Cost of gardener?

AMO

Hi all,

I want to have a gardener to maintain my folks lawn. What's the going rate?

My folks live in Leicester.

Thanx

AMO

IClaudius

I pay £6 an hour and also includes weeding

atticgirl2003

I pay £7 to have my lawn cut, it is a large lawn.
Do my own weeding.
Sometime the guy is in my garden for 90mins. other times less than an hour.

Gone are the days when neighbours used to help out the older people.
Wonder if those days will ever come back.

AMO

Well, in Leicester, the going rate seems to be around £15 / hour.

AMO

katecheshire

My 'rule of thumb' for these jobs is - how much do I get paid an hour? Do I want to do the job myself? What is it worth to me NOT to have to do it myself?

Questions to ask them:
Is the gardener providing their own equipment?
Do they take the rubbish away and dispose of it properly?
Does the rate vary according to whether it is light or heavy work?
Have they got some references or recommendations from other customers?
Have they got insurance?

My partner has done gardening work and says £10 - £15 depending on the type of work is usual.
It may be worth asking at a local garden centre as they may have some contacts.

Nile

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Nile

angie_loves_veg

a friend of mine gardens for others - £10ph is her rate

AMO

Well, I pay to have the gardener take care of all gardening work to make sure its presentable. This primarily means mowing the lawn and weeding and trimming the hedges.

He brings his own tools but uses my garden waste bin.

No matter what he's doing, his labour rate is £15 / hour.

He says his rate is because he works very fast.

There are others that will just mow the lawn for £20 every 2 weeks - bit of a rip off as they don't weed the garden.

I use the gardener because they are three times faster than I am at doing the work - this is more because I am slow and don't have the patience!

AMO

Lord_Gardener

Do you mean a 'plants person' or a 'maintenance person'? Expect to pay £10 - £15 per hour for the latter but a lot more for the former!!