This is the BEST explanation of why Hired Traditional Gardeners that cut & blow are just really Landscape Maintenance Workers. They are are actually just the 1st/lowest level of workers required in any home garden. After they do their work cut & blow, the “Fine Gardening Professionals” are your next level or it’s actually the homeowner who does the rest of the plant designing, planning, purchasing, & the actual planting & fine trimming/pruning. That’s why I decided to phase-out my cut & blow Maint Gardeners & removed all of my lawns. Now, I hire professional tree trimmers & a Fine Gardening Apprentice to work along side me or under my supervision! It’s so much better! Now my landscaping is a colorful & beautiful perennial garden with fruit trees galore- that attracts all the insects, birds, etc. In my neighborhood! It’s very rewarding & it very entertaining to watch the wildlife enjoy it as well👍🏻👍🏻🤗
Hey Sonia - happy to hear this rang true. All the workers in the landscape industry have their place. Knowing the value of each helps us all make better decisions. Sounds like your landscape is becoming an oasis of beauty! Garden on!!
Excellent video. I also get flustered when there's confusion between maintenance and fine garden care. I plan on sharing this video to help others understand the difference.
Ahh, you really summed it up great, this is a good send for new friends or customers who mystified by what I tell them and keep asking me, " so if you don't cutt grass, what do you do ? " Ok, for the fifth time,.. here just watch this video.
Thank you so much for this. People confuse these two businesses/passions so often, and it can be frustrating! By the way, I have heard your lectures a few times now, and I encourage anyone interested in fine gardening to learn with you at any opportunity!
The number of people who can 'deep dive' into a garden and prune, deadhead, deadleaf and transplant is a very small percentage of landscapers out there. I'd put that number under 10 percent.
CTSCAPER Precisely! That’s why landscape maintenance providers and fine gardeners can team up to provide a complete service to the types of land owners who are very interested in having a diversely planted environment. And correct, these are clients with a particular desire and mindset about their landscape. They may be a smaller segment of the population but they have a market need and that’s a good reason to develop specific services or partnerships between service providers to ensure this unique market is well-served.
I love this. thank you so much for creating & sharing it. My company is actually called The Fine Gardener. I find I do explain this quite a bit to people.
First, I really enjoyed your video. You're very thorough....a telltale sign of a fine gardener! I find that most of my clientele have wanted landscape maintenance along with fine gardening, but it's all been lumped together in the landscape maintenance group. I'm really having a hard time coming up with a "fine gardening" heading on my website (although I want to) considering that several of my other services comprise the facets of fine gardening. Any ideas? Thanks.
Great points Monique. for many years I've wanted to make the shift to total fine gardening and design work. I partner with the best in my area when it comes to plant health, turf care, tree service, etc. what I haven't been able to find is a good lawn mowing company to take on the large chore of mowing. so I guess I've made somewhat of a hybrid of a landscape maintenance/ gardening niche for my self. Great video, its nice to see someone like yourself talking about this. I've thought about it for many years.
Paul, you do lawn care like a fine gardener! So much attention to detail. Simply beautiful work! The limitation comes when and if you choose to grow the business. The hybrid model works to a point. It’s scaling this model that’s so difficult. If you decide to grow to the next level, you may want to develop a lawn care leader to handle the lawn work with the same focus on detail that you deliver now so you can focus your time doing the fine gardening and design work you crave.
GardenContinuumINC Thank you for the kind words! I'm a third generation landscape business owner. At one time my fathers company had 20 employees, it's not for me. I sometimes envy those who have the big business mentality. I believe I have a craftsmans mentality, doing the work is what gets me up in the morning. Great work on your videos, I'm glad I found them!
CTSCAPER Hi John!!! Great to hear from you again. I agree, and that’s why I enjoy your videos so much. We may be dinosaurs, but I, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want it any other way.
Hey Fine Gardeners and Landscape Pros - I've just published a free eBook for anyone interested in this Fine Gardening topic. Check it out. You can read it online or download it to keep! www.thegardencontinuum.com/the-fine-gardeners-guide-to-a-beautiful-luxurious-landscape
This is the BEST explanation of why Hired Traditional Gardeners that cut & blow are just really Landscape Maintenance Workers. They are are actually just the 1st/lowest level of workers required in any home garden. After they do their work cut & blow, the “Fine Gardening Professionals” are your next level or it’s actually the homeowner who does the rest of the plant designing, planning, purchasing, & the actual planting & fine trimming/pruning. That’s why I decided to phase-out my cut & blow Maint Gardeners & removed all of my lawns. Now, I hire professional tree trimmers & a Fine Gardening Apprentice to work along side me or under my supervision! It’s so much better! Now my landscaping is a colorful & beautiful perennial garden with fruit trees galore- that attracts all the insects, birds, etc. In my neighborhood! It’s very rewarding & it very entertaining to watch the wildlife enjoy it as well👍🏻👍🏻🤗
Hey Sonia - happy to hear this rang true. All the workers in the landscape industry have their place. Knowing the value of each helps us all make better decisions. Sounds like your landscape is becoming an oasis of beauty! Garden on!!
Excellent video. I also get flustered when there's confusion between maintenance and fine garden care. I plan on sharing this video to help others understand the difference.
Ahh, you really summed it up great, this is a good send for new friends or customers who mystified by what I tell them and keep asking me, " so if you don't cutt grass, what do you do ? "
Ok, for the fifth time,.. here just watch this video.
Thank you so much for this. People confuse these two businesses/passions so often, and it can be frustrating! By the way, I have heard your lectures a few times now, and I encourage anyone interested in fine gardening to learn with you at any opportunity!
The number of people who can 'deep dive' into a garden and prune, deadhead, deadleaf and transplant is a very small percentage of landscapers out there. I'd put that number under 10 percent.
CTSCAPER Precisely! That’s why landscape maintenance providers and fine gardeners can team up to provide a complete service to the types of land owners who are very interested in having a diversely planted environment.
And correct, these are clients with a particular desire and mindset about their landscape. They may be a smaller segment of the population but they have a market need and that’s a good reason to develop specific services or partnerships between service providers to ensure this unique market is well-served.
I love this. thank you so much for creating & sharing it. My company is actually called The Fine Gardener. I find I do explain this quite a bit to people.
First, I really enjoyed your video. You're very thorough....a telltale sign of a fine gardener! I find that most of my clientele have wanted landscape maintenance along with fine gardening, but it's all been lumped together in the landscape maintenance group. I'm really having a hard time coming up with a "fine gardening" heading on my website (although I want to) considering that several of my other services comprise the facets of fine gardening. Any ideas? Thanks.
Good stuff
Great points Monique. for many years I've wanted to make the shift to total fine gardening and design work. I partner with the best in my area when it comes to plant health, turf care, tree service, etc. what I haven't been able to find is a good lawn mowing company to take on the large chore of mowing. so I guess I've made somewhat of a hybrid of a landscape maintenance/ gardening niche for my self. Great video, its nice to see someone like yourself talking about this. I've thought about it for many years.
Paul, you do lawn care like a fine gardener! So much attention to detail. Simply beautiful work!
The limitation comes when and if you choose to grow the business. The hybrid model works to a point. It’s scaling this model that’s so difficult.
If you decide to grow to the next level, you may want to develop a lawn care leader to handle the lawn work with the same focus on detail that you deliver now so you can focus your time doing the fine gardening and design work you crave.
GardenContinuumINC Thank you for the kind words! I'm a third generation landscape business owner. At one time my fathers company had 20 employees, it's not for me. I sometimes envy those who have the big business mentality. I believe I have a craftsmans mentality, doing the work is what gets me up in the morning. Great work on your videos, I'm glad I found them!
@@paulcamara6709 "I believe I have a craftsmans mentality" Paul, you're, we're dinosaurs.
CTSCAPER Hi John!!! Great to hear from you again. I agree, and that’s why I enjoy your videos so much. We may be dinosaurs, but I, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want it any other way.
Hey Fine Gardeners and Landscape Pros - I've just published a free eBook for anyone interested in this Fine Gardening topic. Check it out. You can read it online or download it to keep! www.thegardencontinuum.com/the-fine-gardeners-guide-to-a-beautiful-luxurious-landscape