Landscape design
Lanscaping Ideas: A Guide to Landscape Design and Landscape Architecture, Landscaping Ideas for Front Yard and Backyard Landscaping Ideas from Pool Landscaping ... Ideas for Small Yards and Landscape Plans [K] [i] [n]
Martha Adamson (Kindle Edition) Malibu Publishing 2010-08-26
Release date: 2010-08-26
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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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im trying to do a garden i dont know exactly what kind or what im going to do i would like a free software to try to set up a nice garden and landscape i make low wages in homecare and cant afford an expensive software for ideas, and also if there is some sites for designs garden designs or landscaping . really i want to make my yard look nice at a low cost or reasonable cost
Try this site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/vi rtualgarden_index.shtml
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.
am looking for a way to help see my landscaping and gardening come together before I start planting and landscaping. Any ideas of websites or tools that let you put in a design of your house and fencing and start from there?
There are many, many pieces of design software on the market today. From professional versoins costing thousands of dollars to free versions. So I think the best thing to do is give you a couple of links and chech out the free software from google.
I'm looking for Forums on the topics of landscape gardening/design and home improvements. Tried doing a search but could only find a couple which were not very active (few members). Can anyone help? Thanks.
Thanks for answers so far but I was looking for UK specific forums in particular.
I don't know if this will help but there are a ton of forums for all kinds of things. www.gardenweb.com. Then click on forums and you will see a large list of all kinds of subjects.
