| Gardening | | | | activity. It is impossible to work in very bad weather, |
| If your garden grows better than that of any of | | | | and clients will generally not expect to see you in the |
| your neighbors, you might consider using your 'green | | | | depths of winter. |
| fingers' as the basis for a profitable business. | | | | Because of this, many gardeners have another |
| Chances are that if you're a keen gardener you | | | | source of income to help see them through the |
| already have most of the equipment you need, so all | | | | darker months (e.g. 'odd-jobbing' or general building |
| you will require is some method for transporting this | | | | work). |
| and you're in business. Another attraction of | | | | Home and Office Cleaning |
| gardening is that, once you have built up a group of | | | | Cleaning other people's homes, or offices and shops, |
| clients, they will want you back at regular intervals to | | | | is one of the easier businesses to get into. There has |
| keep everything looking spic and span. | | | | always been, and will always be, a big demand for |
| There are various types of gardening service you | | | | people to do this work. |
| could operate. At the most basic, you could simply | | | | If you decide you don't like it, it is easy to get out |
| offer a lawn mowing service-many older people and | | | | of, as you won't have to spend a lot on equipment |
| busy couples appreciate being relieved of this routine | | | | or supplies. The work is not highly paid, but if you go |
| task. | | | | on to establish a cleaning business, with your |
| Alternatively, or in addition, you could offer a garden | | | | employees doing the actual cleaning, your earnings |
| upkeep service. This would include such tasks as | | | | can be much higher. |
| weeding, planting (and plant selection), pruning, | | | | As well as regular cleaning, you could also offer a |
| sowing, digging, sweeping and tidying, and so on. | | | | spring-cleaning or 'just moved into a new home' |
| There is also a steady demand in suburban areas for | | | | service. These tasks can be combined with furniture, |
| people who can make a neat job of trimming | | | | carpet and curtain cleaning services, which you can |
| hedges, conifers and other small trees. | | | | either do yourself (hire the equipment as and when |
| If you are more ambitious, you could also consider | | | | you need it) or by working with specialist cleaners |
| offering a garden design and landscaping service. This | | | | who provide these services but do not do 'ordinary' |
| type of work is better paid and can be highly | | | | cleaning. |
| creative and fulfilling. However, you will need a good | | | | Helping other people make their homes look their |
| knowledge of garden design and planting, and some | | | | best is a growing industry; use the tips above and |
| artistic skills or aptitudes. | | | | you can cash in big time. |
| One drawback of gardening is that it is a seasonal | | | | |