Seasonal garden care
The bread and butter: keeping beds, borders and pots looking loved through the year.
- Weeding and edging
- Deadheading and cutting back
- Mulching and feeding
- Light pruning as needed
- Garden waste sorted on your property
Little Bird Gardening
Services
Everything below can be a one-off visit or part of a regular seasonal rhythm — whichever suits your garden and your budget.
Pruning & shaping
Done at the right time of year so plants come back stronger rather than sulking.
- Roses (winter and summer)
- Fruit trees
- Hedges and topiary
- Native and ornamental shrubs
- Renovation pruning of overgrown plants
Planting & planting plans
Choosing plants that will actually thrive where you want them — sun, wind, soil and all.
- Plant selection advice
- Simple written planting plan
- Sourcing plants
- Planting and establishment care
- Native and pollinator-friendly options
Garden restoration
For gardens that have got away on you. We take it in stages so it never feels overwhelming.
- Clearing and assessing what stays
- Soil improvement
- Structural pruning
- Replanting gaps
- A simple upkeep plan afterwards
Gift a gardener
A voucher for someone whose garden — or whose free time — could use a hand.
- Any amount you like
- Spend it on any of my services
- No expiry — use it whenever suits
- Emailed to you to print or forward
Companion gardening
Someone to garden alongside you — companion planting, except the companion is a person. We work on your own plants together and you learn as we go.
- Working side by side on your own plants
- Pruning and planting technique as we go
- What to do this season
- Tool and soil basics
- Pest and disease identification
Also available: vegetable & herb gardens — setting up, refreshing or coaching you through a productive patch that actually gets eaten.
How pricing works
I charge an hourly rate of $55, and how long a visit runs depends on what your garden needs — plus any plants or materials at cost. You’ll always get an estimate before I start, and I’ll tell you if a job is better done by someone else — an arborist for big trees, for instance.
Availability varies through the season — just ask on the contact page.
Not sure what your garden needs?
Send a couple of photos and roughly what's bothering you. I'll tell you honestly what I'd do first.
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