Whenever I think of UFC fighters as 'independent contractors' I chuckle at the thought of requiring the same for another contractor. Want to be my gardner? Well
1. Here's your uniform
2. You can't garden for others
3. Drug tests 24/7? Heck yeah!

4. I can cut your services at any time
5. you garden where I say, when I say!
6. Champions clause - if I crown you 'best gardner' then you have to only garden for me for double your current contract length!

7. When your contract is over you must exclusively negotiate with me for 6 months before gardening for others
8. If you decide to move on I can match that contract and you must come back to me!

9. When you practice your gardening techniques with others I can film them and they too must wear my gardening uniform!

10. As a perk I have built you a gardening performance center. You may use it for free and I will own all the performance data we generate from your use.

11. You must report your whereabouts 24/7 to my unilaterally selected anti performance enhancing gardening partner.
12. If you fail to do so they will punish you and you cannot garden for me (and of course not others) for as long as they say. Oh yeah, and pay a fine too!

Listen, these terms are non negotiable. Lawn care is an extremely competitive enterprise. If I'm gonna get ahead of my neighbors well maintained frontage these terms are essential to this enterprise. Now sign here and get mowing!

What? Your kid is thinking of getting into the business? Excellent. Listen, my buddy here likes gardening too. Your kid can try out for his Gardening Contender Series and if he does a great job I'll have an option to pick up your kid's contract and he can garden big time!