how much do gardeners cost to do a 70ft garden which is a complete mess?

Question

how much are gardeners to hire?
my garden 70ft long full of weeds etc how expensive will it be any ideas

Answer 1

Usually, the cost is by the hour. So 70ft by how wide? A 70 x 15 foot garden is many many times bigger than a 70 by 2ft garden.

A 70ft perennial border bed, that merely needs extensive weeding...If youwere hiring me, I would estimate about $50 for that job, based on my guess that it would take 2-3 hours to complete. But then again, I'm cheap to hire out. I charge by the hour, I live in a fairly low cost-of-living area, and it's just me.

The trick may be finding someone willing to do it. Landscaping companies probably will not want to bother with such a small job. Teenagers may be willing - but unless you have a rare teen who knows plants, chance are you'll lose a handful of your valuable plants along with your weeds.

Talk to your neighbors - see who they use, if they have a gardening relative who might be looking for extra money...you might even ask at your local garden/nursery if they know any sources for small jobs.

Answer 2

Landscape designer to draw a plan, figure out plants and planting, design paths and water systems, about $100-500 bucks.
Cost of materials - figure about $2000 for pipes, sprinkler fittings, automatic sprinkler system timer, parts for automatic sprinkler system manifold, soil amendments and topsoil.
Another $500 for materials for a path, fencing, lighting.
Good plants will run anywhere from free if you learn how to propagate from seeds and cuttings, to $500- 1000 depending on where you shop and what you buy. You need to be prepared for some purchased plants to die from shock of transplanting, extreme weather conditions, and getting eaten by visiting animals.
Labor can be cheap in the form of friends, or expensive if you hire a landscaping outfit. For a 70ft long garden, a total cost to hire someone else to do it would be around $5000 - 10,000, but that would include labor for installation.
You can keep your costs low by doing as much homework as you can. It's a good idea to get some garden magazines that are specific to your area (Southern Living magazine is good for information on gardens in the South, Sunset magazine is excellent for gardens in the Western States, and Better Homes and Gardens is good for the Midwest and northeastern states.). Make a list of plants you like that are both native to your area or recommended for your climate zone. Take that list to your local garden center and start pricing those plants. While you are there get an idea of the cost per square foot of building materials you like, and have someone help you figure out what you need for a watering system. Take that number and add 30%, that will cover your mistakes and cost of plants that die that can't be returned because they got eaten by deer, rabbits, gophers, or local dogs. Add another $1000 for labor, and that will be your basic estimate. If you want to reduce that cost, look into finding cheaper sources for plants from neighbors, friends, people who garden, and non-profit organizations that hold plant sales. You may find somebody who can help you get paving materials for retaining walls and paths by being willing to recycle used bricks, broken concrete, or help someone clear out a field of stones.
A garden can be a huge expense, or it can cost you little ore than your own labor, depending on how much time and effort you are willing to put into it. If you do some homework and get an idea of how much things cost, it will help you decide what landscape bid to accept if you choose to pay someone else to do it.
Either way, a pretty garden is always rewarding.

Answer 3

Obviously you are not interested in doing it yourself, so figure what you would pay yourself and triple it. This will cover the labor (what you would pay yourself), materials, tools, and, of course, profit. That's for a professional company to come in and clean up your mess.
If you are only interested in finding some cheap labor to do your bidding, try a temp agency that contracts day labor. You supply the tools, materials and supervision. $13-15 per hour for basic warm bodies.

Answer 4

If you can't find an illegal immigrant for 5 bucks a day, you might have to use union labor.