What gardeners actually take home
Every figure on this page is what you take home — your earnings after our fee, not the price the customer pays.
On BOB O JOB, an hour of gardening typically takes home £17–£25.50. A small lawn mow takes home £17–£29.75, a two-hour garden tidy £34–£51, and a full-day overhaul £127.50–£212.50. You see the exact amount on every job before you accept it.
Work with the seasons, not against them
Gardening has a rhythm the other categories don't. Spring and summer bring the mowing, watering and tidy-up bookings; autumn brings clear-ups and cut-backs. The gardeners who earn steadily turn one-off summer tidies into a repeat round — a fortnightly slot booked through the season beats chasing new jobs every week.
Quick jobs and day jobs
A lawn mow fills a gap between other work; a full overhaul fills a day at day-project money. Mix them to suit the week you want — and only take what your kit can handle. You bring your own tools, and the job description tells you what you're walking into before you accept.
Why it works around your life
There are no minimum hours and no set shifts. Go online when you're free, set a radius around where you live, and only see gardens nearby. The customer's card is authorised before you travel, so the money is reserved up front and there's no invoice to chase. Earnings are released when the customer confirms, or about 4 hours after you finish, then paid out on Stripe’s standard schedule.
Move up, earn more
Complete more jobs and you climb from Bronze to Silver to Gold — each tier adds a bigger bonus on top of every job you do. Strong reviews unlock better job alerts, too.
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