My wife has always done the gardening, as I have little interest in it. However, she is no longer really keen to do the whole work, so we are looking to hire a gardener. It's going to be mowing the lawn, weeding the flower beds, trimming back the shrubs, stuff like that.Â
Any hints and tips on how to get a good gardener that doesn't need a fully qualified horticulturist, but I also don't want some teenager who doesn't know anything more than pushing a lawnmower.Â
Never had to hire house staff before, so really not sure what the process is.
Look/ask on local Facebook group (cue "I don't do Facebook").
In my limited experience I needed to commit to many more hours per week/month than I actually wanted to get anyone to take any interest.
I had to get a gardener to help my mum. I spotted a gardeners van (signs painted on the side) parked nearby so made a note and went back to ask the houseowner how good they were. All sounded good so I went with them.
