About gardening & lawns in these suburbs
Gardens here range from Paddington courtyards and Bondi balconies to the deep, established blocks of Killara, Pymble and Wahroonga with their camellias, tall eucalypts and lawns the size of small parks. Coastal gardens in Collaroy and Whale Beach grow on sand and salt wind. Harbourside gardens in Mosman and Darling Point step down slopes in terraces. The common thread is leaf litter, fast growth through the warm months and hedges of lilly pilly, murraya and viburnum that need shaping several times a year. Homeowners post regular maintenance visits, mowing and lawn care, hedge trimming, and one-off clean-ups before a sale, a party or after a long absence.
A good gardener leaves a garden healthier, not just shorter. That means mowing at the right height for buffalo or kikuyu rather than scalping it, sharp blades, clean edges, hedges trimmed to a line without cutting into bare wood, pruning timed to the plant, and green waste off to a licensed facility or your green bin rather than left in a pile. Trees are the rule to know: every council here protects trees above set sizes, so pruning or removing a mature one may need a permit, and the gardener should tell you to check with council first. Noise rules limit when mowers and blowers run, and weed sprays stay away from drains and waterways.
Post the job with a rough idea of the garden size, what you want done regularly or once, access for a mower and trailer, and whether you want green waste taken away. We match it with vetted gardeners who already look after properties around your suburb, so they know the soils, the slopes and the plants. They come and look, or quote from your photos, and give you a written price per visit or per job. You choose who to go with. For tree work above hedge height we match arborists rather than gardeners, and they will advise on council permits first.
Jobs homeowners post
Gardening & lawns services
- Garden maintenanceRegular garden care from independent local gardeners who know sandy coastal soils, shaded North Shore blocks…
- Lawn mowing & lawn careFrom a fortnightly mow and edge to fixing a patchy, weedy or shaded lawn, independent local tradies quote you…
- Hedge trimming & shapingClean lines, dense growth and clippings gone the same day. Vetted, independent tradies who trim hedges across…
- Garden clean-upsA one-off reset for a garden that has got away: weeds out, shrubs cut back, beds mulched and everything…
By area
Frequently asked questions
Only with the right permission and skills. Councils across these regions protect trees above certain heights and trunk sizes under their tree controls, so pruning or removing one may need a permit. Northern Beaches Council, for example, allows limited canopy pruning each year without a permit but requires approval beyond that. Check with your council first. For significant tree work we match qualified arborists rather than general gardeners.
Weekly to fortnightly through spring and summer for buffalo and kikuyu lawns in full sun, stretching out through winter. Shaded North Shore lawns under big trees grow more slowly and thin out, so they want less frequent cutting and a higher setting. A gardener on a regular schedule will adjust with the season rather than mowing to a fixed date.
If you ask for it. Clippings and prunings can go in your council green bin, or the gardener carts them to a licensed green waste facility and prices that into the visit. Dumping garden waste in bushland reserves is illegal and spreads weeds, so ask where it is going. Larger clean-ups may be better paired with a green waste removal job.
No licence covers general gardening or lawn care. Structural landscaping, meaning retaining walls, paving and decks, is building work, and past the 5,000-dollar threshold it needs a licensed contractor. For gardeners we check ID and ABN, liability insurance, pictures of gardens they keep nearby, references and agreement to our code of conduct.
Yes. Most tradies in this category prefer regular rounds and will quote a per-visit price for a fortnightly or monthly schedule based on the garden. Say so when you post the job. You arrange the schedule and terms directly with the gardener you choose, and you can change or stop it with them.
Post it as a clean-up. The first visit is a bigger job: cutting back, weeding, clearing leaf litter and debris, a hard prune where plants allow and a tidy of edges and paths. Send photos so the quotes are realistic. Once it is back under control a regular maintenance round keeps it that way with far less effort.
Are you a gardening tradie?
We are building a vetted network in these suburbs. See what we check and apply.
