So it was over a month ago that I started my first gardening job, now I have a small number of clients who all wish to have their gardens spruced up.

I took on an opportunity to sort out the garden for one of them, firstly to reshape a conifer and rehouse a small tree....unfortunalety I think this has had it's day. The rest of the work, which involved a certain amount of back-breaking labour, was to remove old concrete and slabs, remove a pond, repair a wall and open up a gap in the…

So yesterday, Monday evening, I did the rounds of my local area looking for prospective customers, handing out flyers to those people I saw out walking their dogs, running or just getting home with the shopping. Lots of gardens that need some work doing to them others that are very pristine indeed. Not to be put off I have today printed more flyers to take around to more of the outying houses near me. The next task is to visit local shops and other such places to see if they will allow me to…

So there I was sitting in my garden admiring my handiwork and taking in the late afternoon sunshine and I thought to myself, "sod this lark....working all week and only having the weekend to do the garden" so I decided that it was about time I did something I enjoyed for a living.

So here I am starting up a new business, gardening for others, getting out in the sunshine and showers and sorting out other peoples garden woes, from weeding to pruning, acers and (a)zaleas and everything…