Gardeners ‘Going Rates’

Small lawn mowed with gardener's own equipment £20 (Bradford W.Yorks). She is shortly to do hedges, so will update then. She is reliable, and has special rates for pensioners.

M0nica

We have taken the easy way out. With our large garden getting too big to manage we have decided to upsticks to a house closer to our children and with a small garden.

I’m still in our family home. I could manage the garden if mr I was still with me. I’d say - please dig that out, split those perennials and he would. He did the donkey work and I did the rest.
My handy man suggested pebbles over perrenialx - I almost wept as he rightly told me the garden will soon be too much. I’m so lucky to have savings so I can spend the children’s inheritance in staying where I feel happy

YorkLady

£60 per hour here 😳. Garden company. Supply all their own equipment.

60 quid - wow. For that price I hope they are properla qualified and know plants very well. Just can't believe the price¨

My gardener comes every week for 2 hours so £40. I also have a guy who comes once a year to do the heavy trimming. He has just taken out a 25 year old crab apple tree for £150. Yes I know I am very lucky.

£30 per hour, south east coast, we have two as and when needed so £60 per hour. They work hard, take it all away and charge £50 per huge sack. They will do most jobs, mowing, cutting back shrubs, weeding, conifer trimming etc.

We have tried a few and some have been unreliable. These two guys are very good, older men and know what they’re doing.

£20 an hour, weeding, light pruning, bulb planting and laying bark, I only used her a few times last year after I had an injury, she’s very good.
S Hampshire

We live in a close with some communal landscaping. The gardener who keeps it all looking nice charges about £27 an hour - outer SW London. He brings all his own kit.

£ 60 an hour ?

Even I would have a go for £60 an hour!