Budget For Your Garden
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Article by: Thomas Murrell Have you ever thought about how much it costs to maintain your garden? Most people never give it much thought - spending the odd day in the garden , Redwood Outdoor Decor: Relax This Season With Furniture You Can Trust when they have time and impulse buying plants , Selecting Your Gardening Tools at the local , Invisible Fences nursery. But if you're serious about saving money and adding value to one of you're most important assets it's worth thinking about the ongoing costs associated with garden , Set Yourself Apart: Create Your Own Wind Chime maintenance and how this can be minimized. It's also worth spending time and money on your garden , Waterfall Ponds so your asset appreciates rather than depreciates. For the average size garden , Spring Wedding Flowers you should budget on one full day of maintenance every two months. That's a total of 6 full days a year. Now if you like gardening, , Making Memories with Flower that's not a problem and it's probably something you enjoy and get a lot of satisfaction from. But with today's busy lifestyles, many of us are time poor and might have other priorities than spending time in the garden. , Tip-top Trailing Plants for Containers So if you can't make the regular commitment of a day every two months you need to allow for this in your budget. Costs vary, but on average you would pay $20 an hour for a qualified gardener or horticulturist, so this will cost you $160 every two months or $960 a year. Now this is just for general maintenance and doesn't include more regular jobs such as mowing or pruning. , Landscaping Tips: Koi Pond Aeration Needed for Healthy Fish It also doesn't include costs such as fertilizing or adding to or improving your garden. , Give Your Plants the Finger Some of the larger companies have recognized this opportunity and are now providing professional garden , Give Your Plants the Finger maintenance services. Darrell Canns, General Manager for Yates Garden , Flowers Care says the market is huge and the garden , Flower Delivery maintenance business is 10 years behind the franchised lawn , How to Make a Simple Homemade Aeroponics System mowing industry. Yates are now entering the market with a full range of professional services including basic lawn , Bring the Smell of Nature into Your Home with These Fragrant Flowers mowing, weeding, pruning , Gift Ideas for Bird Lovers and fertilizing, small landscaping , Wicker Patio Furniture - Buying and Maintenance Tips jobs and tree , Starting a Wildflower Garden surgery work. They are developing a professional horticultural franchise to help put people in the industry. To make money a franchise owner will need to meet professional standards set by Yates, undergo training by the company and use the Yates brand name. The service has already been successfully established in the eastern states and is being launched in Western Australia soon. Each franchisee will have about 30 or 40 regular customers. The cost to garden , Set Yourself Apart: Create Your Own Wind Chime owners is varied and depends on the size of the garden , Flowers and the time of year. Darrell Canns says this may vary from $50 or $60 a month to $300 a week. He believes the difference with other operators is that their people are qualified and the work is guaranteed. He also says they will quote on the total job rather than offer an hourly rate. An example of a fixed price for a specialized service is $400 to redig a garden , Don't Roll that Lawn bed, weed , 3 Easy Steps to Growing Plants from Seed it, fertilize, replant and mulch. There's an increasing pride in gardens , Popular Adirondack Chairs - Everything You Need To Know and for people who don't have a lot of time this is a service that's appealing because you know what you get and you know how much it will cost. Mr Canns believes consumers trust the Yates brand and the company has the ongoing expertise in gardening , High Intensity Discharge Grow Light (Generic) and horticulture. The company is also working on a garden , Earthworms in the /Earthworm Facts valuation service, where Yates will give a written valuation of the replacement cost of the garden , The Secret to Pruning Apple Trees and an ongoing maintenance cost. Canns says this will be used by real estate agents to compare properties , How to Make a Simple Homemade Aeroponics System and provide a tangible and independent figure on what a garden , Grass Clippings is worth. So in terms of advice , Popular Adirondack Chairs - Everything You Need To Know what should one do? Here are eight tips: 1. Budget to maintain your garden. , 3 Easy Steps to Growing Plants from Seed Most people underestimate the value of their garden , How to Build a Fence and many people make costly mistakes by neglecting their garden. , The Secret to Pruning Apple Trees Plants , How to Get Ideas for Designing Your Garden and trees , Flowers may die through lack of water, , The Annual Pond Cleanout putting in bad stock, not planting properly, and incorrect fertilizing or pruning. , Selecting Your Gardening Tools Compared to the value of the plants, , Gift Ideas for Bird Lovers the maintenance cost is small. 2. Think about the big picture of your garden. , Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns' What do you want your garden , Making Memories with Flower ing to look like and what sort of theme. 3. Keep your garden , Spring Wedding Flowers simple. Often simple themes work best and feel more spacious. Set one theme and stick to it. Differentiate between decorative elements. Do they relate to the theme of the garden? 4. Avoid too much maintenance. Low maintenance gardens , Don't Treat Your Soil Like Dirt will cost less over the long term. Think about how much time and money you want to put into your garden , Earthworms in the /Earthworm Facts in terms of maintenance. 5. Understand what you want. For example a garden , Gift Ideas for Bird Lovers for a holiday house , Ladybugs, Ladybugs, Come to My Garden would be totally different for your normal home. , Starting a Wildflower Garden 6. Plan your garden. , Don't Roll that Lawn Work out what works best for different areas. For example shade versus sun , The Secret to Pruning Apple Trees and the purpose for which the garden , Stone Benches will be used. 7. Avoid big trees , Redwood Outdoor Decor: Relax This Season With Furniture You Can Trust in small spaces. Many people put in totally inappropriate trees , Bonsai s Mastery - Different styles in Bonsai Gardening and plants , Garden Ponds in areas that are just too small and at a later date it is very expensive to remove those trees. , Garden Ponds 8. Avoid buying plants , Stone Garden Benches on impulse. Roses , Garden Tables Aren't Just Decoration are often the worst for this. They look great in the nursery in full bloom but can be a disaster. , Teak Adirondack Chairs Plan , Summer Gardening Tips before you buy.  You can subscribe by visiting http://www.8mmedia.com. Thomas can be contacted directly at +6189388 6888 and is available to speak to your conference, seminar or event. Visit Tom's blog at http://www.8mmedia.blogspot.com. |
  
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