The Fox Mowing gentleman was so polite and did a brilliant job on my yard. I have already recommended him to my neighbours.
Fox Mowing ACT sends Queanbeyan-based operators with ride-on gear into Greenleigh, the acreage estate on the hills east of the city, for house-yard mowing, slashing and garden work on big blocks.
Fox Mowing ACT mows, slashes and gardens right across Greenleigh, the acreage estate on the rising ground east of the Queanbeyan CBD that was once known as Dodsworth. It is a small place — 676 people at the 2021 census — but the blocks are anything but, and Greenleigh carries the highest house prices and the highest rates in Queanbeyan. Lawns here are measured in fractions of a hectare rather than square metres, with a long driveway, a house-yard lawn that wants a proper finish and outer ground that just needs keeping down.
That mix is why we run two kinds of gear into Greenleigh. A push or self-propelled mower handles the lawn around the house, the beds and the edges; a ride-on or slasher deals with the rest. Our operators are Queanbeyan locals working the 2620 postcode, and they treat Greenleigh as a regular round alongside The Ridgeway and Karabar rather than a once-a-year trek up the hill.
Book your free Greenleigh quoteFrom the house lawn to the back fence line, the gear and the price match the ground.
The lawn immediately around the house gets the standard treatment: a clean cut at the right height, sharp edges on paths and beds, and a blow-down. See lawn mowing and edging for the inclusions.
Where the lawn runs on to the boundary, a ride-on cuts it in a fraction of the time and keeps the price sensible. Ride-on mowing and slashing is quoted per block after a look on site.
The paddock end of a Greenleigh block does not need striping, it needs knocking down before summer. Slashing three or four times a season keeps seed heads and dry fuel in check.
Acreage gardens lean on windbreak rows and long hedges. We shape them, and handle tree trimming where limbs are reaching over the drive or the roofline.
Greenleigh has the highest house prices in Queanbeyan, and buyers notice the grounds first. Pre-sale gardening and a tight, regular mow keep the approach looking the part.
Big blocks mean big weed problems if they are left. We run weed control across beds, verges and the outer grass so thistles and paddock weeds do not seed the house lawn.
A Greenleigh garden is usually a house garden inside a much bigger block. Close to the house you get formal beds, a hedge along the drive and lawns that are meant to be looked at; further out it is windbreak plantings, native screens and grass. Our operators cover hedging and pruning, weeding, seasonal clean-ups and bulk mulching from $70 a visit, with the green waste taken away.
Because the blocks sit on the hills east of the city at around 660 metres above sea level, wind is a constant and hedges tend to grow lopsided towards the sheltered side. We trim to keep them even, mulch beds deeply so they hold water through a hot February, and keep an eye on any exotic trees that drop a season’s worth of leaves onto the lawn in April. If you are selling, a pre-sale tidy of an acreage block is a bigger job than a suburban one, so we start it earlier.
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Guide prices for Greenleigh start where they do everywhere else, but most blocks here are quoted for the ride-on. Our full pricing guide covers the rest.
| Lawn service | Guide price from | Typical inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Small maintained lawn — mow, edge & blow | From $50 | A small, regularly maintained lawn close to the house with straightforward access. |
| Medium to large — mow, edges & blow | From $70-$150+ | The full house lawn: mowing, edges, trimming along fences and beds, and a blow-down of the drive and paths. |
| Gardening basic visit | From $70 | Hedge and windbreak shaping, pruning, weeding, bed tidy and green waste removal. |
| Overgrown lawn recovery | From $100-$250+ | A house lawn left through a wet spring: multiple passes, catcher work and clean-up time. |
| Acreage / ride-on / slashing | Quoted on site | The standard Greenleigh job: house lawn plus the wider block with ride-on or slasher, priced to the hectares and the slope. |
Important: These are Greenleigh starting guide prices. Acreage blocks are priced on area, slope, how much is lawn versus paddock, and how long since the last cut.
A site visit is the only honest way to price acreage, so it is free.
Operators based in Queanbeyan who bring the right machine, not just a mower.
Our Greenleigh crews also cover The Ridgeway, Queanbeyan East and Karabar, so a big block on the hill is a normal Tuesday, not a special trip.
House lawns from $50, gardening from $70; ride-on and slashing work is quoted to your actual hectares after a free look.
Fully insured and police-checked, which matters when someone is running a ride-on around a high-value Greenleigh home.
Edges and a blow-down around the house, an even cut across the rest, and nothing left in windrows across the drive.
Fortnightly in spring, monthly in the heat, a couple of cuts through winter if the fescue keeps moving — we adjust rather than run a fixed interval.
Call 1800 FOX MOW or use the form. For acreage we will come out and walk the block with you before naming a figure.
On the hills east of Queanbeyan the seasons hit an acreage block in a different order to a suburban one. Spring is the big event: the wettest months of the year land in September and October, the outer grass takes off, and if the slasher is late the first cut is a slow one. Summer turns the outer block to dry fuel and the house lawn into a watering problem, with hot westerlies coming straight across open ground. Autumn is for feeding the house lawn with a potassium-rich mix before the late-April frosts and, where a lawn has thinned, for top dressing and repair. Winter is quiet: the couch and kikuyu go dormant, the fescue around the house keeps growing slowly, and frosts from May to September mean we do not touch the grass until the sun has been on it.
We mow right across Queanbeyan and its surrounds — Greenleigh, The Ridgeway, Queanbeyan East, Karabar, Crestwood, Queanbeyan West, Jerrabomberra, Googong, Royalla and Tralee — and across the wider Queanbeyan area. Nearby? Ask and we will sort a local operator.
The Fox Mowing gentleman was so polite and did a brilliant job on my yard. I have already recommended him to my neighbours.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chris was very accommodating to my tight deadline. Extremely happy with both the customer service and the work undertaken.
Mowing the maintained lawn around a Greenleigh house starts from $50 for a small area and $70 to $150+ for a medium to large one, but most Greenleigh blocks are acreage and are quoted on site for ride-on mowing or slashing. In Greenleigh, gardening visits start from $70 and an overgrown lawn is quoted as a recovery job from $100 to $250+. The operator who quotes is the one who does the work.
Both. Greenleigh blocks usually have a finished lawn around the house and a larger area that only needs slashing or a ride-on cut a few times a season, and our operators bring gear for each. We price the two parts separately so you are not paying lawn rates for paddock work.
For most Greenleigh acreage, the house lawn wants a fortnightly cut from October to April and the outer block wants slashing three or four times a season, with the first cut in late spring before the grass seeds and dries off. On the hills east of Queanbeyan the growth flush comes with the September and October rain, so booking the first slash early avoids a much slower, more expensive job in December.
Yes. Hedging and pruning, windbreak shaping, garden bed weeding, mulching and light tree trimming are all part of what our Greenleigh operators do, from $70 a visit. Wind across the eastern hills pushes hedges to grow unevenly, so we trim to keep them balanced and dense.
Yes. Greenleigh has the highest house prices in Queanbeyan, and grounds that look cared for from the gate make a difference to buyers. A pre-sale tidy on an acreage block covers the drive, the house lawn, the beds and a slash of the outer block, and we start it a few weeks before photos rather than the day before.
Ring 1800 369 669 or fill in the form and a Queanbeyan-based Fox Mowing ACT operator will call back, usually the same day. Because Greenleigh blocks are large we will normally arrange a free walk around the property before giving you a firm figure.