Home gardens - from small country gardens to luxurious country gardens - are experiencing a new wave of popularity. Landscaping is becoming a favorite hobby, and planting is a pleasant way to relieve stress. This is why a gardening business will generate a steady income.
It is necessary
- - premises;
- - start-up capital.
Instructions
Step 1
Find a room for a garden center. Today the assortment of goods in this category is quite high, so the size of the retail space depends only on your capabilities: you can always fill it with a sufficient amount of products. It is advisable to choose a premise in a large shopping center or a building on the outskirts of the city. It will be convenient for the owners of summer cottages and household plots to buy the necessary goods on the way to their country house. Solve issues with fire protection, sewerage, heating. If you are going to sell plants, take care of the possibility of maintaining a certain temperature in one of the sales areas.
Step 2
Find suppliers for your mall. It is optimal to sign contracts with several companies specializing in different products. As a rule, in order to maintain an up-to-date assortment, you will need to pre-order well before the start of the season.
Step 3
Form a product range based on target audience analysis. If you are targeting owners of small backyard plots, focus on inexpensive tools, seeds, seedlings, household materials, garden tools. Expensive equipment can also be a separate category: lawn mowers, watering plants. If your store is located near a large cottage village, it is advisable to introduce rare plants, wicker furniture, decorative elements for landscape design, and garden architecture into the assortment.
Step 4
Enter the services of a designer at your garden center. Today this position is in great demand. Such a service should not be expensive, because by creating a landscape design project for a client, you will be able to sell a lot more of your store's products.
