Gardening and landscaping

Gardeners and landscapers in Ireland

Lawn care and hedge trimming through to fencing, paving and a new garden design: gardeners and landscapers near you answer with a price and the season they would do it in.

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Gardening and landscaping: every service

Artificial grassReplacing a lawn with artificial turf: digging out the old grass, building a compacted, free-draining base, and laying, joining and pinning the turf.
Fencing and gatesPutting up or repairing garden boundaries — timber panels, featheredge, post-and-rail, composite boards, railings and gates — on posts set in concrete.
Garden design and plantingPlanning a garden as a whole — layout, levels, planting, paths, seating and lighting — and, if you want, building it.
Hedge trimmingCutting garden hedges back to shape — sides and top — and clearing the cuttings.
Lawn mowing and careKeeping a lawn cut, edged and healthy: regular mowing through the growing season, and the occasional heavier work — scarifying out moss and thatch, aerating, feeding and overseeding — that an Irish lawn, wet and mossy for half the year, usually needs.
Paving and patiosLaying a patio, path or driveway in concrete slabs, porcelain, natural stone, block paving or gravel.
Professional weed treatmentControlling weeds in lawns, beds, driveways and paving with professional herbicides, applied by a DAFM-registered professional user — or by non-chemical means such as hot water or burning-off where that suits.
Tree surgery and fellingPruning, crown-reducing, thinning or felling a tree, and grinding the stump, by an arborist who climbs or uses a platform and lowers sections safely.

Hiring a gardener in Ireland

Garden work splits into maintenance — mowing, hedges, tidy-ups — and landscaping projects such as patios, fencing, artificial grass and planting schemes. Projects are mostly groundwork: what is dug out, the sub-base and the drainage decide how long the result lasts.

Green waste is waste: whoever takes cuttings and soil away needs a waste collection permit.

What the work usually involves

Lawn mowing and hedge trimming
Fencing and gates
Paving, patios and artificial grass
Garden design and planting

What to put in your task

Roughly how big the garden is
One-off or regular maintenance
Photos of the area as it is now
Access — side passage, or through the house

Gardening and landscaping: rules and grants in Ireland

The rules in Ireland

Whoever takes green waste, soil or old paving away must hold a waste collection permit.

Anybody who takes your waste away must hold a waste collection permit. Handing waste to an unpermitted collector is an offence for the householder, with a fine of up to €5,000 — ask for the permit number, which collectors must show on vehicles and receipts.

Sources · checked 9 October 2026

South Dublin County Council — illegal waste collectors

What gardeners and landscapers cost, and why

What jobs on Talqero came to

Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.

What affects the price

Area and access — everything may have to go through the house
Removing soil, turf and old paving
Materials: slabs, porcelain, block paving, fencing, plants
Drainage and levels
VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.

How long it usually takes

Mowing or a hedge: an hour or two.
Fencing: one to three days.
A patio or driveway: three days to two weeks.

What to ask before you choose

What sub-base and drainage will you put down?
Who removes the soil and waste, and with what permit?
What guarantee is there on the work?
Is VAT included?

Gardeners and landscapers by county

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Gardening and landscaping

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Questions about hiring a gardener

What rules apply to gardening and landscaping work in Ireland?

Whoever takes green waste, soil or old paving away must hold a waste collection permit.

How long does gardening and landscaping work take?

Mowing or a hedge: an hour or two. Fencing: one to three days. A patio or driveway: three days to two weeks.

When can hedges be cut?

Garden hedges can be trimmed most of the year, but hedgerow cutting in the countryside is restricted during the nesting season. Ask the gardener about timing.

Can I get regular garden maintenance?

Yes. Say how often in your task and agree the schedule directly.

Who takes away the green waste?

Ask. Say in your task whether you want it removed.