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Jardins Rees Lda Algarve, Portugal 1986 - 1993
'Quem não risqua não petisca'
Slides - Portugal
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Preparation University Economics and Social
Psychology Post-graduate PGCE (CAPES) Economics
and English 9 years head of English, Taunton
Junior School
1984 Algarve Landscapes Head of plant production
1985 Viveiros do Foral Head of ornamental
production and sales plant protection
(ornamental and fruit) citrus grafting unit
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1986 - Rees Seedpack Algarve Gift Seeds
(piece-work) books Flores de Madeira
1987-1994 Jardins Rees Lda Landscaping (Algarve
Lisbon) Soft (4 men) Hard (100
subcontracted 4 men) Calçada -
subcontracted Irrigation / Lighting /
Automation (2 men) Consultancy
(myself) Design (myself, manager and part-time
contract) Nursery Wholesale sales Retail
sales (1993)
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Construction of the nursery, greenhouse and
workshop
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Jardim de Tavagueira with the office rented
to Jardins Rees Lda
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Entrance to Jardim de Tavagueira completed
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Jardim de Tavagueira nursery and garden
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Landscape design office
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Garden of Jardim de Tavagueira
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A show case garden
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Family life as well as a business
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Rockery. The garden serves for seed and cuttings
stock material
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View from the garden to the terrace
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Looking after the workforce an affair of mutual
respect
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Nursery production
Palms and palm types (Washingtonia, Phoenix,
Dracaena, Yucca)
Trees many new species from Australia and New
Zealand Fruit, Acacia, Cupressus, Nicotiana,
Myoporum, Schinus, Cassia Callistemon, Melia,
Jacaranda, Albizzia, Tipuana, Eucalyptus
Shrubs Callistemon, Solanum, Phormium,
Tupidanthus, Euphorbia
Climbers Bougainvillea, Jasminum, Solanum,
Pandorea, Bignonia
Succulents Agave, Aloe, Lampranthus, Crassula,
Aeonium,
Herbaceous Canna, Agapanthus, Erigeron,
Chrysanthemum, Geranium, Pelargonium, Cerastium,
Lotus, Begonia, Senecio
Propagation unit (polytunnels with underground
heating) shade house, outdoor nursery with spray
and drip irrigation (fertigation)
Delivery and mixing bays. Substrate preparation
by rotovator
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Shade-house with heated polytunnels
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Herbaceous and succulent section
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Herbaceous production by division (Zantedeschia,
Hemerocallis, Canna, Acanthus, Agapanthus)
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Automated fertigation 2l, 5l, 10l drippers
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Algarve Gift Seeds
Product contents (horticultural Portugal /
Seeds)
Identify potential consumer
Air passenger / middle class
Seeds with labels plastic pots substrate
Which seeds? trials in Wales of 30 species
Washingtonia filifera, Acacia dealbata, Cassia
eptophyla Nerium oleander, Dracaena indivisa,
Schinus molle
Labels home-made then manufactured (Colegarve
Seeds, UK)
Pots colour / size / supplier
Plastic bags
Production labour / stocks / reactive to market
Price cost plus or market price?
Distribution - tourist shops
Evolution new products
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Tourist products
Algarve Gift Seeds
Flores de Madeira books
Palm Pack
Carob Pack
Seed Postcards
Gazania pot
Seed card
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Landscaping
The image of Rees Landscaping quality
portfolio
Minimum level of quality
Technical competence and innovation
Questionnaire to assess needs
Free initial plan and book
Choice for the client lawns, paving, gates,
plants etc. - garden visits
Contract conditions 25 on contract 25 on
delivery of materials and start of machine
work 25 upon completion of principal
irrigation, drainage, levels and start of
planting 25 upon completion
See landscape slides
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Rees landscaping Brochure
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Back of the brochure - how to find the nursery
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Landscaping planning, leveling, materials,
quantities, drainage, irrigation, soil
preparation, planting, lawns - LOGISTICS
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Preparation of a palm rockery
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Machine work for heavy materials. Lawn specialists
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Rarely a Portuguese client (the hotel in the
background)
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Hydraulics not only for irrigation!
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Welding butyl liner for a pond with upper and
lower geotextile protection
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Irrigation technology. Automation and irrigation
fertigation
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Calcada a Portuguese speciality
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A combination of building, irrigation and planting
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Landscape Pricing
Costing
Irrigation by computer
Material, labour and machine time per sector
- comparison between my estimates and team
managers estimates. Control at end of work.
Building quotation from building team plus
percentage
Calcada m² quotation per material and special
designs
Plant costs (wholesale prices)
Profit margin between 0 and 100
Order book, zone, client, (nationality)
Actual profits negative / positive weather,
organisation, experience
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Design and Consultancy
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Design and Consultancy Hard landscape Plans
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Design and Consultancy Part of a design for a 7
hectare tourist village
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Rees Landscapes - a reputation for excellence
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Jardins Rees Lda Algarve, Portugal 1986 - 1993
'Quem não risqua não petisca'
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