Starting a gardening business?
The best time to sort the calls, rain days and quotes is before they pile up. I'll set up what a new gardening business needs from day one, in your name, and show you it working before your first customer.
Or call 01206 636 400, or , my AI assistant.
Set up right, from day one.
A website from day one
A fast site with booking and enquiries built in, on a domain in your name. Yours once it's paid for.
From day oneLive before you open, so customers can find you and book.
Regular visits in rounds
Fortnightly and monthly visits grouped by area, with new work slotted in nearby.
From day oneReady for your first bookings, so the diary runs itself from week one.
Rain-day rescheduling
When the weather turns, affected customers are offered new dates in one go.
From day oneA diary that works properly from the very first week.
Quotes from photos
Customers send photos, and you get a draft quote to check.
From day oneTidy from the first job, so there's nothing to untangle later.
Records ready for tax
Receipts photographed and logged in software that's ready for Making Tax Digital. Your accountant, or you, does the tax.
From day oneTidy records from the first sale, so the year end isn't a shoebox of receipts.
Making Tax Digital dates →Something else on your mind?
Tell me what eats your week. If AI won't save you real time, I'll tell you.
Book a free chat →Every business is different. I start by sitting down with you to see how your week actually works, then suggest only what will save you real time.
A wet Wednesday
Rain all day. One text from you, and every customer is offered the next dry slot that fits the round. You put the kettle on.
Colchester's gardens range from small terrace yards to big plots out towards Dedham and Boxted. Planning rounds by area keeps the van full and the miles down.
A gardener's WhatsApp replies
Thistledown Garden Care
A past customer answers the autumn-tidy reminder and sends photos for a quote.
Made-up call, 1:15. Amy is the same AI assistant that answers 01206 636 400.
Read the call
- Amy Hello, Thistledown Garden Care. I'm Amy, Billie's AI assistant, and calls are recorded so Billie gets your message. How can I help?
- Caller Hello. I had a text from you about an autumn tidy, and I thought, yes, it's about time. The hedge has got completely out of hand.
- Amy Lovely. Can I take your name?
- Caller Margaret Ellison, in Boxted.
- Amy Thanks, Margaret. I'll just check your details.
- Amy Yes, Billie cut your hedge last October. Billie's in Boxted on Wednesday afternoons, so a tidy would fit in nicely.
- Caller And roughly what will it cost?
- Amy I won't guess without seeing it. If you text a couple of photos of the hedge and the borders, Billie will send you a proper quote, and then we can pick a Wednesday.
- Caller My grandson can do the photos. He's coming for lunch on Sunday.
- Amy Perfect. And if it rains on the day, you'll get a text offering the next dry Wednesday, so there's no need to ring round.
- Caller Well, it is England.
- Amy It is. Enjoy your Sunday lunch, Margaret.
Pick the pieces. Fixed quote first.
There's no set start-up bundle: you choose what you need now, and add more later. You always get a fixed quote before anything starts. I'm not VAT registered, so there's no VAT to add.
- Free chatFree20 minutes, by phone or in person. No obligation.
- A websitefrom £495A fast site with booking and enquiries built in. Yours once it's paid for.
- Calls answered, booking, quotes and invoicesfrom £495Set up and tested with you, in your own accounts. The usual start if you'll have a team.
- Just you? The Solo packagefrom £195One visit and three time-savers, such as calls answered, booking and records ready for tax. Then care from £49 a month.
- Records ready for tax, on their ownpriced after a free chatUsually one of your Solo time-savers, or set up alongside the rest.
- Care planfrom £99/moMonitoring, fixes, small changes and a monthly report. 30-day rolling. Solo care from £49 a month.
Open for business. Home for tea.
Book a free 20-minute chat. Tell me what you're starting and when, and I'll tell you honestly what's worth setting up now and what can wait.
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