Business Opportunities
Lawn and Weed Expert
With more than 20 years’ worth of experience, Lawn & Weed Expert can help you set-up and run…
Minimum Investment: £1,750
How Much Does a Gardening Franchise Cost?
Typical minimum investment around £10,000 — ranging from £1,750 to £100,000 across 19 UK gardening opportunities.
From
£1,750
minimum investment
Typical
£10,000
median across 19 brands
Up to
£100,000
established models
Choice
19
opportunities
Cheapest Gardening franchises
Care Franchises
Diamond Home Support
Diamond Home Support franchisees offer their clients a wide range of home cleaning and support services without doing…
Minimum Investment: £2,495
Gardening Franchises
Nicenstripy
Nicenstripy have been one of the U. K’s leading garden care and grass cutting companies since their inception…
Minimum Investment: £5,000
Home Improvement
Oltco
Oltco is the UK’s leading supplier and installer of resin bound, recycle bound and rubber crumb surfaces. Sales…
Minimum Investment: £8,000
Gardening Franchises
Garden Aspects
Join Garden Aspects and run your own gardening, maintenance and landscaping franchise. This is an opportunity to build…
Minimum Investment: £8,000
Gardening Franchises
Greensleeves Lawn Treatment Experts
Provides a range of all-year-round lawn treatment services to the domestic market.
Minimum Investment: £8,000
Gardening Franchises
TruGreen
TruGreen, part of the renowned ServiceMaster group, can help you to enter the profitable and growing lawn care…
Minimum Investment: £8,400
Gardening Franchises
Clean Cut Gardening
Clean Cut are leading providers of gardening services to private homes and businesses in the United Kingdom.
Minimum Investment: £9,950
Gardening Franchises
Ed’s Garden Services
Ed’s Garden franchise provides a high quality but reasonably priced garden maintenance services including lawn mowing, hedge cutting,…
Minimum Investment: £9,995
Gardening Franchises
Naturespace
Established in 2023, Naturespace offer an all year-round, cost-effective open space maintenance and management service. From grass-cutting, hedge…
Minimum Investment: £10,000
Gardening Franchises
Jim’s Mowing
Jim's Mowing is the largest gardening franchise in the world. Huge in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, Jim's…
Minimum Investment: £11,000
Gardening Franchises
Lawnscience
Lawnscience is a top-quality lawn care franchise operating mainly in the domestic market with a strong reputation as…
Minimum Investment: £12,474
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Want a Gardening franchise that fits your budget?
Take the franchise finderWhat goes into the cost of a gardening franchise?
The headline figure is the minimum investment — the realistic total you need to get up and running. It is usually made up of several parts:
- Franchise fee — a one-off licence fee paid to the franchisor for the brand, training and the right to operate. It is only part of the total cost.
- Set-up & equipment — vehicles, tools, stock, fit-out, technology or a unit — whatever the model needs to start trading.
- Working capital — money to cover the first few months of running costs before the business is cash-flow positive.
Across the gardening opportunities listed on FindMyFranchise, the minimum investment starts from £1,750, with a typical figure around £10,000 and the most established models reaching about £100,000.
Ongoing fees are separate from the start-up cost — most franchises charge a management service fee (royalty) on turnover and sometimes a marketing levy. Always check the figures in the franchise prospectus before committing.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a gardening franchise cost?
Gardening franchises on FindMyFranchise need a minimum investment from £1,750, with a typical figure around £10,000 and up to £100,000 for the most established brands. The franchise fee is only part of this — the total also covers set-up, equipment and working capital.
What is the cheapest gardening franchise?
The lowest-investment gardening franchise currently listed is Lawn and Weed Expert, from £1,750. Browse the full list below, ordered cheapest first.
What's included in the franchise cost?
The minimum investment typically covers the one-off franchise (licence) fee, the equipment or set-up needed to start trading, and working capital for the first few months. Ongoing management service fees (royalties) and marketing levies are charged separately on turnover.
