Managing a Garden Business

Learn online to manage a garden business - lawn care, tree work, garden maintenance, landscaping or anything else.

Course Code: SGH24

Fee Code: SG

Duration (approx) Duration (approx) 20 hours

Qualification

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Where are you located?

Within Australia
AUD $220.00inc GST

Outside Australia
AUD $200.00

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Delivery Method
Online

All prices in Australian Dollars.

Learn to Manage a Gardening Business

Garden Maintenance Services
Consulting/ advice
Garden Design
Landscape Construction
Lawn care, trees, flowers, shrubs, etc

Lesson Structure

There are 5 lessons in this course:

GETTING STARTED
- Points to watch out for
- Two ways to begin in business
- Starting a new business compared to buying one
- What sorts of records do i need to keep?
- Seeking advice
- Promoting a new business
- Understanding contract law
WHAT SERVICES COULD YOU OFFER?
- Types of service
- Other options
- Complimentary fringe services
- Considering the options
- What do you need to offer these services?
- Specialist niche areas for landscape construction
- Specialist areas for a design business
- Buying equipment and tools
- Finding materials
- Developing a business
GARDEN MAINTENANCE SERVICES
- Plant care
- Why plants get sick
- Preventative medicine in the garden
- Planting
- Moving established plants
- Feeding plants
- Watering
- Providing a spraying service
- Starting a pruning service
- Pruning equipment
- Starting a lawn care business
- Types of mowers
- Lawn aeration
- Watering
- Tree care and tree surgery
- Tree surgery techniques
- Safety aspects
- Gardening & landscaping tools
- Tool maintenance
- Power tools
- Power tool maintenance
- How to manually handle objects in the garden
- Starting an indoor plant service
LANDSCAPING
- Options for specialisation
- Starting a garden design service
- Starting a landscape construction service
- Improving soils
- Improving drainage
- Improving surface drainage after construction
- Mulches
- Hard surfacing
- Water in the garden
- Steps
MANAGING FINANCES & COSTING
- Business planning
- Landscape specifications & contracts
- Final assessment

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Our Students Say

In my role within a large Aged Care Facility a great deal of my employment is spent in the area of Turf management and garden care/refurbishment. With ACS I was able to study at my own pace allowing me to put into practise and thoroughly research the subject matter broadening my knowledge and study experience further. I enjoyed the way in which the subject matter was presented as it allowed you to study each subject further, allowing for greater depth, clarity and knowledge. Overall there are not many areas in which the course subject matter will not turn out to be invaluable, everything is covered to allow you to become successful within your own business or place of employment. A big thank you to Gavin Cole [tutor] and all at ACS. It was a pleasure to study with ACS, look forward to further study.

- Craig Ledbury