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Underground Gardening

Our services

Garden maintenance & tidy-ups

Regular monthly care that keeps your garden the way you want it, or a one-off tidy-up when it has got away on you. Charged by the hour, because gardens are seasonal and a fixed monthly fee means paying midwinter for work nobody did. It's the garden maintenance service Auckland homeowners call, whether they want ongoing visits or something one-off.

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Why we charge by the hour

A garden in February needs more than the same garden in July. A fixed monthly price has to be set high enough to cover the busy months, which means you overpay through the quiet ones. Charging hourly for a garden clean-up in Auckland means you pay for the work that actually happened. Most of our clients find it works out cheaper, and none of them ever have to wonder what they're paying for.

The same people, every visit

You get us—not whoever the franchise sent this week. As the trusted team for garden upkeep in Auckland, some of our clients have been with us for twenty years, and they stay because we already know their garden. We know which shrub is the one they care about, what the previous owner planted in the back corner, and when the hedge needs doing.

Rentals and properties you don't occupy

We look after gardens for owners who aren't there to see them—rentals, holiday houses, and properties being managed at a distance. Whether you need full garden upkeep services or just someone to keep an eye on things, we work to a budget and a schedule, and we'll tell you if we spot something that needs attention rather than leaving you to find out later.

What's included

A Spanish-style Auckland home at dusk, with clipped hedging, uplit cypresses and lawn running down to the drive

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Hire a gardener Auckland locals trust

We've been creating beautiful gardens for more than twenty years. Tell us what your garden needs and we'll come back to you within one working day, usually sooner.

Garden maintenance & tidy-upsCommon questions

Anything else, just ask — you'll get a straight answer.

Do you mow lawns as part of regular garden maintenance in Auckland?

We can mow lawns on request as part of a garden maintenance visit, and we do it on commercial sites. Think of it as lawn mowing and garden maintenance in Auckland, handled together in one visit, not two separate things to book. We do not run standalone lawn-mowing rounds.

How often do you visit?

Monthly suits most gardens, but we set it to what yours actually needs. Some clients want fortnightly garden maintenance for Auckland's summer, then less often over winter.

Do I need to be home?

No. Once we know the garden we get on with it, and plenty of our clients are at work when we come.

Can I just get a one-off tidy-up, not ongoing maintenance?

Plenty of our work is a single garden tidy-up for Auckland properties before a sale, a family visit, or after a section's gotten away on someone, not just ongoing monthly visits.

Is weeding included, or is that a separate job?

Weeding is included as standard on every maintenance visit. We don't treat it as a separate garden weeding service you have to ask for or pay extra to add on.

How do your ongoing garden upkeep services work?

We set an ongoing schedule (monthly, fortnightly, or whatever suits your property); you're not locked into a fixed term. Most of our garden upkeep services can be adjusted as needed.

How much does garden maintenance cost?

We don't quote garden upkeep costs until we've seen your garden, which depends on the size, condition, and how often you want us to visit. Because we charge hourly, you only pay for the time we actually spend on your garden, which often works out cheaper than a fixed-price service.

What makes Underground Gardening different from other garden upkeep companies?

When you work with Underground Gardening, the same crew comes back every time, rather than whoever a larger garden upkeep company sends that week. We already know your property by the time a bigger outfit would still be reading it off a job sheet.

Do you provide garden maintenance across all of Auckland?

Yes, we cover garden maintenance across West, South, East, and Central Auckland properties. We also provide garden maintenance for North Shore homes and businesses.

Tell us about your garden

Send us a few details and we'll come back to you within one working day — usually sooner.

Prefer to talk? Call Nina

021 227 1610info@undergroundgardening.co.nz