WHAT DO GARDENERS CHARGE?
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2025
- PLEASE FEEL FREE TO HELP ANSWER THIS QUESTION IN THE COMMENTS ,If you have the time. Thank you in advance. 🙏 I frequently get asked how much do gardeners charge? and how much do I charge for gardening services? How much should I charge for a garden tidy? I am not telling you what to charge , I am just trying to give some idea's and opinions based on my experiences of dealing with the general public. I am trying to reach the milestone of 2000 Subscribers , So please Subscribe to my gardening channel 💚 And join me on my gardening journey, Thank You if you're already a subscriber!!
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Steve
Personally I think charging an hourly rate, or day rate comes with arguments. I have always charged a fixed price per job., if I'm there 10 minutes or 10 hours, never had an issue with clients. Gives you scope to visit multiple jobs in a day. 👍👍
Thanks for commenting
Steve
22 years in business and I’ve never charged an hourly or day rate once, whether it’s a lawn that takes 30 minutes or a week of tree work.
i may not be the cheapest or fastest but im best overall .reliable and do good work neat n tidy
Thanks for commenting
I enjoy reading the comments
Steve
If it was so easy they would do it themselves, it’s not only about the time it’s the quality and tools etc. Great update Steven 👍, Ali 🥶🌞🇨🇦
I’m in my first year, I charge £60 for 2 hours, next season it will be priced per job as much as I can, after getting a few £30 jobs that I’m in an out of in 20 minutes has really opened my eyes to what I could be earning, thanks as always for the content.
You are very welcome , This was the type of content I had in mind to create from the very start ,but ended up filming everything 🤣 like you do sometime's
Thanks for commenting 🙏
Have a good weekend
Steve
Great video, Steve. I think you explained it well when it comes to pricing. What I would say to any new person starting out is don't go in too low to get a fortnightly job because it then becomes harder to increase your prices, that was my mistake when I started six years ago, also getting too friendly with customers, that makes it awkward when you want to increase the price but I'm slowly getting to what I believe is reasonable for myself and my customers.
Very good points , That's the great thing when starting a new with a fresh customer you can reset the price.✅ Keep moving forward, Mate
Well put , there's a video in your comment right there.
Have a great weekend
Steve 🙏
Good video thanks for this. I’ve tried to start doing price work in the last year or so but struggle unless it’s a one off as I’m in a rural area and people have big gardens where there’s always something to do. So I try and just charge a day rate for these that varies depending on how hard the work will be and what sort of tools are required
It's what works for you Mate 👍 Every one you ask will give a different price and that's just fine. Some of the one off's I get , I Always say to the wife , I wish I had 2 or 3 like that a week , You know big ticket one off jobs are great! Some time's a mixture of price work , day rate and hourly works well, There's no right or wrong answer , I find big Gardens much harder as I am getting older.
Thanks for commenting
Have a great weekend
Steve
Charge what you are happy with.
Good info, I’m just starting out. 😊
I find if I price a job too cheap , its impossible to increase the price with out upsetting the client , so try and get it right to start with. don't give estimate's on the spot , leave the client and have a think with out the client hovering over you. To avoid mistakes , Take your time when quoting, get every think in writing first too before you start work 👍
Thanks for commenting
Steve
Great video Steve. Thankyou x
Glad you enjoyed it !
Have a great weekend
Steve
id agree with you on how much work can be done in 2 hours, ive done 2hrs for £60 and thought thats a lot of work ive just done and great results, but what can i buy with £60, prob a new blade for the mower. £25ph is my lowest and thats going up next year to £30,
Very Good, well done , I will be honest , I am a poor man living in a very wealthy area of Dorset , and I have lost a lot of regular gigs because I put the prices up the same as you said , but new customers have been fine with it as they have never met me before and did not receive the lower rates. So you should be fine stick to your guns!
You are worth it.
Steve 🙏
Good topic , I charge £25ph ( domestic) £30 commercial, however hedges/ tree pruning as one offs I normally price it
@@kevinsteel2608 That's right its hard , Its not often I get jobs that are totally the same, So it's true there isn't One size fits all jobs and of course there's always going to be regional price variation. I don't want any one to lose work because they watched my video ,then stuck there price's up, Some time's I take a gamble and put a higher price in when I am putting in a quote ,some I win and some I lose , just the way it is.
Thanks for commenting
Have a great weekend
Steve
there'll never be one price suits all mate .my prices are the highest they've ever been at the minute & getting no cancellations & I'm certainly no busy fool so ive got the balance pretty good ££👍we are generally underated compared to other trades & if we allow it that probably won't change 😏
Totally agree with your comment ,Just going to check out your sunny video Matey 💪
Thanks for watching 🙏
Steve
Great comment, a busy fool , I work like a machine, so charge accordingly ,hourly rate would only suit a slow gardener 😊
Love the chat mate some good points that people will find really helpful
Pleased your on the mend mate that Covid’s been rubbish
Thanks for helping me build my channel buddy 🙏
I been telling people I am going to tell them "what a subscriber said to me!" and I finally got around to telling people what I charge 🤣sorry what a subscriber charges , I hope my customers on higher rate's don't watch this video🤣
Talking Turkey Again on UA-cam. 🤣
Have a great weekend , You and the family 🙏💚👍
Steve
@@StephenCheeseGardenServices
It’s a pleasure I want you to do well your a great guy lovely family man and true friend to me and Maria
cheers mate have a great weekend too have a nice rest
A good video Steve very honest and very true it’s a mystery to me my problem is I’ve try to be too fair and that’s my fault I’ve had sum I should of put up years back and others I still stick to hourly I should really have a sit down with a coffee go through my books and have a change
Thanks for commenting Ben
I had some time on my hand's as I was really ill , you know man flue , Mollys boy friend came around and left with covid , so I am just guessing it was covid , totally lost my sense of smell too. 🤣
Have a great weekend
Steve , I am much better now.
Hi, i do garden maintenance in Surrey.. about 25 gardens £27.50 per hour. Will go to £30 in April
Thanks for commenting 🙏 appreciate it
Try adding in a bit of price work , you might find you can earn a lot more
All the best
Steve
Set price is the way forward, I’m a sole trader with little business cost - I think £180-£250 a day is arrange
Depends on the job , The more red flags or problems to solve the more it will cost , Impossible to quote for a fictitious days work, I think your comment is very fair , and on the money.
Appreciate you dropping a comment, Thanks 🙏
Steve
Hi Mate, have you got a video on how to set up a gardening business? I have worked in gardening before, I currently work in countryside management and I would like to do a more wildlife friendly gardening business but I’m not very smart, I am hard working and know how the job works, laws and all that so I’m not dumb I’m just not savvy in that way. I get how much jobs cost etc and what to charge and cost of tools but how do I get a business going, like where does the money go they pay me? My bank or a separate bank? How do I pay taxes on that and work out what to pay etc.
I hope this makes sense to you and I’m sorry if I seem stupid but I’ve never been taught how to set up a business just that you can and if you haven’t been taught something then you aren’t going to know.
Yes I will ,Not yet but I will put it on the job list. Video job list that is 🤣 It's not that hard to set up a business in the uk🇬🇧 but I am not an account .So it will be from a gardeners point of view.
@@StephenCheeseGardenServices Haha, thank you that would be great! Yeah I assume it isn’t but I just don’t know where to start, it’s quite daunting, even though it might not be difficult. That’s fine, that’s the way I would understand it haha, just don’t want to make that commitment and leap without knowing what I’m doing. Like when you mentioned about accountants and office worker I didn’t even think about that etc so it would just be good to have some advice.
@@spencersanderson1894 I have a good accountant she only costs me £300 or £400 per years so not so bad ,sounds worse than what I was saying in the video . My business plan is KIS
Keep It Simple
I will try and make the video on it, when I get a minute normally at weekends , UA-cam is a hobby at the minute
Cheers
Steve
@@StephenCheeseGardenServices That’s good, I guess it’s good to have one because they deal with the money side of things which will take a load of your mind. Ok that sounds great, I like to keep it simple where possible. That’s fine, no rush, it’s your life and you live it how you like. Look forward to when you do post. Take care.
@@StephenCheeseGardenServicesK.I.S.S Keep It Super Simple 😊
Top video Steve 📹 💯🇬🇧
Thanks Mate🙏 ,
I want to help people, but not tell people what to do , I have learned so much from others on UA-cam, Its really helped me with my little gardening business
Never do an hourly rate.
Price per job depending on;
Size,access,distance,type of work,waste.
Schedule based on logistics.
Equipment maintenance/investment
Van costs
Labourer/helping hand.
Don't worry about doing people favours. Its a business. Regardless of their age, ability, income.
Charge what you value yourself at a solid days work.
Spot on
Top comment
Thanks for commenting 🙏
Have a great week
Steve
I earn £24.10 an hour on average. I have a lot of £20-£25 hourly. Looking to change a few out next year and incorporate more mow blow and goes
Keep moving upwards , Remember, The customers are paying xxx for an outcome , You do not need to tell them how long the job will take you , Then you will be able to work a healthy profit in to each job , some extra money for you and the business
Steve 😉 Here's too next year !
Good vid mate! I have a mixture but majority of customers are price per visit in and out. The gardens i price per hour are gardens that give me work right the way through the year and are £30/hr with a minium of 2hrs and probably add up to a day and half a week. My hedge cutting is priced per job but roughly base it on £60-£80/hr depending on the hedge. I think whatever works for you is the best way.
Top comment!!
Thanks for helping out🙏
I do some Free ones but it family so it doesn't count , I don't need any thanks or lime light for it , we all do the same for close family.
Have a great weekend
Steve 👍
Hope you get better ❤️🩹 soon 🔜
Thanks , so do I 🤣
Got some antibiotics today ,normally helps , I have a sinus infection now lol its all the hedge cutting dust get's inside me 🤣
Hope to be back to normal next week , covid is really bad I get it once a year so far
Cheers
Steve
tips on insurance would be good
I use Hiscox They are amazing !
I will try and get something out when I make how I set up my gardening business, there's just not enough hours in the day mate
Thanks for the feed back , most helpful to me 🙏
Steve
I'm going to buy a stihl hs 82r 30" soon. I already know that I will have a minimum of 50 euros per hour for such good machine. In some cases, when it will work purposefully even 100 EUR/hour. If I use a cheaper trimmer for light cutting, the price can be minimum 30 EUR.
I have not had any luck with the stihl battery kit . In my opinion , make sure you buy petrol , I will make a video on it later has given me a lot of trouble , Most people said they are fine , but I have had no luck with it. Battery has not worked for me. Faulty trigger switch , spent most of its life in the work shop at stihl. Petrol 100% all the way.
Thanks for commenting 👍
Steve
@@StephenCheeseGardenServices I agree 100%. Petrol forever and good ear protection.
Sorry to hear this, can only recommend battery as it's so much better on the body and generally easier. It happens with all types though, that you get those Friday afternoon tools, sounds like they all ended up with you😢@@StephenCheeseGardenServices
@@StephenCheeseGardenServiceslooking forward to the video
@@miltonkphotography1380 just one tool , its been fixed twice , I did not get charged for it so ,well happy at the minute , not sure why its gone wrong twice, I will make detail video on it one day, its back home now , I will give it another go
Steve 👍🙏 Have a good one
I want £30 an hour but never say it’s £30 an hour full day with waste is £250 9-3
Thanks for commenting
Steve 👍
Well I agree with the first part but 9-3 is not a full day in anyone’s world. So I charge 250 a day for hedge cutting 7.30-4 and add waste on after that.
@@theewhaler is for me and I get £250 including waste working 9-3, 7:30-4 well undercharging
@theewhaler depends on more factors than just the time that you are at the garden 😀 I think you missed the point 👉 price per job not per hour / or half / day rate 😉 because that basically goes back to being per hour
price for an individual outcome!
The hourly is my business and not the clients.
I am a business, not a charity.
I'm NOT saying YOUR WRONG
It's the way I do my business now, and it works a whole load better for my and my bank account.imo.
Thanks for commenting
Steve
It’s hard work, building is hard work, any manual job is hard work. If people want a decent job , you’ve got to pay. Cowboy builders are well known, there are cowboy gardeners, I was charging £15 over 30 years ago, per hour, some people didn’t want to pay, but paid that hour and then decided I was worth it. I think today I’d be charging double plus, all costs have gone up so why don’t SE wages go up, waste disposal, tax, NI, insurances are all factors, plus travelling, and equipment. If you under charge you doing yourself an injustice, if they haggle, walk away. There are plenty of people who will pay. Those that don’t can have the cowboys, I didn’t study years and keep up CPD and all that to do freebies.
@spritzpistol thanks 😊 buddy I needed to hear that, out mowing in between the showers
Steve
Have a good one 👍
40£ an hour minimum really. And even that sometimes isn't worth it when you get a 45min mo blow and go and it's 50£ . Swings and roundabouts though
Yet another comment that I can't argue with 🙏👍💚
Have a great weekend
Steve
Most of these so called gardeners are not gardeners and have no qualifications as a gardener just be careful with these characters
Very well said.
Me and my partner charge £320 per day too like your other subscriber
5 hour working day
Works well for us
Not too hard on the back
Price going up next year
All the best Steve
That's a really nice comment thanks guys 🙏
I don't work long days as I have the school runs to do back and forth , But that's sound's pretty perfect to me 💚 That's what I like about gardening , You can get a pretty decent work / life balance going on 👍
Have a great weekend
Steve
50.000 steps £500.00 per day 9am till 5pm.not including waste
I can live with that , Profit's good for your health 💚
Thanks for commenting
Steve
Charge per job doesn't matter how long it takes Most customers will try it on with you so stick to your guns. Small jobs are the best 15 mins and away
@@Ppp-kk6hw thanks 😊 🙏
Steve
Wow I've been charging £12.50 per hour and even at that some people room their eyes.
some people ! I don't know what to say to that 🤣
Thanks for commenting
Steve
Crikey that's minimum wage and takes nothing into account for your van, equipment, marketing, holiday pay, sick pay, accountants, fuel and consumables. You can ask for double that and justify it.
@@aspman8965 I charged £7.50 when i started lol
If u have a rate of 35 phr and a 80odd year old Pensioner wants weeding omce a week. 2 hours a rime. 70x4. Is a lot of money. So what now?
For a small to medium garden you wouldn't/shouldn't be going every week to weed. Half a day a month probably.
A pound a minute.
shush!!
Don't tell everyone'
There all want some! 🤣
👍💚🙏
Have a great weekend
Thanks for commenting
Steve
And when i started in agriculture back in '86 i was offered £1 an hour. I snatched it 🙂. This then dropped to £27 PW with the YTS. Still felt rich. how times have changed.
Twenty seven pounds an hour for a gardener ffs what the he'll have these people been smoking 😂