| Do you love taking care of plants? Are you always | | | | - Landscaping and lawn care agencies |
| busy decorating your garden and making it look more | | | | - Indoor gardens and botanical centers |
| exotic? Now you can develop your hobby into a | | | | - Tree farms |
| career and set up your own business. The demand | | | | - Cemeteries |
| for landscape artists and gardening experts is rising | | | | - Greenhouses |
| constantly. | | | | - Government departments |
| More and more people are seeking the services of | | | | Skills Required for Gardening/Landscaping |
| professionals to plan, maintain and decorate their | | | | Though there is no particular academic qualification |
| private, public and business gardens. Gardening and | | | | for being a landscape gardener yet a few qualities |
| Landscaping are fields which offer stable employment | | | | can prove beneficial. These include: |
| and wonderful financial opportunities. | | | | - Love for nature |
| Nature of Work: | | | | - Good understanding of plants |
| - Landscape gardeners work to develop muddy fields | | | | - Artistic flair |
| into beautiful gardens full of flowers and plants. | | | | - Good eyesight |
| - They work for private gardens, public parks, golf | | | | - Physically strong |
| courses, greenhouses, and terrace gardens to create | | | | - Hard-working |
| exotic flower beds, lawns, and trees. | | | | Landscaping Business |
| - They use their knowledge of botany, landscape | | | | To start any business one needs to make |
| installation, plant materials, soil science, and pest and | | | | arrangements for the basic assets required. For |
| disease identification and treatment, to create | | | | Gardening & Landscaping, acquire the following - |
| wonderful landscapes and gardens. | | | | Gardener: A truck or trailer to carry your equipment |
| - They prepare the ground for planting, transplant | | | | and debris. A lawn mower, rake, broom and other |
| nursery plants, use fertilizers and pesticides and sow | | | | small hand tools will also be required. |
| seeds. | | | | Landscaper: Basically you need hand tools and a truck |
| - Trim and prune hedges, trees, and shrubs. | | | | or trailer. While starting, try getting most of the |
| - Install rock gardens, ponds, decorate, and maintain | | | | equipments on rent. Once your business is well-set, |
| drainage systems. | | | | you can consider buying your own tools and |
| - Retain walls, fences, and planters, and advise clients | | | | machinery. |
| on plant care. | | | | InteriorScaper: A truck or other heavy vehicle is |
| - They often work with tools ranging from small | | | | necessary. Apart from that, you might need watering |
| trowels to large lawn mowers, tractors, loaders etc. | | | | cans and other assorted small hand tools. |
| Landscape and Gardening are tough jobs involving a | | | | Start small and then slowly move forward. This way |
| lot of creativity and knowledge of plants. There will | | | | you will not be investing too much and the profits |
| always be lucrative job potential for individuals with | | | | can provide for buying tools and other expenditure. |
| the interest and proper training in landscaping. | | | | Use word-of-mouth, flyers or classified ads to sell |
| Career Opportunities in Gardening & Landscaping: | | | | your services. |
| Landscaping professionals mostly work outside in | | | | Gardens and Parks are gaining popularity. The top |
| nurseries or botanical gardens. They can choose to | | | | five botanic gardens alone generate over three million |
| become Horticulturists, Countryside Rangers, Garden | | | | visitors per annum. The total number of businesses |
| Managers, Landscaping Architects and can start their | | | | operating in the landscaping sector is predicted to rise |
| own business too. Landscape gardeners can find | | | | by 45% in the coming years. So get ready to turn |
| employment in: | | | | your hobby into a full-time employment opportunity |
| - Retail gardening centers | | | | that will give you guaranteed returns ! |