Get gardening help online
HelpingHands connects you with an experienced gardening helper over a live 10, 20, or 30-minute video call. Walk your phone around the garden and a helper reads the leaves, the soil and the light straight from your camera — telling you what that plant is, why it looks unhappy, and what to do about it, in real time.
What a gardening helper can do over video
Identify a plant, weed or pest from what you show on camera, read the signs of over- or under-watering, and talk you through pruning, feeding or moving something before you touch it. Common questions: why leaves are yellowing or curling, which shrubs to cut back and when, how to lay out a border or a small patch, what will grow in a shady or dry corner, and whether that spot in the lawn is moss, drought or a pest.
What you can show and ask on the call
Hold the camera close to the leaf, the bare patch or the cutting you are unsure about. "What is this plant and how do I keep it alive?" "Am I watering too much?" "How hard can I prune this without killing it?" "What should I plant along this fence?" You get a straight answer from someone who has grown it before.
What HelpingHands does and does not do
It does: identify plants and problems on camera, give you a clear plan, and guide you through the work step by step. It does not: send a gardener to dig, prune or plant for you, or diagnose a diseased tree that really needs an arborist on-site — a helper will say so.
How pricing works
You book a session by length — 10, 20, or 30 minutes — and the price is shown before you confirm. No call-out fee, because no one drives out to you.
How to book a helper
Download HelpingHands, describe what your garden needs, and pick a helper from the gardening category. You will be connected on a video call and can walk them round the garden straight away.
Frequently asked questions
- Can a gardening expert really help me over video?
- Yes — helpers identify plants and problems from what you show on camera and guide you through the fix live. For a diseased tree or work that needs a professional on-site, a helper will tell you.
- Does HelpingHands send someone to my garden?
- No. HelpingHands is video-only. Helpers look at your garden on camera and advise you; you do the hands-on part yourself.
- How long are the calls?
- Calls come in 10, 20, or 30-minute sessions. You choose the length when you book.
- Can a helper tell me what a plant is?
- Yes. Hold the camera close and a helper can usually identify the plant, weed or pest and tell you how to care for or deal with it.
Get help in minutes
Download HelpingHands and book a short video call with a helper who can talk you through it.