhere advertising an online Training Course which will enhance your chance of getting a franchise with the very same company that owns the training website. 
    Too good to be true?  Very likely IMHO
    A scam … possibly. 
    Spam … I should say so. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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