I am a 45 year-old guy with a lot of gardening experience from taking care of my own lawn/garden, but no formal landscaping training. Last spring I started doing lawn/garden help (trimming, mulching, etc - no mowing) for people at $15 per hour. I work alone, do fine work, use all my own tools - hand tools, no power tools. However, I work at my own pace, dress casually, don't have a truck with company logo or anything... so I don't know if I can get away with claiming to be a "professional landscaper." My niece's husband just told me that he would expect someone to to charge $20 to $25 per hour. I don't want to price myself out of getting jobs. But I also don't like the idea of being taken advantage of. Most people who hire help for this are upper middle class at least. Should I charge more? If I do raise my rate, what's a polite way to inform customers?

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