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How much would you expect to pay a gardener for ordinary grass cutting type
work, in England Southern Counties?
Should you pay for travelling time, or just time working on site?

"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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How much would you expect to pay a gardener for ordinary grass cutting
type
work, in England Southern Counties?
Should you pay for travelling time, or just time working on site?
What wage would the grass-cutter need to buy a house in the area? If he/she
lived 50 miles away and only worked an hour could your conscience live with
paying £4.85 an hour? The healthy option is to do it yourself.

"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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How much would you expect to pay a gardener for ordinary grass cutting
type
work, in England Southern Counties?
Should you pay for travelling time, or just time working on site?



I know several people in your area paying at least £10 an hour for
"gardeners" however they sure dont meet my standards of gardening

"spakker" wrote in message
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"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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How much would you expect to pay a gardener for ordinary grass cutting
type
work, in England Southern Counties?
Should you pay for travelling time, or just time working on site?
What wage would the grass-cutter need to buy a house in the area? If
he/she
lived 50 miles away and only worked an hour could your conscience live
with
paying £4.85 an hour? The healthy option is to do it yourself.

Dear 'Spakker',
I asked a sensible question about market practice. If you have no answer,
why the stupid sarcasm?
As a matter of interest I normally do my own gardening, but I have to go
away for a couple of months. Also there a re a lot of people not 'healthy'
enough to do their own gardening.

"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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"spakker" wrote in message
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"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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How much would you expect to pay a gardener for ordinary grass cutting
type
work, in England Southern Counties?
Should you pay for travelling time, or just time working on site?
What wage would the grass-cutter need to buy a house in the area? If
he/she
lived 50 miles away and only worked an hour could your conscience live
with
paying £4.85 an hour? The healthy option is to do it yourself.

Dear 'Spakker',
I asked a sensible question about market practice. If you have no answer,
why the stupid sarcasm?
As a matter of interest I normally do my own gardening, but I have to go
away for a couple of months. Also there a re a lot of people not 'healthy'
enough to do their own gardening.


must be at least £10 an hour more if they are using their own machinery fuel
etc

Dear 'Spakker',
I asked a sensible question about market practice. If you have no answer,
why the stupid sarcasm?
As a matter of interest I normally do my own gardening, but I have to go
away for a couple of months. Also there a re a lot of people not 'healthy'
enough to do their own gardening.



Under the circumstances you describe, do you not have a near neighbour or
relative who would do it for you? We will be away for 3 months, but a
neighbour will have the key, pick up the mail and sort it into piles, and a
daughter will forward it on to the various Associations I am involved with.

Getting back to Gardening, the same neighbour looks after our greenhouse and
plant watering when we are away. OK we are away from the start of January to
the end of March so not much 'gardening' to do, but possibly the lawn will
need a cut and he/she will do that.

We already look after their greenhouse during the growing season as they
have a large Campa Van and clear off when it takes their fancy.

Neighbours. Wonderful things :-))

Mike

--
National Service (RAF) Ass. Cosford 24 - 27 June Spitfire Fly Past
H.M.S.Impregnable Ass. Sussex 1 - 4 July Visit to Int. Fest of the Sea
RAF Regiment Assoc. Scarborough 2 - 5 Sept. Visit to Eden Camp
H.M.S.Collingwood Assn Trafalgar Dinner. Coventry October 21 - 24

"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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I asked a sensible question about market practice. If you have no answer,
why the stupid sarcasm?
As a matter of interest I normally do my own gardening, but I have to go
away for a couple of months. Also there a re a lot of people not 'healthy'
enough to do their own gardening.
I gave a serious answer, Duncan, just think it through.It's free to
advertise in a job-centre and they will advise ,if you aren't persuaded by
the replies you have already had ,and "nambucca" raised an important point.

On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:31:44 +0100, Duncan Heenan wrote:

How much would you expect to pay a gardener for ordinary grass cutting type
work, in England Southern Counties?
Should you pay for travelling time, or just time working on site?

I pay £10 per hour, in Hampshire. That is for someone who can, and
does, do quite a bit more than just grass cutting, brings his own
equipment, and takes away any rubbish that can't be found a home in
the compost heap.

Normally, you would only pay for working time but, if you are in a
very remote area and can't find anyone local, you may have to pay
extra for travelling time.

--
Cheers, Serena
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

On 7/6/05 17:31, in article ,
"Duncan Heenan" wrote:

How much would you expect to pay a gardener for ordinary grass cutting type
work, in England Southern Counties?
Should you pay for travelling time, or just time working on site?


The man who cuts our lawns brings his own equipment, strims where necessary,
too and will trim hedges etc. He charges £11.00 per hour.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Mike" wrote in message
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Dear 'Spakker',
I asked a sensible question about market practice. If you have no answer,
why the stupid sarcasm?
As a matter of interest I normally do my own gardening, but I have to go
away for a couple of months. Also there a re a lot of people not
'healthy'
enough to do their own gardening.



Under the circumstances you describe, do you not have a near neighbour or
relative who would do it for you? We will be away for 3 months, but a
neighbour will have the key, pick up the mail and sort it into piles, and
a
daughter will forward it on to the various Associations I am involved
with.

Would I have asked the questio if that were an option?

Getting back to Gardening, the same neighbour looks after our greenhouse
and
plant watering when we are away. OK we are away from the start of January
to
the end of March so not much 'gardening' to do, but possibly the lawn will
need a cut and he/she will do that.

I have over an acre of sloping difficult lawn with a lot of edges trees,
bushes etc. It takes me about 4-5 hours to do it properly on a good day.
Could you send your neighbours around please?

We already look after their greenhouse during the growing season as they
have a large Campa Van and clear off when it takes their fancy.

Neighbours. Wonderful things :-))

Not all of them.

Mike

--
National Service (RAF) Ass. Cosford 24 - 27 June Spitfire Fly Past
H.M.S.Impregnable Ass. Sussex 1 - 4 July Visit to Int. Fest of the Sea
RAF Regiment Assoc. Scarborough 2 - 5 Sept. Visit to Eden Camp
H.M.S.Collingwood Assn Trafalgar Dinner. Coventry October 21 - 24

"spakker" wrote in message
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"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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I asked a sensible question about market practice. If you have no answer,
why the stupid sarcasm?
As a matter of interest I normally do my own gardening, but I have to go
away for a couple of months. Also there a re a lot of people not
'healthy'
enough to do their own gardening.
I gave a serious answer, Duncan, just think it through.It's free to
advertise in a job-centre and they will advise ,if you aren't persuaded by
the replies you have already had ,and "nambucca" raised an important
point.


I was not asking where I could find one; I was asking what a reasonable
market price to pay would be.

I am 100% glad you are not my neighbour with an attitude like that :-((

My neighbours are nice. Unable to see one element of 'niceness' in you.

Search on buster.

Think about it, you exude nastiness to the 'n'th degree

Mike

I was not asking where I could find one; I was asking what a reasonable
market price to pay would be.



Here. @£100 per hour + travelling expenses

You really are a Bombastic Pratt aren't you?

I am glad you are not a neighbour of mine.

(Have I said that before? Well it just goes to show)

Ask one of the owners of the newsgroup. Sacha, your response please.

"Mike" wrote in message
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I am 100% glad you are not my neighbour with an attitude like that :-((

My neighbours are nice. Unable to see one element of 'niceness' in you.

Search on buster.

Think about it, you exude nastiness to the 'n'th degree

Mike

And you exude smugness.
Your post was no attempt at an answer to a serious question, rather a self
congratulatory **** take.
I too am glad not to be your neighbour.

"Mike" wrote in message
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I was not asking where I could find one; I was asking what a reasonable
market price to pay would be.



Here. @£100 per hour + travelling expenses

You really are a Bombastic Pratt aren't you?

I am glad you are not a neighbour of mine.

(Have I said that before? Well it just goes to show)

Ask one of the owners of the newsgroup. Sacha, your response please.

Sacha has actually give a helpful answer, rather than a declaration of war
like yours. Would you use that sort of language if you were face to face?

Would you use that sort of language if you were face to face?




yes. that is why I am respected and liked. People know where they stand with
me. I don't hide behind a mask. What you see is what you get. THAT is why I
have many neighbours who I can turn to for help. You have not, thus you have
to advertise on here.

Think about that sonny Jim. Who has friends and neighbours? Me. What have
you got? A jumped up pretentious attitude without neighbours to help.

"Mike" wrote in message
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Would you use that sort of language if you were face to face?




yes.
And do you often get punched on the nose?
that is why I am respected and liked.

Your opinion

People know where they stand with
me. I don't hide behind a mask.

I see you remain anonymous on this group.

What you see is what you get. THAT is why I
have many neighbours who I can turn to for help. You have not, thus you
have
to advertise on here.

I didn't advertise. I asked a question about a market price. it was you who
butted in with a load of irrelevant rubbbish about how you impose on your
neighbours.

Think about that sonny Jim. Who has friends and neighbours? Me. What have
you got? A jumped up pretentious attitude without neighbours to help.

I don't need to congratulate myself thanks.

"Duncan Heenan" wrote
I was not asking where I could find one; I was asking what a reasonable
market price to pay would be.

And ,duncan, I told you how to find out for your area-but you snapped back.
I think you have an attitude-problem.

And ,duncan, I told you how to find out for your area-but you snapped
back.
I think you have an attitude-problem.



Quite agree with that observation

"Mike" wrote in message
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And ,duncan, I told you how to find out for your area-but you snapped
back.
I think you have an attitude-problem.



Quite agree with that observation

I'll leave it to you to have the last word as you are obviously the type who
is only satisfied with that.

"spakker" wrote in message
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"Duncan Heenan" wrote
I was not asking where I could find one; I was asking what a reasonable
market price to pay would be.

And ,duncan, I told you how to find out for your area-but you snapped
back.
I think you have an attitude-problem.

Yes, I don't suffer fools gladly.

"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
news:42a8735d_3@mk-nntp-wrote
Yes, I don't suffer fools gladly.

Fair enough, but people who don't live on the I.O.W. will not know the local
labour situation. It's a local question.
B.T.W. I planted a female kiwi fruit last year and progress was sad, however
this year it is turning into the thug they can be!
Regarding anti-weed covering I've just got a garden shredder and it's output
is a perfect mulch (see garden shredder report)

In article , Duncan Heenan
writes

Dear 'Spakker',
I asked a sensible question about market practice. If you have no answer,
why the stupid sarcasm?
As a matter of interest I normally do my own gardening, but I have to go
away for a couple of months. Also there a re a lot of people not 'healthy'
enough to do their own gardening.


AND if we all did all our own gardening there would be no work for
gardeners!

I would ring up a few of the garden care firms Duncan and ask them how
much they would charge, they might give you a cheaper price for a
regular job.
It will give you a guide to how much they expect. If you can, try and
get someone to come round a couple of times before you go so that you
can see how good they are/ or aren't!

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk