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Years ago I worked in a amateur way in gardening maintenance. I realice that I liked it a lot but I don't have the specific knoledge and experience to start a landscape and gardening design business. I have the feeling that I have the creativity for doing this but of course this is not all. Could someone help me telling me the kind of tools that I would require to start this gradually? Maybe I would requiere to know some landscape design software, etc. In short, what kind of tools would be necesary to have and learn. Maybe the thing would be more complex like doing an Business plan? I'll thank any advice. Chris

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Gardener: A truck or trailer to carry your equipment and debris (although some enterprising people have even started without this). A lawn mower, rake, broom, and other small hand tools. Buy your equipment used if necessary, but shop carefully.

Landscaper: Basically you need hand tools and a truck or trailer. To start with most other tools you can rent.

Interiorscaper: A car or truck is necessary, watering cans, and assorted small hand tools.

>From the basic requirements to start it would seem that interiorscaping requires the smallest capital outlay. This is correct, but starting an interiorscape business is more difficult in other ways. It requires a better understanding of the trade. Indoor plants are much more difficult to maintain. Also, acquiring accounts is not as easy as in outdoor work. Most, if not all, interiorscape accounts will be commercial, as opposed to the residential work of gardeners.

For gardeners and landscapers a truck or trailer is a must, but as I mentioned earlier it is possible to start without one for some work. If you are doing maintenance you may be able to get accounts that will allow you to use their equipment and not require you to haul away debris. You will be expected to work very inexpensively, though. If you can get a truck do so.

For both gardeners and landscapers another source of income is from clean-ups. This is simply a one-time job of cleaning up an overgrown landscape. These jobs are hard work, but can be quite profitable.

In every business you have to contend with the government. Service businesses are no different. Before you get started investigate what is required in your area. Most likely you will need a business license from your city. The state may require a contractor's license or certification for landscape contractors. Most likely your state will require a pest control license if you intend to apply pesticides. Check out all the city, state, and federal rules before you start.


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2007-08-27 16:08:24 by Quantex

Step by step pictures of how to design and build an outdoor living space or garden.

i want to plant a garden in my front yard but i would kinda like to see what it might look like. it that possible?

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Get a job at your local, privately owned garden center. You could work retail, or as a landscape laborer. Experience is worth the time it takes. I grew up in a family owned garden center while my father was teaching Plant & Soil Science at a university. By the time I was 17, I was grading his student's papers for him.

2006-08-18 13:47:43 by Andy

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I am starting a company to help people design and refresh their gardens and landscapes.  My services will include planning out their garden, helping them select plants at the nursery, and then helping them keep their yard green and healthy.  I'm thinking of a name with
"-- Scenes" or "-- Scapes" in it, but I'm open to any ideas.  I am near the coast and specialize in plants that do well there. I love the name Gardenscapes but it is already taken.  Thanks much!

Hi:
I am a landscaper and designer. I have had a business for over eight years. When you create the name of your business, think of your own personality and how it can reflect on your clients. You live near the coast and are in a sub - tropical or tropical setting. Coastal Gardening may be a thought as well of Garden Scences By The Sea, Tropical Paradise Through Gardening, Gardening With Tropical Plants, Creating Coastal Gardens, or Coastal Gardenscapes.

These are just a few that come to mind. Take some words that reflect your area and spend some time playing with the different words. Put some good thought about what your clients would like. This is what I did with my off line business as well as my on line business. I will link you to the tropics section of my website. Browse through as you may find something that may help you. Good luck to you and if I can be of any other help, let me know! Have a great day!
Kimberly

http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.c om/Tropics.html

2008-03-04 10:44:55 by Gardening Gal in SD

thanks.
the website or forum about how to design lanscape n-Design/garden-design-uk/">garden will be great.

Better homes & garden has a free interactive landscape planing website. You'll have register to log on to their website (You don't need to buy anything or subscribe to their magazine).
"Plan-a-Garden lets you design anything from a patio-side container garden to your whole yard. Use your mouse to "drag-and-drop" more than 150 trees, shrubs, and flowers. Add dozens of structures like buildings, sheds, fences, decks -- even a pond."
P.S. You may also have to close their magazine ad. by clicking on the x
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jsp?storyid =/templatedata/bhg/story/data/planagarde nhome_03022002.xml
Garden Plans from Better Homes & Garden:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plans/
Garden styles & Plans:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/design/styl es/

Landscaping Plans from HGTV:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_landscaping_ design/

Lowe's Landscape & Garden planner
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg &p=Down_to_Earth/GardenPlanner/garde nplansplash.html&rn=none

3D Garden planner
http://www.gardencomposer.com/demo-plann er-1.html (demo)
http://www.gardencomposer.com/demo-plann er-15.html

BBC Gardening- Virtual Design
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/vi rtualgarden_index.shtml

DIY Planner
http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/14 96-FREE-On-Line-Garden-Planner

Landscaping design:
http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/articles/a rt_landscape-design.html

This site contains a gallery of forum users's own pics too:
http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/ourgardens /ourgarden_pages/ourgardens_cornus.html< br /> http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/ourgardens /ourgarden_pages/ourgardens_donnalockman .html
http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/ourgardens /ourgarden_pages/ourgardens_jill.html

Garden Web's Landscape-design forum:
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/desi gn/

Top 10 Tips for Do-It-Yourself Landscaping:
http://landscaping.about.com/od/designex amples1/tp/do_it_yourself.htm

Good luck! Hope this helps.

2008-05-16 01:38:51 by Flying Pig