Thread: Paying someone to help in the garden?
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Old 13-08-2006, 03:23 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Hi Everyone

I have quite a large garden. I'm away from home quite a lot and I keep
losing control of it. It tends to get overgrown and all sorts of
routine jobs get ignored.

I'm thinking about hiring someone to come in once or twice a month to
help me keep on top of it and was just wondering if anyone here has
done the same?

Any tips to pass on? How much should I expect to pay? (I'm in
Berkshire). In the main I'm talking about routine jobs like cutting
hedges and grass, weeding beds, strimming etc.

Thanks

Will

I am paying £15 per hour for some chaps to help with my Outer London garden.

They do 3 hours every fortnight. As they have more 'industrial'
equipment and are young and fit, they seem to do a lot in a short time.

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