Fair rate for a gardener
 

Hi, Im thinking of doing a bit of gardening on my days off, I work 4 on 4 off and have loads of time spare, what would you consider a fair rate would be ? was thinking £7.50 an hour , £30 for half a day and £60 for a full day, sound about right ? oh yeah discount for oaps as well, maybe 25% off ?

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

Depends on how qualified you are at what you're doing. My uncle owns a landscape-gardening business, and even when he's doing general gardening work he could afford to pay me £5/hour during the summer for helping out.

I'd say that the rates you've got listed there would be fair though - particularly the OAP discount :)

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

Cheers Chris, no qualifications at all tbh, but I do know my way round a garden though, just want to earn a bit of spare dosh for a deposit for my next bike, plus I like being outside.

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

Rate per hour seems fair but I can't see many oldies being able to afford the £60 full day charge. That's about their weekly pension isn't it?!

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

Yeah good point, I reckon most of it would just tidying the gardens up really, wouldnt be a big job and I would probably only charge an older person a couple of hours work, you know something reasonable

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

Might be worth considering quoting 'per job' as it were...

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

Need to look into getting some petrol tools, you know mower, strimmer etc and yep quoting per job, was looking at offering my services to estate agents as well, saw a couple houses for sale this morning with their front gardens all overgrown, be worth there while to have em tided up I suppose

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

Now there's a good idea...

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

£7.50/hr is dirt cheap. I would have thought £10 an hour more like it.

As for oldies -well if they have a large garden then probably they have £££ too.

Re: Fair rate for a gardener
 

I think thats a great idea mate.

Let us know how you get on. Can you mow the front lawn of the org too please? Those hanging baskets need a water too :)