Own business: selling indoor plants.

Growing indoor flowers - current and promising business, since this direction of the flower business is quite profitable. Today, flowers in flowerpots can be bought not only in flower shops, but also in supermarkets. Indoor flowers can be chosen for every taste - from orchids to cacti, from bonsai to tangerine trees. And if 10-15 years many species indoor plants imported from abroad, today Russian entrepreneurs have begun to successfully master the business of indoor plants as a promising and profitable business. Forecasts for the development of small businesses in Russia indicate that the flower business, showing good growth rates, will continue to develop, attracting new entrepreneurs who want to enter this market.

Brief business analysis:
Business setup costs:from 100 thousand rubles
Relevant for cities with a population:from 30 thousand people
Situation in the industry:average competition
The complexity of organizing a business: 2/5
Payback: 6 – 12 months

Plants in high demand

Houseplants are varied. Among them there are constantly blooming and attracting with the beauty of flowers, their originality, coloring. There are also rare flowering ones that open their buds once a year. There are practically no flowering plants, although they are related to flowering. Each group of potted flowers has its admirers. Before going into the flower business, the most popular houseplants should be considered first. As practice shows, constantly flowering plants are in great demand among buyers. These are the top sellers among potted flowers:

• anthurium, brightly colored leaves, which everyone takes for a flower. The inflorescences themselves are inside the red leaf.
  
• Phalaenopsis orchid, it can be found in the homes of almost all lovers of indoor flowers.
  
• Begonia, has many varieties, is unpretentious in content, can be used in decoration interiors in any season.
  
• Azalea, it is often given instead of a bouquet to women for holidays, anniversaries and other celebrations.
  
• Geranium, popular in Russian houses plant, unpretentious and constantly flowering.
  

This list is endless. Many flower lovers like tree-like ficuses and dracaenas, others are attracted to cacti. The range of indoor plants is quite wide, which gives the entrepreneur scope in his selection. The more variety in the products offered, the more the novice businessman will attract buyers.

Necessary knowledge for doing business

Floral business only at first glance seems simple, not requiring special knowledge and skills in floral design. This is far from true, because successful business on indoor flowers requires some preparation:

• reliable knowledge about indoor plants, features of maintenance and reproduction;
• design abilities in interior design with the help of indoor plants;
• knowledge about the floristic business, its features, flower marketing, economic issues profit planning, accounting, forecasting, etc.;
• great diligence, combination creativity and prudence.

What is required to organize a business

In the organization of the flower business, there is the same algorithm that can be applied to the organization of any other business:

• development of a business plan, with financial calculations.
• Business registration;
• Selection of premises for a flower shop (maybe a flower kiosk, florist boutique, online store). For a shop or boutique, you need a suitable, walk-through place.
• Purchase of equipment and consumable. As equipment, it is necessary to purchase floristic racks, display tables, shelves in different options, office equipment. You also need a special tool - knives and secateurs, shovels, pots and flowerpots. One of the main components of the equipment is the air conditioner, as it provides a certain temperature in the room necessary for the plants.
• Access to suppliers of plants, seeds, soil and other materials for the flower business: exotic and tropical houseplants blooming and unpretentious. They are grown in greenhouses, greenhouses, with which it is necessary to establish cooperation. In addition, plant lovers grow indoor flowers at home. Wanting to get a small income from their hobby, they can also become suppliers of products for sale.
• Personnel selection. Great attention should be paid to this issue, since dealing with flowers better for professionals. A seller with knowledge and experience in working with plants will be able to give good advice and attract buyers.
• Marketing, promotion of products on the market.
• Ways to sell products;
• Formation of assortment and prices of products.

Do you need to formalize your business

In order not to complicate the relationship with Russian legislation, you need to register your activities related to the flower business as an individual entrepreneur and register with the tax service. What taxes an individual entrepreneur pays can be found here -. A license to open a flower business is not required, but permits from the fire service and the sanitary and epidemiological service are required.

Where to grow indoor flowers

In order for the indoor flower business to be successful, it is necessary to create favorable conditions. This also applies to the premises. The best option will rent space for a flower shop. Or you can organize a floristic boutique - a novelty in the flower business.

Building a store will require large financial investments, which may be irrational, as there is a risk that the business will not work and then financial investments may be lost. If the business organizer is very financially constrained, then for growing indoor flowers you can allocate a room in own house. It is important that plants have been created optimal conditions for life, appropriate conditions their growth in natural conditions:

• illumination - diffused lighting is important for some, shading for others, bright sunlight for others;
• temperature regime;
• humidity level;
• certain type of soil.

How to organize the sale of products

It is quite difficult to deal with the sale of flower products, since flowers cannot be in demand daily. Great demand for indoor plants arises in holidays, they are bought at floristry exhibitions, when decorating offices and other premises.

To accelerate the sale of products, you need to engage in marketing. Main marketing methods which are acceptable in flower business are:

• various types of advertising using various media (ads in the media, billboards, business cards, etc.).
• Market research, competitor experience. This is a pretty important point in a business project. Market research of indoor plants in a given region, in a particular area makes it possible to correctly select a range of products. Analyzing the activities of competitors allows you to avoid the mistakes that they made in their commercial activities.
• Range expansion. A large assortment of the store attracts not only ordinary lovers of indoor plants, but also many organizations involved in landscaping interior spaces and public areas.
• Implementation additional goods and services (flower soil, pots, houseplant care tools, mineral and organic fertilizers, free shipping goods, creative design gift plants).

How much can you earn on growing and selling indoor

The minimum financial investment in the flower business makes it attractive for businessmen who want to create profitable business from scratch. It does not require large areas and special expensive equipment. The attractiveness of the business in high profitability - up to 100%.

It will take about 100 thousand rubles to open your own store, which includes rent for the premises, the purchase of plants from a wholesale supplier, and the purchase of equipment. The sale of indoor plants gives a certain profit, which is 30-50% from each plant. Based on existing practice, this can amount to up to 20 thousand rubles per month.

income depends on specific situation, it can be more if nested initial capital more significant. When promoting a business, income increases in the case of the provision of additional services, the presence of a large number of individual orders, participation in fairs, exhibitions and other events. Payback business on indoor plants can come within six months, or 8-12 months.

Summing up, we can conclude that the houseplant business should be mastered by plant lovers who know how to properly maintain them, beautifully design and integrate them into modern interior residential, office and public spaces.

What plants are suitable for growing in a city apartment

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Almost every house has indoor plants, some of them have been standing for almost centuries, overgrown and caring housewives cut them off paying tribute beautiful crowns or preventing the pet from getting too big. Where do the trimmings (surpluses, cuttings) go? There are people who sell via the Internet, distribute for free, change to other types. If you sell seedlings or cuttings, then the question arises at what cost and are they worth anything at all? Is it worth selling cuttings for 100 rubles or giving them away for free? Selling for 100 rubles, is it worth it to bother? Are plants sold online at all? What about home business?

Some reviews from the Internet:

"Those indoor plants that are not sold in the store are in some demand. As a buyer, I could not find crassula anywhere. As a result, I bought it from the girl who bred them on AVITO, and I myself was able to choose which sprout I like."

"Now there is a brisk trade in social networks. Make yourself a group, like "Sale flowers in city X", invite people from city X there. They are your potential buyers. You can also take the nearest settlements. In the warm season, plants can be sent by train , bus, etc. Also, popular bulletin boards will help sell surplus indoor plants, such as Avito or OLH "

"No. You won't earn anything. I tried. I breed Saintpaulias. I went to exhibitions, bought expensive cuttings, ordered on the Internet. It's all laborious. It gives me pleasure to grow rare flowering varieties, purchase cuttings from new collections and breed at home. But the sale failed. All acquaintances, girlfriends like it, but everyone asks just like that: oh, give me a baby. And no one wants to pay for my work and efforts. So this hobby brings satisfaction, but no income, only costs."

"... sprouts cost a penny, well, a pot and land will pay off for you. Also electricity and travel. Earnings are unstable and very small. My friend was engaged in expensive plants, but there are also costs - then order material from abroad (yes, some may die) , then exhibitions (and she doesn’t have a car, i.e. a taxi). At exhibitions, in principle, she earned something, but they are several times a year. Earning 500 euros several times a year will suit you? And with a lot of work And also site support, pictures are permanent. new variety somewhere in America, so all our flower growers order, and competitions begin - who will grow the stalk faster)) Because a new variety in Russia is expensive. And as soon as planting material has grown to the level of sale from many flower growers - it is getting cheaper at times. You can, of course, just sell surplus plants or cuttings, I did it, but there are pennies, but in order to do it as a business ... We need huge areas, greenhouses, workers - then something will come out. In general, if there is nothing to do, then an extra penny to the budget, something like this ... "

“I sell indoor plants for Avito. Not as much as I would like, but there is additional income and it is more than on this project. The most important thing is to set the price correctly, respond in time (I don’t follow messages and lose customers). big plants they sell worse, mostly grown-up decks, but people often want to buy medicinal ones already adults in order to immediately use them for their intended purpose. Seasonality is observed, now (in summer) demand has decreased (rather it is not there)."

"For many years now I have been selling muraya seedlings from the harvest from my bush, periodically open them, and after the sale I close the ad.

"A friend of mine made money this way - she propagated flowers, the whole house was in shelving with lights, pots and earth were everywhere, she constantly wandered around exhibitions, won prizes there, met breeders, her friend on many flower sites and forums ... Well, what can I say - I only had enough money for my hobby (flowers)..."

Growing indoor plants for sale. Risks and nuances

• First. The risk of ruining the plant due to lack of knowledge and experience in care. There are unpretentious indoor plants, and there are real whims. It's a shame that he can die small plant, and an adult, on which a lot of time and effort has been spent.
• Second. We need to find ways to market. More on that in part two.
• Third. Need a place. And not anyhow, but comfortable for plants temperature conditions, humidity and light.
• Fourth. Pests and diseases. Unfortunately, plants are attacked. But they can be effectively dealt with with folk or modern chemical means.
• Fifth. An eye for an eye. It will not work to leave for a long time and leave green pets unattended - they will die. The problem is solved: wick watering, ask someone from relatives / friends to look after, leaving detailed instructions. But. No one can take care of you better than you.

How much can you earn?

Let's consider several options for breeding various plants that are popular today in order to understand how much profit you can expect from their sale.

Money Tree

• the cost of a sprout is 50 rubles;
• 2 flower pot- 200 rubles;
• fertilizer complex - 100 rubles;

Total: 350 rubles.

The amount of the sale of this plant in two years will be 800 rubles. Net profit from one plant will be 450 rubles.

Dracaena

• the cost of a sprout is 200 rubles;
• 2 flower pots - 500 rubles;
• fertilizer complex - 200 rubles;

Total: 900 rubles.

The selling price in four years will be 3,500 rubles. Net profit - 2,600 rubles.

Monstera

• the cost of a sprout is 600 rubles;
• 2 flower pots - 1,000 rubles;
• fertilizer complex - 500 rubles;

Total: 2,100 rubles.

A large monstera up to 2.5 m high will cost 10-15 thousand rubles. The profit will be about 8,000 rubles, at least.

A plant 12 cm high costs about 593 rubles with a pot.

If you sell flowers in bulk

You need to be patient. Not all ad site users need large batches of seeds and seedlings. You can open an online flowerpot store on RIA.com and place information about your nursery, ads for sale (perhaps you sell roses in bulk or deliver bouquets), design and create your own price list and catalog of plants. You can post interesting content for your clients, such as a houseplant transplant calendar, or Interesting Facts about violets, orchids, other flowers.

As an addition to the purchase, you can offer your client plant pots. Or advise a place where you can choose original and inexpensive accessories for indoor plants.

Draw attention to your ads

1. First of all, this is a photo and video description. Bright, high-quality materials attached to the ad will increase the number of views and, accordingly, potential customers.
2. Choose the right category. It directly depends on whether site users who need certain types of plants will find your ad.
3. Write all the characteristics of flowers or flowerpots. What are they remarkable for, what should be the care. Fill in the delivery item: how the buyer should receive his plant.
4. Come up with a price and add it when posting an ad for selling flowers. Naturally, the cost should correspond to the condition of the plant and be in the price range of those classes. indoor plants to which you referred your proposal.

Hello! In this article, we will discuss how to make money from home flowers.

• How much can you earn: from 10,000 rubles per month.
• Minimum requirements: the ability to breed capricious flowers.
• Is it worth doing: if you are not afraid of difficulties and high competition.

General information on home business

Before we move on to the main topic of the article, I would like to talk about in general. Most people think of a home business as just a way to make some money with little to no effort. I will try to destroy this myth. But first, let's talk about the good.

Home business has its advantages:

• Complete independence.
• Possibility to work at home.
• High income.

But this imposes a number of restrictions and risks. For example, if you work with message boards and social networks, you will constantly have to answer messages and calls, communicate with potential customers and deal with the stupidity of people.

There are many examples when the ad says “call from 10 to 20”, and people try to get through at 7 or 8 in the morning.

And one more important point. Your income will always depend on the amount of work you do every day. You can’t do something relaxed when there is time and constantly postponing for tomorrow. If you want to earn money, you will have to adapt and live in a higher rhythm. And endlessly, over and over again, to leave the comfort zone.

Risks in business are the most important and difficult. No one can say for sure whether they will buy something from you or not. Will you be able to reach a really good income, or will you hang out in the region of 5-10 thousand rubles every month. Or maybe you will be at a loss.

That's why home business suitable only for those who are really confident in themselves and love what he does.

If you are ready to run a home business and take all the risks, let's talk in detail about whether you can make money on flowers, how to do it and how much you can earn.

Is it possible to make money on indoor flowers

The flower business is one of the highest marginal. The cost of 1 flower is usually 3-5 times lower than its retail price. But indoor plants are an exception.

Indeed, sprouts cost little money. But there is still earth, pots and fixed costs to the premises. Lighting, temperature maintenance, etc. This really adds up to a big sum.

At the same time, it should be understood that it will take a long time to grow your own flowers - from 1 to 3 months, depending on the type and variety. This also leaves a certain imprint. Those involved in reselling will undoubtedly be ahead, because there is usually no more than 7 to 14 days between order and delivery.

There are many people who want to make money from indoor flower breeding. But they do not know how to run a business, sell and do everything correctly and competently. Despite this, the flower business is huge, so it will be difficult for a beginner to advance at first.

We can draw a simple conclusion: you can make money on home flowers. But for this you will have to learn a lot, withstand competition and adapt to the new rhythm of life.

How to organize earnings on flowers

To learn how to grow home flowers, the Internet alone will not be enough. You need someone who really understands this. Any specialist with practical experience will do.

Just do not contact the sellers of flowers. They don't know how flowers are grown. They don't have experience. They just stand behind the counter and help you choose.

After that, you can move on to practice. Before organizing a business, it is better to practice and grow 3-5 plants for yourself. Buy sprouts, soil and pots. Do everything right and after everything succeeds, you can proceed to the next stage.

To grow home flowers, you do not need special equipment and greenhouses, you will need to re-equip at least 1 room.

In 1 room 20x20 you can grow about 150 flowers.

There should be a lot of light in the room. So you have to buy good powerful lamps. At first, you can get by with a balcony and window sills, but in the future this will not be enough. It would be a good idea to buy humidifiers and an air conditioner to keep the plant room at a constant temperature. It is very important.

The total cost, in the presence of a good room - 7-10 thousand rubles.

What flowers are in demand

The most important thing for such a business is to choose right flowers. There are two factors here:

• People don't buy what they can grow themselves.
• The price is very dependent on the appearance.

In demand in the flower markets are: orchids, zamiokulkas, hoyu, varietal violets.

Beautifully decorated home flowers are in demand. It is difficult to implement, but if you manage to arrange it beautifully, even unpretentious home plants will be bought. Just because they look really cool.

A win-win option for earning money is microgardens. They are made from plants and small houses along with the site. But this is more of an ornament.

Where to look for clients

And after that you make reposts on your own page. And you already communicate with her in thematic groups, talk about yourself, what you do, without a hint of sales. Interested users will come in, see and, if they like your flowers, discuss the purchase.

Message boards - I'm not sure if this will work, but as one of the sales channels - why not. It's pretty easy to work:

1. Register on the bulletin board of your city (this may be a Vkontakte group) and on Avito.
2. Publish ads for the sale of home flowers.
3. You are contacted for purchase.

To work with bulletin boards, you need to pump a little in the ability to write and take high-quality photographs.

Skill will come with experience, but nice photos it's better to do it from the beginning. They will help sell your flowers better than all your assurances.

Markets - although it is trite, it still works. Markets are a good place to sell just about anything. Flowers in pots are one of the selling options.

It will be very cool if you have grandparents who have practically nothing to do in their free time. Because the first time you stand in the market, you have to spend a large number of time and combine with the main work will not work.

Flower shops - these guys usually have no problems with suppliers. But there is one important difference. You are close. No need to spend extra money on shipping. And if you offer profitable terms you can easily sell your own product. You need:

1. Come to the flower shop.
2. Ask for the contact information of the owner.
3. Offer him your own flowers.
4. Discuss terms.
5. Reach an agreement.

It sounds quite difficult, especially if you have no experience. But with the proper ability to negotiate, you can easily convince the store owner that it is more profitable for him to buy flowers from you than to bring them at least from the capital.

Owning a small store is already a dream to aspire to.

I had 3 small pavilions in the shopping center in my city, where potted flowers were sold. Unfortunately, they closed very quickly, because the owners swung at too much rent.

For this method of selling, you need to have good business knowledge. It is necessary to think about what traffic will be, how many potential customers there will be, what profit will be, what additional sales can be included, etc. It is highly recommended for a beginner to rent space for sale.

Who buys house flowers in pots

Deciding on is almost half the battle for a successful sale. The portrait of your potential client is something like this:

• Woman.
• 25-40 years old.
• Average income.
• Flower lover.
• Married.
• With kids.

Approximately such an audience will mainly buy home flowers. This means that you need to focus on feelings and emotions in your sales materials. Talk about the beauty of flowers, that they cause well-being in the house, etc.

The landmark of a good selling text is your mother. If she liked it and she wanted to buy, then everything will be fine.

How much can you earn growing flowers

Before you have stable clients who will bring their acquaintances to you, you can count on 10-15 thousand rubles a month. This is a kind of start for those who are engaged in any home business.

Over time, as soon as you have customers and before you open your own store, income can grow to 30 - 40 thousand rubles a month. Unless, of course, you take it as seasonal business and treat breeding and selling not as a hobby.

As soon as you open your first small store, your profits will be noticeably higher. With the right approach, you can earn up to 100 thousand rubles every month, but about half of all the money will have to be spent on consumables and paying for the store.

Conclusion

A home business is an opportunity to become independent and earn a decent income doing what you really like. Houseplants are one option. If you enjoy taking care of plants, then breeding and selling them is a really good option.

At present, all over the world, including in Russia, large and small businesses are developing at a rapid pace. It's hard to imagine modern economic relations without private firms, shops, cafes, restaurants. All these establishments are owned by private entrepreneurs. Small business is especially widespread in our country. It includes many various industries, including trade, services and entertainment, farming. Let's take a closer look at the latter. Farming includes not only animal breeding, poultry farming, beekeeping, but also the cultivation of plants, including flowers. Floriculture is very widespread. Almost every woman loves to buy and grow her own flowers. For many, it's just a hobby, and for some, it's a way to make money.

Growing flowers as a business is a simple activity, but it requires a lot of time, nerves and certain skills. The advantage of such an entrepreneurship is that the flowers sell very well, especially on holidays: March 8, February 14, May 9, on New Year. Flowers are good gift or an addition to it, this is a sign of attention from a man. Let us consider in more detail the main directions of the flower growing business.

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Basic flower business ideas

The plan for organizing such a way of making money can be very diverse. You can grow flowers in a greenhouse in your own house or in the country, and then sell them. The second option is to open your own shop or flower shop. In addition, you can breed both garden plants and indoor plants. Demand for both is still high. The business plan for growing flowers includes a whole list of provisions, namely: determining the main direction, that is, what you want to grow, determining the client base and points of sale, proper care for plants, their breeding, a plan for how to grow them in a greenhouse, determining the cost and so on.

The very first step is to make a choice: what to grow. It can be garden flowering plants: lilies, gladioli, dahlias, asters and others. in great demand enjoy ornamental perennial garden plants. They are called decorative because they do not bloom. Their main decoration is beautiful shape leaves, the ability to grow for decades and reproduce well. In addition to gardening, you can organize the cultivation of indoor plants. Saintpaulias, orchids, cacti and ornamental plants such as ficuses, various palm trees, climbing flowers. It all depends on the preferences of the future entrepreneur. If this is a woman, then the business should be more successful. It is not uncommon to see male flower growers nowadays, but growing flowers is still a female occupation.

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Cultivation of garden flowers

So, the plan needs to start with highlighting land plot. This may be a plot of a private house, cottage or separately purchased or leased land. It is quite expensive to rent land, so flower cultivation usually takes place on the owners' private lands. The area of ​​the site depends on the range and number of flowers. If this large plants, such as peonies or dahlias, then one ridge is indispensable here. It will take a few hundred. Flowers can be grown both on open ground (in the ground) and in a greenhouse. The greenhouse should be spacious so that the plants have enough space. The advantage of the greenhouse method of growing is that certain microclimatic conditions are created in it: high temperature, humidity. In addition, the greenhouse protects plants from adverse factors. environment: wind, low temperatures, precipitation, pests. In a greenhouse, flowers will be more comfortable than in ordinary soil.

Depending on what flowers are in the assortment, breeding and cultivation should be different. The business plan also includes the purchase of seedlings or plant seeds. You can buy mature flowers and propagate them. Seedlings can be planted both in spring and summer. Lilies, for example, are best planted in the fall, dahlias and peonies in the spring. Before planting, it is necessary to dig a hole in accordance with the size of the plant, pour water into it, sprinkle fertilizer, you can use manure, and plant it.

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Flower care: fertilizer and watering

Flower breeding requires permanent care behind them.

The plan for organizing it is quite simple. It includes watering, loosening the earth, fertilizer, spraying from pests. In the hot season, flowers should be watered as the earth dries, but at least once a week. Otherwise, the flowers may die or they will become weak and will give meager shoots, few peduncles. Breeding flowers is a rather long and hard work. Flowers are very often affected by various pests: mites, flies. The plan for their recovery is the use of modern insecticides that destroy all types of pests. In the greenhouse, such events may not be needed, since the conditions there are somewhat different.

Cultivation of garden flowers implies their reproduction. It can be in the form of cuttings, budding, popular and breeding by shoots. Lilies, for example, are bred by dividing the bulb. If planted in the first year large onion, then in a year she will give babies (bulb embryos), and in another year several bulbs will already appear from one. Dahlias reproduce by dividing their root system. Rose - by cuttings, aster - by seeds. Thus, by planting many flowers at a time, in a couple of years you can increase their number, and then the increase will go exponentially.

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Growing indoor plants

At present, every city has flower shops selling indoor flowers. It is quite profitable and. The plan for breeding indoor flowers is practically no different from that written above for garden ones. Here, too, you need to buy seeds, layering or seedlings. You can buy it from private flower growers, on the market, in flower shops. Plants should be planted in pots or other small containers. Many people use improvised means for this, such as disposable cups, plastic bottles and other. All this allows you to save some money, because one small flower pot in the store will cost about rubles, and hundreds of them may be needed.

All flowers should be well developed root system. Otherwise, they may not take root and die. Breeding them is slightly different from garden plants. Here, flowers are mainly propagated by leaves, layering, cuttings. Saintpaulias (violets) are bred with leaves. Cuttings - house roses. Layering - many ornamental plants. To do this, you need to break off the sheet and put it for a while in a container of water. From above, you can cover the plant to create an airless environment. This will have a positive effect on the growth of the root system. You need to wait until the root system appears, then you should plant a new plant in the ground.

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Indoor flower care

The plan for caring for indoor flowers practically does not differ from garden ones, only more optimal conditions are created in the room. Breeding flowers should take into account their growing characteristics. Some plants are very whimsical: they need the sun, painstaking care. It is best to plant them on window sills or a veranda, that is, on sunny and warm places. climbing plants, for example, ivy, it is better to hang it on a wall or ceiling so that its branches can slide along the surface. All this has great importance, otherwise the cultivation of flowers will be a futile exercise, because the main plan is to profit.

After the number of flowers has multiplied, you need to sell them. You can do it the most different ways. The hardest part is building your own shop. The second is to sell flowers in the market. If they are grown in a greenhouse, this is an indicator of their good condition and care. Another option is to sell plants at wholesale prices to various stores. But here you need to keep in mind that whatever price you ask, the store owner will make a markup on its original cost in order to benefit from it.

In every locality there must be at least one territory where country houses which are becoming more and more in demand. At the same time, their owners are actively looking for various decorations for their personal plots, and the best among them are undoubtedly ornamental flowers and shrubs. That is why the business on plants for the garden and adjoining territory will be very beneficial, especially considering that this area has so far been little covered.

How to sell plants?

The first step is to clearly define the range of "green" products in which the company will specialize. It can be:

• plants for winter gardens - they are very easy to work with, especially for a beginner, because they are very hardy
• exotic flowers (require a very careful approach, so it is better to choose them only for specialists who have been doing business on plants for more than a year)
• any flowers that adorn the flower beds (asters, violets, azaleas, daffodils, tulips, etc.)
• plants that can bloom from spring to late autumn
• green shrubs and bushes of flowering plants
• plants for alpine slides
• seedlings of annuals and perennials

As a rule, the entrepreneur grows seeds for seedlings, sprouts and seedlings on his own. At the same time, a plant growing business can be organized right on your own balcony - you can place small “beds” there, from which you get an excellent “batch” of flowers and bushes for sale. For those who have own site, you can develop a business on it. In addition, you can periodically purchase interesting new items from other sellers, and some plants can be harvested independently in forests and plantations, even without a place to grow them (however, in this case, you need to clearly know how the “prey” will grow, and what of it will work out later).

To start growing plants for sale, you need only one thing - to organize an individual entrepreneur and register with the tax office. For such work will do simplified tax system.

Business on plants: how to make good money?

Selling seedlings and seeds, you should not be limited only to this! You can offer customers a number of additional services that will allow you to earn more. It could be:

• decoration of flower beds and alpine slides
• landscape design
• rental of gardening tools
• caring for existing plants

An entrepreneur can offer his services both in own office(you can rent a small room in a convenient place for customers), and just in the market. Moreover, the sale of garden plants can also be carried out via the Internet - for this, it is enough just to create a website with offers. In this situation, you can work from home.

If you want to constantly contact potential customers in specialized markets, you will need to rent a place for sales. Also, if the entrepreneur has enough funds, he can create his own store. And, of course, in any case, one should not forget about visiting specialized fairs and exhibitions, which will give more to business development than just standing at the counter.

Investments and profit: what will the plant growing business give?

This type of activity is unique in that the entrepreneur himself chooses how much money to invest in future work. He can, for example, spend:

• 5-7 thousand rubles - to create "beds" on your balcony or backyard
• 7-9 thousand - to rent a place in the market or in a specialized store
• 15-20 thousand - to create a website for sale on the Internet
• 50-100 thousand (minimum) - to open your own store (you can rent outlet and make minimal repairs

In fact, only a few expenses remain constant, and the main among them is the cost of acquiring the seedlings or seeds themselves. Usually 1 unit of seedlings costs 100-200 rubles, a shrub seedling - 200-300 rubles, a set of seeds - up to 100 rubles. In order for the sale of garden plants to be successful, you first need to purchase at least 10 varieties of each product - that is, at least 10 varieties of flowers, 10 types of plants and 10 different bushes. This will take 10-15 thousand rubles (if you wish, you can spend even more).

You will also need to purchase gardening Tools, and their total cost will depend on what is included in the kit - you can spend 20 thousand rubles, or you can get expenses of 50-70 thousand.

After that, all types of plants need to be planted at home to see what will grow from them. Then the seeds from the obtained plants and flowers, seedlings and offshoots can be sold, inflating the price by 30-50%. This can generate a profit of up to 20 thousand rubles a month, and when the business on plants is a little untwisted - up to 50 thousand. Then the income will increase due to additional services, individual orders, work on customer sites ... And if the entrepreneur is really dedicated to his work and will sell plants with pleasure, the circle of his customers will begin to increase from.