A lot of Revesby yards are smaller than they used to be. Rebuilds, duplexes and granny flats have taken the back half of plenty of blocks, and what is left needs a different kind of upkeep to a full backyard.
Revesby sits about 22 kilometres south-west of the city at around 14 metres, north of the Georges River. It went up after the war as modest freestanding housing, and a large share of those blocks have since been rebuilt, split into duplexes or had a secondary dwelling put in the back.
On a block with a bigger footprint on it, the garden becomes a perimeter. Side strips a metre wide, a thin bed along the rear fence and a small patch of lawn. That is precision hand work rather than open space, and it needs a visit scoped to the detail.
Rebuilds clear the mature planting that used to shade these yards, so what gets planted afterwards sits fully exposed through summer. Mulch depth and plant choice do more here than watering does.
A larger roof, a wider driveway and a paved alfresco all shed water that used to soak into lawn. On ground this flat it ends up in whatever bed is lowest, which is why one corner stays wet while the rest dries out.
Scoped to a compact yard, where the finish on a small area is what gets noticed.
Screening hedges along the boundary, which do most of the privacy work now that houses sit closer together. We keep the density through the lower half rather than cutting it thin and losing the screen.
How we trim hedgesNarrow side strips, beds, paving joints and gravel cleared back, roots included. On a small yard weeds are the whole impression, so this is usually the most visible part of the visit.
How we handle weedingMulch at a depth that holds moisture in a yard with no canopy left over it. On an exposed rebuild this is the cheapest thing that keeps planting alive through February.
What our mulching involvesKeeping what remains in proportion to a smaller space, and lifting growth off roofs, gutters and the new fence lines. Where a tree sits close to a secondary dwelling we prune to clear it properly.
See our pruning and trimmingNew lawn on the patch that is left, over prepared and levelled ground. Where runoff from new roof and paving collects, we deal with the fall first or the same corner fails every wet season.
How we lay new turfClippings, prunings, leftover building rubble and old turf taken away. On a compact block there is nowhere to stage a pile, so all of it goes with us on the day.
See our rubbish removalRemoving a tree that no longer suits a reduced yard or sits too close to a new structure. The City of Canterbury Bankstown controls removal and significant pruning of many trees, and we check before quoting.
About our tree lopping workOn a compact yard the detail and the access set the price, not the area.
Three steps, a fixed written price per visit, and no lock-in contract.
We look at what is left of the garden, where water collects and how wide the access is, then tell you what it needs and what it does not.
A fixed price per visit sized to a compact yard, on a cycle that suits how fast it actually grows.
Same crew each time. All clippings and green waste leave with us, and the driveway and paths are swept down before we go.
Terry and his team are fantastic to work with.
The team have been very professional with their work, communication and they were also fast paced.
They use very high quality materials and workmanship is flawless.
Revesby sits between Bankstown and the Georges River, with Padstow, Panania, Condell Park and Picnic Point around it.
For a garden build rather than upkeep, see our landscaping work in Revesby or everything we do across Canterbury Bankstown, and browse every Sydney suburb we service.
Usually yes, and the visits are short. On a perimeter garden every metre is visible from the house, so the standard shows immediately. It is also fiddly hand work rather than open space, which is the part most people would rather not do themselves.
Almost always runoff. A bigger roof, a wider driveway and new paving all shed water that used to soak into lawn, and on ground this flat it ends up in the lowest bed. The fix is a fall and somewhere for it to go, not different plants.
Mulch properly and plant for full exposure. Rebuilds take out the mature trees that used to shade these yards, so the conditions are harsher than they were. We choose for that rather than planting to a generic list.
It matters to the method, not to whether we can do it. No machinery fits, so everything goes by hand and barrow. We account for that in the quote rather than adding it later.
No. You get a fixed written price per visit and you can change the cycle, skip a visit or stop whenever you want.
Yes. We work across Revesby 2212 and the surrounding suburbs including Padstow, Panania, Condell Park, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights and Bankstown.
Send us the basics and we will come out, look at what is left of the yard, where the water goes and how wide the access is, and give you a fixed written price. The visit costs nothing.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 0451 267 287.
Whether the rebuild left you a strip to manage or a corner that will not drain, we will come out and price it properly.