Garden maintenance Northern Beaches

Most lawns need mowing every week or two in spring and summer, and about monthly in winter. Hedges usually need trimming two to four times a year.

Sydney guides put a gardener at about $55 to $115 an hour, a regular visit to a suburban garden at about $170 to $300, and mowing a medium lawn at $65 to $150 a visit (What's The Damage? and Yakka Labour, October 2026). Garden size, how often, hedges, green waste and steep or stairs-only access change the price. Your price is set at the free site visit.

Yes. We take clippings and prunings away, or leave them in your green bin if there's room.

Yes. We clear overgrown yards and do end-of-lease clean-ups and tidy-ups before a sale or an event. We quote them free after a look at the garden.

Lightly through the growing season, to keep the hedge dense. A harder cut is best in late winter or early spring, before new growth starts.

Usually, a little. Northern Beaches Council allows pruning of up to 10% of a tree's canopy in 12 months without a permit, done to the pruning standard, plus removing deadwood. Heavier pruning of most trees over 5 m needs a permit. We check the tree first.

On bush-edge blocks it is best avoided. A total fire ban stops any activity in the open that is likely to start a fire, and the RFS asks people to rethink machine work such as slashing. Blades hitting rock in dry grass can spark, so mowing waits for a cooler day.

Yes. Asparagus fern has to come out with its crown and tubers or it regrows, and its berries are bagged so birds don't spread them. Lantana, privet and mother-of-millions are common too, especially on bush-edge blocks. Follow-up visits catch the regrowth.

Yes. Regular visits keep the lawn, hedges and beds tidy while you're away, with drip lines checked, salt-burnt growth trimmed and green waste taken away. A clean-up before guests or a new tenancy can be booked on its own.

Near the coast, often salt burn after strong onshore wind, which browns the windward face first. Other causes are drought stress in sandy soil, waterlogged roots in clay, and cutting back into old wood. We trim back to healthy growth and fix the watering.

No. Keep soil and mulch below the weep holes and off the slab edge, so damp doesn't get in and termite inspections can see the edge. On bushfire-prone land, gravel or paving right next to the walls is safer than bark mulch.