FAQ's
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Check out the FAQ’s below and if you have any additional questions please get in touch.
Garden services
Please head on over to the Weeds page to learn more about the different weed treatment options.
At Pardon Your Garden I find a household’s Greens bin, or other general waste bin or waste bag, usually suffices so green waste removal is generally not included in my services.
If you don’t have a specific greens bin and want to know how to get one, please see the links below-
- City of Joondalup residents
- City of Nedlands residents
- City of Stirling residents
- City of Wanneroo residents
To learn more about other green waste removal options, please get in touch with me.
Please visit my Contact page for more information about the areas of Perth that Pardon Your Garden visits.
Identification and treatment of garden pests and diseases is covered by my Garden DOCTOR Service. As part of Garden DOCTOR I use my practical experience and theoretical knowledge to identify, isolate and eradicate the hidden things that harm your garden.
However, this is only possible if you act early- wait too long and you risk losing all of your plants. So if you have any concerns about the condition of your plants or just want a general check-up to make sure your garden is healthy, get in touch today.
Learn more about Garden DOCTOR on the Services page.
At Pardon Your Garden I’m excited to see your garden grow and develop, and that’s why I offer the Garden PLANT Service.
This involves sourcing and installing plants suited to the specific circumstances in your garden.
Learn more on the Grow Services page.
Yes, Pardon Your Garden is fully insured.
Pardon Your Garden provides no lawn services.
Pardon Your Garden does not do reticulation work.
Bookings and Quotes
This is completely up to you. Pardon Your Garden can provide your gardening service whether you are home or not, providing I have access to:
- The different areas requiring work
- Green waste bin (if applicable)
- Parking.
I greatly appreciate it if I can be provided with access to bathroom facilities, particularly for full-day garden maintenance services.
Pardon Your Garden accepts card or cash payment at the time of your gardening service. I can accept payment either at the start or finish of the service and will provide you with an instant electronic receipt.
If selecting to make a cash payment, please note that I don’t carry change with me.
For repeat customers, online payment and bank transfer is also accepted.
Please visit the Quotes page to learn more about Pardon Your Garden’s approach to home visit quotes.
Pardon Your Garden doesn’t have a set hourly rate, as I quote based on the individual circumstances of the garden space and requirements.
Pardon Your Garden understands that a garden’s nature and needs are constantly changing, so I’m happy to change with it.
If you think of any last-minute things that you would like to be addressed as part of your gardening service, please just tell me when I arrive and I can let you know how this might impact on the quoted service cost.
Please visit our Contact page to view my operating hours.
To make sure your garden and outdoor space gets the detailed attention and care that it deserves, Pardon Your Garden sends one individual worker to complete your garden service. This approach allows me to truly immerse myself in your garden and therefore better understand the unique needs of your outdoor space. Applying this focussed attention helps to ensure that you get the best possible outcome for your garden.
Knowledge
- Trimming involves removing minimal foliage- it’s all about tidying a plant and making it appear neat and orderly, without reducing its overall size.
- Pruning is more substantial and can involve removing a large amount of foliage and structure from a plant. This is done to encourage growth, manage disease or create a certain shape.
This involves removing flowers from plants when they are fading or dead. This is important because it keeps plants looking attractive and encourages more blooms.
This appears as an out-of-place branch or stem suddenly growing from the base or roots of one of your plants. They can make your garden look messy, impact on the shape of your plants and take energy away from the parts of the plant that you do want to grow.
It’s not easy to identify when your plants might be ill as a result of pest/s or disease/s and that’s why Pardon Your Garden offers the Garden DOCTOR Service.
However, given that early detection is key there’s a few key things to look out for:
- Spots or unusual patches on the leaves
- Holes in or missing chunks from the leaves
- Ants climbing all over the plant
- Damaged or deformed blooms
- Curled or deformed leaves
- Sudden loss of foliage
- Branch dieback.
At Pardon Your Garden I find that verges are usually a particularly neglected part of someone’s garden as there can be confusion over who’s responsible for this space. I’ve broken it down for you below-
- Who owns the verge space? State or Commonwealth government.
- Who controls the use of the verge space? Local government- they have a legal responsibility to oversee the general use of this area.
- Who maintains and cares for the verge space? This is where you come in- the maintenance of a verge is the responsibility of “the adjacent landowner or occupier”.
Pardon Your Garden considers your verge area to be an extension of your garden and it makes just as much of a statement about your home as your actual front garden does. As such, I’ll happily service this area as part of any of my gardening services.
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