Frequently asked questions.
What makes Flower Lawns & Gardens different from other garden maintenance companies?
Sustainability first: The use of eco-friendly, battery-powered tools for quieter, cleaner service. Equipment is frequently updated and kept in top condition to provide excellent results.
High attention to detail: This is the main point of focus for Flower Lawns and Gardens, every single job is completed to an extremely high standard, check out what some clients have to say HERE.
Sole trader: By using Flower Lawns & Gardens you are supporting a local. There’s no call centre, no middle-man, and no miscommunication. Clients speak directly with the person who will be on their property, ensuring clarity, trust, and smooth arrangements. Hiring a local business also keeps money within the community and supports local families rather than large corporations.
Tailored programs: Whether you need one-off cleanup, regular maintenance, a highly tailored lawn program for exceptional results, or a rejuvenation of your lawn/garden, services can be customised to you.
Local expertise: Deeply familiar with the Newcastle & Lake Macquarie climate, soil kinds, and garden styles.
Why do you use battery powered equipment?
The use of premium battery-powered lawn and garden equipment is to provide a cleaner, quieter, and more environmentally responsible service without sacrificing performance. Battery tools have come a very long way in the commercial space over the last few years, they create significantly less noise, no air pollution or carbon emissions. This makes the service safer and more comfortable for families, pets, and anyone spending time outdoors, making each visit more neighbour-friendly, ideal for residential areas or early morning appointments.
Modern commercial battery technology delivers consistent precision and high-quality results, ensuring a professional result every time. By choosing advanced battery-powered tools, Flower Lawns & Gardens offers an eco-conscious, modern gardening service suited to homeowners across Newcastle & Lake Macquarie.
How often should I schedule maintenance?
It really depends on your lawn and/or garden’s needs, but I typically recommend:
Regular mowing: Every 2 weeks in growing seasons, adjusted to your lawn’s speed of growth. This can usually be dropped back to 3-4 weeks over winter.
Lawn care treatments: Very dependent on soil and lawn condition, and can be tailored to your desired outcome. Generally a lawn should be fertilised every 8-12 weeks with a slow release granular fertiliser used over the warmer months, and a foliar application when it cools down. Other soil treatments to be applied as needed. Weed treatments can include pre-emergents to be used prior to weeds germinating, and post-emergents used to control weeds that are introduced. Flower Lawns & Gardens source only the best products that are proven to give long lasting results.
Hedge trimming: This depends on the plant itself and your desired outcome, more frequent trimming will always result in a thicker, healthier, cleaner hedge. If left too long between trims you can risk cutting all of the ‘green’ off to get it back to shape, and possibly damaging the plant.
Garden maintenance: Again, very dependent on your gardens needs, but fortnightly or 4-weekly gardening services are most common, but it does depend on plant growth, pruning needs, and weed pressure.
Happy to work with you to build a custom maintenance schedule that fits your garden, desired outcome, and your budget.
Is your work insured and of professional standard?
Yes. Operating as a professional gardening business, all work is carried out with attention to detail, safety, and quality. Flower Lawns & Gardens is a ABN registered, GST registered, and fully insured business. Constantly improving skills, equipment, and business processes, customer reviews consistently highlight reliability, excellent communication, and superior workmanship.
What services do you offer?
You can explore services in more detail HERE. A summary of the services that are on offer include:
Lawn mowing with top of the range battery-powered, eco-friendly equipment
Lawn care (fertilising, weed control, etc)
Hedge and tree trimming for both aesthetics and plant health
Garden maintenance (weeding, pruning, shaping)
Mulch application to retain moisture and suppress weeds
Neglected-yard cleanup for overgrown or untidy spaces
New turf installation on new builds, or to restore patchy or bare lawn areas
Small landscaping works, such as garden bed creation or pathway installation.
Which areas do you service?
Flower Lawns & Gardens offers professional lawn mowing and gardening services all across Newcastle & Lake Macquarie. A full list of suburbs:
If your suburb is not on this list and you believe it should be, please contact.
Adamstown
Adamstown Heights
Argenton
Awaba
Barnsley
Belmont
Belmont North
Belmont South
Bennetts Green
Beresfield
Blackalls Park
Boolaroo
Birmingham Gardens
Bolton Point
Booragul
Broadmeadow
Cameron Park
Cardiff
Cardiff Heights
Cardiff South
Carrington
Charlestown
Coal Point
Cooks Hill
Dudley
Edgeworth
Eleebana
Elermore Vale
Fennell Bay
Floraville
Fletcher
Gateshead
Georgetown
Glendale
Hamilton
Hamilton East
Hamilton North
Hamilton South
Hillsborough
Holmesville
Islington
Jesmond
Jewells
Kahibah
Kotara
Kotara South
Lambton
Marmong Point
Maryland
Maryville
Mayfield
Mayfield East
Mayfield North
Mayfield West
Merewether
Merewether Heights
Mount Hutton
New Lambton
New Lambton Heights
Newcastle CBD
North Lambton
Rankin Park
Redhead
San Remo
Sandgate
Stockton
Shortland
Speers Point
Swansea
Tighes Hill
The Hill
The Junction
Tingira Heights
Valentine
Wallsend
Warabrook
Waratah
Waratah West
Warners Bay
Whitebridge
Windale
Woodrising