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Press Release One: 12 September 2011

National Franchise Show First Time Exhibitors Ready for UK-Wide Expansion

Ed’s Garden Maintenance is delighted to be exhibiting for the first time at the National Franchise Show at the NEC Birmingham, on 30th September and 1st October.
Ed’s Garden Maintenance, based in Thames Ditton, Surrey, was set up in 2007 and its highly successful business model has ensured steady growth over the past five years. In a short space of time, it has become one of the main Garden Maintenance businesses in the UK.
Business Owner, Ed Mauleverer said,
 
“Over the past few years our business has grown significantly and we’re now ready to move beyond Southern England and to start expanding UK-wide.
“We see the National Franchise Show as the perfect opportunity to reach potential franchisees from across the country.
 
“It’s been a great summer for our new and established Garden Business Operators alike. For instance, James Leonard, who joined us in June, has quickly built up his business in and around North London. He already has repeat business and regular customers and he’s looking forward to the next few months.”
James Leonard said,

“When I set up my business, it was late June and I’ve tried to take advantage of the summer months as much as possible. It’s been hard work but enjoyable.

“The great thing about working with Ed’s is the support I receive. Ed and the rest of the team are always there to help and I know if I need any advice, need to talk something over, I can just pick up the phone. You’re not left out on your own!”
Ed’s Garden Maintenance will be at Stand H70 at the National Franchise Show at the NEC in Birmingham on 30th September and 1st October.
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Time for a Change of Scenery?

Do you feel it’s time for a new start?
Do you want to get away from the desk job – and that 9 to 5 routine?
Have you ever thought of working for yourself?

So why not take the first steps to becoming your own boss – and come and talk to us?

Ed’s Garden Maintenance is currently expanding – and we’re seeking friendly, motivated people to join our team of Garden Business Operators, right across the UK.

Joining us as a Garden Business Operator gives you the best of both worlds: a chance to become your own boss but with an experienced team behind you to provide help, guidance and advice on every aspect of your business.

You will receive ongoing support from day one and benefit from our comprehensive training programme – in gardening equipment, the latest techniques, health & safety practices and in marketing your business.

For more information, why not come along to the National Franchise Show at the NEC, Birmingham from 30 September to 1 October. We’re at Stand H70 – and we’re looking forward to seeing you.

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Ed’s is on a roll

Ed’s Garden Maintenance has recently taken on 5 new enthusiastic operators to join the successful and rapidly expanding Ed’s Garden Maintenance Team. By joining Ed’s each operator receives a solid support structure and ongoing training which combined with our operators enthusiasm should give them an excellent start in their respective new areas. We wish all the new operators success with their new business ventures.

To find out more about Ed’s and becoming an operator please look at ‘Join Us’ on the Ed’s web site or come and meet us at the NEC Franchise Show.

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Garden make over by Rodney Collett


A town house garden has recently been transformed by Rodney from Eds Garden Maintenance. His remit was to create a relaxed seating area with the minimum amount of maintenance – I think the results speak for themselves. Rodney and some other Ed’s operators are happy to take on landscaping work so please contact us at Ed’s to find out more. The start of the clearing

Paving base laid and the late stage of the paving
Paving complete with a 15 year guarantee with the stain stop dry treat. Note all stain stop impregnation does not guarantee to keep the stains out as you still have to clear up if you spill a red wine on the stones especially if it is a porous stone
Make use of the dead space
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Eds Garden Business now covering Wokingham, Bracknell,Windsor and Ascot

Marcus Richardson has started his training with a view to starting his Eds Garden Maintenance Business at the beginning of August.

Having already completed the initial induction covering subjects such as the importance of customer service and delivering a professional service he has now been learning the tips and tricks to deliver excellent results in the garden from mowing the lawn (including strimming the edges) to cutting and trimming hedges.

“I thought I knew quite a lot about mowing lawns and cutting hedges but now I have professional equipment the results are really quote impressive. I’ve surprised myself!”

As it happens, while perfecting the techniques, he received two calls from customers wanting gardening services in his area and has already gained some regular work mowing lawns while the customer is on holiday.

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Female Entrepreneur Of The Year

Ed’s Garden Maintenance is very proud to announce that Sarah Whaley was a runner up in the The Zimbabwe Achievers Award for Female Entrepreneur. In order to achieve this award Sarah has had to demonstrate a commitment to excellence. The event was held on Saturday 9th April 2011 at the Mermaid Theatre Blackfriars. Sarah said “It is fantastic to win this award and I have to thank Ed’s who have always been very supportive of my business growth. I have a mix of wonderful clients and hardworking, passionate employees that has allowed me to grow my business in a time of recession. I would like to say ‘thank you’ to everyone who voted.”

Sarah covers Central London and has been delivering lawn mowing and garden services with Ed’s since 2009.

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Ed’s Garden Franchise Business opens in North London

James Leonard recently joined Ed’s Garden Maintenance and will be operating in North London.

James says:- “I’ve just started with Ed’s in the North London region, and can’t wait to get started. As I grew up in the heart of the Kent countryside, I’ve really missed the outdoors since living in London, so what better compromise could I find than by becoming an Ed’s Operator and do something that I’ve missed for years! What attracts me to Ed’s is their substantial support and training to start my business and the positive comments from existing operators who are clearly running successful businesses and having a lifestyle I would like to have.”

New Operators are starting all the time and to find out more please visit ‘Join Us’ on EdsGardenMaintenance.co.uk.

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May in the garden

‘Just living is not enough,’ said the butterfly.
‘One must have sunshine, freedom,
and a little flower.’

Hans Christian Andersen

Well with all those long weekends that we’ve all enjoyed lately I’m sure your gardens are looking beautiful, It was hard to tell what season we were in at times, everything seems to have had a huge growth spurt and at times it has had the feel of summer.

This is the month when for nature in the garden everything is happening – animals and insects are raising their young , the lovely chirping in the nests of the fluffy baby birds, native plants are coming into bloom, butterflies fill the air – if your garden isn’t as butterfly packed as you would like, try planting Honeysuckle or Buddleia ; there is now a new dwarf variety that can be grown in pots for your patio and won’t grow to the size of your house within a couple of years!

It’s time to start thinking about the summer garden. If you want to enjoy colour during the summer, spring is the time to plant out the summer flowering annuals, bulbs, perennials and shrubs. There is in fact so much to be doing this month that I could with a dozen or so pages, below I’ve listed the most important (and fun jobs)

· Lilacs should be pruned lightly after they finish blooming, removing sucker growths and dead blooms. Feed lilacs in May with a good all purpose fertilizer after they have finished blooming

· Prune privet lightly this month (wait till June if its exposed).

· After flowering, reduce tangled growth on clematis montana in positions where it cannot be allowed free rein. (The growth made this summer will flower next spring.) If space is tight, prune every year. If not, do it every few years. Clematis montana can be left unpruned indefinitely, but one day there will be a great big tangle to deal with.

· If you missed sowing some annual flowers sow some now, choose evening flowers, especially if you are out all day, then you can enjoy there fragrance in the evening…fragrant night-scented stocks, white-flowered cosmos ‘Purity’ and annual evening primroses, which open their brilliant lemon flowers at dusk, so that moths can pollinate them. Scatter them where you want the flowers.

· This is the best time to buy summer bedding plants for perking up flowerbeds and containers, as garden centers still have plenty of choice.

· Dahlias, gladiolas, tuberous begonias, lilies and cannas and other summer flowering bulbs can be planted this month. Gladiolas bulbs may be planted at 2 week increments until the first of July to provide you with cut flowers until the first frost.

· May is the month for sowing most vegetables outdoors – French and runner beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, kale, leeks, lettuce, spring onions, parsnips, spinach and turnips. Stagger the sowings so that they crop over a longer period

· Lower the lawnmower blades to summer height and begin to cut regularly

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Lawn Mowing – Moss Headaches?

Ed’s Garden Maintenance in Brighton & Hove has started trialing a unique new lawn feed and moss control product.

Manager Nick Fellows heard about this on Gardener’s Question Time and was excited by the fact that you do not need to rake out the ugly dead black moss that you are left with when using ordinary weed and feed products.

The product contains harmless bacteria that actually eat the dead moss! It is also Organic and contains a three-month slow release fertilizer – much longer than usual.

Lawn mowing can take place as normal while the product gradually does its work.

We will update as the trial progresses.