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I also normally do time and materials, with a one hour minimum per visit. I have never had a client balk at this arrangement, but I have been doing maintenance on perennial gardens for about 13 years now, so I can always give them a pretty good estimate.
I do have one client who had to move to Australia for three years for his job, and him I gave a yearly price. I figured that out by adding the one hour per month for eight months, plus a few extra hours for spring clean up and mulching, and fall leaf season. Of course materials (mulch, fertilizer, etc) were figured on a square foot basis. This is such a small garden that I really can't lose. It took me 15 minutes to weed and deadhead this month!
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