Cost guide
How much does landscaping cost?
£4,000 is the average garden renovation figure for 2026, though the useful spread runs £2,500 to £8,000 for a refresh and £8,000 to £25,000 for a redesign with paving and structures. London and the South East sit 20 to 40 per cent above the rest of the UK.
Typical prices
Ranges, not quotes. A quote depends on your garden.
| Work | Typical UK price |
|---|---|
| Landscaper day rate, one person | £200 to £400 |
| Two person team, per day | £320 to £600 |
| Garden design package, small garden | £600 to £1,500 |
| Refresh: turf, planting and a path | £2,500 to £8,000 |
| Redesign with patio and fencing | £8,000 to £25,000 |
| Garden levelling | £1,500 to £8,000 |
Spoil removal and sub-base stone are the two lines worth seeing itemised. A figure that covers only the visible finish says nothing about what goes underneath, so ask for the sub-base depth and the number of grab loads.
What moves the price
- Spoil volume, since every 100mm taken off a 50 square metre garden is five cubic metres to cart away.
- Access width, because a garden reachable only through the house turns machine work into barrow work.
- Level changes, as retaining walls run £200 to £450 per square metre of face.
- Material choice, spanning £20 per square metre concrete slabs up to £95 granite.
- Location, with a single landscaper on £300 to £450 a day in London against £200 to £400 nationally.
Worth knowing
Public liability insurance is not a legal requirement for a sole trader with no staff, and no register of policies exists. The insurance certificate shows the insurer, the cover and the dates, so it is the document to ask to see.
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 covers employees only
Who quotes for it
1855 of the 4,012 gardeners listed on this site take on landscaping.
Where most of them are: Cheltenham (35), Glasgow (32), Manchester (31), Bristol (31), Leeds (31).
Questions about landscaping
Who removes the soil and the old materials?
Landscapers normally do, and it is priced as its own line. Grab loads and mini skips run £200 to £350 each. Anyone carrying away soil, turf or rubble needs waste carrier registration, upper tier in England and Wales because construction waste is involved and because the householder produced it.
Which months suit landscaping work?
Hard landscaping runs all year, though frozen ground stops concrete and mortar from setting properly. Turf lays well from September to November and again through March and April. Winter bookings often come with shorter lead times, since demand drops away after October.