Two gardeners can quote very different prices for ‘maintenance’ because they mean different things. Here’s what a visit usually covers, and how often to book.
The short answer: a standard garden maintenance visit usually covers mowing and edging, weeding, light pruning, blowing paths clear and an agreed amount of green waste. Big hedge jobs, mulch top-ups and overgrown cleanups are often quoted separately. Most Melbourne gardens need visits more often in late spring and summer, when the grass grows fastest, and less often in winter.
“Maintenance” means different things to different gardeners, which is why quotes vary so much. Here’s how to compare like with like.
What counts as standard varies between businesses, so ask for the list in writing. With our garden maintenance across Melbourne, the tasks and visit frequency are agreed with you and listed in your written quote.
These jobs take more time, equipment or tip fees, so they’re often priced separately:
Ask whether your quote includes each of these, so you’re comparing like with like.
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The lawn usually sets the pace. Gardening Australia’s rule is to take no more than a third of the grass leaf in one mow, so visits need to be closest together when the grass grows fastest. Everything else fits around it.
| Job | How often |
|---|---|
| Mowing | Often enough to take off no more than a third of the leaf: most often in late spring and summer, least in winter |
| Weeding | As soon as weeds appear, before they set seed |
| Hedge trimming | Twice a year, in spring and autumn. Fast growers more often |
| Native shrubs | A tip prune in autumn, by the end of April |
| Lawn aerating | About once a year, in autumn |
| Mulch | Top up once a year |
Sources: Gardening Australia, and Darebin’s sustainable gardening booklet for mulch.
So how often should a gardener come? A garden with a lawn needs visits on the lawn’s timetable: closest together in late spring and summer, further apart in winter. A garden with little or no lawn needs fewer visits, planned around weeding, pruning and the seasonal jobs. Our guide to how often to mow your lawn in Melbourne explains the timing.
Here’s how the jobs fall through a Melbourne year. EPA Victoria’s noise rules apply all year to mowers and garden power tools. Don’t use them before 7 am or after 8 pm on weekdays, or before 9 am or after 8 pm on weekends and public holidays.
We offer regular garden maintenance across Melbourne for homes, rentals and businesses, built around what your property needs:
Hedges, weeds and mulch can be added as needed: hedge trimming, weed removal and mulch installation. If the garden is overgrown, we usually suggest a one-off cleanup first, so regular visits start from a tidy baseline. Our guide to cleaning up an overgrown garden explains what’s involved.
We’re insured and ABN registered, the owner is on every job, and the measure and written quote are free. Text a few photos of your garden and your suburb to 0415 386 399, and we’ll reply within 12 business hours.
From EKO Gardening Solutions. Sources checked on 9 October 2026.
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It depends on the garden. The lawn usually sets the pace, so visits are closest together in late spring and summer and further apart in winter. Gardens with little or no lawn need fewer visits, planned around weeding, pruning and seasonal jobs.
Usually, yes. Mowing, edging and blowing paths clear are the core of most maintenance visits. Check whether your quote includes the nature strip and how the clippings are handled.
Light trims often are. Big reductions, tall hedges and large green waste loads are often quoted separately, so ask what your quote covers.
It should. Grass grows fastest in the warmer months and slows right down in winter, so a sensible schedule changes with it. We agree a starting frequency with you and adjust it as growth changes.
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