Landscape Gardener Public Liability Insurance

You may wake up and smell the roses every day as a professional gardener, but to keep your business a cut above the rest, you must ensure it is well protected. Gardener insurance or landscape gardener public liability insurance is a specialist policy addressing the risks faced as you work through each season, tending to other people’s gardens and green spaces.

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What is landscape gardener insurance?

Gardener insurance is a collection of covers that protect you financially as you work your gardening magic on a client’s garden or land. Should your client, an employee, or a member of the public make a claim against you for injury or property damage, your landscape gardener insurance can protect you against any financial losses. With Park Insurance, you can tailor your policy to include other useful protection, such as cover for your tools.


Do you need landscaper insurance?

Though others may view your career as a charming profession full of fragrant flower beds and crisp mown lines on verdant lawns, plenty of risks are associated with your outdoor work. A physical role that exposes you to the elements, gardening can also involve using dangerous machinery and working on other people’s property where accidents can occur.

If you’re mowing grass in a client’s back garden and they trip over your power cable, injuring themselves, you are liable for any claims they make. Should you carry out maintenance on a tree and damage your client’s property, again, a hefty claim could be heading your way.

It’s not only your customers you need to worry about. If a member of the public is hurt or their property is damaged due to your gardening work, you are liable.

Whether you work alone or run a gardening business with employees, this insurance protects you.


What are the benefits of landscaper insurance?

Landscaper insurance offers you peace of mind that should the unexpected happen, you’re financially covered. It allows you to work with motorised gardening equipment, plant with confidence, and take on jobs where you know members of the public will be present, safe in the knowledge that you have the suitable cover in place to keep you safe.

Insurance packages for professional gardeners

As a gardener, you think about what a plant needs to flourish. Similarly, a well-thought-out gardener insurance policy needs to help your business blossom by covering all the risks you face. The type of coverage you could choose includes:

  • Public liability – this should form the foundation of your policy as it covers your most pressing risk; claims made against your business by members of the public for injury or property damage.
  • Employer’s liability—UK law requires you to take out at least £5 million employer’s liability cover if you employ staff, even part-time. This will protect you should an employee sue you for an illness or injury related to their employment with you.
  • Tool cover – make sure you can always mow, strim, prune, and rotavate with tool cover that protects against loss, theft, and damage.
  • Stock and material cover—buying plants, turf, gravel, paving, and fencing can represent a significant outlay. Stock and material cover will protect these items while you store them ready for installation, while they’re in transit, and while they’re on-site.
  • Hired in plant cover – Doing a spot of excavating? Need a ride-on mower to deal with the acreage of grass you’ve been contracted to tend to? Hiring in plant allows you to take on bigger and better gardening jobs, but you’ll need to ensure you’ve got insurance coverage for them as most hiring companies do not provide cover.
  • Professional indemnity cover – If a client is unhappy with a garden you have designed or claims that advice you gave them led to injury or property damage, they can make a claim for any losses incurred. Protect yourself in these scenarios with professional indemnity insurance.
  • Personal accident cover – A bad injury can be disastrous for your gardening work. This cover offers financial support should you find yourself unable to work for a prolonged period due to an accident at or outside of work.

Finding the best gardener public liability insurance

The best gardener public liability insurance reflects the unique risks of your business. It encourages you to take on the type of gardening jobs you love without worrying about “what if?”

Park Insurance has been creating bespoke policies for over 30 years. Our friendly insurance experts understand that the key to great coverage is to get to know you and your business. We’ll identify the types of cover you need, whether you work alone or with a large team, with a spade and trowel or with heavy machinery. Get in touch today to see how we can help your gardening business bloom.


Frequently asked questions

How much does landscaper insurance cost?

The cost of your premium is calculated based on the size of your business and the type and level of cover you take out. Premiums can cost as little as a few pounds a month for basic coverage.


Is it a legal requirement?

If you work alone, gardener insurance is not a legal obligation, but you should consider the financial consequences of not having it.


Can I include my commercial van on my policy?

Chat with your insurer to see if you can add your van coverage to your landscapers’ insurance. Insurers will need to know if your van carries valuable gardening equipment.

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