How much do gardeners charge in Spain in 2026

A professional gardener in Spain charges between €12 and €25 per hour in 2026, though most gardening services are quoted by area (per m²) or as a complete package. Monthly maintenance for a private garden of 100–200 m² costs between €80 and €200 per month, depending on the frequency of visits and services included. PresuNow, the quoting and invoicing app for trade professionals, has compiled the most common rates from online quoting platforms, industry portals, and published rates from gardening companies across Spain.

Price summary table

Sources: online quoting platforms, professional gardening portals, and published company rates (2025–2026).

Detailed prices by service type

Monthly maintenance for private gardens

The most common service for a self-employed gardener. A private garden of 100–200 m² with lawn, hedges, and some shrubs costs between €80 and €200 per month, typically with 2–4 monthly visits. The service usually includes lawn mowing, hedge trimming, leaf and weed cleanup, and irrigation checks.

For larger gardens (300–500 m²) with trees, a vegetable patch, or a pool, the price rises to €200–450 per month. Gardens with special needs — ornamental lawn requiring frequent cuts, rose beds, or topiary hedges — sit at the upper end of the range.

Housing estate maintenance

Housing estates and residential communities make up the bulk of many gardeners' revenue. A monthly contract for a community with green areas of 500–2,000 m² costs between €300 and €1,200 per month, depending on the surface area, number of weekly visits (1–3), whether it includes a pool, and the level of care required.

Large estates with lawns, trees, perimeter hedges, and playground areas can exceed €1,500 per month. These contracts are usually annual with seasonal price reviews.

Tree and hedge pruning

Pruning a medium tree (3–5 metres) costs between €80 and €200, including waste collection and removal. For large trees (over 8 metres) requiring climbing, a cherry picker, or crane, the price rises to €300–800 per tree. Palm tree pruning ranges from €100 to €300 depending on height.

Hedge trimming is charged per linear metre: between €5 and €15 per metre, depending on height and species. A 2-metre cypress or Leyland hedge is cheaper to maintain than a box or laurel hedge requiring precision trimming.

Garden design

A full garden design project — plan, species selection, execution budget — costs between €500 and €3,000, depending on the area and complexity. A basic design for a 100–200 m² private garden runs €500–1,000. Landscaping projects with technical drawings, irrigation systems, lighting, and civil works can exceed €3,000.

Garden execution (planting, irrigation installation, ground preparation) is quoted separately and depends on the plant types, surface area, and materials chosen.

Automatic irrigation installation

An automatic irrigation system for a 100 m² garden costs between €600 and €1,500 installed, including controller, solenoid valves, piping, and sprinklers or drip lines. For 200–300 m² gardens, the price rises to €1,200–2,500. Drip irrigation is cheaper than pop-up sprinklers.

Annual irrigation system maintenance (spring start-up, repairs, schedule adjustments) costs between €80 and €200 per season.

Planting and lawns

Lawn seeding costs between €4 and €8 per m², including ground preparation, seeds, and first watering. Turf rolls are faster but more expensive: between €8 and €15 per m². For large areas (over 300 m²), some gardeners offer volume discounts.

Planting shrubs, ornamental trees, and seasonal plants is quoted per unit, with prices varying widely depending on species and size.

Regional variations

Sources: online quoting platforms and professional gardening portals (2025–2026).

In the Balearic Islands and coastal areas with residential developments, rates are highest due to strong demand for private garden maintenance. In rural areas labour is cheaper, but gardeners must factor in travel if they work on scattered properties (€20–50 surcharge for travel outside the town centre).

Factors that affect the price

• Garden size. More square metres means more working hours. However, the per-m² price drops with larger gardens: a 500 m² garden doesn't cost double what a 250 m² garden does.
• Type of vegetation. A garden with natural lawn, designer hedges, and roses requires more maintenance (and cost) than one with drought-resistant Mediterranean plants or gravel.
• Visit frequency. Weekly maintenance costs more than fortnightly. In spring and summer, visits are usually weekly; in winter, fortnightly or monthly.
• Services included. Just lawn mowing is cheaper than a full service with pruning, phytosanitary treatments, fertilising, and cleanup. Clearly defining what the quote includes prevents misunderstandings.
• Seasonality. Peak demand runs from March to June (spring) and September–October (winter preparation). Some gardeners charge slightly higher rates during peak season.
• Special machinery. Jobs requiring a chipper, professional brush cutter, cherry picker, or mini excavator carry a surcharge for equipment hire.

How to calculate and present your price as a gardener

If you're a professional gardener, these tips will help you quote accurately:

1. Detail each service separately. Don't just put "garden maintenance €150/mo". Break it down: lawn mowing, hedge trimming, cleanup, phytosanitary treatment. The client understands what they're paying for and you justify your price.
2. State the frequency. "Weekly lawn mowing" isn't the same as "fortnightly". Specifying frequency prevents disputes and lets you charge more for a more intensive service.
3. Separate materials and labour. If the quote includes plants, fertiliser, or irrigation parts, list them as separate line items with their prices. That way you control the margin on each element.
4. Quote extras separately. Large tree pruning, irrigation installation, new planting — these one-off jobs belong in separate quotes from the monthly maintenance.

With PresuNow you can create professional gardening quotes in under 2 minutes: dictate the job by voice from the client's garden — monthly maintenance, pruning, irrigation, treatment — the AI organises the line items, and you send the quote via WhatsApp instantly. Your client can sign it digitally from their phone, with the exact details of what was agreed.

Once the client accepts, you can invoice from the same app: monthly maintenance invoice, one-off pruning invoice, or a full garden design project. For urgent jobs without a prior quote, you can create the invoice directly by voice. The entire cycle, from quote to payment, in a single app.

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