Grounds and maintenance

Garden Maintenance

We keep what is there looking right: weeding, mulch top-up, hedge and shrub trim to shape, edge tidy and a blow-down afterwards. Most clients book a visit per season so the garden never gets a chance to go feral, and mulch supply is quoted separately so you pick the quantity.

Photo: garden maintenance job
Scope

What this job includes.

  • Weeding the beds, hedge and shrub trim to shape, edge tidy along garden beds and a blow-down of paths and decks.
  • Mulch top-up where needed, two to three inches deep, supply quoted separately so you choose the quantity.
  • Quarterly cycle (one visit per season) or a one-off tidy, whichever suits the block.
  • Booked alongside mowing, pruning and rubbish removal when you want one crew for the lot.
Our system: We keep what is there looking right. Garden design, replanting and new installs are a landscape job; we will recommend a landscaper and pick up the maintenance afterwards.
How we quote it

A written quote, built line by line.

The surface, the method for it, the scope and the realistic life span, all named so you can compare it like with like.

The 7-line quote
  1. 1 The surface, named. Tile or Colorbond, render or weatherboard, concrete or aggregate. We write down what we are actually working on, because the method follows the surface.
  2. 2 The method for that surface. Soft-wash biocide, degreaser dwell-time, the right nozzle. The right pressure for the surface, not a one-size blast.
  3. 3 The scope, in writing. Exactly what is included and what is not. A clean, a repair pathway, or both, named so you can compare quotes like with like.
  4. 4 The realistic life span. How long the result actually holds on this coast, and the maintenance cycle that keeps it there. No lifetime numbers.
  5. 5 Open items and the cap. Anything we cannot see until we are up there, flagged before we start, with a cap on what a variation can add to the invoice.
If a quote doesn’t show these lines, you can’t compare it, and you don’t know what’s been cut.
How it runs

What happens, step by step.

1

Tell us about the job

Call, or send a few photos through the form. Enough for us to see the surface, the condition and the access.

2

Walk-around or a photo quote

For most jobs a walk-around or your photos is enough. We diagnose whether you need a clean, a repair pathway, or both, before we quote.

3

A written plan and price

A real number on a written quote with the scope named, the realistic life span, and any open items flagged. No from $ guesses.

4

The job, done to the surface

We turn up when we say, pick the method for each surface, contain the run-off, and leave the place tidy.

5

The walk-through

We walk you over the finished work, hand over any photos, and tell you the maintenance cycle that keeps the result there.

Insured, covered, guaranteed

The paperwork behind the price.

Public liability insured, certificate on request, and a workmanship guarantee in writing, with the realistic product life span named upfront, all in writing, all on request.

Public liability cover protects you if something goes wrong on site, and the Work Safe at Heights ticket means the roof work is done by people trained for it. For building-type work we name the QBCC or NSW Fair Trading licence that applies by state. The workmanship guarantee is in writing, with the realistic product life span named upfront rather than a lifetime promise.

The cover, the guarantee, and how to check each one.
Questions, answered

Garden Maintenance: common questions.

What is covered in a regular garden maintenance visit?
Weeding the beds, mulch top-up where needed, hedge and shrub trim to shape, edge tidy along garden beds and a blow-down of paths and decks afterwards. Mulch supply is quoted separately so you can pick the quantity. Most clients book quarterly so the garden never gets a chance to go feral.
How much difference does mulching actually make?
A thick layer of bark or hardwood mulch keeps the weeds down, holds soil moisture through summer and stops the beds baking. Two to three inches deep, topped up once a year. It is the small cost that prevents the bigger one: mulched gardens need a fraction of the weeding of bare-soil beds.
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Tell us what you need. We’ll book a walkthrough and send a quote with the work itemised, not just a number.

✓ Work Safe at Heights✓ Construction certificate✓ Licensed & insured✓ 22 five-star reviews✓ workmanship guarantee in writing, with the realistic product life span named upfront
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