Clive's Gardening Franchise Business

I'm now into my sixteenth year with Ed's. The franchise still works very well for me. I'm still fully engaged in my business and constantly look for ways to get even better. I met a prospective Ed's Operator recently who asked me if I could have done all this without being part of Ed's franchise. I told him "Yes, I could have set up and run a gardening business but I'm pretty sure it would have been nowhere near as successful as the one I've got. Being with Ed's meant a lot of the headaches were taken away which ultimately costs time and money. In my first month of operation I turned over close to £3000. Not bad from a standing start."

26 February 2023

I've recently celebrated my 10th anniversary as an Ed's Operator. I was asked how I wanted to celebrate and I chose to just have a low-key night at the pub with Ed. I'm not one for a lot of fuss. We had a good time reminiscing about the early days and talking about how far we've come as a business, my own business and Ed's Garden Services as a whole. We also chatted about plans for the future. It was a late night!

17 February 2018

I tried to set up my own gardening business before joining Ed's as an Operator, but marketing, which I did not enjoy, got in the way of gardening. Now Ed's generates customers so I can do the gardens. I also enjoy the training put on by Ed's at RHS Wisley where I have access to training from the best. It's a myth that there isn't much gardening in the middle of the winter. I was garden clearing on Christmas Eve and laid my most successful lawn on January 3.

02 September 2011