There is always something new to learn and in 2009 I started out on a whole new career in horticulture and garden design. Although it wasn’t an entirely fresh start, I have a degree in design and have been a gardener for decades but nevertheless I discovered there was a very great deal more to…
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What do YOU do when you’re not designing?
It’s a common question from friends and family and the answer is, “well quite a lot actually!”. Every small business has to balance marketing, self promotion and business management, some have employee relations to do and as a designer there is also the keeping up with the trends, legislation and competition element. Finding suppliers, new…
Continue ReadingHomeowner Contract (domestic JCLI)
The SGD launched two new template contracts for domestic garden works at the recent autumn conference. The first a consultancy agreement for homeowners to appoint their garden designer and the second a construction and planting contract between client and contractor. Designed to be used together they have been agreed by forums (JCLI) representing both designers…
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Society of Garden Designers Autumn Conference – What are gardens for? For those that could not attend you missed a goodie! Annoying as that is to hear sometimes it’s just the impulse one needs to get to it next time. I missed Christopher Bradley Hole in March and kicked myself for being slow off the…
Continue ReadingThe streams of income
Whilst I had imagined, somewhat naively it turns out, that I could make a living immediately from garden design, the reality is that this might take some time to come to fruition. Not wanting to wait around for this nirvana to occur I have set about adding to my ‘streams of income’ as a means to,…
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