The Solo Gardener Podcast

Mar 26 2024 10 ep. 29 mins 2
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Every Monday 9am (GMT) London. 

A behind the scenes of running a solo gardening business.

The in's the out's, the iddy biddy details, the funny stories and the crazy stories.  and plenty of Interviews with my fellow gardeners.

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I am a Solo Gardener..... and if you feel alone out there...  I do to sometimes... well let this be your community...  i like to help people where i can and i believe the best gardener is a humble gardener forever learning... helping each other bringing each other up.  

We can all share our stories our knowledge together and a have laugh along the way.

I love this job..  i care about peoples gardens... i care about my customers. And my goal is to make them smile at the end of a hard days work. When i put my spade back in my van and turn around for a hand shake well done....  it's what drives me.

If you've got any crazy stories or great knowledge you would like to share on this podcast... i'd love to hear from you.. wherever you are.
  
Or if you're starting out and you've got questions chuck em my way. 

Take care peeps

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#10 The Country Cottage Gardener tells us about the Naked Hippy Yoga Couple and much more.....

Mar 26 2024 91 mins  
The Country Cottage Gardener aka Chris Wakelin aka The Rustic Badger.Take your pick, he goes by many a name but that's because he's a multi talented guy.Chris is a professional Gardener and landscaper not only has he got a green thumb but some might say green blood runs through his veins..... Oh and did i mention he's also a carpenter and builds Hand made furniture & home decor

#09 Have You Ever Made a Client Cry.... How About 2 Clients? I Did.....Oops!!!

Mar 18 2024 15 mins  
In all my 30 years gardening i only ever made 2 clients cry... well it's no as bad as in sounds.one was tears of joy & the other errr not so much.I share with you here the sory of the 'staby lillies' You'll find it's not my proudest momment but hey what would you do?have a great week peepsPete

#08 Can You Imagine Being a Gardener Drafted Into a War?

Mar 10 2024 17 mins  
Can you imagine being a gardener drafted into a war? You’ve spent each working day looking at nature, admiring her beauty, nurturing life, sowing and growing plants, then suddenly you’re shipped off to a living hell of death and destruction and asked to kill.That is the begining paragraph of this news article posted back in 2018.. written by Matt PeskettIve become vasinated wit

#07 Michael Bowman aka B Y D - EXPERT IN US LAWNCARE | UK & US Gardener Chat the Green Stuff

Mar 03 2024 39 mins  
Here I chat with the OG Mr Michael Bowman an expert in lawncare from US Georgia.https://youtube.com/@BYDonBermudaGrassCentralhttps://www.instagram.com/bermudagrasscentral/Michael really knows his stuff and shares some great knowledge here and some techniques that you may never have heard before and quite frankly will shock you.listen in to my first ever interview.. I know I've got

#06 WAIT?......WHAT?........HOW MUCH!!!? Hourly? Day Rate? or Per Job? What is your Value?

Feb 26 2024 18 mins  
Oooooo! Pricing can be a spicy subject, cant it?, Especially online in the facebook groups... it can get lets say... errrr "PASSIONATE"....haha. Yeah we'll not to be...... boring .......but i'm a flexible pricist.. I pretty much use all 3 of those in the title up there...hourly, day rate & fixed per job price, depending on the job & the client.There's no right or wrong way

#05 How I Made £1000 in One Day, Saved my Client £400 and Did it Solo - The Full Break Down

Feb 18 2024 30 mins  
In this episode I break down how I made £1000 in one day (more acurately £995.68)I also saved my client over £400 and I did it solo at the begining of this year, Jan 2024.I break down my process, the full client communication, I show you the, full quote and break down what i include in that quote... and what i do once job is go a go-ahead.Hope this is an eye opener for any newbi

#04 Stay Solo vs Grow Grow - My Experience Hiring up to 4 Guys & Then Back to Han Solo

Feb 11 2024 20 mins  
I fully encourage growing beyond solo... Even if you begin with calling on a friend when you need help or taking on and young lad full of beans.. or better yet someone more experienced than you in another area, like say...... fencing or landscaping. This way you can increase your knowledge and open up more oportunities for your business.My journey is up and down but please dont let

#03 Do You Feel Like an Imposter Because of Your Lack of Plant Knowledge - I Did Too

Feb 04 2024 19 mins  
I didn't choose this Gardening path I was born into it...My Dad was a gardener but my brother and I had other plans & big dreams... he wanted to be an actor and I wanted to follow my creative art stuff.....But in the meantime we were just kids, 14 years old, 1994 and.... my old man put us to work.. Unknown to me at the time, this was the start of my 30 years in the gardening bu

#02 When Your Clients Neighbour Kicks Off - Crazy Wheelchair Man

Jan 28 2024 15 mins  
What the hell do you do with your clients nightmare neighbours.Well ive picked up a few crazy neigbour stories over the years but this guy was now causing me problems aswell as my client.. we had to step in one time because he'd over steped the mark with an old lady.Then he took to the internet to damage my reputation.. Well listen in to hear how it all played out.... Enjoy peeps I

#01 A Gardener's Honest Winter Survival Guide - How to Keep the Work Flowing through Winter

Jan 21 2024 24 mins  
Winter time has to be hands down the most difficult time for working gardeners.Your mental health, slow work, shorter daylight hours and it's bloody freezing.Well this episode focuses on finding work and filling those gaps in the diary.You may assume because nothing is growing in winter that there is nothing to do for gardeners.... well this is a myth and over many years i've disco