Garden Maintenance Contract vs Pay-Per-Visit: Which Should You Choose?
Should I sign a garden maintenance contract or book one-off visits as needed?
Quick answer
Green Beetle's garden maintenance contract is twice-weekly visits for every garden, whatever the size, on a six-month minimum: same crew, same cadence, plant health checks included. Pay-per-visit suits occasional or one-off jobs with no ongoing commitment. Villas with palms are a special case: a standalone palm weevil prevention contract is worth it either way.
Key takeaways
- The maintenance contract is twice-weekly visits on a six-month minimum, the same schedule for every garden; the monthly price depends on garden size and is confirmed after a free site visit.
- Pay-per-visit is a lower-commitment option for occasional or one-off jobs, with no ongoing contract.
- A pre-summer irrigation check, done in March before peak demand, catches failures while plants can still recover, rather than after summer damage has already happened.
- For villas with palms specifically, an annual palm weevil prevention contract is worth having on its own even if you skip a full garden maintenance contract, since it covers typical villa palm inventories at a fraction of the cost of replacing an infested tree.
Both options get a professional crew into your garden; the difference is consistency versus flexibility. A contract runs the same twice-weekly schedule for every garden, whatever the size, while pay-per-visit means booking a one-off whenever something needs doing. Which one makes sense mostly comes down to how much ongoing care your garden needs and whether you'd rather not think about scheduling.
The recommendation
If you want consistent upkeep without managing scheduling yourself, the maintenance contract is the standard choice: twice-weekly visits, the same crew, the same standard, every time, on a six-month minimum. If you only need occasional attention (a seasonal clean-up, a one-off pest treatment, a lawn mow before an event), pay-per-visit is a lower-commitment option with no ongoing contract. Larger properties with palms are a special case: a preventive contract for palm weevil treatment specifically is worth having even if you skip the full garden maintenance contract, since prevention is far cheaper than replacing an infested tree.
Maintenance Contract vs Pay-Per-Visit at a glance
| Maintenance Contract | Pay-Per-Visit | |
|---|---|---|
| Consistency | Same crew, same cadence, same standard each visit | Crew and scheduling can vary between bookings |
| Scheduling | Twice weekly, the same cadence for every garden | Booked individually, whenever you decide something is needed |
| Best suited to | Every garden, whatever the size; owners who want to not think about scheduling | Occasional or one-off jobs; no ongoing commitment wanted |
| Commitment | Six-month minimum | No ongoing commitment, book only when needed |
Pricing depends on your site conditions and the size of the area involved. Get a free, no-obligation quote.