Rockdale sits low and close to the bay, and its gardens are a mix of old family blocks, townhouses and rentals. We cover all three on a fixed price per visit, with the green waste taken away each time.
Rockdale sits about 13 kilometres south of the city at around 20 metres, between the bay and the airport, with residential streets running into light industrial pockets. It is flat, it is exposed to weather coming off the water, and its housing is more mixed than most suburbs we work in.
At this elevation there is nowhere for water to run to. After heavy rain beds stay wet for days, roots rot and lawn thins out in patches. Raising a bed or getting a fall into it fixes more Rockdale gardens than new plants do.
Gardens a short distance from open water take a different kind of weather to inland ones. Growth on the exposed side burns back while the sheltered side carries on, so we prune to balance rather than cutting every face to the same line.
A good share of Rockdale work is for agents and landlords, either keeping a tenanted garden presentable or clearing one between tenants. Those get quoted as their own job with the removal included.
Houses, townhouses or a rental between tenants. Tell us which and we will size the visit to it.
Beds, paths, paving joints and gravel cleared back to a clean finish, roots included. On damp low-lying ground weeds establish quickly and hold on, so a surface tidy rarely lasts.
How we handle weedingFront screens and boundary hedges cut to a clean line. Where a hedge is taking weather off the bay on one face, we cut to balance it rather than opening up the side that is doing the work.
How we trim hedgesMulch at a depth that suits ground which already holds moisture. On the lower blocks we keep it lighter, because heavy mulch over damp soil holds it wet rather than helping.
What our mulching involvesGreen waste, cleared growth, old turf and yard rubbish taken away. For properties being cleared between tenants this is usually the bulk of the job, and we size the removal in the quote.
See our rubbish removalLifting canopies off roofs, gutters and fences and reducing growth that has gone one-sided in the wind. On shared boundaries we work to the fence line and leave the neighbour's side clean.
See our pruning and trimmingNew lawn over prepared and levelled soil. On the lower Rockdale blocks we sort the drainage first, because turf laid over ground that holds water will not see out a wet season.
How we lay new turfRemoving a tree that has outgrown a compact block or is dropping over a roof. Bayside Council controls removal and significant pruning of many established trees, and we check before quoting.
About our tree lopping workOn flat, low ground the deciding factors are water and access rather than size.
Three steps, a fixed written price per visit, and no lock-in contract.
We look at how the ground drains, the exposure and the access, then tell you what the garden needs and in what order.
A fixed price per visit sized to the property, whether that is a regular cycle or a one-off clear between tenants.
Same crew each time. All green waste leaves with us and the paths and driveway 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.
Rockdale sits in the Bayside council area with Arncliffe, Banksia, Bexley, Brighton-Le-Sands, Kogarah and Monterey around it.
For a garden build rather than upkeep, see our landscaping work in Rockdale, or browse every Sydney suburb we service.
Usually, yes. Rockdale is flat and low, so there is little natural fall. The answer is raising beds, getting a proper fall into them or putting in a drain, rather than replanting into ground that will stay wet. We look at it when we quote.
Yes, regularly. We coordinate access with the agent or tenant and provide the written scope and fixed price a managing agent needs for approval, whether that is a regular cycle or a clear-out between tenants.
Weather coming off open water does that. The exposed face takes it while the sheltered side grows normally. We prune to balance the plant and choose hardier species for the exposed positions rather than fighting it every year.
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 Rockdale 2216 and the surrounding Bayside suburbs including Arncliffe, Banksia, Bexley, Brighton-Le-Sands, Kogarah, Kyeemagh and Monterey.
Call 0451 267 287 or send the form and we will book the earliest on-site time that suits you. Photos of the garden help us give you a rough range first.
Send us the basics and we will come out, check the drainage and the access, and give you a fixed written price. The visit costs nothing.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 0451 267 287.
Whether it is ground that will not drain or a property that needs clearing between tenants, we will come out and price it properly.