£12/hr seems to be the going rate here (South Hams) for a competent
knowlegable gardener who supplies his own tools clears up etc.
I know of people who get away with £20/hr but at this level I think you're
talking about a horticultural specialist.
Going rate for tree surgeons who know about trees is around £180/day, and
that is a skilled job with a greater element of risk.
David T.
"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 6/9/05 7:29, in article ,
"sporty" wrote:

Where are you in the UK ???

If you are in the Midlands.

You could pay £5 to £8 hr for just a gardener who does it on the side,
and who only works in cash, and who does not touch 'machinery, and put
all the rubbish in your wheelie bin or behind the bushes at the back
of the garden' etc etc.

But then again if you need a gardener who does it professionally and
who is self employed properly, and who uses his own machinery and
petrol, and who takes all the rubbish away, and does not mind being
paid by cheque etc etc then you could pay £15 to £25 hr

How much can I expect to pay, per hour, for a garden contactor for a
work
site?

TIA


Here in the south west we pay about £11 per hour. That seems to be the
going rate and he uses his own machinery to cut the lawns, trim hedges
etc.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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