The Gardeners Guild

The UK's leading trade network for qualified gardeners. Please visit our website for information about membership. #Gardeners #GardenMaintenance #Gardening

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Qualified gardeners are not rare! Customers should reasonably expect any hired contractor to possess the necessary training and qualifications to do a professional job.

If you are a qualified gardener, join us so that you can be easily found.

#qualifiedgardeners #hortlife

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This is a good example of how worms condition your soil. Gardeners look for opportunities for a natural remedy - whether it's worm friendly mulching, companion planting, encouraging beneficial insects or using plants as tools (i.e ground cover)

#worms #hortlife #horticulture

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True story! We received this message from a friend who works in IT.

Identification involves more than just identifying shapes. Experience, context and the ability to be on location to observe the wider environment are where professionals give their advice added value.

#AI

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We have just renewed our legal partnership for another year!

As the cost of living increases, you may need some legal advice to help maintain customer relations. TGG Members have unlimited access to our legal advice lines at no extra cost!

#hortlife #gardeners #horticulture

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The more you look, the more tools you can see!

Professional Gardeners carefully select specialist tools to make garden maintenance look easy. Our member survey shows gardeners typically spend over £7,000 to be properly equipped for any maintenance task.

#gardenmaintenance

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This Blue Bell was pictured at Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean, a woodland often used as a location for fantasy films thanks to its unusual landscape. Another reminder of how important managed green spaces are - both in person and on screen.

#qualifiedgardeners #horticulture

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This fact reminds us how important Horticulture is!
Where would we be without our green spaces? Where would we be without qualified professionals to care for them?

#hortlife #qualifiedgardeners #gardenmaintenance

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Members can access the full 15 page Member Census report, but this AI summary was interesting to see how AI would interpret the results. Gardening businesses do vary considerably, have a local focus and rely on 'operational consistency' to provide a reliable maintenance service.

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It can be a stressful time of year for gardeners but there is lots of support: For business support visit our website.

More important is your health:
Visit @perennialgrbs website at https://t.co/R1rK5jWfpH for mental and physical health advice and support.

#hortlife

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Can you relate? You may occasionally be more accommodating if a customer is stressed. Perhaps we take the view that 'the customer is always right'.

What is your tolerance for rude customers?

#hortlife #Gardeners #GardenMaintenance

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We have been sent a media pack from HMRC and the best feature is their new website - a one-stop-shop to tell you everything you need to know.

The website clearly states what you need to do, when and how:

Visit: https://t.co/XrNpNtdbCc

#MTD #makingtaxdigital

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📍 New Role: Head Gardener – Ibiza 💰 £50,000+ per annum 🌿 Full-time / Luxury Estate

24/7 Summer! See the full job spec and more horticultural openings on our website.

#DreamJob #Gardener #HortLife #Recruitment

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Technology keeps changing and our website needs to keep up. In 2025 we launched our new website - a major project that required rewriting hundreds of pages with new code and site structure. Is it a success? The results speak for themselves - a 22% increase in visitors! #hortlife

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During 2025 we received 179 successful applications for membership, 91% of members renewed which means a new (record high) running total of 1,069 members!

#qualifiedgardeners #hortlife #gardeners #gardenmaintenance

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Is your marketing working? How do you compare to other gardeners? Put yourself in a customers shoes: Have a look at these two ice cream shops side by side. If you wanted ice cream, which one are you choosing and why?

#hortlife #qualifiedgardeners #gardenmaintenance #marketing

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New year new start? We've added new features to the job search page of our website and it's still FREE for employers to post a job vacancy!

#hortlife #hortjobs #qualifiedgardeners #gardenmaintenance #headgardener #headgardeners

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Visit the jobs + Careers page on our website to see what's on offer for qualified gardeners looking for employment vacancies.

#hortlife #qualifiedgardeners #gardenmaintenance #headgardener #gardeningjobs #hortjobs

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Gardeners need to be adaptable! It's not unusual for qualified #gardeners to seek additional qualifications to specialise in an aspect of #horticulture. Regulated qualifications can give you a framework to build upon. Start your career right and invest in some formal training :)

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Great article and nice to see professional gardeners being recognised by industry leaders as an important part of a gardens success!

#qualifiedgardeners #gardenmaintenance #hortlife

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It's not just the UK with Gov Regulated #Hort Qualifications - we have members from many different countries and all could supply evidence that we could verify. They often have a certificate of UK equivalency and we can use ai to translate and help us research their course.