costs for gardener?

[miggy]

Anyone got any idea re hourly rate for garden help in south east? Am looking for someone to do 3 or 4 hrs a week, including mowing. Was going to put ad in local shop offering £10/hr, does that seem about right or will it be laughed at?

Sorry I do my own.
Are there no other ads for help wanted that you could get the info off, or perhaps phone a gardening company and see what their rates are.

Not sure, but Im in Kent and I pay £12.50 ph and she pays her tax out of that. She used to work for a gardening company I used which charges an extortionate rate of £21ph inc VAT!!! Mowing is at least £10 ph around here. One reason for the costs is that the DWP monitors small ads for benefit fraudsters (cleaners and gardeners) so most people charge enough to do a self employed thingy. Also I would NOT put my own ad up as that is a classic way to attract undesirables to your house and garden - I'm not joking!!! Look in your local small ads free sheet - you should find someone in that who is advertising, and if they are a bone fide gardener they will have at least some of their own equipment as well. Hope this is helpful

Might be worth ringing your local college to see if any of their Horticultural students need a few hours work?

I charge £8 an hour ,but I am in the Midlands.

£10/hr in hants aswell

i charge 12 per hour, midlands.... depends what you want them to do... i mainly look after the plants and beds rather than the heavy donkey work... not so many people do this