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.
Strata · Owners corporations · Commercial
Strata gardening Sydney,
run properly.
Shared green space is the first thing residents, buyers and visitors judge a complex on. We keep it sharp — lawns, beds, trees, gutters and waste under one insured contractor, with the communication strata managers actually need.
Rated 5 out of 5 by our customers
- Tailored service plans
- Compliant & insured on site
- Uniformed, scheduled crews
- Open 7 days, 7am–6:30pm
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Highly recommend. They took over from long-time gardeners for our apartment building and Sydney Gardners standard is far greater and less expensive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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How it works
From walk-through to well-run grounds
Site consultation
We walk the complex with you, listen to what managers and residents want, and note what the landscape needs. Free, no obligation.
Tailored service plan
A written plan matched to your aesthetic, safety and budget goals — what gets done, how often, at what price.
Scheduled crews
Uniformed, insured crews on a regular schedule, timed to keep noise and disruption away from residents.
Clear communication
Everything approved through strata management, with ongoing dialogue so managers and residents always know where things stand.
One contractor, whole grounds
Everything a complex needs
Fewer contractors means fewer invoices, fewer site inductions and one number to call when something needs doing.
Lawns
Lawn maintenance
Communal lawns manicured, edged and weed-free on schedule, with commercial equipment and eco-friendly practices.
Beds
Garden bed care
Flower beds and plantings nurtured for colour and health, styled to suit the architecture of the complex.
Trees
Tree & shrub maintenance
Pruning and shaping by arborists for health, safety and visual harmony — including commercial hedge trimming.
Planting
Seasonal planting
Plantings that follow Sydney's seasons, chosen for the site so the gardens stay vibrant year-round.
Water
Irrigation management
Efficient irrigation installed and maintained — healthy landscapes without wasting water.
Gutters
Gutter cleaning
The overlooked one — gutters cleared to protect buildings from water damage.
Waste
Waste removal & clean-up
Common areas kept free of debris and green waste — tidy, safe and ready for residents to enjoy.
Turf
Commercial turf
Tired lawns replaced — commercial turf installation and contract mowing at scale.
Why one contractor
One service plan beats five contractors
Most complexes drift into juggling a mower, a hedge guy, a gutter company and whoever answered the phone last spring. Here's what that costs you.
| Juggling contractors | One Sydney Gardeners plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Invoices & admin | One per trade, per visit | One consolidated invoice |
| Accountability | "That's not our job" between trades | One contractor owns the whole grounds |
| Scheduling | You chase each contractor | Written schedule, planned year-round |
| Insurance & compliance | Verified per contractor, per year | Checked once — insured crews, compliant practices |
| Budgeting | Surprise bills through the year | One annual figure for the owners corp |
| Resident complaints | Land on the strata manager | Raised through us, resolved on the next visit |
Built for owners corporations
Why strata managers stay with us
Strata grounds aren't a backyard — they're shared assets with budgets, by-laws and a committee. Managing them well takes more than a mower, whether it's a six-unit block in the Inner West or a commercial frontage in the CBD.
Compliance, handled
Our practices comply with the regulations that apply to strata schemes, and every crew is insured on site — so the owners corporation isn't carrying risk for the gardening contractor.
Communication that actually happens
Work is approved through strata management before it happens, and we keep the dialogue going — so managers aren't fielding resident complaints about surprises in the courtyard.
Well-kept communal gardens do more than look good — they lift property values and the way residents feel about where they live.
Plans that fit the levies
Every complex gets a tailored service plan built around its goals and its budget — flexible enough to scale up for spring growth and back for winter.
- Extensive experience across Sydney strata complexes
- Uniformed crews, scheduled to minimise disruption
- One contractor for grounds, gutters and waste
- Landscape revamps as well as maintenance
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Sydney homes and businesses we've looked after
Unedited reviews straight from Google — the same crews, the same standard.
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!
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.
Great service, extremely timely and professional. Thanks!
Excellent service and quick, helpful responses.
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!
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.
Great communication and exceptional workmanship. The team arrived on time and did an amazing job with pruning, planting, and lawn care.
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.
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
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.
Would highly recommend to anyone looking for any gardening maintenance needs
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!!
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Site consultation
Strata grounds, month by month
A year on well-run grounds
Good strata maintenance is planned around Sydney's seasons, not reactive. This is roughly how a service plan runs through the year.
December – February
Summer
Weekly mowing cycles while growth peaks, irrigation checked through the heat, and storm-damage sweeps after southerlies so paths stay clear and safe.
March – May
Autumn
Leaf clearing from paths and drains, gutters cleaned before winter rain, beds mulched and fed — the tidy-up that protects the buildings, not just the gardens.
June – August
Winter
Structural pruning and hedge renovation while plants are dormant, and the quiet season for project work — turf replacement, bed revamps, irrigation upgrades.
September – November
Spring
Fertilising and weed control before seeds set, seasonal colour planted, and mowing stepped back up — the complex looking its best for the AGM and inspection season.
Pricing
Pricing that fits the budget
Strata work is priced against the service plan, not by surprise. Scheduled contracts work out meaningfully cheaper per visit than one-off bookings.
One-off clean-ups
$60 – $85 /hr
Guide rate for catch-up tidies and pre-inspection blitzes.
Scheduled contracts
Per-visit pricing
Fixed against your tailored service plan — better rates than one-off work, predictable for the budget.
Multi-site portfolios
Custom quote
Consistent standards and consolidated invoicing across every building you manage.
Budget season coming up?
We'll put a written annual figure against your service plan so the owners corporation can budget the year's grounds maintenance in one line item — with seasonal work like planting, mulching and gutter cleaning scheduled in advance rather than billed as surprises.
For baseline hourly rates across gardening services, see our Sydney gardening price guide.
Recent work
Strata grounds we look after
Communal gardens
Beds, borders and lawns on a fortnightly schedule.
Common areas
Hedges, edges and paths kept sharp for residents and visitors.
Street frontage
The first impression, maintained like it matters.
Before you sign anyone
Six questions to ask any strata gardener
Whoever you hire — us included — these are the questions that separate a grounds partner from a bloke with a ute.
Are you insured on site?
If not, the owners corporation may be carrying the risk. Every Sydney Gardeners crew is insured on site.
Who approves the work?
Work should run through strata management, not whoever happens to be in the courtyard. Ours always does.
Is the scope in writing?
A written service plan — what, how often, at what price — is the difference between maintenance and hoping.
How do residents raise issues?
There should be a clear channel. Issues raised through your manager reach us and get fixed on the next visit.
What happens to green waste?
Ask where it goes. Ours is separated and recycled, not dumped in the building's bins or landfilled.
What's the annual figure?
If a contractor can't put a yearly number against the plan, the budget can't hold them to it. We put it in writing.
Who you're dealing with
Owner-operated, not account-managed
When something needs sorting on your complex, you talk to the person responsible for fixing it — not a call centre, not this month's account manager. That's why strata managers keep us across whole portfolios.
Lachlan Kavanagh
Operator, Sydney Gardeners
Commercial services
- Commercial gardening
- Commercial lawn mowing
- Commercial hedge trimming
- Commercial turf installation
- Contract mowing
- Gutter cleaning
- Rubbish removal
- NDIS gardening
Where we work
Questions
Strata gardening questions, answered
How do you tailor your services to different strata complexes?
Every complex is different, so we start with a comprehensive consultation
— we walk the site, listen to the strata manager and residents, then build
a gardening plan around the complex's aesthetic, safety, maintenance and
budget goals.
How do you look after resident safety and privacy during visits?
Crews wear identifiable uniforms, follow strict safety protocols, use
equipment that minimises noise and disruption, and are scheduled at
convenient times. Everything we do on site is communicated to and approved
by strata management.
Can you work with our existing landscape design — or revamp it?
Both. We'll maintain and enhance your current landscape so it stays lush
and vibrant. And if a revamp is wanted, we collaborate with strata
managers and residents to redesign the outdoor spaces into something
appealing, functional and sustainable.
How does strata gardening pricing work?
Scheduled contract work is priced per visit against your tailored service
plan — better value than one-off bookings, and predictable for the budget.
One-off clean-ups run to standard hourly rates (around $60–$85/hr as a
guide), and multi-site portfolios are quoted individually.
Do you handle compliance for owners corporations?
Yes — our practices comply with the regulations that apply to strata
schemes, and every crew is insured on site, so the owners corporation has
peace of mind that the work is done safely and by the book.
What's included in a strata maintenance visit?
Whatever your service plan calls for — typically mowing and edging, garden
bed care, pruning and waste removal, with seasonal work like planting,
irrigation checks and gutter cleaning scheduled through the year.
Can you take over from our current gardening contractor?
Yes. We start with a site walk-through, document the current state of the
grounds, and pick up the schedule from there — most handovers happen
between visits with no gap in maintenance.
Do you work with commercial properties as well as strata?
Yes — offices, retail frontages and commercial grounds run on the same
model: a tailored service plan, scheduled crews and one point of contact.
See commercial gardening and
commercial lawn mowing.