Thistle & VergeGarden & lawn care · est. 2011

Plans & prices

Published prices, fixed for the season

Monthly plans spread the year evenly, so you pay the same in July as you do in December, when the leaf work is the expensive part. Cancel with a month's notice — no season-long lock-in.

The Verge

Lawn only, kept sharp. For small city lots with a strip of grass and a path.

$132

per month, Mar – Nov

Up to 2,500 sq ft of lawn

  • Two mow-and-edge visits a month
  • Spring and autumn fertiliser
  • Clippings hauled away
  • Text the crew lead directly
Start with The Verge

The Whole Garden

Most take this

Our standard for a family garden: lawn, borders, hedges and leaf fall on one calendar, one bill.

$296

per month, year round

Typical 4,000 – 8,000 sq ft garden

  • Everything in The Verge
  • Monthly bed and border keeping
  • Two hedge cuts a year
  • Full leaf season, three visits
  • September aeration and overseed
  • Written garden record, updated each visit
Start with The Whole Garden

Estate & Grounds

Larger or listed grounds, orchards, long drives and gardens with a design worth protecting.

From $780

per month, quoted per site

Half an acre and up

  • Weekly crew of three
  • Named horticulturist on your site
  • Orchard and fruit pruning
  • Irrigation under management
  • Annual planting plan and budget
Start with Estate & Grounds

Plans are billed monthly by card or transfer. Green waste, fertiliser and seed are included — there are no per-visit extras, and we do not charge fuel surcharges.

One-off work

Not ready for a plan? These are the day rates.

Plenty of people start with a rescue day, see the difference, and go on a calendar afterwards. There is no pressure either way.

One-off mow, edge and blow (up to 4,000 sq ft)
$95 – $140
Garden rescue day — two crew, eight hours
$620
Core aeration and overseed, front lawn
from $465
Laurel or privet hedge cut, per crew day
$310
Leaf clearance, single visit
$240 – $360
Irrigation start-up or winterisation
$145
Green waste haul-away, per cubic yard
$48
Written garden survey and planting plan
$385, credited if you sign up

Straight answers

What we do not do

  • Tree work above 12 feet — we hand that to a certified arborist and do not take a cut
  • Hardscaping, fencing, decks and retaining walls
  • Turf laying (we will almost always talk you into seed instead)
  • Blanket herbicide spraying

“If a job is outside what we are good at, we will name someone who is. We would rather keep your garden for fifteen years than sell you one bad patio.”

Aurelio Bettencourt

Founder, head gardener