Wildlife Gardener Business idea

I have been working as a countryside warden for the council for about 3 years now and am considering starting my own business as a 'Wildlife Gardener', working in peoples gardens.

My thinking is that having the background that I do will create me some sort of niche in the market.

I'd imagine it to be partly a consultant role and partly practical.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience in something similar or any thoughts on the idea? Also do you think people would be interesting in this sort of thing when there are so many regular gardeners out there?

My current contract expires at the end of Feb so looking to start around then.

Thanks everyone

 

Hi Sim and Wecome to G C

Many moons ago on my days off I did do a spot of gardening to make some etra £££ which I did very easily to my shock , but I quickly found out the more I could do apart from gardening and that was more than just cutting lawns etc the more opertunity to make a living out (paving fencing ponds )of it which I didnt want to do so only in the end had the one garden to look after apart from my own, it came reserve in a gardening comp so I was well pleased and the two elderly sisters so proud .

I have just come back from my mums in Walton on Thames in Surrey and you cant get a gardener for love nor money and my lazy brother who lives 15 mins from my mums has one and he can only just about squeze him in 1 a month , so location will play a big part as well .

So my advice try and offer as much as you can but know what you are doing as my brother gardener has not a clue when it comes to pruning plants as I like to point out every time I go to his house but with a shortage of people that can do my brother says nothing !!!!


Spruce

 

Thanks for the reply

I am starting to get the impression that I should not limit myself to wildlife gardening but rather just make it an option. Another concern would be that while I am very competent in the use of all the tools from my countryside work, I have not done any gardening but I am sure I could do a good job.

I am based in Bournemouth so I think it is a good affluent area with many retired people

 

Sounds good , get reading up on diffrent stuff all helps

Mine was expert in pruning roses and apple trees and looking after and planting perenial borders. (the advert)

A winner every time , and I knew somone who done paving and walls fences so I always got a ££ for passing on the work .

The area sounds great as well
Let us know how you get on

Spruce (day off as you can see)

 

Thanks for the link

I have been in Bournemouth for about 3 years now and have noticed that the climate is slightly warmer. Also, Dorset is very good for wildlife.

The tropical bird cages are still there

 

yes they are also still there.

The squirrels are also very tame there, you can feed them by hand and one even ran up my sisters arm in the summer