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Gardening Business Launch Kit

Everything You Need to Start Your Gardening Business

You don't need to spend weeks searching through websites, videos and random templates. Your Business Launch Kit puts the practical steps, tools and templates in one place.

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The gardening kit is in final review before launch.

Illustration of a self-employed gardening business owner

£49

one-time · no subscription

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How it works

  1. 1Create your free account
  2. 2Get the Gardening Launch Kit
  3. 3Follow the plan, use the tools, launch

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What's included

  • 18-section launch dashboard

    Work through it step by step and see your progress

  • 12-task startup checklist

    Tick tasks off, filter what's left, come back later

  • 30-day launch plan

    13 tasks, with links to the relevant tools and documents

  • 5 calculators

    Startup Cost Calculator · Pricing / Job Quote Calculator · Profit / Margin Calculator · Break-Even Calculator · Seasonal Income Planner

  • 18 documents

    Editable Word templates and printable PDF workbooks

  • 23 AI prompts

    Copy-and-paste prompts for quotes, replies, reviews and posts

Who it's for

  • People thinking about starting a gardening business
  • New sole traders who want a clear plan
  • Existing providers who want tidier pricing and paperwork

What you'll have at the end

  • A startup budget and a price you've worked out
  • Your customer documents ready to adapt
  • A list of the official checks to make
  • A 30-day plan to get your first customers

Try some of it free

The 18 sections

  1. 1. Business Overview

    What gardening businesses look like in the UK and how to decide your starting scope.

  2. 2. Getting Started

    The decisions to make before anything else.

  3. 3. Business Setup

    HMRC registration, VAT, structure, and record-keeping.

  4. 4. Legal & Regulatory Guidance

    A decision-tree approach: waste carrier registration, chainsaw/tree work, pesticide certification, and your general self-employed duty.

  5. 5. Insurance

    Legal vs. commercially expected vs. activity-dependent cover.

  6. 6. Health & Safety

    Manual handling, HAVS, COSHH, PUWER, PPE, and lone working.

  7. 7. Qualifications

    What's legally required, officially expected, and commercially recommended.

  8. 8. Startup Costs

    Real cost categories, no invented prices.

  9. 9. Pricing

    Pricing models and components — no invented figures.

  10. 10. Equipment

    Essential, Useful, Specialist, and Optional tiers.

  11. 11. Customer Management

    Enquiries through to repeat business.

  12. 12. Documents

    The full editable document pack included in this Kit.

  13. 13. Marketing

    Channel-by-channel guide — no channel guarantees customers.

  14. 14. Getting Customers

    A practical first-10-clients playbook.

  15. 15. AI Tools

    A ready-to-use prompt library.

  16. 16. 30-Day Launch Plan

    A staged, week-by-week launch sequence.

  17. 17. Growth

    What comes after launch.

  18. 18. Business Planning

    Turning everything above into a simple plan.

Being upfront with you

These templates contain wording our research couldn't settle on its own. They're clearly marked inside the kit so you know to get them checked by a qualified professional before relying on them:

  • Terms of Service Requires review

Why you can rely on it

  • UK-focused

    Written for people starting a service business in the UK.

  • Practical

    Steps, numbers and tasks — not theory.

  • Official sources

    Where rules apply, we link to GOV.UK, HSE, ICO and other official bodies.

  • Reviewable content

    Guidance is structured so it can be checked and updated as rules change.

  • Templates and tools

    Calculators, checklists and documents you can adapt and use.

  • Beginner-friendly

    Plain English, no jargon, one step at a time.

General business guidance — not legal, tax or financial advice. Always check official sources for your situation.

Questions

Is it a subscription?
No. The Launch Kit is a one-time purchase for one business category.
Is this legal advice?
No. It's practical business guidance built from official UK sources, which we link to. For your specific situation, check the official guidance or speak to a qualified professional.
What's free?
All 7 gardening guides, the FAQ, the free checklists and the free calculator. The kit adds everything else.
Are the templates ready to use as they are?
They're editable starting points. A few — such as the terms and cancellation wording — are clearly marked as needing review by a qualified professional before you rely on them with customers.
How do I get access?
Create a free account, pay securely by card through Stripe, and the kit unlocks on your account straight away.

Gardening Business Launch Kit — £49

One-time payment. Secure checkout by Stripe.

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