See local gardeners rates for 2023

Gardener cost per hour

A well-maintained garden will add value to your home as long as you are not paying too much. Hourly rates vary depending on where you live and what kind of gardener you are hiring. The average cost per hour for a gardener in the UK is £27 per hour but can range from a £12 to £59 hourly rate. Large landscaping companies and local gardeners will vary in price so you need to know what you are looking for. If you are supplying the tools the rate should be lower.

See our gardener rates table for more hourly rates, alternatively post a job with HaMuch and get a free quote

Gardener cost per day

For larger projects getting the gardeners daily rate will help you understand better how much your project will cost. The average daily rate for a gardener is £196 per day but we have rates ranging from £77 to £400 per day. Landscaping projects normally require more than one gardener and heavy machinery supplied by them costs more. So for projects like laying patios, decking and fencing get a written quote that will have a breakdown of materials and rates.

Check out our rates table for more regional day rates or post a job and get your local rates.

How to get the cheapest quotes when looking for a gardener

Self-employed gardeners are just as qualified and experienced as those working for a big company.

By being a small business gardeners avoids many business costs (e.g. administration staff, office rental etc), charging less for gardening work, but giving you the same level of quality.

Get quotes from self-employed gardeners and talk directly with the person who is going to do the job.

Choosing a gardener

When choosing a Gardener or Landscaper try to get 3 comparison quotes so you have a feel for the value of service. When receiving a quote, discuss if the quote includes the gardener bringing their own tools, such as a lawn mower, rake and spade, or if they intend on using tools that you will provide. While working in the garden, garden waste will be generated, so remember to discuss before the job commences whose responsibility it will be to remove the garden waste. If your gardener is coming to do a once off job, (e.g. cut the hedges back and remove some shrubs) they may include in the quote a trip to the local tip to clear the waste. If it is a regular lawn mowing, edging and tidying while removing weeds, the gardener may ask you to arrange a regular garden collection from your local council.

Ask for references from previous clients and investigate whether the gardener has been reliable showing up on said days as well as finding out how tidy they are in the garden. If it is for a landscaping job, e.g. a pond construction or placing paving in an area, ask for ‘before and after’ photos of similar projects carried out recently.

Tip: When the gardener arrives at your home to quote the job, be clear about what jobs you need doing. The upkeep of lawns, hedges, weeding and tidying flower beds requires little imagination on your part but envisaging a whole new garden requires a bit more thought.If you have a clear idea about what you want, the gardener will find it easier to cost the job based on the materials you want to use and scale of the project. In some cases you may want them to give you inspiration but be careful not to go over budget!

Gardening ideas and costs

Cost of Gardening Beds

Gardening beds create a happy space filled with colourful planting flowers. If you want your garden formed with raised or flat beds let the gardener know an idea of how you envision your garden to look. For example;

  • How many flower beds do you want constructed?
  • If you want them raised or flat?
  • Where or what shape do you want the flower beds?
  • Whether you would like a water feature (pond or fountain).
  • If you want an easy to maintain garden or you want to flex your green fingers.

A simple levelling of some garden space creating flower beds and a path can cost approximately £400 and take a day or so depending on the hands.

Cost of Laying Grass

If you are having a gardener lay lawn for you, discuss the different types of grass available and which grass would best suit your needs. Dwarf Ryegrass is popular for its thick growth and ability to take quickly, but is not to keen on the shade, where as Red Fescue loves the shade but is not keen on hot weather. Alternatively you could choose an artificial surface if you don’t fancy mowing the lawn. Clearing a garden to lay grass will cost around £20 per sq metre.

Cost of building a Garden Fence

For wood structures that you might want help with (i.e. fencing, shed, gate, pergola or gazebo) make sure the gardener will have access to the area in your garden where you would like the structure repaired or erected. Ask for advice on types of products available e.g. if discussing fencing, ask about feather edge, picket fencing, overlap panels vs closeboard panels. Replacing a wooden garden fence costs around £500.

We have compiled a list of jobs that a gardener does with an estimated price. We also have a table which shows the gardener rates around the UK. At HaMuch we are trying to help you keep your costs down so search wisely and good luck.

List of gardening costs for your home


Job details Estimate
Cost to weed a garden £45
Cost to turf a lawn £200
Cost to prune a tree £50
Cost to plant shrubs £25
Cost to mow the lawn £25
Once off clearance - removal of ivy & weeds, hedge trimming £80
General garden maintenance, based on 2 hours of tidying £50
High pressure jet cleaning paths, drive, gutters, walls, patio £110
Levelling some of the garden, creating flower beds & a pathway £400
Levelling out a section and laying slabs to create a pathway £300
Digging out & levelling the area, laying slabs to create a patio £300
Dig a section of the garden and create a pond £400
Cutting down a small tree and removing the trunk as well as digging out some of the roots £300
Clearing a garden and laying artificial turf down £60 per sqr metre
Replacing an old wooden fence for a new fence £500
Erecting a wooden shed on an existing base £200

Rates for other trades

Gardener hourly rate and daily rate
Gardener: Average Hourly and Daily Rates in the UK for 2023 (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Location in UKHourly RateDaily Rate
Gardener near Aberdeen£25£200
Gardener near Amber Valley£22£174
Gardener near Angus£20£200
Gardener near Arun£30£212
Gardener near Ashfield£23£168
Gardener near Aylesbury Vale£26£185
Gardener near Barnsley£31£170
Gardener near Basildon£28£214
Gardener near Basingstoke & Deane£28£204
Gardener near Bassetlaw£25£189
Gardener near Bath & North East Somerset£30£224
Gardener near Bedford£24£170
Gardener near Belfast£22£148
Gardener near Birmingham£46£169
Gardener near Blackburn£30£212
Gardener near Blackpool£25£205
Gardener near Bolton£28£201
Gardener near Bournemouth£32£213
Gardener near Bracknell Forest£31£223
Gardener near Bradford£29£141
Gardener near Braintree£28£177
Gardener near Breckland£20£177
Gardener near Bridgend£27£145
Gardener near Brighton£29£196
Gardener near Bristol£29£221
Gardener near Broadland£20£177
Gardener near Broxtowe£24£170
Gardener near Bury£28£196
Gardener near Caerphilly£30£181
Gardener near Calderdale£24£141
Gardener near Cambridge£25£194
Gardener near Canterbury£26£217
Gardener near Cardiff£31£184
Gardener near Carmarthenshire£15£125
Gardener near Charnwood£21£183
Gardener near Chelmsford£28£201
Gardener near Cheltenham£31£243
Gardener near Cherwell£29£212
Gardener near Chester£31£269
Gardener near Colchester£26£166
Gardener near Coventry£20£166
Gardener near Crewe & Nantwich£28£194
Gardener near Dacorum£33£231
Gardener near Derby£24£195
Gardener near Doncaster£23£165
Gardener near Dover£27£218
Gardener near Dudley£46£166
Gardener near Dundee£21£200
Gardener near East Ayrshire£17£129
Gardener near East Devon£23£155
Gardener near East Dunbartonshire£27£234
Gardener near East Hampshire£27£222
Gardener near East Hertfordshire£31£217
Gardener near East Lindsey£16£125
Gardener near East Riding£19£168
Gardener near Eastleigh£30£217
Gardener near Edinburgh£26£195
Gardener near Elmbridge£34£237
Gardener near Epping Forest£35£235
Gardener near Erewash£24£187
Gardener near Exeter£26£162
Gardener near Falkirk£23£198
Gardener near Fife£30£202
Gardener near Flintshire£28£226
Gardener near Gateshead£35£244
Gardener near Gedling£24£169
Gardener near Glasgow£28£240
Gardener near Gloucester£32£246
Gardener near Guildford£31£221
Gardener near Halton£30£246
Gardener near Harrogate£21£118
Gardener near Havant & Waterloo£28£223
Gardener near Highland£28£210
Gardener near Horsham£30£216
Gardener near Huntingdonshire£25£179
Gardener near Ipswich£22£182
Gardener near Isle of Wight£28£194
Gardener near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£20£152
Gardener near Kingston-upon-Hull£19£168
Gardener near Kirklees£24£141
Gardener near Knowsley£29£239
Gardener near Lancaster£22£197
Gardener near Leeds£29£138
Gardener near Leicester£19£177
Gardener near Lisburn£22£148
Gardener near Liverpool£29£243
Gardener near London£35£240
Gardener near Luton£32£223
Gardener near Macclesfield£28£194
Gardener near Maidstone£29£221
Gardener near Manchester£27£194
Gardener near Mid Bedfordshire£27£192
Gardener near Mid Sussex£30£210
Gardener near Middlesbrough£15£100
Gardener near Milton Keynes£25£176
Gardener near Neath Port Talbot£23£167
Gardener near New Forest£30£223
Gardener near Newbury£28£204
Gardener near Newcastle-under-Lyme£28£191
Gardener near Newcastle-upon-Tyne£35£244
Gardener near Newport£31£191
Gardener near North Ayrshire£23£185
Gardener near North East Lincolnshire£15£108
Gardener near North Hertfordshire£29£210
Gardener near North Lanarkshire£25£220
Gardener near North Lincolnshire£19£166
Gardener near North Somerset£28£222
Gardener near North Tyneside£35£244
Gardener near North Wiltshire£36£246
Gardener near Northampton£22£160
Gardener near Norwich£21£189
Gardener near Nottingham£23£168
Gardener near Nuneaton & Bedworth£20£168
Gardener near Oldham£27£186
Gardener near Oxford£31£221
Gardener near Perth & Kinross£20£191
Gardener near Peterborough£29£225
Gardener near Plymouth£16£130
Gardener near Poole£32£207
Gardener near Portsmouth£29£218
Gardener near Powys£20£160
Gardener near Preston£28£214
Gardener near Reading£29£212
Gardener near Redcar & Cleveland£15£94
Gardener near Reigate & Banstead£34£235
Gardener near Renfrewshire£28£241
Gardener near Rhondda, Cynon, Taff£30£181
Gardener near Rochdale£25£180
Gardener near Rochester-upon-Medway£14£240
Gardener near Rotherham£24£168
Gardener near Salford£27£194
Gardener near Salisbury£31£266
Gardener near Sandwell£45£167
Gardener near Scottish Borders£75£600
Gardener near Sefton£25£221
Gardener near Sevenoaks£31£226
Gardener near Sheffield£24£169
Gardener near Slough£33£232
Gardener near Solihull£47£168
Gardener near South Ayrshire£17£129
Gardener near South Bedfordshire£24£170
Gardener near South Cambridgeshire£24£189
Gardener near South Gloucestershire£28£210
Gardener near South Kesteven£27£253
Gardener near South Lanarkshire£24£229
Gardener near South Oxfordshire£32£225
Gardener near South Somerset£24£186
Gardener near South Tyneside£35£242
Gardener near Southampton£30£217
Gardener near Southend-on-Sea£25£198
Gardener near St Albans£35£238
Gardener near St Helens£29£242
Gardener near Stafford£26£191
Gardener near Stockport£28£196
Gardener near Stockton-on-Tees£15£100
Gardener near Stoke-on-Trent£28£195
Gardener near Stratford-on-Avon£22£175
Gardener near Stroud£31£242
Gardener near Suffolk Coastal£21£166
Gardener near Sunderland£34£238
Gardener near Swale£28£226
Gardener near Swansea£22£177
Gardener near Tameside£27£192
Gardener near Teignbridge£24£161
Gardener near Tendring£22£168
Gardener near Test Valley£30£229
Gardener near Thamesdown£31£240
Gardener near Thanet£27£223
Gardener near The Wrekin£22£160
Gardener near Thurrock£30£221
Gardener near Torbay£23£164
Gardener near Trafford£27£197
Gardener near Vale of Glamorgan£34£189
Gardener near Vale of White Horse£31£224
Gardener near Vale Royal£28£228
Gardener near Wakefield£28£144
Gardener near Walsall£39£184
Gardener near Warrington£30£239
Gardener near Warwick£20£166
Gardener near Waveney£21£189
Gardener near Waverley£29£214
Gardener near Wealden£26£196
Gardener near West Lancashire£26£225
Gardener near West Lothian£24£195
Gardener near West Wiltshire£36£246
Gardener near Wigan£30£238
Gardener near Windsor & Maidenhead£32£226
Gardener near Wirral£27£234
Gardener near Wokingham£30£221
Gardener near Wolverhampton£24£171
Gardener near Wrexham Maelor£27£229
Gardener near Wychavon£137£198
Gardener near Wycombe£31£224
Gardener near York£20£135