Re: Looking for home gardeners

**m* l* <m*@earthlink.net>**

What makes you think this is a new or unique service?  Yard 
maintenance is big business all across the country.  The maintenance 
people also plant or remove at the homeowner's direction.  Margaret Lauterbach

At 01:58 AM 9/26/2008, you wrote:
>Apologies if this message is appearing for the second time - I didn't see it
>come up in the digest so I don't think my initial posting got through.
>
>I am working on a big-time scheme to offer gardening services (anything from
>advice sessions to weeding and pruning to garden makeovers) to members of
>the public - the type of people who don't have the time or inclination for
>gardening themselves, but would pay somebody else to take care of things -
>including going to the garden centre and purchasing any necessary items.
>
>Consumers simply search an on line database to find gardeners in their local
>area who are offering the type of service they want. They contact the
>gardeners, agree a price and pay the gardeners directly.
>
>That is pretty straight forward, but it would be part of a bigger integrated
>project that would offer many other benefits for consumers, gardeners and
>the industry.
>The concept has had a gig thumbs up from people in various industry sectors
>that would be effected.
>
>My question is how do I find the gardeners to offer the services?
>Is it a sideline that some garden writers might be interested in?
>It is an opportunity to earn money, promote books etc on the website and to
>gain new experience and inspiration for future articles.
>
>Please let me know your thoughts, whether positive or negative!
>
>Thanks,
>Miriam
>
>
>
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