Gardening and landscaping work in Co. Wicklow
Gardening splits into two kinds of work that pay differently: maintenance, which repeats fortnightly through the growing season and builds a round, and landscaping, which is project work at a much higher value. Most professionals here do both, using the round to fill the weeks between projects.
The commuter belt works on a different rhythm to the city. Households here are usually out during the day and want a key-holder they trust rather than someone different each week — which means the work tends to be regular, and the client relationships tend to last longer than in the centre.
What comes up in this trade
- Fortnightly maintenance from spring to autumn
- Planting, borders and seasonal tidying
- Landscaping projects: paths, beds and turfing
- Winter work: pruning, clearing and structure
What the work needs
- Mower, strimmer and hand tools, plus transport for them
- Somewhere to take green waste, or a disposal arrangement
How it works for you
- You choose which requests to take — nobody assigns you work
- You set your own price with the client directly
- You keep the client afterwards; there is no commission on the job
- Requests near you arrive by email as they are posted