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 mows and gardens across all three parts of Narrabundah, from the 1950s cottages of Old Narrabundah near the shops to the sloping blocks of Narrabundah Heights below Red Hill.
Fox Mowing ACT mows and gardens right across Narrabundah, the last of the inner-south suburbs to be built. Gazetted as a name in 1928, it was held back by the Second World War and development only started in 1947, making it Canberra’s first blue-collar suburb, home to construction workers and government printers rather than senior public servants. The original fibro cottages went in for European construction workers in the 1950s, followed by full-brick duplexes and cottages, many of which still stand. The name is widely believed to be a Ngunnawal word for ‘bird of prey’ or ‘the little hawk’, and its once-numbered streets now carry names drawn from Indigenous culture, explorers and pioneers. Postcode 2604, 580 metres above sea level.
Locals divide Narrabundah into three. Old Narrabundah, east of Sturt and Jerrabomberra Avenues, has the shops, the primary school and most of the 1950s cottages and duplexes. The middle section between Captain Cook Crescent and Sturt Avenue sits near the Griffith shops. Narrabundah Heights, west of Captain Cook Crescent, climbs towards the Red Hill ridge with views over the city and, famously, a small population of peafowl. The whole suburb is a garden suburb of mature deciduous and native street trees, including the pin oaks along Finniss Crescent, Carnegie Crescent, Sprent and Stuart Streets, and largely single-storey detached homes.
Book your free Narrabundah quoteFrom a duplex near Goyder Crescent to a hillside yard near Rocky Knoll park, we set up each visit for the block and its trees.
Fortnightly rounds through the growing season and lighter winter visits, edges done along paths, kerbs and beds. See our lawn mowing and edging pages for the full list.
Old Narrabundah’s cottages sit on decent-sized lawns of old couch and kikuyu. They mow easily on a schedule but need feeding and the odd repair after seventy years of use.
The pin oaks on Finniss, Carnegie, Sprent and Stuart drop a heavy load through late autumn. We clear lawns, bed edges and paths and take the leaves away before they mat.
West of Captain Cook Crescent the blocks climb towards Red Hill. Slopes need a careful cut, banks need hand trimming, and dry upper edges need drought help in summer.
Bare patches, tree roots and compaction are common on the older blocks. Top dressing, overseeding and an autumn feed bring them back.
There is a real estate agent and property manager at the Narrabundah shops for a reason: plenty of the cottages and duplexes are rented. We keep them tidy on a schedule and between tenants.
Narrabundah’s gardens have had seventy years to mature, and most of the work is managing what is already there: hedges that have grown past the fence line, shrubs that need structural pruning, beds under deciduous trees that fill with leaves and dry out. Our operators shape hedges, weed and mulch beds, clear leaves and remove green waste, from $70 a visit.
On the Heights, sloping beds need their edges kept clear and mulch that stays put in a downpour. In Old Narrabundah the duplex gardens are often shared across a fence, and we can service both sides in one visit. A spring garden clean-up once the frosts finish and an autumn leaf round cover most of the year, and pre-sale or end-of-lease gardening is available for owners and agents turning a property over.
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The same honest starting prices in all three parts of Narrabundah, confirmed by a local operator once they have seen the block. See the Fox Mowing pricing guide for everything else.
| Lawn service | Guide price from | Typical inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Small maintained lawn — mow, edge & blow | From $50 | Small maintained lawns, duplex halves and units with straightforward access. |
| Medium to large — mow, edges & blow | From $70-$150+ | Typical cottage lawns and hillside yards: mow, edge, whipper snip and blow-down. |
| Gardening basic visit | From $70 | Hedge shaping, pruning, weeding, leaf clearing, mulch and green waste removal. |
| Overgrown lawn recovery | From $100-$250+ | Lawns left over a season or between tenants; staged cuts and extra clean-up. |
| Acreage / ride-on / slashing | Quoted on site | Not usual in Narrabundah, but larger open blocks can be quoted for ride-on mowing. |
Important: Narrabundah starting guide prices. Slope, tree cover, leaf volume, lawn condition and booking frequency all affect the final quote.
A look at the block first means the price suits your yard, not a suburb average.
Operators who live and work in the inner south and know the suburb street by street.
Our Narrabundah operators also cover Griffith, Kingston, Red Hill and Fyshwick, so they know the cottage blocks, the slopes and the leaf drop.
From $50 for a small maintained lawn and $70 for gardening, with bigger or overgrown work quoted to what it takes.
Standard for every operator, which landlords, agents and older residents appreciate.
Edges cut, leaves cleared, paths blown and green waste gone before we leave.
Fortnightly, monthly, seasonal or a single visit; we work around tenants, travel and inspections.
Call 1800 FOX MOW or use the form. Most cottage lawns can be quoted from the street the same day.
Narrabundah’s deciduous street trees set the calendar. Autumn colour arrives in April, the leaves come down through May and June just as the frosts start, and the couch and kikuyu lawns go straw-coloured and stop. Winter nights sit near zero until September; only fescue lawns keep growing and need a cut. Spring is wet, with September and October the year’s wettest months, and once the soil passes 14 degrees in mid-October the old lawns come back quickly, which is when we fertilise and get regular rounds going. Summer hits the exposed upper blocks on the Heights hardest, with hot north-westerlies across the ridge; we cut higher, water early within the ACT daylight-saving rules and protect the dry banks. Autumn is for feeding, overseeding and new turf where a cottage lawn is past repair.
We mow right across the inner south — Narrabundah, Griffith, Kingston, Red Hill, Fyshwick, Symonston, Barton, Forrest, Deakin, Yarralumla and Hume among them — and across the wider Canberra 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.
Small, maintained Narrabundah lawns start from $50, which suits many of the duplex halves and units in Old Narrabundah. A full cottage lawn with edges and a blow-down runs $70 to $150+, sloping Narrabundah Heights yards sit at the higher end because of the hand trimming, gardening visits start at $70 and an overgrown yard is recovery work from $100 to $250+. The price is fixed with you on site first, then the work starts.
We clear them in rounds through May and June and take them away. The Narrabundah pin oaks on Finniss Crescent, Carnegie Crescent, Sprent Street and Stuart Street drop a thick layer just as the lawns go dormant for winter, and wet leaves left on grass that is not growing will smother it. Two or three clearing visits over late autumn keep the lawn breathing and the paths and beds clear.
Yes. The blocks west of Captain Cook Crescent climb towards the Red Hill ridge, and our Narrabundah operators are used to them: slopes are cut with the right mower and the right pattern, banks are hand trimmed, and the dry upper edges get a higher cut and drought help through summer. Slope adds some time, so these lawns are quoted after a look.
Yes. Hedge shaping, structural pruning of older shrubs, weeding, leaf clearing, mulching and green waste removal are all part of our Narrabundah gardening service from $70 a visit, and for the shared duplex gardens in Old Narrabundah we can do both sides of the fence in one booking.
Yes, a good share of the cottages and duplexes in Narrabundah are rented, and we run scheduled mowing and garden upkeep for property managers and landlords as well as one-off tidy-ups between tenants. We only need access to the yard.
Phone 1800 369 669 or fill in the form and a local Fox Mowing ACT operator will call back the same day. Cottage lawns in Narrabundah are usually quoted from the street; sloping Heights blocks and leafy gardens we look at first so the price is right.