The jobs
Gardening requests are mostly regular rounds, and the gardens are good ones. The deep blocks of Killara, Pymble, Wahroonga and Turramurra post fortnightly maintenance of established gardens with camellias, azaleas, big lawns and endless leaf litter. Harbourside Mosman, Darling Point and Vaucluse post terraced gardens on slopes with hedges that need a line kept. Coastal Collaroy, Newport and Whale Beach post salt-tolerant gardens on sand. Paddington and Bondi post courtyards and balcony planting. One-off clean-ups before sales and tenancies, hedge trimming of lilly pilly and murraya, lawn renovation and mulching all come through.
Gardening and lawn care are not licensed trades, so we verify identity against your ABN, sight your public liability policy, and look at gardens you maintain locally along with references from their owners. On the call we ask about plant knowledge and practice: mowing heights for buffalo and kikuyu, hedge trimming without cutting into bare wood, pruning timing, where green waste goes, herbicide use near drains and waterways, and power-tool noise hours. The rule we care most about is trees: know that council tree controls apply above set sizes, and tell homeowners to check with council rather than prune or remove a protected tree.
Homeowners here expect a garden to look better after every visit, not just shorter. They expect clean edges, hedges on a straight line, beds weeded and mulched, paths blown clear, green waste gone and gates shut behind you. They expect you to turn up on the agreed day, to say when a plant is struggling and to suggest the seasonal jobs before they have to ask. Regular clients in these suburbs stay for years with a gardener who is reliable, and they recommend them to the street. Our post-job feedback tends to confirm it.
What we check for this trade
Frequently asked questions
No formal qualification is required for maintenance gardening. We check your ABN, insurance, local work and references and talk through your plant and lawn knowledge. If you hold horticulture qualifications, arborist qualifications or a chemical user certificate, tell us; they help with matching to larger or more particular gardens.
Hedges and small shrubs, yes. Pruning or removing mature trees is arborist work and usually needs a council permit above set sizes. We match that separately to qualified arborists with the right insurance. Please do not quote tree removal through a gardening match.
Mostly regular fortnightly or monthly rounds, with one-off clean-ups before sales, tenancies and events. You quote a per-visit price and agree the schedule directly with the homeowner. Say which you prefer when you apply.
Into the homeowner's green bin where it fits, otherwise to a licensed green waste facility, with the disposal shown in your quote. Dumping garden waste in bushland or reserves is illegal and spreads weeds, and it would end a place in the network.
