Professional lawn mowing and gardening in Deakin

Deakin lawn mowing starts from $50 for a small, maintained lawn such as a townhouse strip or a post-war front yard. Medium and large lawns with edges and a blow-down are $70 to $150+, and the biggest old-Deakin gardens, where blocks run past 1,600 square metres, are quoted on site because the area and hedge lines vary so much. Gardening visits start at $70 and overgrown recovery runs $100 to $250+.

With the right gear and a proper look first. Old-Deakin allotments of 1,600 to 2,000 square metres take longer to mow, edge and rake than a standard yard, so we quote them after walking the block, and where the lawn area justifies it we use a ride-on mower to keep the visit efficient and the price sensible.

Shaded, root-bound patches under mature trees are the most common Deakin lawn complaint, and the fix is to change the grass rather than fight the tree. We overseed those areas with tall fescue in April, which tolerates shade far better than couch, lift the mowing height underneath the canopy, and top dress to smooth out the ground where roots have pushed up. Feeding in March and September keeps it going.

Yes. Hedge clipping, pruning, weeding, bed clean-ups and mulching are all part of our Deakin gardening service from $70 a visit, and on the established old-Deakin gardens we schedule the heavier pruning for late winter so the spring growth comes through evenly.

Yes. Deakin has several embassies and high commissions, two large schools and a retirement village, and our operators run scheduled grounds maintenance for facilities managers with fully insured and police-checked staff on every visit. Frequency and scope are set to suit the site.

Ring 1800 369 669 or fill in the form and a Fox Mowing ACT operator based in the inner south will call you back the same day. Standard Deakin mowing can often be quoted without a site visit; the large old-Deakin blocks we prefer to walk first so the price is right.