Category: franchise success story

  • Hedgehogs – That time of year

    Hedgehogs – That time of year

    Let’s talk about hedgehogs… At Ed’s, we just love hedgehogs. There, we’ve said it. We truly believe that they are fantastic little garden creatures. Quietly going about their business of eating many plant- destroying insects and snails. They perform this significant role really diligently. And they look so cute as well. What is not to…

  • Nigel’s winning formula

    Nigel’s winning formula

    Nigel’s winning formula – Sharing his recipe for success Nigel’s winning formula is there for all to see in Ed’s. He has been running his successful Ed’s gardening business in Worthing for almost nine years now. Certainly all our business owners are personable – it is a key attribute for success in this business. However,…

  • Mark to the rescue

    Mark to the rescue

    Mark to the rescue – Saving the day ‘Mark to the rescue’ was the order of the day recently. Ed’s business owner Mark runs his Ed’s business in Ramsgate, Kent. It is true that Mark loves all things nautical and is even a Sea Cadets Leader in his spare time. This recent garden project was…

  • King of the garden

    King of the garden

    King of the garden – Red letter day King of the garden? Well, with all the buzz around the upcoming coronation, and the fact that our monarch loves all things gardening, you would probably think we are referencing King Charles. However, we are actually talking about our very own King, Chris King! Chris runs his…

  • Gardening cheer from year to year

    Gardening cheer from year to year

    We can report that gardening cheer is all around at the moment. All our Ed’s business owners are busy tying up the loose ends to get everything ship shape for Christmas. Of course, they are also looking forward to taking a good Christmas break. We are also in the process of helping them to put…

  • A winning attitude for a successful Ed’s business

    A winning attitude for a successful Ed’s business

    Kevin delivers despite ‘the wheels falling off’ Kevin, our Ed’s business owner in Raynes Park, demonstrated a real winning attitude last week. He sent us a photo of a rogue lawnmower wheel to share his challenge of the day. However, behind the sorry wheel was also a smart set of lawn stripes. We shared a…

  • Gardener Reviews – Five Stars all the way

    Gardener Reviews – Five Stars all the way

    Gardener Reviews – How are we measuring up? We most certainly know that Gardener Reviews are extremely important. There is no doubt that great reviews really help our new gardening businesses to fly. Great reviews are gold dust in marketing and particularly for search engine optimisation. Consequently, we tend to take them very seriously indeed.…

  • A new adventure for James

    A new adventure for James

    James Looks East A new adventure is only just beginning for James, our Ed’s business owner in London (North) . Ed’s knows a good business owner when we see one and James is definitely one of those. We have had James as a valuable member of our Ed’s team for over ten years. Over that…

  • Gardening Business Franchise in Focus

    Gardening Business Franchise in Focus

    Gardening Business Franchise – Full steam ahead for Ali Ali McCormick started his Ed’s gardening business franchise in Cambridge (North) in September 2020. And so, ten months down the line, we caught up with Ali to ask for some feedback. So, how is his franchise business reality matching up with his original expectations? And so,…

  • Ed’s Gardening Business Update

    Ed’s Gardening Business Update

    Ed’s Gardening Business Update – Summer uninterrupted Ed’s Gardening business in a pandemic? We just wanted to give a brief update on how life is at Ed’s at the moment and how our gardening businesses are bearing up in the current conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. When the lockdown was announced, our reaction was…