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 services rural properties across the Paddys River district on the Tidbinbilla and Cotter side of the Territory, with ride-on and slashing gear for acreage, driveways and fire breaks.
Fox Mowing ACT mows and slashes right across the Paddys River district, the rural country in the south-west of the Territory that takes its name from the river running through it. Paddys River rises on the eastern slopes of the Brindabella Ranges below Castle Hill in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, is fed by the Tidbinbilla River and Gibraltar Creek, and drops 281 metres over 28 kilometres before meeting the Cotter River near Mount Stromlo. Along the way it passes west of Conder and Gordon, which is the side most of our customers come from. The postcode is 2620.
There is no township here. Paddys River is reserves, rural leases and scattered properties, and the work reflects that: house lawns around a homestead, long grass along driveways and fence lines, and slashing before the fire season. We will be straight with you — this is not a suburb we drive through every day, so we book Paddys River jobs in runs with our southern Tuggeranong operators and bring the right gear for the size of the block.
Book your free Paddys River quoteA house lawn and a hectare along the river are different jobs, and both are priced once we have seen the ground.
House lawns around the homestead on a fortnightly or monthly round, edged along paths and beds. The lawn mowing and lawn edging pages cover what is included.
Paddocks, driveways, orchard rows and boundary strips are done with ride-on and slashing equipment, quoted on site and booked with other jobs in the district.
Grass on the Brindabella foothills cures early. A firm cut around buildings, sheds and along fence lines in late spring is the job we book first.
The river flats along Paddys River and its creeks are cold-air traps. Warm-season grass there stays dormant longer, so we time the first spring cut for growth rather than a date.
A block left over a wet spring goes to seed fast. Staged slashing, then a lower finishing pass, brings it back without leaving rows of thatch.
Rural weeds and grass seed spread from unmown edges into the house lawn. Weed control on the boundaries protects the part you actually walk on.
Gardening on a rural block on this side of the Territory is mostly about shelter and fuel. Windbreaks and shelter belts need the bottom kept dense and the top kept off power lines and sheds; beds near the house want mulch before the dry months. We take care of hedging and pruning, mulching, tree trimming and garden clean-ups on Paddys River properties from $70 a visit.
Because the district borders reserve country, a lot of the tidy-up work is about keeping the garden edge clear of the bush edge: dead material out, low growth lifted, long grass cut back. If a property is changing hands or tenants, a pre-sale or end-of-lease clean-up gets the house garden and the near paddock up together in one visit.
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House lawns on Paddys River blocks start at the standard prices; slashing and acreage are quoted on the ground. The pricing guide lists everything else.
| Lawn service | Guide price from | Typical inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Small maintained lawn — mow, edge & blow | From $50 | A small kept lawn around a homestead with reasonable access from the drive. |
| Medium to large — mow, edges & blow | From $70-$150+ | Larger house lawns with edges, trimming around fences and outbuildings, and hard surfaces blown down. |
| Gardening basic visit | From $70 | Windbreak and hedge pruning, bed weeding and mulch on the house garden. |
| Overgrown lawn recovery | From $100-$250+ | Long or seeded grass around buildings, cut in stages with the clippings dealt with. |
| Acreage / ride-on / slashing | Quoted on site | Paddocks, driveways, fire breaks and boundary strips across the Paddys River district, done with a ride-on or slasher. |
Important: These are Paddys River guide prices. Rural quotes depend on hectares, grass height, slope, rocks and stumps, gates and how far our gear travels to reach you.
Acreage is priced from a walk of the block, not from a satellite picture.
Rural work needs operators with the gear and the willingness to drive out.
Our crews are based around Gordon, Conder and Banks and cover the rural blocks west towards Tidbinbilla on scheduled runs.
House lawns from $50, gardening from $70, and slashing or acreage quoted after a look at the block, in writing.
Each operator has full insurance and a police check behind them, which matters when they are working on your property while you are away.
Slashed paddocks left even, house lawns edged and blown, and no piles of cut grass left against a shed.
A big pre-summer cut, growing-season visits and quiet winters, arranged around when you are at the property.
Call 1800 FOX MOW or send the form with the block size and we will book a walk-through rather than guessing.
Paddys River country runs from river flats to foothills, and the seasons hit each differently. On the valley floors cold air pools, so frost comes early in May and can hang around into late September, well after the suburbs have warmed. Warm-season grass stays flat and brown until the soil finally gets past the mid-teens in October, then the spring rain peak sends everything up at once — grass, weeds and seed heads — which is why we want the fire-break cut done before the December heat cures it. Summer is dry, and the hot westerlies come straight over the Brindabellas onto exposed blocks, so house lawns get a higher cut and deep watering before 9 am within the ACT rules. In autumn a fertilising feed and lawn repairs or top dressing on the house lawn go in before the first hard frost.
We mow right across Tuggeranong — Gordon, Conder, Banks, Calwell, Bonython, Isabella Plains, Chisholm, Gilmore, Fadden, Gowrie, Greenway and Kambah among them — and across the wider Tuggeranong district. 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.
A small kept house lawn on a Paddys River property starts from $50, a larger house lawn, edged and blown off, runs $70 to $150+, garden work is from $70 and long-grass recovery from $100 to $250+. Ride-on mowing and slashing across the rest of the block is quoted on site after we have walked it, because hectares, grass height and terrain decide the price in rural country.
Yes. Slashing paddocks, driveways, boundary strips and fire breaks on rural blocks in the Paddys River district on the Tidbinbilla and Cotter side is exactly the kind of work our operators tow the ride-on and slasher out for, booked in runs from the southern Tuggeranong suburbs.
Late October into November, after the spring growth flush and before the summer heat cures the grass. The river flats along Paddys River are frost hollows, so growth starts late but then comes fast with the September and October rain peak. A firm cut around buildings and fence lines then, and a lighter follow-up in January if the season is wet, keeps a Paddys River property in good shape.
We can. Windbreak pruning, hedge shaping, bed weeding, mulching and clearing dead material back from the bush edge are handled by our operators on Paddys River blocks from $70 a visit, and it usually happens on the same visit as the slashing.
Yes. Rural properties, weekenders and leased blocks in the Paddys River district can go on a seasonal round so the house lawn is mown, the long grass is kept down and the place is left tidy between your visits, with a photo sent on completion if you want one.
Call 1800 369 669 or use the form on this page and tell us roughly how big the block is. A Fox Mowing ACT operator from the south of the valley will arrange a walk-through, because acreage on the Paddys River side is always priced on the ground.