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Gardening and lawn mowing
Mowing, hedge trimming, weeding: many people do not have time to look after their garden.
How to get started
- Offer your services to your neighbours and on local noticeboards.
- Ask whether the client provides the equipment (mower, hedge trimmer).
- Agree on how often: every week, every month or a one-off.
- Plan where the green waste will go.
Skills needed
- Gardening
- Good physical condition
Tools and equipment needed
- Car
Offers near you
Latest offers related to this idea. Choose your municipality to see the nearest ones.
Jardinier/ouvrier Agricole/palefrenier
Les Chemaïns, centre d'hippothérapies - Les Chemaïns, centre d'hippothérapies
Bois-de-Villers (5170)
Posted 19 Oct 2026 · Until 30 Nov 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Etudiant - ouvrier polyvalent
Jambes
Namur (5000)
Posted 16 Oct 2026 · Until 15 Nov 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Ouvrier·ère polyvalent·e
ARC-HAB Groupe d'Archeologie de Habay - ARC-HAB Groupe d'Archeologie de Habay
Habay-la-Vieille (6723)
Posted 16 Oct 2026 · Until 2 Nov 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
See all offers Choose or change municipality
Sources: Le Forem (CC BY-SA 4.0). Belgium: job offers in Wallonia (Le Forem). France: flea markets, car boot sales, second-hand fairs and markets everywhere (DATAtourisme); job offers only in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées (France Travail), in Île-de-France (offers from the Region), in Tours (City and Metropole), plus Groupe BPCE offers across France. Brussels, Flanders and the rest of France will come later.
Good tips
- Regular contracts from April to October provide a steady income.
Watch out for
- Wear eye, ear and hand protection.
Rules to know
France
Gardening for a private individual can be declared through the Cesu; a regular activity can also be run as a micro-entreprise.
Belgium
Occasional activity between individuals, or self-employed status if it becomes regular.
Rules to know in the guide
Simplified summary: check the official websites before you start.
How much it pays
Indicative amount, varies with region, experience and demand. Before tax and social contributions.
France
Estimate From €12.31 gross per hour
Minimum if the client pays you through the Cesu: at least the Smic. A self-employed person sets their own price.
Indicative example: about €270 gross per month for 5 h per week.
Source: Service-Public.fr: French minimum wage (Smic) from 1 June 2026 · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Belgium
Estimate not available
No reliable source found yet: we prefer not to give a figure.
Where to find opportunities and information
- Le Forem (via ODWB) (Belgium: Wallonia)
Job offers in Wallonia: student jobs, flexi-jobs, one-day assignments and part-time offers are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. - France Travail (open data des départements) (France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie)
France Travail offers from the last 7 days republished by Pyrénées-Atlantiques (data.le64.fr) and Hautes-Pyrénées (opendata.ha-py.fr, including the Adour Madiran community of communes). Only small jobs (part-time, temporary agency work, seasonal work, fixed-term contracts of 6 months or less, work-study) are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. The Seine-Saint-Denis dataset has not been updated since August 2026: it is skipped automatically. - Ville de Tours et Tours Métropole (offres d'emploi) (France: Centre-Val de Loire)
Jobs opened by the City of Tours and Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Only part-time posts, work-study and fixed-term contracts of 6 months or less are shown in “Near me”. - autoentrepreneur.urssaf.fr (France)
French micro-business registration. - Cesu (Urssaf) (France)
French household employment scheme.