We charge for the exact time worked, with clear hourly rates and no rounding up. This allows gardens to be cared for properly — without rushing, guesswork, or inflated estimates.
Below you’ll find our current garden care services and rates.
Green Garden Maintenance
£27.50 per hour (per Garden Butler)
Our core service — steady, long-term care designed to keep gardens healthy, tidy, and resilient over time.
Typical work includes lawn care, border maintenance, pruning, hedge and shrub care, planting, mulching, soil improvement, and wildlife-aware methods.
Garden & Estate Clearances and Seasonal Cutbacks
£30.00 per hour (per Garden Butler)
For heavier, overgrown, or time-sensitive work that requires careful opening up and restructuring of gardens.
This may include reductions, bed reclamation, invasive growth removal, pre-tenancy resets, storm damage, and neglected areas.
Charging hourly allows us to make careful decisions as the garden reveals itself — without rushing or cutting corners to fit a fixed quote.
Travel Notice
Our standard rates apply throughout Sandwich and the immediate surrounding area.
For gardens further afield, travel is charged at 45p per mile from our Sandwich base, calculated as a round trip.
Invoicing
Regular maintenance clients are invoiced fortnightly.
Seasonal work, garden clearances, and one-off projects are invoiced at the end of the week in which the work is carried out.
All invoices reflect the actual time worked. We do not estimate, bundle, or round up.
Green Waste Collection (Optional)
Earthly Comforts is a registered Lower Tier Waste Carrier. We are not a waste company, but we offer green waste removal as optional support during your gardening visit.
Our waste collection structure depends on the type of booking.
Green Maintenance Plans (Regular Clients)
For clients on ongoing maintenance plans, waste handling is charged as a simple monthly add-on:
£4.50 per month
For gardens producing 1–3 × 125-litre bags of green waste per month.
£8.00 per month
For gardens producing approximately 4–8 × 125-litre bags of green waste per month as part of routine hedge, shrub, or general maintenance.
These monthly rates cover routine green waste generated during regular garden care.
Project & Heavy Cutbacks
For seasonal work, garden clearances, or heavier cutbacks, waste is charged at:
£2 per 125-litre bag
You are only charged for waste actually removed. If no waste is collected, there is no charge.
This structured approach keeps costs clear, proportional, and aligned with the type of work carried out.
Please Note
Green waste removal is provided by agreement during scheduled visits.
On occasion, we can also remove small amounts of brown waste (soil) or grey waste (non-green items). An additional charge may apply when requested.
Check out the FAQ for more information
Why We Charge Hourly
Gardens are living systems, not static jobs.
Hidden roots, compacted soil, weather conditions, self-seeded growth, and past maintenance all affect how long work genuinely takes.
Fixed prices rely on estimates and buffers. Hourly pricing removes that.
It means lighter work costs less, heavier work is handled properly, nothing is rushed to protect a quote, and you only pay for the time actually worked.
This is the fairest way to care for gardens — and the most honest way to run a service built on trust.
Rates are reviewed periodically to support the continued quality, reliability, and sustainability of our service.
