{"id":1831811,"date":"2026-10-28T17:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexpress-franchise.com\/en\/articles\/how-to-start-a-gardening-business-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:20:03","slug":"how-to-start-a-gardening-business-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexpress-franchise.com\/en\/articles\/how-to-start-a-gardening-business-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start a gardening and landscaping business in the UK in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gardeners in the UK charge \u00a325 to \u00a345 an hour outside London in 2026, and landscape gardeners \u00a3200 to \u00a3400 per person per day. A gardening business needs no licence, but carrying away a customer’s old fence needs a paid waste carrier registration, and spraying weedkiller commercially needs a certificate. Whether it stays small or grows decides its VAT position too.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For a gardening business, the rules below are those of England unless stated, with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland flagged where they differ. Prices come from published 2026 cost guides and supplier pages; fees come from the regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a gardening and landscaping business?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A gardening business maintains gardens on a regular round: mowing, hedges, weeding, pruning and seasonal clear-ups, paid by the visit or the hour. A landscaping business builds or changes them: patios, paths, fencing, turf, planting schemes and drainage, priced by the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two share customers and vans, but not their economics: maintenance is recurring income that falls in winter, while landscaping is project income where materials can be half of the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to start a gardening business in the UK, step by step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The checklist, in the order most businesses set up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n