How much would you pay him?

I’d give him ten pounds

For heavens sake, give him £10.
He is probably saving up for something, anyway.
Be kind hearted and generous.
Sounds like he deserves it.

Does he have his parents permission.. Be careful with letting him use shears.

Luckygirl

His mother is here with him while he is doing it - he suffers with depression and this is part of the programme to boost his confidence. It is succeeding, I am very glad to say.

Does he have his parents permission..

lemsip see above quote ....

Pudding123 - oh goodness - I am glad you survived!

I agree with the £10. Sounds like a good plan for you both. He helps you and you help him. Definitely worth a tenner.

I have a regular gardener and he charges £12 per hour , he is so good that he is always fully booked up . There is also a young lad in my area who charges £10 per hour for mowing lawns .

£10 per hour and a bonus of some steel toed boots!

DH does gardening jobs for 4 clients for £10 per hour. One lady he has worked for for 10 yrs insists on paying him £15 per hour as "he's such a treasure"

I paid my grandson £10 this week for mowing the lawn and trimming the edges. He also took out weeds from my slated part of the front garden

Should be at least the minimum wage.
What machinery is he using and is it safe?

The minimum wage for under 18s is under £5 an hour, homefarm.

what a shame that the OP didn't put in her original post that the boys mother was present when he done the jobs. Could have saved a couple of pages of comments!

I think £10 is better. My parents used pay £15 per hour for an adult to do their garden. My son asked if he could cut our grass, we have about 2 acres so have a ride on mower, he was 12/13 at the time. I had to stop him when I saw him whizzing across the garden and jumping over the rockery on the mower - no good for either of us, nor the poor old mower. My son was having a great time!!!!

My 14yr old Grandson, who is just short of 6' tall, cuts my grass once a fortnight and occasionally washes my car. My DD said that £10 was too much for a half hours work, so I pay him a fiver. His parents also 'pay' him for car & window washing in lieu of pocket money and their rate = £5. Of course I feed him while he is here and he goes home with home baking, vegetables or jam.

I suppose it is different when it is your own Grandson, who would do these jobs, and many more, for me, unpaid, as he loves his Granny.