Lawn Mowing & Garden Maintenance in Auckland

Two things: the size of the property, which you enter when booking, and the work you pick, whether that's a mow only or a mow with edging and weeding. Servy shows the price before you confirm, so there's no on-site quote visit and nothing added on the day.

An overgrown lawn or a first visit to a section nobody has touched in months is more work than a regular mow, so book it as a one-off clean-up first and switch to a regular schedule after.

Auckland grass grows all year. DairyNZ's measured growth figures from Tomarata, the one monitoring site inside the Auckland region, peak in October at more than double the July rate, and the winter months still run at a little over half the October rate.

In practice that means weekly or fortnightly mows through spring and early summer, every two to three weeks in autumn, and roughly monthly in winter. A dry late summer can slow things down when you'd expect the lawn to need the most attention. Regular bookings can be adjusted as the season changes.

Tenancy Services' default split makes routine lawn mowing and weeding the tenant's job, and pruning trees, shrubs and hedges the landlord's. A specific clause in the tenancy agreement can change that. Our guide below covers what the Residential Tenancies Act says and how garden condition affects a bond claim.