Absolutely thrilled with the work from Sydney Gardeners! The team transformed our overgrown backyard into a beautiful, low-maintenance garden. They were professional, punctual, and paid attention to every detail. Highly recommend their services!
Castle Hill to Glenorie · The Garden Shire
Gardening Services in the
Sydney Hills District
Slopes that shed water, mature trees that own the light, frost in the hollows and bushland at the back fence. The Hills grows things the rest of Sydney can't — as long as somebody gardens for the ridge it's actually on.
Rated 5 out of 5 by our customers
- Acreage, paddocks and quarter-acre blocks
- Bush-edge fuel reduction & clean-ups
- Slope, erosion and drainage know-how
- Open 7 days, 7am–6:30pm
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I highly recommend Lachlan and the team at Sydney Gardeners. Not only do they do great work, but more importantly they are reliable! Lachlan was also more than happy to help me out when I needed an extra service squeezed in just before Xmas.
Lachlan and his team have been looking after my Strata Property for over 2 years now. He is diligent with his timekeeping, punctual, provides attention to detail and does not hesitate to go above and beyond to provide satisfaction to our strata residents and property management team.
Great communication and exceptional workmanship. The team arrived on time and did an amazing job with pruning, planting, and lawn care.
I'm very happy with Lachlan and his team at Sydney Gardeners. They did a professional, clean and well-rounded job. I would highly recommend their work.
Been getting great service and value from Sydney gardeners now for a number of years, always great high quality work in my feature gardens. Attention to detail is second to none. No job to big for these boys to tackle.
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- Your block
- The bush edge
- Frost & what it grows
- What we do
- Suburbs
- Questions
Before we quote
Where does your block sit?
The Hills runs from brand-new courtyards at Box Hill to five-acre properties at Glenorie, and the gap between them is enormous. Tap the one that sounds like yours and we'll tell you how we'd actually work it.
Tap your block — the plan changes
New estate courtyard
Small, hot, and sitting on builder's clay
The newer Hills estates put big houses on small blocks, which leaves a strip of lawn, a fence line and not much soil — usually turf on a thin layer of imported topsoil over compacted clay. It looks perfect for a year, then thins out every summer. Aeration, gypsum and organic matter fix the cause; raising the mowing height and watering deeper twice a week does the rest. Quick visits, low cost, and the difference shows fast.
- Aerate + gypsum
- 30–45 minute visits
- Screening on the fence line
Sort the soil in the first two years and you never fight it again.
Bush-edge blocks
Where the garden stops and the bush starts
A big slice of the Hills backs onto reserve or bushland, and that back fence is the best thing about the block and the part that needs the most thought. The principle is simple: keep the fuel low and broken up close to the house, and don't build a ladder from the ground into the tree canopy.
Springthe window to get bush-edge clean-ups done — before the fire danger period tightens up what can be done
Gutterscleared and the roof valleys blown out, because that's where the embers land first
Hauledevery bit of the cut material leaves with us and gets recycled — a pile by the fence is just stored fuel
Check before anything comes down
On bushfire-prone land some vegetation work is exempt and some needs approval, and the rules differ between clearing around a house, pruning a protected tree and touching anything on the reserve side of the fence. We'll tell you what we can do straight away and what needs council, the RFS or an arborist first — before we start, not after.
The Hills advantage
The only part of Sydney with a real winter
Cold air runs downhill. On a still, clear winter night it drains off the ridges and pools in the hollows and valley floors around Dural, Glenorie and Kenthurst, which is why the Hills wakes up several degrees colder than the coast — and why this district became the nursery belt in the first place. It's a limitation in one spot on your block and a gift everywhere else.
What the cold buys you
Camellias, magnolias, roses, hydrangeas, maples and deciduous shade trees all colour and flower better here than they do near the water, and stone fruit gets enough winter chill to actually crop. Save the frost-tender things — frangipani, bougainvillea, tropical foliage — for the warm side of the house or higher up the slope, and everything gets easier.
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Can't thank Lachlan and the rest of the team enough for the professionalism and outstanding service I have received. I have been using their services for the past 18 months and I am always impressed with the results of their work. Highly recommended.
Sydney Gardeners provide exceptional services. Their team is professional, efficient, and knowledgeable. They transformed my garden beautifully, exceeding my expectations. Highly recommended for all gardening needs!
My first time using Lachlan from Sydney Gardeners. I had overgrown high hedges to be significantly cut back and I was impressed with the finished job. I will be using them again and recommend him for all your gardening needs.
I highly recommend Sydney Gardeners to anyone seeking professional garden design and maintenance services. Their commitment to excellence, creativity, and client satisfaction is unparalleled, and I am thrilled with the beautiful garden they've created for me. Thank you, Sydney Gardeners, for turning my garden dreams into reality!
Sydney Gardeners helped us clean up our backyard after months of neglect. The team was punctual, friendly, and worked efficiently. Our lawn and hedges now look fantastic. Would happily use them again.
Lachlan did a great job mowing my lawn!
Greatest gardening service ever, couldn't be happier.
Great job on my garden
Lachlan and his men have been doing my garden for some years. My hedges and trees are beautifully trimmed every time. I share the same experience with the majority, those with excellent reviews.
Lachlan and his team were fantastic. They were professional and did the job in a timely manner. He gave me some great insights on how we could develop our business garden.
Very happy with the job Lachlan did mowing and pruning at our home. He was very pleasant to deal with and did a great job with prompt service. Thank you
Lachlan provided high quality gardening services including trimming of trees on our property in Mosman. We were very happy with the excellent communication, efficiency and professionalism. We would be happy to recommend Lachlan to friends and family.
Highly recommend. They took over from long-time gardeners for our apartment building and Sydney Gardners standard is far greater and less expensive.
Great quality work and professional service. Was very happy with the job that was done! Will definitely be using these guys again 😊
Lachlan did a great job mowing and edging the property. Only just starting using them. Very happy
Great gardener with a very strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail. Well priced and timely.
Lachlan is very professional and hard working. Highly highly recommend.
Great service, friendly staff, my garden looks amazing.
Thank you so much. You guys did a great job. I will be a continuing customer.
Professional and polite. They did exactly what I wanted. Highly recommend.
Amazing service, highly recommend!
Prompt and excellent service
My usual gardener wasn't available to me so I decided to go with the guys at Sydney Gardeners. I was surprised with how quickly they managed to do the job (I have a large backyard with hedges).
Incredible service, excellent communication skills and a pleasure to work with! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to maintain or brighten up their garden! Thank you
These boys did a great job, very responsive, very professional.
Great service, extremely timely and professional. Thanks!
Would highly recommend to anyone looking for any gardening maintenance needs
Excellent service and quick, helpful responses.
Sydney Gardeners were amazing at working on my lawn and the rest of my backyard. They were very friendly and enthusiastic to complete the job.
The guys at Sydney gardeners serviced my gardens with a professional manner, it's rare to find a quality gardening service in Sydney that is this good now-days.
Super helpful!!
Why choose us
Why Choose Sydney Gardeners for Gardening Services in the Hills District?
The Hills earned the name Garden Shire honestly — rolling ground, deep soil in the right spots, mature trees and a climate that grows more than the rest of Sydney can. It also asks more of a gardener. These are the parts that decide whether a Hills garden works.
Slopes, runoff and erosion
Undulating ground means water leaves fast, taking soil and mulch with it, and the bottom of the block copes with everything the top sheds. Terracing, retaining, contour planting and deep-rooted groundcovers hold it in place; coarse mulch stays put on a slope where fine mulch simply washes down.
Mature trees and the light they own
Established gums, jacarandas and camphor laurels create a completely different garden underneath them — less light, drier soil from root competition, and leaf drop most of the year. We work with that rather than against it: shade planting that actually wants those conditions, canopy work to lift and thin where it's appropriate, and mulch to hold what moisture is left.
Half the Hills gardens we're called to aren't failing. They're being asked to grow full-sun plants under a forty-year-old gum.
Humidity, heritage and wildlife
Still, humid pockets bring black spot, mildew and rust, so airflow and spacing do as much as any spray. Older properties often carry plantings worth keeping, and they need pruning that respects the shape rather than resetting it. And the local possums, cockatoos and bush turkeys are here to stay — the answer is planting they're less interested in, protection where it matters, and a garden designed to survive a visit.
- Fixed written quotes before anything starts
- All tools, mowers and equipment supplied
- Full clean-up and green waste recycled, every visit
- Homes, acreage, strata and commercial grounds
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Site visit & written quote, always
What we do here
Gardening Services Sydney Gardeners Offer in the Sydney Hills District
From a fortnightly mow on a Kellyville block to a five-acre property at Glenorie — and the slope, soil and bush-edge work underneath it.
Garden maintenance packages
Scheduled pruning, feeding, weeding and edging, tightened through the growth season and eased off in winter.
Lawn mowing & turf care
Everything from a courtyard strip to a paddock, cut at the right height for the season rather than scalped.
Acreage & ride-on mowing
Bigger blocks zoned so you're not paying lawn rates for the back paddock, with slashing where it suits better.
Erosion control & slope work
Terracing, retaining, contour planting and groundcovers that hold soil where the water wants to take it.
Tree work & arborist services
Canopy lifting, deadwooding, storm damage and safe removals for the big established trees the Hills is full of.
Bush-edge & fuel-reduction clean-ups
Understorey thinned, deadwood and fallen limbs cleared, gutters done, and every bit of it hauled away.
Soil improvement & mulching
Testing, gypsum and compost on the clay, coarse mulch that stays put on a slope instead of washing to the bottom.
Hedging & screening
Privacy between close-set estate homes and long boundary hedges on the bigger blocks, kept dense and shaped.
Strata & commercial grounds
Norwest offices, retail frontages and strata blocks on a fixed schedule, presented the way the business needs.
Where we work
Castle Hill to the orchards
- Castle Hill
- Baulkham Hills
- Bella Vista
- Norwest
- Kellyville
- North Kellyville
- Kellyville Ridge
- Beaumont Hills
- Rouse Hill
- Box Hill
- Glenhaven
- Dural
- Round Corner
- Kenthurst
- Annangrove
- Glenorie
- Middle Dural
- Maraylya
- Cherrybrook
- West Pennant Hills
- Winston Hills
- Castle Hill North
- Galston
- Arcadia
Nearby
Neighbouring areas
Recent work
Big gardens, kept in hand
Our pledge
Your Happiness, Our Pledge: Ensuring Total Job Satisfaction Every Time!
We stand behind every job we do. If something isn't right, we'll make it right. That's the Sydney Gardeners promise, and it's why our customers stay with us year after year.
Lachlan Kavanagh
Operator of Sydney Gardeners
Questions
Hills District gardening questions, answered
Do you do bush-edge and fuel-reduction clean-ups?
Yes — understorey thinning, deadwood and fallen limbs, long grass along the boundary, gutters and roof valleys, and all of it hauled away rather than piled by the fence. Spring is the sensible window. Some vegetation work on bushfire-prone land needs council or RFS approval first, and we'll tell you which side of that line your job sits on before we start.
My block is on a slope and the mulch keeps washing to the bottom — what fixes that?
Three things together: coarse mulch instead of fine, because chunky material knits and stays put where fine mulch floats; groundcovers and deep-rooted planting to hold the surface; and slowing the water down with terracing, contour beds or a swale so it soaks in rather than sheeting off. On steeper blocks, retaining is often cheaper long term than replacing soil every second year.
Does the Hills really get frost?
In the low-lying pockets, yes — cold air drains downhill on still, clear winter nights and pools in the hollows around Dural, Kenthurst and Glenorie, which can sit several degrees below the ridge above them. It's why frangipani and bougainvillea struggle at the bottom of some blocks and do fine at the top. It's also why camellias, magnolias, roses, maples and stone fruit all perform better here than closer to the water.
Can you mow acreage and paddocks?
Yes. Past about half an acre we bring ride-on gear and slash the rougher areas, usually zoning the property so the lawn near the house is cut on a tighter cycle than the paddock out the back. It's faster, the finish is better and you're not paying lawn rates for ground that doesn't need it.
Nothing grows under my big gum tree. Is that fixable?
Partly, and the fix is usually choosing differently rather than trying harder. Under an established tree there's less light, drier soil from root competition and constant leaf drop. Shade-tolerant planting that wants those conditions, mulch to hold what moisture there is, and where appropriate some canopy lifting or thinning to let more light through, will get you a garden. Full-sun plants under a forty-year-old gum will never be one.
What can we do about possums, cockatoos and bush turkeys?
Live with them intelligently. Native wildlife here is protected, so the practical answers are planting things they're less interested in, protecting new plantings and vegetable beds physically while they establish, keeping fruit picked, and designing beds that recover from a raid rather than being ruined by one. We can also point out which plants in your garden are effectively a dinner invitation.
Which Hills District suburbs do you cover?
All of them — Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista, Norwest, Kellyville, North Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Beaumont Hills, Rouse Hill, Box Hill, Glenhaven, Dural, Round Corner, Kenthurst, Annangrove, Glenorie, Middle Dural, Maraylya, Cherrybrook, West Pennant Hills, Winston Hills, Galston, Arcadia and the surrounding areas.