Charging or paying $100 an hour for professional landscaping work is generally not considered excessive, provided the service involves specialized labor, professional equipment, or certified horticultural expertise rather than basic mowing. Commercial landscaping rates reflect significant business overhead expenses, including expensive commercial-grade mowers, trucks, trailers, liability insurance, workers' compensation, fuel, and equipment maintenance. While $100 per hour might seem high for simple manual tasks performed by a single laborer, specialized tasks such as hardscape installation, complex stone masonry, irrigation engineering, and certified arboriculture regularly command equivalent or higher billing rates to ensure sustainable business operations.