Maintenance plans
Maintenance plans
Your own gardener, all year
Essential
$129
a month, a visit every two weeks
- Mowing and edging
- Weeding the beds
- Leaf clear-up in autumn
Seasonal Plus
$249
a month, weekly in the growing season
- Everything in Essential
- Pruning and deadheading
- Four lawn feeds a year
- Hedge trim twice a year
Full Care
$449
a month, weekly all year
- Everything in Seasonal Plus
- Irrigation start-up and winterizing
- Seasonal pot and bed planting
- Winter frost protection
Prices for gardens up to 3,000 sq ft. Month to month, cancel any time.
What a plan covers
The year on a plan
Our gardeners work to a twelve-month calendar. Pick a month to see the jobs, and which ones a maintenance plan does for you.
Winter
Plan, prune and protect
- Prune apple and pear trees On our plans
- Order seeds and plan new beds
- Check tree ties and stakes after storms On our plans
- Keep off frozen lawns
Winter
Get the bones in shape
- Cut back ornamental grasses On our plans
- Mulch beds before growth starts On our plans
- Plant bare-root hedges and roses
- Service the mower
Spring
Wake the garden up
- First lawn cut on a high setting On our plans
- Feed shrubs and borders On our plans
- Divide crowded perennials
- Repair fences before the climbers grow
Spring
Sow, seed and edge
- Scarify and overseed thin lawns On our plans
- Edge the borders On our plans
- Sow hardy annuals
- Start the irrigation and check every zone
Spring
Planting season
- Weekly mowing begins On our plans
- Plant summer bedding after the last frost
- Weed and mulch beds On our plans
- Tie in climbers
Summer
Keep it growing
- Trim hedges once birds have fledged On our plans
- Deadhead roses and perennials On our plans
- Water early in the morning
- Raise the mower blades in hot spells
Summer
Water wisely
- Check the irrigation timer for the heat On our plans
- Weed and tidy beds On our plans
- Clean patios and decking
- Pick and enjoy
Summer
Holiday care
- Lawn and bed care while you are away On our plans
- Summer prune wisteria and fruit trees On our plans
- Collect seed
- Book autumn turfing early
Autumn
The best month for lawns
- Aerate and top-dress the lawn On our plans
- Lay new turf and seed
- Autumn lawn feed On our plans
- Plant spring bulbs
Autumn
Plant for next year
- Plant trees, shrubs and hedges
- Clear leaves from lawns and paths On our plans
- Cut back faded perennials On our plans
- Drain and winterize the irrigation
Autumn
Clear and protect
- Final leaf clear-up On our plans
- Wrap tender pots and plants On our plans
- Clean and oil garden tools
- Plant tulip bulbs
Winter
Rest and repair
- Winter tree inspection On our plans
- Check paths and steps for moss
- Plan next year with your designer
- Enjoy the winter structure
Jobs marked "On our plans" are done for you on a maintenance plan visit.
Get a plan estimateLawn care
Just the lawn
Mowing
$45
a visit, lawns up to 2,000 sq ft
- Weekly or fortnightly
- Edges trimmed
- Clippings mulched
Lawn Plan
$89
a month, April to October
- Fortnightly mowing
- Four seasonal feeds
- Weed and moss treatment
Renovation
$3.20
a sq ft, new turf laid
- Old lawn stripped
- Ground levelled and fed
- First cut included
Prices for lawns up to 2,000 sq ft.
Questions
About the plans
Can I cancel a maintenance plan?
Yes, at any time. Plans are month to month with no contract. We only ask for two weeks' notice so we can plan the crew's route.
Are you insured and guaranteed?
Yes. We carry $5M public liability insurance, our arborists are ISA certified, and we guarantee patios and walls for 10 years and plants and lawns for 12 months.
Is the garden visit really free?
Yes. A designer or crew leader visits, measures the garden, talks through what you want and sends a written estimate within three working days. There is no charge and no obligation.