Design Grow Sell: A guide to starting and running a successful gardening business from your home (Country Living) - Softcover

Davies, Sophie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908003391 ISBN 13: 9781908003393

Publisher: Harriman House, 2012

Synopsis

This book is aimed at garden lovers keen to turn their gardening talent into a business. It's for those who, while stuck in an office, have always dreamed of making a living outdoors, for second career-ers with green fingers who want a job that makes them happy and for anyone who would like to combine a love of plants with the freedom of being their own boss. Uniquely, the book looks at the diverse opportunities that exist in gardening, from running a nursery to building a maintenance business, from training to be a landscape designer to becoming a garden coach or running a gardening school. This practical guide looks at training and internships, researching the competition, getting your first job, developing a network and expanding. It profiles 20 individuals and tells their inspiring stories those including such well-known names as Angus White of Architectural Plants and TV gardener James Alexander-Sinclair, as well as founders of gardening businesses Rocket Gardens, The Traditional Flower Company and Marchants Hardy Plants. Packed with advice, tips and resources, this book offers everything you need to start a successful gardening business of your own.

About this title

About the Author

Sophie Davies is an experienced journalist who studied garden design at the English Gardening School. She has written for 25 Beautiful Gardens, Homes & Gardens and The English Garden and had her own design practice until moving out of London. Today, when not writing, she spends her free time gardening at her home in West Sussex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harriman House
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908003391
• ISBN 13: 9781908003393
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200