Garden rates

[marem 46]

 What is the hourly rate for having someone mow the lawn and to do some general gardening.

[woofgang]

where do you live? It is way more expensive in London than it is in Hampshire.

[loelliott]

We are in Oxfordshire and my mother-in-law is having to pay �11 per hour just for lawn mowing, no gardening, which I think is outrageous.......

[andyjevs]

Anywhere from �8 to �15 with �12 being the average. Some people will charge for a min of 1 hour even if the work takes just 10 minutes. The above price should include removal of clippings and with them using their own machinery HTH

[gardenknowin]

I would suggest, considering what other trades charge, that �10 per hour, with a minimum charge of �10, would be quite reasonable.

[librarylady]

Actually �11.00 an hour for mowing is quite reasonable, someone has to drive to and from and possibly only spend a short time mowing and then travel somewhere else, I live in Newbury and �12.00 an hour for mowing was being charged in 1997 when I did weeding etc for �6.50 an hour. If you want someone who knows what they are doing, especially with pruning, you should be paying more!

[marem 46]

 Well i think you are under charging over their i live in Australia and the going rate here around 35 to 38 Dollars per hour.  I have a gardening business and the rate is 35.50 per hr.

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello from Bretagne France...
How much gardeners charge depends on many factors.
I have invested 40K euros in machinery, van, trailer, tools etc and can cater for properties up to several hectares.
I have a high work rate and so charge from 24euros for simple grass cutting and maintenance and 40euros for tractor work. There is alot of traveling involved as the area is very sparsely populated and so time is very much money.
However, artisians in France pay more than 50% of 'all' profit to the state.
I pay myself 8 euros net per hour which is 20% above the minimum net wage.
I have never had a client turn me down due to my price point as I find they are only too happy to find some-one reliable.
Back in the U.K.... I would have to charge �15+ in order to cover all my costs and pay me a decent wage.
Here my biggest competitors are all the other Brits who work on the black for 10euros per hour as they have failed to find work due to their lack of language skills.