What does a landscape gardener do?
A landscape gardener designs, builds and maintains gardens, from a new garden design with planting and paving to pruning, lawn care and putting up fences or decking. Many landscape gardeners combine building a garden with a maintenance plan, so your garden stays looked after all year round.
Typical jobs
- Garden design and landscaping
- Laying paving and patios
- Planting and pruning hedges and trees
- Laying and maintaining lawns
- Putting up fences, pergolas or decking
- Regular garden maintenance
- Garden drainage
What does a landscape gardener cost?
The cost of a landscape gardener depends on the surface area, the design, the materials chosen and the amount of groundwork. Building a garden is usually quoted per project, maintenance per hour or per visit. Always ask for a quote that splits materials, hours and removal of soil and green waste, so you can compare quotes fairly. Through VerbouwPro you request several quotes for free.
Frequently asked questions about hiring a landscape gardener
What does a landscape gardener do?
A landscape gardener designs, builds and maintains gardens, from a new garden design with planting and paving to pruning, lawn care and putting up fences or decking. Many landscape gardeners combine building a garden with a maintenance plan, so your garden stays looked after all year round.
What does a landscape gardener cost?
The cost of a landscape gardener depends on the surface area, the design, the materials chosen and the amount of groundwork. Building a garden is usually quoted per project, maintenance per hour or per visit. Always ask for a quote that splits materials, hours and removal of soil and green waste, so you can compare quotes fairly. Through VerbouwPro you request several quotes for free.
How do I find a reliable landscape gardener through VerbouwPro?
Post your job on VerbouwPro for free and describe what you need. Tradespeople from your area who work as a landscape gardener respond to your job. Compare their profiles, reviews and KvK (Chamber of Commerce) details, chat with the tradespeople you like and choose who you want to go ahead with. It costs you nothing and there is no obligation.
What work does a landscape gardener usually do?
Common jobs for a landscape gardener include garden design and landscaping, laying paving and patios, planting and pruning hedges and trees, laying and maintaining lawns and putting up fences, pergolas or decking.
Landscape gardeners near you
Further reading: guides for anyone looking for a landscape gardener
Having a garden landscaped: design, paving, drainage and what the landscaper does
A new garden starts with a design and ends with planting, but in between lies the work you will never see again: groundwork, drainage, cables and pipes, and the foundation of the paving. The order in which a landscaper works, why falls and rainwater matter so much, when a KLIC notification is mandatory, what neighbour law says about trees and hedges near the boundary and what belongs in a good quote.
Read moreFelling a tree in your garden: when do you need a felling permit?
Whether you may fell a tree in your own garden is decided by your municipality: the rules are set out in the omgevingsplan (municipal environment plan) and differ from place to place, usually with a threshold for trunk girth and a list of protected trees. On top of that come the bird breeding season and the protection of animals, neighbour law on branches and distance from the boundary, and your duty of care as owner in the event of storm damage. When to apply for a permit, when pruning is enough and when to bring in a tree surgeon.
Read morePutting up a fence or boundary partition: rules, height and neighbour law
A fence of up to one metre is permit-free everywhere; behind the front facade a boundary partition of two metres is allowed, but your municipality can deviate from that. On top of that, neighbour law determines who can demand that a partition be put up, who owns a fence on the boundary and who pays for maintenance. How to be certain of the property boundary, which material lasts a long time and how to put your agreements with the neighbours on record.
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