Costs
What gardening work costs in the UK
Realistic price ranges for the jobs people ask about most, what drives the number up or down, and what a full quote should include.
Cost guide by job
Grass cutting cost
Most gardeners quote a regular cut per visit rather than by the square metre.
£20 to £45 a visit
Lawn treatment cost
£30 to £70 an application is the typical price across most of Britain, with London and the South East at £40 to £90.
£30 to £70 a treatment
Lawn care cost
£30 to £70 a visit is the national range for regular upkeep, and £45 to £90 across London and the South East.
£30 to £70 a visit
Lawn scarifying cost
£55 to £240 covers scarification on a domestic lawn, set by area and by how much moss is sitting in it.
£55 to £240 a lawn
Turfing cost
£10 to £30 a square metre supplied and laid covers most of Britain, with about £18 the usual figure.
£10 to £30 a square metre laid
Artificial grass cost
£50 to £90 per square metre installed is the 2026 range across most of the UK, rising to £65 to £110 in London and the South East.
£50 to £90 per square metre
Hedge cutting cost
£60 to £150 is the common range for a standard domestic hedge, with £120 the figure quoted most often.
£60 to £150 a hedge
Topiary cost
Topiary has fewer published prices than most garden trades.
£25 to £100 a piece
Tree surgery cost
Tree surgery is quoted per job in almost every case.
£150 to £2,500 a job
Tree felling cost
Height, access and what sits underneath set the felling price.
£150 to £4,800 a tree
Stump grinding cost
Diameter at ground level sets the grinding price, with UK averages near £225 for a single stump.
£60 to £500 a stump
Crown reduction cost
Crown work is priced by tree size and crew time rather than by the branch.
£250 to £1,400 a tree
Tree planting cost
Two numbers make up every planting quote: the stock and the labour.
£75 to £1,500 a tree
Garden clearance cost
£150 to £300 covers a small garden clearance, £300 to £600 a medium one, and £600 to £2,000 where a plot has been left badly overgrown.
£150 to £600 a garden
Green waste removal cost
£45 to £250 covers most green waste collections, set by how many cubic metres end up in the van.
£45 to £250 a van load
Fencing cost
Fencing is priced by the bay.
£70 to £240 per metre
Fence repair cost
£150 is the average UK fence repair in 2026, with most small jobs at £100 to £150 outside London or £120 to £180 inside it.
£60 to £150 per panel replaced
Garden gates cost
£450 is the typical spend on a garden gate supplied and fitted in 2026.
£250 to £700 supplied and fitted
Decking cost
£2,600 is the average 30 square metre timber deck in 2026.
£40 to £110 per square metre
Composite decking cost
£110 per square metre installed is the 2026 figure for solid capped composite and £65 for hollow uncapped.
£65 to £110 per square metre
Patios cost
£1,200 is the average UK patio spend in 2026, roughly 15 square metres of sandstone.
£60 to £120 per square metre
Block paving cost
£4,500 to £6,000 covers a 60 square metre concrete block driveway in 2026, with £50 to £120 per square metre spanning the material choices.
£50 to £120 per square metre
Driveways cost
£2,500 to £5,000 buys a 60 square metre driveway in tarmac or resin during 2026, while concrete and block paving reach £8,000 at the same size.
£35 to £135 per square metre
Resin driveways cost
Published rates run from £40 to £120 per square metre, and £60 to £95 is where most UK cost guides land for 2026.
£40 to £120 per square metre
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.
£2,500 to £25,000 for a whole garden
Garden design cost
£600 to £4,500 is where most garden design fees land, averaging about £1,950.
£600 to £4,500 for a design
Pressure washing cost
Area and surface type set the price, with most contractors quoting per square metre and a few by the hour.
£90 to £500 a job
Patio cleaning cost
Patio prices follow material, area and how much treatment the surface needs before the lance touches it.
£80 to £400 a patio
Driveway cleaning cost
Driveway pricing divides into a cleaning figure and a sealing figure, and the two together roughly double the bill.
£100 to £650 a driveway
Japanese knotweed cost
Method and infestation area drive the figure, and the gap between the two main routes is enormous.
£1,500 to £20,000 a site
Grounds maintenance cost
£800 to £8,000 a year covers most commercial grounds contracts, with the spread set by site type as much as by acreage.
£800 to £12,000 a year