should i be upset about my garden?
I have a somewhat large flower garden about 4 acres of exotic trees and beautiful flowers and a somewhat small lake pond with lillys and ducks . it all started a few years ago with my mother and i and it consumes alot of time but it is truly breathtaking with solar lights and benches it is really beautiful. but here is my problem i had a friend that asked if her friend can take some pre wedding photos in my yard due to it is beautiful well between her the bride and the photo person i have had 14 other brides this week call to use my garden i am not to fond of people in my yard. and damage my plants. well i had the photo person also call me and say well i can always charge anyone that uses my garden for the day i thought about it and figured it could be a good idea due to it could help buy more plants and mulch that cost alot of money, but wonder how much should i charge these people to use my yard. or just give it to them as a gift and alow these people to use the garden ?
I would think long and hard about this whole idea…
1. Many wedding parties include small children which may or may not be well behaved and/or watched over well. A gorgeous garden may just be more temptation to run around in than you would like.
2. Are you prepared for the inevitable knock on the door to ask for bathroom usage, glasses of water, or I got my dress dirty can you help clean it? I would just about guarantee it’ll happen.
3. Are you prepared to give up your own use of the yard during these photo sessions? You will probably need to keep a calendar of who has requested usage time and when so that you don’t have a lot of overlap and possible arguments over placement.
These are just a few of downside examples I can think of……
EDIT: Be careful also because while many people are very trustworthy, there are those who are not, and by opening up your garden area to ‘public access’ however limited, you open up the possibilty of unscrupulous ‘wanderers’ with ‘sticky fingers’. Or people out to ‘case’ the vicinity.
If you do decide to charge and want to avoid the business licenses, etc. think about asking for checks made directly to charity chosen by you and your family. That way you also avoid income tax issues
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- should i be upset about my garden?
- should i be upset about my garden?
