Highland Park sits on rolling ground, and a good number of its sections are anything but flat. Terraced back yards, banks between levels and steep front slopes down to the road are common here, and they're the reason a lot of Highland Park homeowners stop trying to do the lawn themselves.
Greensward NZ mows and maintains sloped and terraced properties throughout Highland Park, along with the flatter streets around the shopping centre.
Mowing on a slope, safely
Banks are where domestic mowers cause injuries. On anything steeper than roughly 20 degrees we use a line trimmer or a dedicated slope machine rather than pushing a mower across the face, and we work across the slope rather than up and down it.
Steep banks are also often the wrong place for lawn at all. On slopes that are difficult to mow and prone to drying out, a mass-planted, mulched bank of carex, muehlenbeckia or coprosma looks better after two seasons, holds the soil, and never needs mowing again. We'll usually cost that as an option alongside the mowing quote.
Terraced sections also mean multiple small lawn areas rather than one large one. That takes longer per square metre than a single open lawn, so we quote on time rather than area here to keep it honest in both directions.
Landmarks and streets we work around
Our Highland Park run covers the streets around Highland Park Shopping Centre, Aviemore Drive, Pakuranga Heights and Point View Drive. If you're nearby but not sure whether you're inside the run, call 022 674 4748 — we'll tell you straight away rather than sending someone out to find out.
Most requested in Highland Park
Every suburb has its own pattern of work. In Highland Park the jobs we're asked for most are lawn mowing & maintenance, landscape design, garden maintenance and mulching. We cover all nine services here, and bundling several into one visit costs less than booking them separately.
Lawn care in Highland Park — common questions
Do you mow lawns in Highland Park?
Yes. Highland Park is on a scheduled Greensward NZ run, so we're there regularly rather than making a special trip. That keeps travel out of your price. Lawn mowing starts from $25 per visit including edging and removal of clippings.
How much does lawn mowing cost in Highland Park?
From $25 per visit in Highland Park, including line trimming, hard edging and green waste removal. What you pay depends on the size of the section — larger sections, steep ground and long-grass rescue cuts are quoted after we've seen the property. There's no callout fee and no travel surcharge.
What services do you offer in Highland Park?
All nine: lawn mowing & maintenance, garden maintenance, hedge trimming, tree trimming, ready lawn installation, grass seeding, landscape design, mulching, fencing installation. In Highland Park we're asked most often for lawn mowing & maintenance, landscape design, garden maintenance, mulching.
Can you do one-off jobs in Highland Park?
Yes — one-off cuts, pre-sale tidy-ups, end-of-tenancy clean-ups and overgrown garden restorations are a regular part of our Highland Park work. There's no contract and no minimum term, though most one-off clients move onto a regular run afterwards because it costs less over a year.