"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 10/9/05 11:53 am, in article ,
"Flower
Bobdew" wrote:

In article , Draven
writes

I'm in the West (Bristol) and would like to expand the question.
How much would a LARGE company expect to pay a gardening contractor to
maintain the company site?

Well, here's a radical thought...

Why doesn't someone in this LARGE company get out a phone book and ring
around a few gardening contractors and ask them to come and give a quote
for maintenance. It isn't going to cost you anything to do this, and it
takes away what can at best be expected by any urg inhabitants; vague
guesswork.

I rather thought Draven to be the gardening contractor who is wondering
what
he should be charging.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Sacha,
You're dead right.
I have the gardening contract for a Wessex Water site.
I get paid one lump sum for the contract and any work, not covered by the
contract, I can either charge by the hourly rate or a whole sum for the job
in hand.
I am not a gardening professional (in fact I'm a Scientist) but have been
gardening for 25 years.
The previous gardening contractors became more and more lapse in the upkeep
of the site, which is why I was offered the contract.

I recently had to reduce the height of a Laurel hedge, on health and safety
grounds, and opted for £12 per hour. Which, according to your replies, is
about right.
The boss was well pleased.