Who is fed up of this snow? I mean don't get me wrong, I love the snow when's its fresh, but once its been around for this long and starts disrupting business, it gets a bit monotonous.
I was due to do some weeding for a few clients this week, which had to be cancelled, one garden design for landscaping in the next few weeks and a couple a drives to be cleared of snow which can't be done until the snow is due to stop, I have managed to clear a few but when it is frozen to the drive/path it makes it lot more difficult.
I was also in the process of landscaping my own front garden to use as an advert of what I can do to hopefully get some passing trade, but with the prolonged snow, this project has had to be placed on hold like everything else.
The benefits of the snow though, I know what you are thinking, but there are, you need to put a positive spin on everything, like 'when its raining, look for the rainbow' or 'see the silver lining of a mushroom cloud'. That last one isn't really one but I like it and wanted to squeeze it in somewhere.
Anywho, back on topic after going off on a tangent there, it freed up my time so that I didn't have to go racing around like a headless chicken here, there and everywhere after attending "The Princes' Trust" Exploring Enterprise 4 day course, which took up most of the daylight hours from 1000 til 1500, but it was definitely worth it. I gained some great ideas to help improve business, met some great, motivated, like minded people and if you, yourself, are contemplating whether to go self-employed and start up your own business, I would definitely recommend getting in touch with them to both onto the course.
You may have noticed that I am rambling a bit, but in this line of business, it does tend to be quite seasonal. So I shall finish this entry with a tip about building you're own woodwork/potting shed. The garden troughs, that are extremely popular for brightening up and adding spots of colour to front and back yards, and garden border fences ideally require the use of a shed to construct them. To make my shed, I will be using an old greenhouse frame, which is an ideal start as you have the structure, from here you have the option to use panes of glass for a section of the shed so that light can get in, giving you a part potting shed for growing fruit, veg and/or bedding plants to protect them from the elements and part workshop. If you aren't interested in being self sufficient you can use wood for the entirety of the shed, but ensure the wood is treated with creosote or wood treatment paint to prevent against rotting.
On that note I will close this entry, once again, I thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope you will return to read future posts and please leave any feedback you have to help me improve this.
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