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Free quote template for landscaping and gardening
Updated October 2026. General information, not tax or legal advice.
Landscape quotes should be in square metres and cubic metres, not “the backyard”. A gardening visit is hours, green waste, and what you will not spray. Turf, soil and tip fees are where a verbal price falls over.
The sample is 35 square metres of turf, one garden bed, and a hedge trim. It is an example, not a rate card. Measure the real yard before you send yours.
Sample
Example only. 35 m² of turf, plus one hedge. Unit prices exclude GST. The preview adds GST at 10%. Not a rate card, and not a real business.
Fig Tree Landscapes
ABN 51 824 753 556 · 0407 555 013 · hello@figtree.example
3 Emma Street, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
Sample
Quote
Q-2242
Issued
22 Oct 2026
Valid until
21 Nov 2026
Quote no.
Q-2242
Prepared for
L. Nguyen
15 Musgrave Road, Red Hill QLD 4059
lnguyen@mail.example
Job site
15 Musgrave Road, Red Hill QLD 4059
| Description | Qty | Price | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excavate and level for turf | 35 | $16.00 | $560.00 |
| Instant turf, supply and lay | 35 | $24.00 | $840.00 |
| Garden mix, delivered and spread | 2 | $110.00 | $220.00 |
| Drip line to one garden bed, on an existing tap | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Trim the existing side-fence hedge and stack the clippings | 1 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
Unit prices exclude GST.
Total includes GST of $202.00.
- Subtotal
- $2,020.00
- GST (10%)
- $202.00
- Total AUD
- $2,222.00
Notes
Measures are from the site visit on 22 Oct 2026. Price assumes ute access to the side gate and no excavation deeper than 150mm. Rock, concrete, or a new tap is extra. Client waters the turf the same afternoon. We will lodge a Before You Dig enquiry if any trench is deeper than the turf bed. Green waste stays on site unless a tip line is added. The hedge trim is the existing hedge only, not a new planting.
Terms
This quote is valid for the period shown. Prices are in Australian dollars and, where GST is applied, unit prices exclude GST. Work starts after written acceptance. Variations to the scope are quoted separately.
Measures that survive a dispute
- Turf and mulch in square metres. Soil, gravel and rubbish in cubic metres.
- What “level” means. A visual rake is not a surveyed grade.
- Who waters, for how long. Turf dies over a weekend if nobody says.
- Access for the truck, and a tip fee if green waste leaves the site.
- Services in the ground. Lodge a Before You Dig enquiry (BYDA) before you trench. The quote can say the price excludes repairs to unmarked services.
Plants and maintenance
If plants are included, name the size of the pot. A 140mm plant is not a 45-litre tree. Maintenance, if you offer it, is a separate line with a visit frequency, not a vague “we’ll look after it”. A gardening visit can be mowing, edges, hedges and weeding. Write the hours and whether green waste leaves the site.
Licence and insurance
Mowing and garden maintenance are not the same as a retaining wall, a deck, or electrical work for garden lights. Structural landscaping and electrical work can be licensed, and the class depends on the state or territory. Check the building authority where the job is, and use a licensed electrician for the lights, before you include that work.
Many commercial clients ask for public liability insurance. Whether you need it, and for how much, is a question for your insurer. This page is not that advice.
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If you are registered for GST, leave unit prices ex GST. With GST on, the PDF adds 10%, and the invoice is titled Tax Invoice. If you are not registered, turn GST off. The GST guide on this site has the longer version, and it is general information, not tax advice.
Short answers
Can I use the sample prices on a real yard?
No. The figures show metres, cubic metres and one hedge. They are not a rate card. Measure the yard and use your own prices.
Should a gardening quote include green waste?
Say so either way. Clippings stacked on site are a different price to a tip fee. A maintenance visit should name the hours and how often you come back.
Do I need a licence to quote landscaping?
Mowing usually does not. A retaining wall, structural landscaping, or garden lighting can. The licence class depends on the state and it changes. Check the building authority where the job is. This page is not that list.
Use your own name on the next one.
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