Essex Business Forum

Ongar

Garden Designer seat open

Need a recommended garden designer in Ongar?

At EBF, we only recommend businesses we know and trust, and we keep one seat for each trade. Right now, our garden designer seat is empty.

Which one are you?

I know a great garden designer

Recommend them to us

I’m a garden designer

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For everyone

Can you recommend a garden designer in Ongar?

If you’ve used a garden designer who did a great job, send them our way. We’ll invite them to a free breakfast meeting, and you’ll help a local business grow.
A member standing to give her weekly presentation while others listen

For the right business

Work as a garden designer in Ongar?

The seat is yours to claim, and only one. EBF only ever accepts one garden designer, so every garden design enquiry our members come across is yours. Ongar is only about 15 minutes from our Thursday meeting along the A128.
Claim the seat – book a free visit
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Where the work comes from

Why referrals flow for a garden designer

The warmest introductions rarely come from cold marketing. Instead, they come from people who already talk to homeowners wanting more from their outdoor space – often right at spring or a new house move. That’s why landscapers, architects and estate agents are such natural referral partners for any garden designer, in Ongar or anywhere in Essex.
Natural referral partners: landscapers, architects and estate agents

Already at EBF from Ongar

Toby Acton of Pole Position Business Solutions is already part of EBF from Ongar. Browse all our current members in the directory.
Toby Acton of Pole Position Business Solutions
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Getting there from Ongar

Ongar is a historic market town with a long, independent High Street, the Epping Ongar heritage railway and, close by, Greensted’s church, said to be the oldest wooden church in the world.
Ongar is about 15 minutes from the meeting along the A128.
By train: Ongar has no mainline station, so most members drive in; Brentwood and Shenfield stations are the nearest.
Where we meet and where to park →

Membership

Why businesses join EBF

Once you join, you’ll get a dedicated profile on the EBF website and a 60-second slot every week to promote your business. Each week includes a business education slot to help you grow how you work. Once you’ve been with us a year, you can apply for our Mark of Excellence.

£25,000+

of new business a year, on average, for each member through EBF

Your own profile page

60 seconds or more every week

A spot on The Referral Effect podcast

Mark of Excellence after 12 months

The meeting room set out in a U shape with a member presenting

How our meetings work

We meet every Thursday between 6:30am and 8:30am, so it’s done before your working day starts. Each week you have 60 seconds or more to tell the room about your business. Between meetings, you’ll arrange one-to-one catch-ups to understand what each other is looking for, and we have a strong social side too.
Members having breakfast together at the long meeting table

Keeping it affordable

Your first visit costs nothing. If you’d like to join, membership fees can be spread into monthly payments, and there’s a 6-month trial membership if you’d rather test the water, which keeps it affordable for newer businesses.
See membership details and costs →

Questions

Does the garden designer have to be based in Ongar?

Not at all. Our members come from across Essex, so any great garden designer in the area is welcome.

Is there any obligation to join?

No. Visiting costs nothing, with no pressure to sign up. Come along, meet the members and decide for yourself.
Members laughing together around the breakfast table

Recommend someone, or take the seat

However you found this page, get in touch: recommend a garden designer you trust, or book your free visit yourself.