Range from the cheapest, mostly independent, £22 per hour and £173 per day (Greenscape based in EH12) to the dearest, normally the best, £25 per hour and £213 per day (Hirst Landscapes based in ML7).
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Mow lawn for large garden 2 patches at the front is 10x10m each, one patch has a driveway. Back garden is approx 8x8m.
Having demolished an old rotten shed from an area at my sons house in Livingston ready to fit a new one. We find that the slabbed area is not as level as we hoped. Looking for a quote to level this section, around 3x2 mtr so that we can proceed.
Cut 2 lawns. Medium size garden. Monthly
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| Job details | Estimate |
| Cost to weed a garden | £44 |
| Cost to turf a lawn | £197 |
| Cost to prune a tree | £49 |
| Cost to plant shrubs | £25 |
| Cost to mow the lawn | £25 |
| Cost to remove a hedge | £43 |
| Garden clearance | £393 |
| Once off clearance - removal of ivy & weeds, hedge trimming | £79 |
| General garden maintenance, based on 2 hours of tidying | £49 |
| High pressure jet cleaning paths, drive, gutters, walls, patio | £108 |
| Levelling some of the garden, creating flower beds & a pathway | £393 |
| Levelling out a section and laying slabs to create a pathway | £295 |
| Digging out & levelling the area, laying slabs to create a patio | £295 |
| Dig a section of the garden and create a pond | £393 |
| Cutting down a small tree and removing the trunk as well as digging out some of the roots | £295 |
| Clearing a garden and laying artificial turf down | £59 per sqr metre |
| Replacing an old wooden fence for a new fence | £492 |
| Erecting a wooden shed on an existing base | £197 |