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Fox Mowing ACT looks after the young lawns of Coombs, from the courtyards near the local shops to the family blocks around Charles Weston Primary School, with operators who also cover Wright, Weston and Holder.

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Lawn mowing from $50For small, maintained Coombs lawns with easy access
Gardening basic from $70Clear pricing for hedging, edging, pruning, clean ups, mulching, waste removal and more
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  • Monday to Friday7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Local Coombs lawn care

New turf, old rock: the Coombs lawn in short

Fox Mowing ACT mows and gardens right across Coombs, one of the first two suburbs built in the Molonglo Valley district, sitting about 560 metres above sea level on the far western edge of Weston Creek. The suburb is named for H. C. “Nugget” Coombs, economist, public servant and first Governor of the Reserve Bank, and its streets carry the names of other people known for public service. Charles Weston Primary School opened in 2016 between Woodberry Avenue and Madgwick Street, and the local centre has settled in with a convenience store, cafe and pub, a medical centre, gym, vet and early learning centre. The Coombs and Wright Village is still in the pipeline.

The lawns match the age of the place. Nearly every one was laid by a builder, mostly soft-leaf buffalo, on ground that is lighter and rockier than the clay next door in Weston and Holder, and there is not yet a tree tall enough to throw useful shade. That means fast drainage, fast drying and a summer that tests the turf. Fox Mowing ACT operators mow Coombs with the deck raised, feed on a schedule and watch the western fence lines, where the hot wind hits first. All of it in postcode 2611, alongside the Weston Creek rounds.

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What we do in Coombs

What Coombs lawns actually need

Around Woodberry Avenue and the local shops the blocks are compact and the turf is young, so the work is more about protection than bulk.

Regular mowing & edging

Buffalo kept high, edges kept tight against the paths and the driveway, and everything blown clean. See lawn mowing and edging for what is included on each round.

Courtyards & narrow strips

A Coombs front lawn is often a strip either side of a driveway and a courtyard behind. We price those as the small jobs they are and get them done without the full-block fuss.

Sun & wind on exposed blocks

No shade, a westerly aspect and thin soil put Coombs lawns among the first in the district to stress in November. Drought protection and a sensible watering plan before the heat, not after.

Builder turf that never took

Turf rolled out over rock and fill can sit for a year without rooting. We repair and top dress what can be saved and re-lay what cannot, once the soil is warm enough.

Light, rocky fill

The Molonglo Valley drains fast and holds little. Compost, wetting agent and soil conditioning build a root zone where the developer left stone.

Weeds in young lawns

Thin turf lets weeds in. We run pre-emergent in September and October before the soil hits 15 degrees and spot treat clover and broadleaf through summer; our lawn weeds guide explains what to look for.

Gardening services Coombs

Young Coombs gardens, shaped before they go leggy

A garden in Coombs is rarely more than a few years old. Boundary screening went in with the house, the beds are narrow, and the plants sold as full-sun are finding out what a Molonglo Valley summer means. Our operators do the hedging and pruning that keeps those screens dense from the ground up, plus weeding, tidy-ups and green waste removal, from $70 a visit.

The single most useful thing on a Coombs bed is a deep mulch laid before November, because the fill underneath will not hold water on its own. We also do garden clean-ups after a build or a long tenancy and pre-sale and end-of-lease gardening for the investors who own a good share of the suburb. One operator, one booking, lawn and garden together.

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Transparent Coombs pricing

Coombs lawn mowing prices: from $50 for small maintained lawns

Coombs prices start low because the blocks are small, and the operator confirms the figure once they have seen the yard. Our pricing guide lists the rest of the services.

Lawn serviceGuide price fromTypical inclusions
Small maintained lawn — mow, edge & blowFrom $50Courtyards, driveway strips and townhouse lawns on a regular round, which covers most of Coombs.
Medium to large — mow, edges & blowFrom $70-$150+Corner blocks and larger family yards: mow, edges, line trimming along fences and a hard-surface blow-down.
Gardening basic visitFrom $70Screening hedges shaped, beds weeded and mulched, green waste removed, sized to a young garden.
Overgrown lawn recoveryFrom $100-$250+Turf left since spring, cut in stages with extra catcher time and a full clean-up.
Acreage / ride-on / slashingQuoted on siteRare in Coombs itself; bigger grounds nearby are quoted after a look, using ride-on gear where it fits.

Important: These are Coombs guide prices. Your final quote depends on lawn area, how well the turf has rooted, gate width, grass height and whether the visit is regular or one-off.

What changes your Coombs quote?

For a suburb this young, three things decide the number.

✓Lawn size Most Coombs lawns are small, and small is priced as small.
✓Turf condition Well-rooted buffalo mows in minutes; turf lifting off rocky fill needs repair work first.
✓Regular or one-off A fortnightly round through the growing season costs less per visit than a single catch-up cut.
$50+
Starting price for a small maintained lawn
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Coombs and nearby suburbs serviced by local operators
Oct–Apr
Growing months for the buffalo laid across Coombs
Why choose Fox Mowing ACT

Why Coombs locals book Fox Mowing ACT

The operators who mow Coombs also mow Wright, Weston and Holder, so they know how a Molonglo Valley block behaves by December.

Molonglo Valley locals

Crews working Coombs, Wright and Denman Prospect every week, who have watched these lawns through several summers on the same rocky ground.

Prices that start at $50 and $70

Small maintained lawns from $50, gardening from $70, and anything bigger priced to the actual job before we start.

Insured and police-checked operators

Full insurance and a current police check on every operator, whether the customer is an owner-occupier, an investor or a body corporate.

A clean finish on a small block

On a compact yard the edges and the blow-down are half the look. We do both properly every time.

Fits the week you actually have

Fortnightly, monthly or once, timed around school drop-off at Charles Weston Primary and commutes down Cotter Road.

Quotes without the wait

Ring 1800 FOX MOW or use the form. A Coombs courtyard can usually be priced the same day from the address.

A Coombs year, season by season

Getting a young Coombs lawn through frost and heat

Coombs has no mature canopy yet, so it gets every season at full strength. Frosts from May to September send the buffalo dormant and brown, and there is little to do beyond keeping off it when it is frozen. The spring rain peak in September and October softens what little soil there is, growth restarts once the ground passes 14 degrees in mid-October, and a feed then and again in February keeps the colour in. Summer is the hard part: the hot westerlies arrive in November, the fill dries in a day, and deep watering before 9 am two or three times a week, never between 9 am and 6 pm under the ACT daylight-saving rules, is what separates a green Coombs lawn from a crisp one. Autumn is for a potassium feed before the late-April frosts and, if the summer has won, for laying new turf while the soil is still warm.

We mow right across the Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek — Chapman, Denman Prospect, Duffy, Fisher, Holder, Rivett, Stirling, Stromlo, Waramanga, Weston and Wright — and across the wider Weston Creek district. Nearby? Ask and we will sort a local operator.

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Areas we service

Lawn mowing across Coombs and nearby suburbs

Customer feedback

What Customers Say About Our Service

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The Fox Mowing gentleman was so polite and did a brilliant job on my yard. I have already recommended him to my neighbours.
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Pauline H.

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They were very accommodating to my tight deadline for the initial work that I have decided to make it a permanent mowing job every fortnight. Our yard has never looked better. Great people, great experience. Would highly recommend them.
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Samuel P.

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What a great company. Its really refreshing to get a mowing job done where you as a person feel looked after. Will use them again on an ongoing basis. Please try them, you will be glad you did.
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Mario C.

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My initial mowing job was quite a difficult task for the person from Fox Mowing as the grass was tall. However, the skill and patience he showed was admirable. He took his time and made sure that the yard was brought to its original glory days. Cannot recommend them highly enough. They truly are a cut above the rest.
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Patrick W.

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Fox gave me a quote, made an arrangement, set the time and date, and was here on time and did what we discussed. Would use Fox again for sure.
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Chris was very accommodating to my tight deadline. Extremely happy with both the customer service and the work undertaken.
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Frequently asked questions

Coombs lawn and garden questions, answered

How much does lawn mowing in Coombs cost?

Small maintained lawns in Coombs, which is most of them, start from $50 for a mow, edge and blow. A larger corner block runs $70 to $150+, gardening is from $70 a visit, and a lawn that has been left since spring is a recovery job from $100 to $250+. Because Coombs blocks are compact, many customers here pay towards the bottom of those ranges, and the operator confirms the exact price on site.

Why is my new lawn in Coombs dying in patches?

Usually because the turf was laid over light, rocky fill with very little topsoil, so it dries out and starves before the roots get down. Coombs sits on the western edge of the Molonglo Valley with almost no mature tree cover, and the hot north-westerlies from November onwards hit the thin patches first. The fix is a wetting agent and compost worked into the surface, a feed in mid-October and again in February, a higher mowing height in summer and deep watering before 9 am rather than a light sprinkle every evening.

Is Coombs in Weston Creek or the Molonglo Valley?

Coombs is a suburb of the Molonglo Valley district, not Weston Creek, though it shares the 2611 postcode and borders Weston, Holder and Duffy. In practice the same Fox Mowing ACT operators who cover Weston Creek service Coombs, Wright and Denman Prospect, so you get the district crew either way.

Can you shape the screening hedges and garden beds on a Coombs block?

Yes. Most Coombs gardens were planted when the house was finished and are now at the stage where boundary hedges need shaping two or three times a season and beds need a deep mulch before summer. Hedging, pruning, weeding, mulching and clean-ups in Coombs start from $70 a visit and are normally done in the same booking as the mow.

Do you mow rentals and townhouse complexes in Coombs?

Yes. Investors, property managers and body corporates book Fox Mowing ACT for scheduled mowing and garden upkeep across Coombs, from single townhouses to shared strata lawns. We work to a fixed round, send the invoice to whoever manages the property, and do not need anyone home if the side gate is open or a code is left with us.

How do I get a Coombs quote?

Phone 1800 369 669 or use the form on this page and a Fox Mowing ACT operator who works the Molonglo Valley will ring you back the same day. Coombs courtyards and front strips are simple enough that we can usually give a firm price from the street address alone.

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