The Fox Mowing gentleman was so polite and did a brilliant job on my yard. I have already recommended him to my neighbours.
Fox Mowing ACT mows and gardens throughout Gordon on the west side of Tharwa Drive, from the streets around Point Hut Pond and the district park to the family blocks near the primary school and neighbourhood oval, with operators who work the Lanyon end of Tuggeranong every week.
Fox Mowing ACT mows and gardens right across Gordon, the Tuggeranong suburb on the west side of Tharwa Drive next to Bonython, Conder and Banks, not to be confused with other same-named places elsewhere in Australia. It was gazetted in March 1987 and built out from 1990, named after the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon, and its streets take the names of sportspeople, Woodfull Loop after the cricket captain of the Bodyline series among them. Point Hut Pond and the Point Hut district park sit inside the suburb, along with the primary school and the neighbourhood oval, and at about 4.4 square kilometres it is one of the larger suburbs at this end of the valley.
Gordon is a 1990s family suburb through and through, which means full-sized blocks, lawns that double as cricket pitches and a lot of trampolines. It also means a frost hollow: this southern end of Tuggeranong pools cold air on still nights, so the couch and kikuyu go dormant in May and the last frost can drag into October. The ground changes across the suburb too. The south and centre sit on alluvium that holds water well, while the northern streets are on volcanic tuff that drains fast. Our operators in the 2906 postcode mow with the frost, the ground and the family wear in mind.
Book your free Gordon quoteFrom a lawn beside the Point Hut district park to a block on the tuff at the northern end of the suburb, each visit is matched to the ground, the frost and how hard the family uses the yard.
Fortnightly or weekly rounds from October to April, with edges along kerbs, paths and garden beds and a blow-down of the drive at the end. Our lawn mowing and edging pages describe a standard visit.
Fixed-day mowing for tenanted Gordon homes, photo reports for owners who live elsewhere, and a pre-sale or end-of-lease tidy when the property changes hands.
Gordon lawns sit brown for longer than most of Canberra. We cut higher in late April, leave dormant couch alone, never mow frosted turf and time the first spring feed for mid-October when the soil has properly warmed.
Alluvium in the south and centre holds moisture; tuff in the north sheds it. We set the cut and the watering advice to which end of Gordon the block is in.
Cricket, dogs and the daily path to the back gate wear tracks that clover fills by spring. Repairs and top dressing in spring or autumn bring the bare patches back.
Bindii in a family lawn is found the hard way in November. A late-May pre-emergent, a spring plan for broadleaf weeds and the advice on our lawn weeds page keep the backyard barefoot-friendly.
Our Gordon operators offer hedging and pruning, weeding, garden clean-ups, mulching and green waste removal from $70 a visit, in the same booking as the lawn or on their own.
A Gordon garden planted when the house went up in the early 1990s is now thirty years old, which puts it at an awkward age: the screening hedges along the side fences have reached full height and gone woody at the base, the shrubs along the drive have outgrown their spots, and the trees are big enough to shade a bed that was planted for sun. The answer is a hard cut back in late winter, a lighter shape after the spring growth and a thick mulch on the beds in October before the first hot westerly. On the free-draining tuff at the northern end, that mulch is the difference between a bed that survives January and one that does not. For families moving on or owners with tenants, a full garden maintenance round or a one-off clean-up sorts the whole block in a single visit.
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The same guide prices from the pond to the northern boundary, confirmed by a local operator once they have seen the block. The full pricing guide covers everything else we do.
| Lawn service | Guide price from | Typical inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Small maintained lawn — mow, edge & blow | From $50 | Small front lawns and courtyards already kept on a regular schedule, with easy side access. |
| Medium to large — mow, edges & blow | From $70-$150+ | The standard Gordon family block: full mow, edges, trimming along fences and a blow-down of hard surfaces. |
| Gardening basic visit | From $70 | Hedge trimming, pruning, weeding, bed tidy and green waste removed, sized to the garden. |
| Overgrown lawn recovery | From $100-$250+ | Long growth after a season without a mow, cut in stages with extra catcher work and clean-up. |
| Acreage / ride-on / slashing | Quoted on site | Larger open ground and district-park-edge grass that suits ride-on mowing or slashing, priced after a look. |
Important: These are Gordon starting guide prices. The final quote depends on lawn size, grass height, which soil the block sits on, access and how often you want us back.
A free look at the yard sets the price for your lawn, not for the suburb as a whole.
Operators who mow the Lanyon end of Tuggeranong every week and know which Gordon streets stay frosted the longest.
Our Gordon operators cover Conder, Banks and Bonython in the same round, so they know the frost, the two soils and the family blocks before they knock.
From $50 for a small kept lawn, from $70 for gardening, and bigger or overgrown jobs priced to the real work and agreed before we start.
Every Fox Mowing ACT operator carries full insurance and a current police check, which is what Gordon landlords and agents ask about first.
Edges, fence lines and a full blow-down on every visit, so the frontage reads as cared-for from the street, not just cut.
Weekly, fortnightly, monthly or a one-off before a party, fitted around school drop-offs, weekend sport at the oval and the drive up Tharwa Drive.
Phone 1800 FOX MOW or use the form; a local operator calls back the same day and most mowing is priced without a home visit.
A Gordon lawn spends more of the year asleep than most in Canberra. Cold air settles on this end of the valley from May, the couch and kikuyu turn straw-coloured, and while the city sees its last frost around mid-September the pond end of Gordon can be white into October, so the first spring feed and the first proper cut wait until the soil has genuinely warmed. When growth does start it starts hard, on the back of the wettest weeks of the year, and October to December is when we core the compacted family lawns, repair the worn tracks and settle into the fortnightly round. Summer splits the suburb: the alluvial south holds water and mows easily, while the tuff at the northern end needs deep soakings before 9 am within the daylight-saving rules and a higher cut through the north-westerlies. Autumn is the second flush, the right time to overseed or lay new turf on a section that has given up, with a potassium feed before the first hard frost returns in late April.
We mow right across Tuggeranong — Gordon, Conder, Banks, Bonython, Calwell, Isabella Plains, Greenway, Kambah, Chisholm, Gilmore and Fadden among them — and across the wider Tuggeranong district. Nearby? Ask and we will sort a local operator.
The Fox Mowing gentleman was so polite and did a brilliant job on my yard. I have already recommended him to my neighbours.
They were very accommodating to my tight deadline for the initial work that I have decided to make it a permanent mowing job every fortnight. Our yard has never looked better. Great people, great experience. Would highly recommend them.
What a great company. Its really refreshing to get a mowing job done where you as a person feel looked after. Will use them again on an ongoing basis. Please try them, you will be glad you did.
My initial mowing job was quite a difficult task for the person from Fox Mowing as the grass was tall. However, the skill and patience he showed was admirable. He took his time and made sure that the yard was brought to its original glory days. Cannot recommend them highly enough. They truly are a cut above the rest.
Fox gave me a quote, made an arrangement, set the time and date, and was here on time and did what we discussed. Would use Fox again for sure.
Chris was very accommodating to my tight deadline. Extremely happy with both the customer service and the work undertaken.
Gordon lawn mowing begins at $50 for a small lawn that is already kept in shape, and the typical 1990s family block here with edges, trimming and a blow-down comes in between $70 and $150+. Gardening starts from $70 a visit, a lawn that has been left over summer is priced as recovery work from $100 to $250+, and the local operator confirms the figure on site before starting.
Gordon sits on the valley floor at the southern end of Tuggeranong, which is one of the recognised frost-prone areas around Canberra, so yes, cold air pools here on still nights from about May to September and the last frost can come later than the city's mid-September average. For a Gordon lawn that means couch, kikuyu and buffalo go brown and stop for longer than they would in the inner suburbs, mowing should stop while the grass is frosted, and the first spring feed should wait until the soil has warmed in mid-October.
No. The south and centre of Gordon sit on alluvium, the river-laid soil of the valley floor, which holds moisture reasonably well, while the northern part of the suburb is on volcanic tuff that gives lighter, faster-draining ground. A lawn in the north of Gordon generally needs deeper, more frequent summer watering and a slightly higher cut than one near the pond, and both benefit from coring in October or March if cars or foot traffic have compacted them.
Yes. Hedging, pruning, weeding, garden clean-ups, mulching and green waste removal all start from $70 a visit in Gordon, and the same operator can do the garden and the lawn in one booking. Screening hedges planted when the suburb was built in the early 1990s are now big enough to need a firm cut in late winter and a lighter shape after the spring flush.
Yes. Owners and property managers use us for fixed-day mowing at Gordon rentals, end-of-lease clean-ups and pre-sale tidy-ups before photos. Our operators are fully insured and police-checked, need only gate access, and will send a photo of the finished lawn so nobody has to drive out to check.
Call 1800 369 669 or send the quote form on this page and a Fox Mowing ACT operator working the Gordon, Conder and Banks round will get back to you the same day. Most Gordon mowing can be priced from the kerb, and garden or recovery jobs get a short walk-through at a time that suits you.