We offer garden maintenance services to residential and commercial clients in the Randburg, Sandton, Roodepoort, Midrand and JHB areas. Gardens are serviced at least once a week. Each team has a team leader who oversees the work done in each garden. A Supervisor will be present, 80% of the time. He is responsible for keeping record of work done and of listing problems. These lists are submitted on a weekly basis; the listed problems are noted and prioritised. Basic garden maintenance services consists of mowing the lawns, trimming the edges, raking and sweeping. Standard garden maintenance services include all the above plus weeding and aerating the flower beds, and removing the garden refuse accumulated during the service. If you require any additional tasks to be done, we require that an e-mail requests are sent to the office. Many of the team members do not speak first language English and this can result in misunderstandings if requests are made directly to the team.
There is an extra charge for trimming shrubs and small trees and this task must be scheduled through the office as it is done by a specialised team. Basic pruning of roses is done between Jene and August. Roses can also be fertilised and sprayed at this time at an additional cost.
Lawns and flower beds needs to be fertilised at least twice a year, in spring and autumn. Vegetable gardens are weeded, but because this is an edible produce we will not undertake pesticide applications of any sort. We recommend using organic pesticides like Biogrow.
Warm season lawns needs be top dressed at least every 2-3 years, depending on the lawn's exact requirements. It must be noted that this top dressing is done with a mixture of soil and compost and as such it is fairly sandy. Cool season lawns must not be top dressed as this will kill it.
It is recommended to fertilise your garden twice annually, but ideally this should be done more often. You may choose to use organic or chemical fertiliser. Please remember that chemical fertilisers must be watered in well. Dependent on the type of garden and plants used, flower beds can also be fertilised more often. Rent a Gardener (Pty) Ltd, incorporating Rent a Domestic TM prefers to use an organic fertiliser. The addition, applying of compost to the flower beds on an annual basis is highly recommended – this should be done in winter and spring. Mulch retains moisture and assists with supressing weed growth.
Garden styles and designs vary enormously as do the requirements of each home-owner. The garden maintenance services supplied by Rent a Gardener (Pty) Ltd, incorporating Rent a Domestic TM ranges between a very basic to a standard service and will not cover the needs of every garden type or home-owner. In some instances extra preventative maintenance will be necessary. This could be on a once a year, bi-annual or quarterly basis.
If additional planting is required or an upgrade is needed for an existing garden (partial or complete), please contact the office for advice. If using an external service provider, the office must be notified regarding the planned changes to ensure that the garden maintenance service is adjusted to the new landscaped garden.
If you are a dog owner, please notify our office. If your animal is aggressive, please liaise with our office regarding garden maintenance visits and to arrange for the animal to be locked away during our service calls. We also recommend that your garden and courtyard gates are kept locked to prevent any accidents. For health reasons, we ask that dog owners remove dog excrement on a daily basis. If this is not done, normal weeding and trimming will be done, but lawns will be left uncut. We offer 2 garden service options, the budget or standard garden service. You can add our executive garden care and value added services to any of these two garden service options.
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