Landscape Guy

[BucaNole]

So I'm looking for someone to basically clean out a bunch of beds, pull random plants and weeds, and dig out some azaleas. Without going through fricken espositos that needs a consultant charging 150 an hour, what is the best way to go about it? I figure 60 to 75 bucks an hour for 10 to 15 hours? Where do I find that person?

 

[ericram]

So I'm looking for someone to basically clean out a bunch of beds, pull random plants and weeds, and dig out some azaleas. Without going through fricken espositos that needs a consultant charging 150 an hour, what is the best way to go about it? I figure 60 to 75 bucks an hour for 10 to 15 hours? Where do I find that person?

Espositos doesn't want your business. They are ridiculous with their high quotes and charges.

Give my lawn guy a call. He does all sorts of extra work around my yard at very reasonable prices.

Richard Walker 8505668370

 

[ericram]

If he can do it I know of another guy who might be able to.

 

[OrlandNole]

Wait, you’re going to pay someone $75 an hour to do yard work?

LR gonna LR.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

What about the guys who gather outside Home Depot looking for work?

 

[squiffynole]

You could always ask around at the Time Saver store at Brevard and Old Bainbridge.

 

[goldmom]

What about the guys who gather outside Home Depot looking for work?

No. Bad choice. Too many shady types. Are you in Tally? Ask a Realtor. They often have handy type folks who help them prep homes and might be able to help with names.

 

[Nolomite]

What about the guys who gather outside Home Depot looking for work?

How's your Spanish?

 

[Gonolz]

Wait, you’re going to pay someone $75 an hour to do yard work?

LR gonna LR.

On a full-time yearly schedule, that is about $150,000 per year. That is definitely a great living for a gator fan without a good education (I know that is redundant).

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Wait, you’re going to pay someone $75 an hour to do yard work?

LR gonna LR.

That would buy you about 10 Mexicans from the back alley in Lowes. And they could build you a new house in that same amount of time.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

On a full-time yearly schedule, that is about $150,000 per year. That is definitely a great living for a gator fan without a good education (I know that is redundant).

$150k basically all cash at that, which is equal to about $238k pretax earnings (if your lawn guy is into that). Likely they'll wind up reporting some but not all of their earnings.

Few years back I got thrown out of a bar, which you'll all be thrilled to know, it was cash only and I drunkenly asked if they were even paying taxes, apparently a sensitive subject for the owner, he doth protest too much.

On topic: OP I know a guy who's somewhere around $60-65/hr, reliable, usually just pay him via Venmo when he's all done.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

As an aside, I opened this thread worried it was going to be volume 1.0 in a whole new series of posts about landscaping guys and their potentially inappropriate sexual escapades.

 

[Urban Cryer]

I’ve had a lot of luck on home advisor

 

[hatsbo]

You need a shade tree gardener, pretty easy to find, online, mullet wrapper, word of mouth. We had one in Tally, and now in Charlottesville. About half have some sort of horticulture background, so they will know how to correctly put those shrubs in. 25-50 an hour. Feel them out, they should have a good general knowledge of the local flora. We typically use one maybe 25 days of the year, we have quite a few formal gardens and do a lot of the work ourselves.