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"Just Molly" wrote in message

: As you have no skills as such you cannot charge top whack. There are
plenty of people who will take on small maintenance jobs for not much money.

What skills do you think he might need?

As an absolute minimum, the ability to recognise common weeds, know how
to control them, and distinguish them from the annuals the client just
planted out. The ability to recognise common shrubs plants and trees,
and care for them appropriately, at all times of year. (So that he
doesn't winter-prune large azaleas hamamelis or camellia as if they were
buddliea, or lime the rhododendrons).


: Make sure you have some good insurance too in case you manage to
: accidentally damage someones property.
:

How much is business insurance likely to cost ? only you mention there are
plenty of people who will take on small maintainence jobs for not much
money, who are these people who can afford to work for "not much money".

They are the kind of anonymous feckless unskilled door-knockers who
have no overheads, and offer to fell your tree on the cheap. Having no
skills or insurance, if the said tree falls onto an overhead service
cable, car or conservatory, the client is left with an enormous bill and
no come-back.

Janet.