Garden Maintenance by Vetted & Insured Local Gardeners
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What does a gardener do?
Regular garden maintenance, hedge cutting, pruning, lawn care, and seasonal cleanups by vetted, insured local gardeners.
Gardeners look after the soft side of your outdoor space — lawns, hedges, borders, planting, pruning, and seasonal tidies. Different gardeners offer different service levels, so it helps to know which you need. Maintenance gardeners visit weekly, fortnightly, or monthly to mow, weed, edge, and tidy — ongoing garden maintenance that keeps everything in good shape without the homeowner doing the work. Project gardeners take on bigger one-off jobs — hedge reduction, bed reshaping, planting schemes, and lawn renovation. Garden designers (covered separately) handle full design.
Gardening in Ireland is seasonal. Spring brings the heavy work — cutting back, mulching, and planting. Summer is regular maintenance: mowing, watering in dry spells, and deadheading. Autumn means tidies — leaf clearing, plant cutbacks, and winter prep — while winter is quieter, with occasional pruning and structural work. Most maintenance gardeners cover a 4–6 mile radius and keep set days for set neighbourhoods, and established gardeners often have full books and a waiting list. If you're after regular garden maintenance, booking ahead matters — good local gardeners fill their schedules quickly, especially for new clients hoping to start in the growing season.
Common gardener services
From routine fixes to bigger projects — here's what Irish gardeners on Jobiit typically handle.
- Regular lawn mowing and edging
- Weekly or fortnightly maintenance visits
- Hedge cutting and shaping
- Pruning trees and shrubs
- Border weeding and mulching
- Seasonal cutbacks (spring and autumn)
- Lawn renovation and reseeding
- Planting and bed creation
- Leaf clearing in autumn
- Garden tidies (one-off)
How much does a gardener cost in Ireland?
Indicative pricing — your actual quote will vary
Gardener pricing in Ireland varies mainly by frequency, garden size, and how overgrown things are — a garden that's been maintained regularly costs less to keep tidy than one that needs rescuing every visit. The figures below are indicative Irish ranges; your matched trader will confirm exact pricing in a free, no-obligation itemised quote before any work starts.
A regular 1-hour maintenance visit (small front and back garden of a 3-bed semi) typically runs €40–€60 including mowing, edging, and a quick tidy. Fortnightly larger visits (2 hours, mid-sized garden) are €70–€110. A spring cutback (full day, plus debris removal) is €240–€450. A full hedge cut on a 3-bed semi (mixed hedges, whole perimeter) runs €280–€500. Lawn renovation (scarify, aerate, top-dress, overseed) is €450–€850. One-off seasonal tidies vary from €180–€400 depending on garden size and condition. Before agreeing to regular garden maintenance, insist on an itemised quote that confirms what's included per visit — mowing, edging, weeding, debris removal — and whether green waste disposal is extra.
These are indicative ranges based on typical Irish jobs. Final pricing depends on scope, materials, and urgency. On Jobiit your matched trader sends one fully itemised quote (labour, materials, VAT) so there are no surprises.
Why hire your gardener through Jobiit
We built Jobiit to fix what's broken about finding tradespeople in Ireland.
Verified & insured traders
Every trader on Jobiit passes a government-ID check and holds valid public liability insurance before they can take a single job.
Secure payments
Pay through the app or using tap-to-pay, securely with Stripe.
No lead fees, ever
Free for homeowners. Traders pay a small platform fee on completed jobs only — never per lead.
Real reviews, real ratings
All reviews come from completed, paid jobs. No fake stars. See what actual customers said before you book.
How we vet every trader
- 1
ID verification
Every trader passes a government-issued ID check before they can quote on jobs.
- 2
Insurance & qualifications
Public liability insurance, trade-specific qualifications, and registrations are validated and kept current.
- 3
Real reviews, no fakes
Reviews can only be left after a paid, completed job. No anonymous ratings.
- 4
Dispute resolution
In-app dispute process with mediation by our support team if you and your trader can't agree.
Gardeners in Dublin, Cork, Galway & across Ireland
Jobiit covers the whole of Ireland. Wherever you are, vetted local gardeners take jobs near you.
- Dublin
- Cork
- Galway
- Limerick
- Waterford
- Drogheda
- Swords
- Dundalk
- Bray
- Navan
- Kilkenny
- Sligo
Gardener FAQs
Should I get a regular gardener or one-off visits?
Regular fortnightly visits cost less per visit than ad-hoc one-offs and keep the garden continuously tidy. Most regulars charge €40–€60 per hour with a 1-hour minimum. Ad-hoc one-offs typically have higher per-hour rates (€60–€80) plus minimum charge of 2–3 hours. For a small-to-mid garden, fortnightly maintenance through the growing season (April–October) plus an autumn tidy works well — total annual cost €600–€1,000.
What's included in a 'tidy'?
Standard tidy: mowing, edging, weeding visible borders, sweeping paths and patio, light pruning of overgrown shrubs, removing dead leaves and debris. Spring tidy adds: cutting back perennials, mulching beds, lawn first cut and edge. Autumn tidy adds: leaf clearing, cutting back herbaceous perennials, last lawn cut, structural pruning of deciduous shrubs. Always confirm scope upfront — what's included vs charged separately.
Why is my lawn full of moss?
Moss thrives in shaded, compacted, wet, low-nutrient lawns. Causes: poor drainage, heavy clay soil, infrequent mowing, mowing too short, north-facing or tree-shaded locations. Fix involves: scarifying (removing moss and thatch), aerating (relieving compaction), top-dressing with sharp sand or a soil mix, and feeding. A lawn renovation costs €450–€850 and brings most lawns back to acceptable in 6–12 weeks. Moss returns over time without addressing the underlying causes.
When should hedges be cut?
Most evergreen hedges (laurel, leylandii, beech): late spring (June) for first cut, August or September for second. Avoid cutting during peak nesting season (March–early June) — nesting birds are protected under Irish wildlife law. Privet, beech, and yew tolerate later cuts in August–September well. Fast-growing hedges (leyland) often need 2–3 cuts a year to control. Most Irish gardeners book hedge work in May–June and August–September.
Can a gardener do tree work?
Light pruning of small trees: yes. Substantial tree work — anything requiring climbing gear, large limbs, or trees over 6m — is for an arborist (tree surgeon), separate trade. Trees with significant ivy, dead crowns, or close to buildings/cables also need an arborist. Most gardeners tell you up front when a job needs an arborist; if a 'gardener' offers to fell a 12m tree for €200, that's a red flag — they likely don't have insurance for tree work and there's risk to people and property.
Will my number be shared with loads of gardeners?
No. Jobiit isn't a bidding marketplace where dozens of businesses compete for your details. When you post a garden job, it's matched to one vetted local gardener — closest and best-rated first — and messaging happens in-app. Every gardener on Jobiit is ID-verified through Stripe Identity and holds valid public liability insurance, and posting is completely free for homeowners. Most homeowners receive a quote within a few hours.
Your questions, answered
New to Jobiit? Here's how hiring through the platform works.
Is it free to post a job and get a quote?
Yes — Jobiit is 100% free for homeowners. Posting a job costs nothing, and there are no booking fees, service charges, or subscriptions. You only ever pay the price on your trader's itemised quote. Traders pay a small platform fee on completed jobs — never you.
Are the traders vetted, insured, and qualified?
Every trader passes a government-ID check (via Stripe Identity) and holds valid public liability insurance before they can take jobs on Jobiit. Trade-specific registrations — like RGI for gas work and Safe Electric for electrical — are validated, and we monitor insurance expiry automatically.
How fast will I hear back?
Most homeowners receive their free, itemised quote within a few hours of posting. Your job is matched to one available local trader — so you get a real quote quickly, not a queue of callbacks to sit through.
Will my phone number get passed around?
No. Jobiit isn't a lead-selling site — we don't hand your details to a list of businesses that then compete to call you. Your job is matched to one vetted trader, and messaging happens in the app, so you stay in control of the conversation.
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