Gardening by the hour, from €14.30.
See the rate before you book.
A local gardener by the hour — grass, hedges, beds. Rate shown up front; keep the same gardener.
A local gardener, booked by the hour — the grass, the hedges, the beds, every fortnight or once before the summer. The rate is shown up front, and you can keep the same gardener.
- Free to look — no account
- €10 credit that lowers hourly service rates when you sign up and download the app
- Keep the same gardener, fortnightly or monthly
Bigger project? Landscaping companies — get quotes →
How Locufy keeps you safe
ID checked, then deleted
Photo ID checked against the person, then deleted — not stored.
Reviews only from real jobs
Only booked jobs can be rated, by both sides.
Your number stays private
Calls and messages run through Locufy once a booking is confirmed.
Ranked by real distance
Gardeners ordered by how close they really are — never a county-wide list.
Near you
The gardeners nearest to you
Gardening is local. Tell us where you are and we show who is in your area, their real hourly rate and how far away they are.
Where are you?
Results are ranked by real distance, so we need a place to start from. An Eircode is most accurate; a town or area works too.
Or pick an area with gardeners
Your location is used once to rank results and is not stored.
Nearest to Ballinure
PAULO
Cleaners
ID checkedNew to Locufy
Request to book →€16.50/hr
€14.85/hr with your credit
Marco
Cleaners
ID checkedNew to Locufy
Request to book →€18.70/hr
€16.83/hr with your credit
Luciano
Gardener
ID checkedNew to Locufy
Request to book →€22/hr
€19.80/hr with your credit
What is hourly gardening on Locufy?
One gardener, by the hour — or a landscaper for the big job
Hourly gardening is one local gardener, booked by the hour at a rate shown up front — usually two or three hours, fortnightly or monthly through the season, with the same gardener. Patios, decking, fencing and redesigns are a different job: a landscaping company sends a team and quotes the project.
A local gardener, by the hour
- One person — usually two or three hours
- Fortnightly, monthly or one-off; keep the same gardener
- Mowing, hedges, weeding, beds, tidy-ups, leaves
- Rate per hour, shown before you book
A landscaping company, quoted for the job
- Patios, decking, fencing, walls
- Lawns laid, drainage, full redesigns
- A team, with the machinery
- Quoted after a site visit
The rate you see is the rate you pay
Credit makes it lower
Gardeners set their own hourly rates. Locufy Credit comes off that rate automatically when you book — no codes, and it doesn't expire. Every referral and every review adds more.
- €10credit that lowers hourly service rates — sign up and download the app
- €10per friend — both of you
- €1for every review
To get your €10: sign up and download the Locufy app.
The credit lands in your account in the app and reduces your hourly rate.
Typically around 10% off the rate; the exact amount depends on the gardener.
Example — 2 hours of gardening
- Gardener's rate
- €20/hr
- With your €10 credit that lowers hourly service rates
- about €18/hr
- You pay for 2 hours
- €36 €40
No subscription fees. Our job is getting your rate down — not adding to it.
How it works
Booked in three steps
- 1
Say where you are
Town or area is enough — gardeners are ranked by real distance to you.
- 2
Compare gardeners
Hourly rate, distance, badges and reviews from booked jobs — side by side.
- 3
Book the hours
One-off or repeating. Instant Book confirms on the spot; others confirm your request. Extend during the job if you need to.
Rather not search? Post the job.
Say what you need, your hours and your budget. Local gardeners see it and contact you — free, no account, no app needed.
What protects you
The checks behind every booking
What we do before you book, and what happens if something goes wrong.
They prove who they are
Providers prove who they are with photo ID. We check it's really them — then the ID is deleted, not kept. The “ID checked” badge shows who has done it.
Garda vetting & references on request
Badges on the profile show which ones a gardener has; the documents themselves are never published. Request them with one tap: if they're on file, they come straight to you.
Reviews with a make-it-right step
Under four stars, you're asked first whether to send it to the gardener so they can put it right — and we follow it through. Sorted or not, you then leave whatever review you want.
Your number stays private
Calls and messages open once a booking is confirmed and run through Locufy, so you never have to hand out your number — unless you want to.
No-show protection
If a gardener doesn't turn up, it's recorded. Three no-shows and they're suspended from Locufy for six months.
Hours that are real
Gardeners confirm their available hours every month, or they stop showing — so the people you see are actually taking work.
A gardener without the Garda vetting or reference badge hasn't failed anything — they just haven't added it yet. You can always ask them to.
We're new, and we won't pretend otherwise
No invented ratings or “trusted by thousands” here — reviews appear as real customers leave them (see us on Trustpilot). We are growing area by area. None in yours yet? Tell us where you are and our team will go and find someone.
Hourly service gardeners by area
Only areas with a bookable gardener get a page. Counts are live.
Questions about hourly gardening
- Gardeners on Locufy start from €14.30/hr; most charge between €16.50 and €16.50/hr. Each gardener sets their own rate and shows it on their profile, and your credit comes off it automatically.
- Most people book two or three hours. If there's more to do than expected, extend the hours during the booking — you only pay for the time used.
- It varies — many bring a mower, strimmer and hand tools; some use yours. Agree it in messages once the booking is confirmed.
- Agree it in messages: your brown bin, or a trip to the recycling centre at the hourly rate.
- Yes — save or follow a gardener and rebook them in a tap, fortnightly, monthly or whenever you need.
- Patios, decking, fencing, new lawns, drainage or a redesign: a landscaping company quotes for the whole job, usually after a site visit. Get quotes from landscapers →
- Tell us what you need and where. Our team goes looking for gardeners in your area, adds them to Locufy and emails you when someone's bookable — we aim to do it within 24–48 hours.
See the gardeners near you — and what they charge
Free to look. No account needed. Rates shown before you book.
Garden by the hour? Set your rate, your areas and your hours, and you appear on this page for every area you cover. Free to join.