Cost of a gardener

[LiteraryDevil]

Hi, how much do gardeners charge? My mum's wants £20 per hour which is more than I get paid as a qualified nurse with lots of qualifications! Is he being a cheeky bugger or is that the going rate? She's a pensioner and £40 to weed a section of garden is more than her weekly food budget.

[MyCatIsABiggerBastardThanYours]

My husband is a gardener in Gloucestershire and charges £15. As far was we can tell the going rate around here is between £12 and £15.

[tortelliniforever]

I don't think £20 is unreasonable tbh but if it's only weeding/mowing you might get one for less. The problem is that your wages are too low!

[MyCatIsABiggerBastardThanYours]

That's per hour, BTW. He also will only charge half an hr id that's all he's done.

[PoisonousSmurf]

I'm a gardener and only charge £10 an hour. But I don't have fancy tools, just do general weeding, digging and planting.

[justpoppngby]

We had one last year who we used to pay £15 per hour, very well established but he moved and our current chap charges £16.50 p/h. North essex. He has also been doing it for 10yrs plus.

[MOTU]

MyCatIsABiggerBastardThanYours does he cover Malvern? have a feeling we've just been seriously ripped off and need semi regular help......

[cloudtree]

Mine is £12 an hour but the last one charged us £20 an hour.

[LiteraryDevil]

Me again!
Can raspberries be grown in containers? My garden is completely decked so no beds for anything. Raspberries are costing me a fortune to buy as they are one of the few fruits I can eat so I'd love to grow some.

[cloudtree]

As long as its a decent sized pot. You'd need a large one

[LiteraryDevil]

Whoops meant to start a new thread!

[Youradviceneeded]

I pay £18/hour here outside London but within m25. Gardener provides their own tools but doesn't rake away garden waste. Does weeding, planting, tubing, general upkeep. I have three brown garden waste bins which are emptied fortnightly.