If you love gardening especially planting flowers, why keep it to yourself? Nice fresh flowers can make you a good profit and you can do it all from your own home. Start a Day Lily garden and sell them. Caring for a garden does take a lot of work – tilling, weeding, watering, and picking. The great thing about Day Lilies is that when they grow, they multiply by reproducing within the ground.
Gardening is a hobby many people enjoy; and if you are one of these people pursuing gardening as a hobby, why not convert this hobby into a money making venture? There are also many people who would love to have a garden, but either do not have green thumbs or sufficient time to do the gardening. So, you can offer your services to cater to such people.
You can start a business planting beautiful flowers while in the comfort of your home. Start a 'Day Lily garden' and sell them once they grow. The reason Day Lilies are the better choice is that Day Lilies tend to multiply by themselves by reproducing within the ground once they grow. Besides, Day Lilies are also flowers that can withstand the low temperatures of winter and are resistant to both drought and heat. Therefore, these are actually flowers that can grow with a minimum of care.
Of course, this is not an easy venture since you have to put lots of effort into tilling, weeding, picking, and watering the Day Lilies. However, these efforts will not go to waste once you start selling these Day Lily gardens! You will need an initial investment for this venture. You need to have Day Lily seeds and some pots to seed them. If required, you can also sell other flowers and buy corresponding seeds. Then you will need gardening equipment; if you have your own, they should be sufficient. Or else it is better to buy a new set of equipment to use for your business.
Once you grow the Day Lilies in your garden, you can dig and ship Day Lilies between the months of May to October, so they can be planted throughout the growing season. It is best to ship and get the Day Lilies to reach their destination in as short a time as possible. The shorter the time-period the plants are out of the ground, the better it is for the plants. Advise the recipient to plant the Day Lilies immediately upon receiving the shipment for the best results.
You can create a website about your Day Lily gardens, wherein you provide contact information about placing orders and your rates. It is better to limit shipping facilities to areas within your close proximity. If the plants reach the recipient too slowly, there is a chance of the plants spoiling/dieing before reaching their destination. In addition to this, you could also add some pictures of your better Day Lily gardens on the website so that people can have a look at your work. Add some information on the care and planting of the Day Lily for better results.
You could also create little booklets describing the care that the Day Lily needs and send it with the Day Lily shipment for the recipient to read. Do not price your flowers at too high a rate, as you may not get takers for the flowers then!
Once you manage to sell a few flowers and the recipients find that the Day Lilies grow well in their gardens, ask for their testimonials to add to your website. This can help the demand for your Day Lilies increase much more!
Helpful Resources:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1106.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylily
http://www.alldaylilies.com/
February 28, 2009
