I received the first call of the year from my gardening flyers today. A small garden ‘buff up’ in Cambridge. Probably just a days work but hopefully the forerunner of much more work to come.
Popping over tomorrow to price it up. The trouble is around here that loads of the chaps who lost their jobs in the construction industry are touting themselves as gardeners and undercutting me by quite some way. I can’t compete with folk charging £7 an hour.
Its going to be a mighty challenge to keep the gardening business going as well as growing flowers and distributing them but hey ho…in for a penny in for a pound.
Lets hope that phone keeps ringing!
Benji
January 19, 2011 @ 5:46 pm
We are close to Hitchin.
January 17, 2011 @ 8:23 pm
It is a bit famine or feast in this line of work isn’t it? I really hope you get the work you want at the right time. I desperately need someone to do the blokey stuff in our garden, strimming, giant compost bin turning, tree pruning, you don’t know anyone in North Herts who wants that kind of work do you?
January 18, 2011 @ 10:11 am
where exactly are you based?
January 17, 2011 @ 3:02 pm
I wouldn’t worry – those who use the cheaper “gardeners” will soon come looking for someone more experienced once their prize shrubs have been butchered. Hang in there.x