Garden maintenance agreement template

What's in this garden maintenance agreement

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1. 1. The parties. This agreement is between [Client name] (the Client) and [Gardener or business name] (the Gardener) for regular garden maintenance at [Garden address] (the Garden), starting on [Start date].
2. 2. Regular work. On each visit the Gardener will carry out the following: [Work included on each visit]. Anything not listed here is extra work under the clause below.
3. 3. Visits. The Gardener will visit [How often you visit]. The Gardener will give reasonable notice if a visit day has to move, and the Client will say in advance if a visit is not wanted.
4. 4. Weather. The Gardener may postpone a visit when rain, frost, high wind or extreme heat would make the work unsafe or damage the Garden. A postponed visit will be rearranged within a week where possible and is not charged until it takes place.
5. 5. Extra work and materials. Hedge reductions, tree work, planting schemes, turfing and similar one-off jobs are quoted separately and only carried out once the Client agrees the price. Plants, compost, feed and other materials are charged at cost plus any handling charge stated on the quote, and the Gardener will ask before buying anything over a small amount.
6. 6. Price and payment. The Client will pay [Price per visit]. The Gardener will invoice [When you are paid]. The Gardener may review the price once a year by giving the Client at least four weeks' written notice.
7. 7. Access, keys and pets. The Client will give the Gardener safe access to the Garden on visit days, including side gates and any outside tap or power point needed for the work, and will keep pets indoors or out of the way while the Gardener is working. Any keys or gate codes the Gardener holds are kept securely and returned when this agreement ends.
8. 8. Green waste. Green waste from regular visits is removed by the Gardener or left in the Client's garden waste bin or compost area, as the parties agree. Large volumes from extra work may carry a disposal charge, which will be quoted first.
9. 9. Chemicals and safety. The Gardener will only use weedkillers, pesticides or fertilisers that the Client has agreed to, and will use them according to the product label and any licence or training the law requires. The Gardener will tell the Client about any hazard noticed in the Garden, such as a loose fence panel or dangerous branch.
10. 10. Damage and liability. The Gardener will take reasonable care of the Client's property and will put right, or pay for, damage caused by the Gardener's own negligence. The Gardener is not responsible for plants that fail through weather, pests, disease or lack of watering between visits. Nothing in this agreement limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence.
11. 11. Insurance. The Gardener will hold public liability insurance for the work while this agreement is in force and will show proof of cover if the Client asks.
12. 12. Ending the agreement. Either party may end this agreement by giving [Notice to end the agreement] of written notice. Either party may end it straight away if the other seriously breaks it and does not put things right within 14 days of being asked. The Client will pay for visits carried out up to the end date.
13. 13. Governing law. This agreement is governed by the laws of [Governing law], and the courts of that place may hear any dispute about it.
14. 14. Entire agreement. This document is the whole agreement between the Client and the Gardener about its subject. It replaces anything said or written before it, and any change must be in writing and agreed by both.
15. Signed by: the Client, the Gardener, each with a signature, printed name and date.