Is landscaping business/lawn care, year round and could be good income (supplemental)?
straightforward_60 asked:
I know the summer months are the best but is this a good route to take,……
I know the summer months are the best but is this a good route to take,……
3 Responses to “Is landscaping business/lawn care, year round and could be good income (supplemental)?”
It is but the key is to be consistent. I and my family members have been through so many services I can’t even count. I live in a warm climate so it only involves grass cutting and trimming. The rest of my family needs cutting and snow removal. They can’t seem to get people to come out when it snows very often. I can’t get people to come every week, they want to come every 2 weeks when the grass looks like a jungle.
So I think if you do a good job, and show up when the client wants you to, you would have a really good business. I would even pay extra just to have consistent service!
By supplemental I take it that you are going to do this part time to augment the income that you have now. If this is the case then you only want to start with a customer base that you can handle in the allotted time that you are willing to commit to this. Customer service is the most important part of any business. Try to offer more than just the basic landscape service unless you want in and out. Roto- till gardens, flower bed design, hauling debris, hedge trimming, gutter clean out, snow plowing, firewood etc. It depends on how much time you have.
It can be a good source of income. Good luck.
With the business I worked for we did other things in the fall. There is leaf removal and general lawn clean ups and tree trimming if a storm hits and the clients need that sort of thing. Then with our business we sold wreaths, and grave blankets for the christmas season along with christmas trees. We had a small greenhouse that we kept some tropicals in, and flowering potted plants when in season and another greenhouse unheated that we kept a few roses in and bulbs, in pots for the next growing season. There are all sorts of things to do on the off season for lawn care businesses. You can always take off in January which is the best time to take a vacation and do your buying for the next season and work on getting your equipment in tip top shape. Then back to work February first.