Membership

Everything you need to know about membership is on these pages. Working online saves paper - keeping membership fees low and reducing our impact on the environment.

Something new

The Gardeners Guild is a national trade network giving qualified, sole traders and small businesses the kind of support that is usually only available to employed gardeners or owners of a franchise.  A network is not member owned but is a commercial service provider registered in the UK.

Who is it for?

Primarily for sole traders and small businesses offering a domestic garden maintenance service, our membership has come to include tree surgeons, landscapers and garden designers who also offer garden maintenance as part of their services - both commercial and domestic.  The application should be completed by the business owner(s) responsible for the activities of the business and the conduct of any employees.

Who can join?

Having a qualification used to be the minimum standard for any trade. Only gardeners with a nationally recognised horticultural qualification can join.  Customers have peace of mind in knowing that they are receiving service from a qualified gardener in whose work they can really trust.

The benefit to you

Exclusively for qualified gardeners, member benefits help you grow your business. Benefits include: free legal advice, a free 24/7 H & S advice line, discounted health care and fee free business insurance.  Other advantages of membership are trade discounts, admin support, regular trade updates and professional networking. Membership can compliment vetting schemes that don't offer member benefits such as Buy With Confidence and Age Concern.

Membership also includes free advertising. Although a good gardener is generally a busy gardener, receiving new enquiries will give you opportunity to select the most profitable work.

Quality

Qualified gardeners have been assessed to a nationally recognised standard.  This means that we do not have to include the cost of expensive vetting procedures and assessments in our membership fee.  This helps us to control costs and keep membership fees low without affecting the quality of our service.

Affordable

The annual membership fee is fixed - not a proportion of your income. Neither does the membership fee increase with the number of employees you have. All members have equal opportunity no matter how big or small your business is - 1 application gives 1 entry in the member register.

Keen to be green

The Gardeners Guild is keen to be green and has achieved a Gold Award from National Recycling Stars for our attitude to recycling.  To reduce, reuse and recycle we print on recycled paper and communicate by email as much as possible to avoid wasting paper – this also helps to significantly lower the membership fee. We believe that gardeners can set a good example in caring for the environment.

In good company

The member logo is a registered trademark and backed up by the Member Register to ensure only eligible gardeners can use it. Simple and easy to recognise in any size, the green rectangle represents the domestic lawns a gardener will often care for.

Take advantage of the special Members' Logo and demonstrate your commitment to gardening by displaying it on your website and printed material such as letterhead, business cards and brochures. Displaying the Members' Logo is the ideal way to promote your membership, and to show your customers, suppliers and employees alike that you take gardening seriously.

View All Member Benefits →