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Because you’ve taken the initiative to pick up this book and start reading, I assume you have thought about a career working in the fresh outdoors. You are interested in a job that brings you close to nature, that is satisfying, that is healthy. You also want a job that pays you well for your hard work. Perhaps you already work in such a rewarding field, but now you want to be your own boss. Or perhaps you would love to run your own business or take advantage of the tax benefits that go along with a home-based business.

A career as a self-employed gardener and/or lawn care expert can give you all of this and more. To achieve that end, this book will help you get started in the fascinating business of landscape maintenance and will help shorten the learning curve ahead of you. You will be able to avoid costly mistakes and you’ll learn tricks of the trade that may take months and years to pick up on your own. If such a book had been available when I started my lawn care business in 1990, it would have saved me countless headaches, not to mention dollars.

I begin with the assumption that you know nothing or very little about running a landscaping business. I explain each step in easy-to-understand terms and include what to consider before you start, how to set up your business, how to keep it running profitably, and everything in between. I also provide basic information on plant and lawn care to help you get started.

This book assumes that you are motivated and a self-starter. You like to work hard and you take great pride in what you have accomplished. You love the natural world around you: the vast variety of flowers, shrubs, and trees, and the exquisiteness of a beautifully manicured lawn. And you definitely don’t mind getting your hands dirty!

If this describes you, then this book is for you. Following the steps contained in these pages will allow you to realize a profit in the satisfying work of landscape maintenance.