Landscaping and Gardening Prices in Egypt 2026 — Lawns, Irrigation, Upkeep

Landscaping and maintenance prices — indicative table

These are comparison ranges, not a fixed tariff, and area is by far the biggest driver.

One warning before you read the table: "small garden landscaping" is the labour — ground preparation, levelling, planting, execution. Plants, turf, soil, stone and lighting are not included. Plants in particular can be half the total or more, depending on what you choose: a small sapling is one thing, a mature tree delivered ready-grown is another entirely.

The project is once; the upkeep is monthly

This is the most important paragraph on the page. If you have a lawn, it needs cutting roughly every two weeks through summer, at indicatively 200–600 EGP a cut depending on area. Multiply that across a year and compare it to the landscaping bill itself. A lawn is the loveliest thing in a garden and the most expensive over time — which isn't a reason not to have one, it's a reason to know the number first.

Pruning too: trees and shrubs need seasonal work, indicatively 300–1,000 EGP depending on size and height. A large tree next to a wall or power lines is genuinely more dangerous and costs more — and needs someone who knows what they're doing with a saw.

The practical move: before you settle on a design, cost the year. If the lawn will eat your budget, shrink it — give the space over to stone, decking, or planting that doesn't need cutting. A smaller garden that thrives beats a bigger one that dies.

Irrigation: the difference between a garden and a memory

An irrigation system runs indicatively 1,000–4,000 EGP depending on area and type, and it's the first thing people cut to save money — which usually makes it the most expensive decision in the project. What follows is a forgotten week in July and hundreds or thousands of pounds of dead planting.

The types, briefly:

• Drip: delivers water straight to the root, and uses dramatically less of it. Best for shrubs, beds and scattered planting.
• Sprinklers: what a lawn needs — even coverage over an area. Uses considerably more water than drip.
• A timer: a small addition to the cost and the highest return in the whole system. It waters at dawn or after dark, even while you're away.
• Timing: early morning or after sunset. Watering at midday in real heat means most of it evaporates before it reaches anything, and can scorch the leaves.
• Ask the installer: is your mains pressure enough for this system, or does it need a pump? That line gets forgotten and reappears later.

What drives the price

• Area — the first factor, and the obvious one.
• The plants themselves — the most variable cost by far. Small saplings are cheap but take years; mature specimens cost multiples and give you a finished garden on day one. That's a money-versus-time trade, with no right answer.
• Ground condition — land with builders' rubble, fill, weeds or stone needs clearing, levelling and new topsoil before anything is planted. This is the part most often left out of a quote, and it's some of the hardest work.
• Soil — sandy or saline soil needs improving and organic matter, and that's a real line item, not an upsell. If someone promises a lawn on any soil, ask them how.
• Access — with no route for a vehicle or machinery, every bag of soil and every stone is carried by hand. That is time, and it costs.
• Features: lighting, paths, decking, a fountain or water feature. Each is its own line and each moves the number independently.
• Sun and shade — not a price factor, but the factor that decides what survives. Sun-loving plants in a permanently shaded corner is money set on fire.

What to ask a landscaper before you pay

• Ask for a plan — even a rough drawing — showing plant positions, plant names, and the lawn area. Not "I'll make it look nice".
• Ask: what are the plants, by name? And are they right for the climate and for the light in that spot? A company that can't answer that by name isn't the one.
• Ask: does the price include plants, soil and turf, or labour only? (An enormous difference, and a recurring source of disputes.)
• Ask about a plant guarantee: if something dies within a month, who carries it? Some firms guarantee a period, conditional on you following the watering instructions.
• Ask about irrigation at the start, not later. A design done without irrigation in mind gets paid for twice.
• Ask what the maintenance plan is after handover, and what it costs — and get it in writing, because that's the cost that stays with you.
• Red flag: one lump-sum price with no breakdown. Ask for ground preparation, plants, turf, irrigation and labour separately.
• Red flag: demanding the full amount up front before starting.

Eidak: instead of an anonymous "landscaping company"

Search for a landscaping company and you mostly find adverts using photos of gardens they didn't build, plus a phone number. No reviews, no verifiable history.

On Eidak you post a task with your garden's size and photos and say what you actually want — a full redesign, a regular cut, an irrigation install — and landscapers and gardeners near you bid. You see each one's ratings and photos of their past jobs, and in this trade photos attached to a rated, completed job are worth more than any pitch.

Your money is held in escrow until you can see the work is genuinely finished — useful here in particular, because landscaping runs over days and in stages. Minimum task value is 200 EGP, Eidak adds 10% on top of the bid, and the landscaper receives 100% of what they bid.

And for the recurring work: once you find a gardener who's good, you can request them again — which builds a working relationship, and they come to know your garden.

Frequently asked questions

How much does landscaping a home garden cost?

Indicatively 1,500–5,000 EGP for a small garden, and that's the labour and execution — plants, turf, soil and irrigation are not included, and can easily be half the total or more. Area and your choice of planting (small saplings versus mature trees) move the number most.

How much is lawn mowing, and how often?

Indicatively 200–600 EGP a cut, depending on area. In summer a lawn needs cutting roughly every two weeks; less in winter. Cost that out annually before you decide how much lawn goes into the design.

Is an irrigation system essential or a luxury?

In Egypt, essential. Indicatively 1,000–4,000 EGP depending on area and type, and most people who skip it lose more than that in dead planting in the first summer. Add an automatic timer — it's the cheapest component and the highest-return one, because it solves forgetting and travelling.

When is the best time to plant in Egypt?

Autumn (October–November) and spring (February–March) suit most planting, because roots get established before the heat arrives. Planting in high summer is possible but hard, needs intensive watering, and loses more plants.

Cheaper to hire a full-time gardener or book visits?

For an ordinary home garden, someone coming weekly or fortnightly to cut and tidy costs far less than a full-time gardener, and the work still gets done. Full-time makes sense for large grounds — a big villa or a compound. Either way: agree in writing exactly which tasks each visit covers and what the pay is, so there's no argument later.