Services and prices
Straight prices for the common jobs, a quote for everything else. No call-out fee.
The main service
Regular garden care
£25 an hour with a one-hour minimum, fortnightly or every four weeks — most visits take one to one and a half hours. I do what the garden needs that visit — mowing, edges, weeding, deadheading, light pruning — and bag the cuttings for your green bin. Your first regular visit is half price. Thorough with the work, straight about the hours.
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Small
£25
A lawn and a border or two · About an hour
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Medium
£25-£40
A typical family garden · 1 to 1.5 hours
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Large
from £50
Big garden, or one that has got away · 2 hours or more
| Garden size | Time on site | Typical cost per visit |
|---|---|---|
| Small A lawn and a border or two | About an hour | £25 |
| Medium A typical family garden | 1 to 1.5 hours | £25-£40 |
| Large Big garden, or one that has got away | 2 hours or more | from £50 |
Travel is included around Ledbury, the Three Counties towns and on Bristol round days — no call-out fee.
One-off jobs
If your job isn't on the list, text me a photo — I'll give you a number the same day.
| Service | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lawn mow (one-off) | from £25 | Cut and edges. Clippings bagged for your green bin. |
| Hedge trimming | £30 an hour | Clippings bagged and taken away. |
| Yard work | £25 an hour | Hard surfaces, kerbs and paths swept and cleared. Farmyards and courtyards too. Waste taken away. |
| Overgrown garden rescue — half day | £110 | Brambles out, ivy off, borders back under control. Waste taken away. |
| Overgrown garden rescue — full day | £200 | The big jobs. Before-and-after photos included. Waste taken away. |
| Holiday cover | from £25 a visit | Mowing and watering on set days while you're away. |
XYZ Gardening is not VAT registered. The price you see is the price you pay.
Right now
Autumn (September - November)
September is the month to put a tired lawn right and get bulbs in. The leaves come later, and the mowing usually carries on into November.
Regular garden care
Fortnightly or every four weeks through the autumn. Mowing carries on later than most people expect, leaves come off the lawn and the paths as they fall, and the hedges get their last cut of the year.
£25 an hour — most visits £25-£40
Your first regular visit is half price.
£10 off your next visit when someone you refer books in.
Autumn catch-up
One visit to get back on top of it. Leaves off the lawn and the paths, the last cut on the hedges, and a tired lawn put right while there is still growth in it.
From £25 a visit
One-off visits welcome — no need to commit to regular care.
Same rate as a regular visit.
What I do through the year
Same simple pricing all year — regular visits at £25 an hour, one-off jobs from the menu above. What changes is the work each season brings.
March - May
Spring — wake it up
The garden comes back fast in spring. Getting on top of it early makes the whole year easier.
What spring visits usually cover:
- First cuts of the season and the edges back in shape
- Beds weeded before things take hold
- Dead wood pruned out of shrubs
- A tidy-up if winter got away from the garden
September - November
Autumn — get it right for spring
this seasonSeptember is the month that decides how the lawn looks next year, and the mowing carries on later than most people expect.
What autumn visits usually cover:
- Leaves cleared before they smother the lawn
- A tired lawn put right, and bulbs in by the end of September
- Mowing carried on as long as the grass is growing
- Hedges tidied while the weather holds
December - February
Winter — the big jobs
The quiet season is when overgrown gardens get rescued. Hedges can take a hard cut while they're dormant, brambles come out properly, and borders get redefined ready for spring. If your garden has got away from you, winter is the cheapest, kindest time to fix it.
What winter is good for:
- Rescue days — half day £110, full day £200
- Hard hedge reductions in dormancy
- Final leaf clearance
- Getting the spring round booked before it fills
Happy to come and have a look.
Every garden is different. Call to talk through your garden, or send an enquiry and I'll ring you back.
Public liability insured. A mow's clippings go in bags for your green bin; hedge cuttings and clearance waste leave with me.
Questions about how visits work? The FAQ has answers.
Customers in their own words
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“We have Xan now for years. Always polite and professional. We got a bit tricky old garden, but Xan always understand needs and gives five ⭐️ service. Would definitely recommend!”
Laura -
“Works hard in my difficult garden.”
Winona
Town by town
Where I work, and what the gardens are like in each place.
- Gardener in Ledbury — Your gardener in Ledbury and the surrounding villages
- Gardener in Bristol — Your gardener in southwest Bristol
- Gardener in Bromyard — Your gardener in Bromyard and the Frome valley
- Gardener in Newent — Your gardener in Newent and the Leadon Vale
- Gardener in Ross-on-Wye — Your gardener in Ross-on-Wye and the Wye-side villages
- Gardener in Upton-upon-Severn — Your gardener in Upton-upon-Severn and the riverside villages
- Gardener in Great Malvern — Your gardener in Great Malvern, from the hill roads to the Link
- Gardener in Stroud — Your gardener in Stroud and the five valleys
- Gardener in Thornbury — Your gardener in Thornbury and the Severn Levels
- Gardener in Worcester — Your gardener in Worcester and the villages around the city
- Gardener in Monmouth — Your gardener in Monmouth and the villages either side of the Wye
- Gardener in Abergavenny — Your gardener in Abergavenny and the Usk valley villages
- Gardener in Chepstow — Your gardener in Chepstow and the villages either side of the Wye