answer: Mary was inspired by an article and started the gardening business by doing small jobs. She's getting on well now and gets new customers from people who have recommended her.
documents: #Person1#: Mary, I know you love gardening and you started your gardening business a few years ago. I just wonder how a hobby became a business.
  #Person2#: Well, I read an article about a woman who'd lost her job, she used her savings to start her own business. That made me think. My friends often told me I was a good gardener and I thought, why not?
  #Person1#: How did you get started?
  #Person2#: Oh, doing small jobs for friends and relatives and I soon found myself getting plenty of work. But there was a lot of rain during that first year, so some jobs took longer than planned. But I got nice comments from people when the jobs were finished.
  #Person1#: And how are you getting on now?
  #Person2#: Very well, I get most of my new customers from people who have recommended me, and I haven't needed to look for work by knocking on doors. I do advertise, but that's just a few notices in shop windows.