Guides for the people who manage the grounds
Plain-English answers for committees, owners corporation managers and facility managers: what grounds maintenance costs, how to scope a tender, and how to keep a site presentable without it becoming a job.
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What body corporate gardening costs in Melbourne
Published 2026 market rates, how owners corporations actually buy grounds care, what moves the price, and the red flags in a cheap quote.
Read the guide →How to tender a grounds maintenance contract
The site schedule, a line-by-line scope, the paperwork to require up front, and how to make quotes genuinely comparable.
Read the guide →A 12-month grounds calendar for Melbourne
What a maintenance program actually does season by season: mowing frequency, weed timing, hedges, leaf drop and the winter works window.
Read the guide →Holiday home garden maintenance on the Peninsula
The visit rhythm that works for absent owners, what each visit should include, and getting the property ready for summer.
Read the guide →Industrial grounds: a facility manager's guide
Boundary presentation, the risk sitting in long grass, the compliance paperwork to require, and scheduling around operations.
Read the guide →Fixed fee vs hourly: which works better?
How the two pricing models compare, where hourly bites in spring, and the scope protections that make a fixed fee safe.
Read the guide →New guides are added through the season.
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