Flowers are known to be pleasant in
our environment, not only to beautify our surroundings but also to produce
fresh air for healthy living. The sight of flowers instigate people to have a
deep thought about nature, it enhances natural feelings and brings back vigor
to life.
As flowers beauty our environment and add more glamour to life so also
it can improve our living by adding glamour to our bank account.
Flower gardening is the act of
cultivating or raising flowers for commercial purposes. This is a good business
opportunity, people love and adore flowers. Before now, flowers are gotten from
the wild but with the increase in agricultural knowledge, flowers are now cultivated
and raised for sale, it is one of the ways to make money all year round without
stress. It requires little or no capital.
Delving into this venture requires
some basic knowledge and skill, there are individuals trained on this
profession, they are the florist.
Flower gardening is a fast growing
business that has turned many to millionaires especially in Europe, America,
and Asia. The basic need for this
business is the passion for it because, it requires a lot of patience, care and
a desire to nurture and grow a flower, starting from the seed and then as a flowering
plant. After all these, lots of monetary rewards come in. Imagine, the price of
a simple flower pot is N2,000 in Ikeja GRA Lagos and the price varies depending
on the flower specie, while a flower bouquet sells at N15,000 and above.
Flower gardening is a very cheap,
easy but lucrative business. However, you need to learn from professional
gardener you met in the business before dabbling into it, as you know,
experience is the best teacher. You need to be able to recognize the flowers
and their names so also their growth habit and their market values.
Also, you
need to have some rudimentary knowledge on soil and it’s properties, the type
of soil that favours flower growth.
These are the basic knowledge you need to
have a profitable flower garden.
The location of the gardening is key,
it must a place that can be easily accessible, rich with good soil and
conducive atmosphere for the flower growth. The location must be centralized
such that it attracts buyers.
Road sides and little hubs are always used as the
venue for flower gardening. Estates are big
market, especially where elites reside.
I bet you, they will pay handsomely to
get good flower.
Knowledge is key, learn basic
principles on plant growth and management of plants. The propagation method,
either through seed or through the vegetative parts of the flower, planting duration
etc.
Get good planting materials, get good
seeds or vegetative parts.
Prepare the soil by enriching it with adequate nutrients,
especially nitrogen.
After lengthy period of nursing
flowers, making sales is what comes to your mind. Its quite easy. You can sell
your flowers at occasions like Mother’s Day, Birthday and Anniversary,
Get-together parties, Funerals, Weddings,. These aforementioned periods are
just but a few of the times and circumstances where flowers is highly needed. If
you are well grounded, you can make deals with building contractors such that
for every building they design, there is always create a portion for flowers to
beautify the house.
Flowers are good in the environment,
they provide oxygen and also beautify the environment. Every civilized person will
acknowledge the importance of flower in the community.
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