Weeds n’ Wonders provides ongoing garden maintenance in Toorak, on regular visits or as one-off work. We provide gardening services for formal and established gardens, lawns, hedging and the outdoor spaces around terraces and pools, working out how each garden is meant to look and maintaining it with that in mind.
No commitment: we call, you decide.
The short answer
Visits are carried out by two gardeners working together, so different parts of the garden can be handled at the same time, and our rate is $180 per hour for the two-person team, with a $180 minimum visit charge.
Ongoing garden care is usually every four weeks or fortnightly, depending on the garden, how quickly it grows and the finish you want. Fortnightly can suit gardens with lots of clipped hedging or a very crisp finish.
Toorak (3142) sits between South Yarra, Armadale and Malvern in Melbourne’s inner south east, and many of its gardens are built around structure, so keeping that structure in proportion is most of the job.
Local knowledge
Formal hedging, clipped and standard plants, symmetrical beds, gravel and stone are common in parts of Toorak. A garden like this rarely becomes messy overnight; more often it gradually loses definition as hedges thicken, clipped shapes soften and beds drift from their original planting.
Many Toorak properties have terraces, entertaining areas or pools close to planting, so outdoor space and garden work closely together. Under deciduous trees, leaf fall builds up quickly through autumn, so clearing through the drop keeps paving usable and stops wet leaves matting down over lawn and low planting.
Local problems
These build up slowly when a structured garden goes without regular attention, and the right response depends on the plant and the property.
| The problem | Why it can happen | How we approach it |
|---|---|---|
| Hedges getting wider and taller | When a hedge is trimmed to wherever the growth has reached, rather than close to its established shape, it slowly gains width and height year after year. | How far it can be brought back depends on the species and how much healthy growth remains, and many conifers struggle to reshoot from bare wood. |
| Box hedges thinning or browning | Patchy box can come from box blight, poor light at the base, past pruning or growing conditions such as soil and drainage. | Some causes look similar but call for different responses, so we look at the likely cause before recommending an approach. |
| Clipped shapes losing their outline | Balls, cones, standards and topiary soften quickly during active growth. | How often they need attention depends on the plant, the season and how crisp you want the finish. |
| Weeds in gravel, paving and bed edges | In a structured garden, a few weeds stand out more. | Hand weeding combined with targeted weed control where appropriate, though oxalis can take repeated treatment because bulbils may remain below the surface. |
Services
Shaped to suit the species, its condition and the finish you want, working close to the established form.
Professional whole-property care, working through the priorities in the time booked with a mix of tasks that changes from visit to visit, and generally finishing with a blow-down of paths, terraces and work areas.
Garden trees pruned within our scope, from the ground and with ladders where safe, with larger or specialist work referred to a qualified arborist.
Gravel, paving joints, terraces and bed edges, with follow-up to reduce further spread.
Mowing height set for the grass and the shade, with edging along paths and bed lines included.
Your green bin first, then bagged and taken away at $8 per large bag.
Leaf clearing in autumn, pruning in the cooler months and keeping up with spring growth.
Designed gardens
Many Toorak gardens were designed or built by a landscape architect or landscaping firm, and once that project finishes the garden still needs ongoing maintenance. We’re a garden maintenance business, not a design practice, and clients choose us to keep their garden as intended, so we won’t quietly reshape a garden into something we prefer.
If you have a planting plan or handover photos, share them with us as a guide, and if a plant declines or outgrows its spot, we’ll talk through the options with you first.
Practical information
Toorak is in the City of Stonnington, and parts of the suburb are covered by heritage overlays. Some tree pruning or removal may require approval depending on the property, the tree and the extent of the work, so it’s worth checking current council guidance and involving a qualified arborist where appropriate.
Whether you’re home or not makes little difference: if the work areas are safely accessible and priorities have been agreed, you usually don’t need to be there. Gates, keys, pets and access requirements can be sorted when booking, and we send an SMS reminder the day before each visit, though it doesn’t give an exact arrival time.
Where we work
Toorak shown as an area we work in. We’re a service area business based in Eaglemont, not a shopfront.
FAQ
Our rate is $180 per hour for a two-person gardening team, with a $180 minimum visit charge. We recommend a visit length based on what the garden needs, and a quote is available for one-off work. If you’d prefer a shorter visit, we prioritise the most important work and stage the rest.
Yes, hedge trimming and shaping is a large part of our gardening work in Toorak, and we have plenty of experience with formal hedging. How often a hedge needs it depends on the species, the season and how formal you want it.
We focus on garden maintenance rather than landscape construction or design. Smaller trees can sometimes be removed where it’s safely within our equipment and capability, and larger or specialist tree work, including stump grinding, is referred to a qualified arborist.
Nearby
We also offer garden maintenance in nearby suburbs, so if you’re close by and not sure whether you’re in our area, get in touch.
Booking
If you’re looking for a gardener, request a call back, a quote or a time to discuss your garden, and tell us what needs attention, any access details and photos if you have them. We take phone enquiries Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, and generally reply within the next business day.
No commitment: we call, you decide.
