Get the garden back under control, and keep it that way.
I'm Ross. I do the work myself, I text before I come, and everything is $60 per hour with the hours agreed before I start. Upper Riccarton and the western suburbs of Christchurch.
Or call 028 416 1624
Most people who call me used to keep on top of the garden themselves. Then work got busy, a wet month went by, and the weeds got ahead. Now the beds need a weekend you don't have, so it keeps not happening. I come every two or three weeks, or once to get it back under control, and the clippings leave with me.
What I do
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Prices
| Item | Price |
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| Garden work, any service | $60 per hour* |
| Minimum, regular visits | 1 hour |
| Minimum, one-off jobs | 2 hours |
| Green waste removal | $30 minimum, which covers the first bag. Then $25 per 280 L bag or $40 per wool sack. Trailer loads are time at the hourly rate plus dump fees at cost. |
| Other waste (soil, rubbish, flax, bamboo, palm, anything mixed in) | $45 minimum, then time at the hourly rate plus dump fees at cost. |
Every service, lawns and hedges included, is charged at the same hourly rate for the time I am on site.
*I am under the GST threshold, so no GST is added. That could change at any time; if it does, GST goes on top of the rate and this page changes first.
A garden you don't have to think about.
How this works
There are two ways to start. Send me a few photos and I reply within 24 hours with the hours the job will take. Or book a visit straight away and I sort the scope with you on the day.
- 1. Get in touch. Send photos through the estimate form, text them to 028 416 1624, or book a visit online.
- 2. Agree the hours. From photos, I tell you the range of hours within 24 hours. If you have booked straight away, I look at the garden when I arrive and agree the hours with you before I start. Either way, if the job turns out bigger than expected I tell you before I keep going, and if you have a set budget I work inside it and do the most useful things first.
- 3. I turn up and do the work. A text the day before and another when I am on my way. The clippings leave with me, and the invoice is for the hours worked, with a photo of the garden as I left it if you were not home.
Waste. Everything I cut leaves with me unless you would rather it went in your green bin. Removal is priced per bag in the Prices table.
What you get
The same person every visit.
I do the work myself. The person who looks at your photos, gives you the hours and turns up with the tools is me, every time, so you are never explaining the garden to someone new.
A text before I come.
You know the day. If it has to change, you hear from me first, with the same 24 hours' notice I ask of you.
The hours are agreed before I start.
Everything is $60 per hour. You know the rate before you call and the hours before I begin. If the garden turns out bigger than the photos showed, I tell you before I keep going.
Where I work
The west side of Christchurch, from Fendalton out to Hornby and down to Halswell. The suburbs are below. If yours is just off the list, ask.
About Ross
I studied ecology at Lincoln and have worked in gardens and on restoration planting since my uni days, so I know what a plant is before I cut it. I weed by hand, prune at the right time of year, and do every visit myself. I live in Upper Riccarton and work the suburbs around it.
A garden you don't have to think about.
Send me a few photos, or book a visit and I sort the details with you on the day.
Or call 028 416 1624