Monthly Care Program
Your Garden Deserves a System, Not Just a Visit
That quiet relief when you walk outside and everything just looks right: beds clean, hedges sharp, plants healthy. That's what structured monthly care feels like.
What You Get
Professional Garden Maintenance that gets results
Garden maintenance is structured monthly care that covers weeding, pruning, feeding, lawn care, and pest monitoring, delivered on a consistent schedule, by familiar faces, to the same standard. Our program is built around a horticultural calendar, not a to-do list. Each visit addresses what your garden needs that month, from seasonal feeding to species-specific pruning. This is our core service, delivered to 80+ homes across Melbourne's eastern suburbs. For new clients, we begin with an Initial Clean Up (ICU) to bring your garden to baseline before ongoing monthly visits take over.
Monthly visits scheduled every month throughout the year
Efficient and effective weed control for all garden beds and hard surfaces
Pruning and shaping of shrubs and hedges
Plant nutrition assessed every month with targeted feeding program included
Pest and disease monitoring and treatment
Green waste removal included
Why It Matters
What actually happens when a garden is left to fend for itself?
After 27 years of managing gardens across Melbourne's eastern suburbs, I can tell you exactly what happens when a garden misses two or three months of care. The weeds don't just grow, they seed. The hedges don't just get shaggy, they lose interior density that takes a full season to recover. The camellias that needed a post-flowering prune in October miss their window, and you lose next year's shape. Gardens are systems with their own calendars, and they don't wait for anyone.
In our climate, the swing between dry summers and wet winters means your garden faces entirely different pressures every few months. A structured monthly maintenance program anticipates these shifts and addresses them before they become problems.
The difference between a garden that's maintained monthly and one that's tidied up a few times a year is stark. Monthly care compounds: each visit builds on the last, improving soil health, plant density, and overall presentation. Ad-hoc work, by contrast, is always playing catch-up.
Our Process
How it works
Initial Assessment
We evaluate your garden's current condition and create a customised care plan.
ICU Reset
One-time intensive clean-up to get your garden to baseline (if needed).
Monthly Visits
Regular scheduled care following our seasonal management plan.
Ongoing Improvement
Your garden gets better month after month with consistent care.
Why Choose Us
Why homeowners trust ABS
Horticultural Calendar, Not a Checklist
Every visit follows a seasonal management plan tailored to your garden's specific plant mix, ensuring the right task at the right time of year.
A Small Team That Knows Your Garden
Anthony, Sam, Rebecca and Grant, usually two per visit, and they know where the irrigation valve is, which roses are your favourites, and what was planted last autumn.
Your Garden Gets Better, Not Just Maintained
Each visit builds on the last. Soil improves, plant density fills in, problem areas shrink. After twelve months, most clients don't recognise their own garden.
Your Garden Has a File
We keep a detailed record of every visit: what was done, what we noticed, and what's planned. Nothing falls through the cracks.
80+ Ongoing Clients
We're not between jobs looking for work. We manage 80+ gardens on a permanent monthly basis across Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
You'll Always Know What Happened
Post-visit updates with photos so you see exactly what was done, even if you were at work when we came through.
Client Stories
What our clients say
"We've used Anthony and his team for several projects over many years – from a large scale re-design and remodelling and replanting, to everyday garden care and maintenance. His service is great and we're very happy to recommend him."
Andrew & Caroline
Surrey Hills
"I have been impressed by the high quality of your work, your friendly and very prompt service and your reliability… I would give you and your workers a star rating of 5 out of 5."
Jill
Hawthorn East
"We were attracted not only to the house but also to a small but special garden with many unusual plants… we have been very happy to have Anthony and Sam keeping a watchful eye and giving the garden whatever TLC is needed. They are reliable and we have confidence in the care they take."
Sue
Kew
"Anthony and his team are a pleasure to have around. They are all absolute gentlemen and they do a wonderful job. Reliable and diligent."
Suzie
Malvern
"ABS Horticulture have been caring for our townhouse garden for many years… We have introduced some of our friends to ABS and they too have expressed satisfaction with ABS capable design and maintenance work."
Gilbert
Glen Iris
"The ABS team have looked after our garden for the last two and a half years. They have helped keep the old girl under control and the transformation of the back garden has been amazing."
Anita
Kooyong
"We are completely satisfied with the work done by Abs. We have a large yard with a huge gum that drops constant litter across our garden. Sam and Anthony are incredibly professional and nice…and they care about the end result!! Always discrete and always leave the property in impeccable condition. We have a monthly maintenance which has reinvented our garden! No need to worry about the right time to fertilise or prune, just sit back and enjoy!"
Donagh
Melbourne
"Very happy with these guys. After a year or so of having them look after my place I wanted to revamp my garden completely, they chose the best plants and flowers for the area, their attention to detail is superb and my place looks amazing!"
Pip
Melbourne
"Anthony and Sam have done a great job maintaining and improving my garden over the past couple of years. Highly recommended."
Sue
Melbourne
"ABS Horticulture has been looking after our garden for over 10 years. In that time, Anthony's team have proven to be reliable, skilled and prompt with their services. The staff are always polite and their workmanship is top notch, whether it is lawn care, pruning, or shaping our numerous bay trees and hedges. I love coming home from work on the day ABS have serviced our garden, it always looks great."
Tom
Elsternwick
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Monthly Care
What to expect as a client
A consistent visit every month throughout the year, so you always know we're coming and can plan accordingly.
All garden beds weeded thoroughly, with regrowth suppressed through consistent monthly attention.
Pruning, shaping, and deadheading timed to each plant's seasonal cycle, not just a blanket trim.
A targeted feeding and soil amendment program applied during visits, matched to what your garden needs that quarter.
Ongoing pest and disease monitoring with early intervention before issues spread to healthy plants.
Complete green waste removal after every visit. Your garden is left tidy with nothing for you to deal with.
Ongoing vs One-Off
Why monthly maintenance outperforms the occasional blitz
Here's a pattern I've seen dozens of times: a homeowner books a big clean-up in spring, the garden looks fantastic for six weeks, and by February it's right back where it started, sometimes worse, because the flush of new growth after a hard cut-back grows faster than the original mess. Meanwhile, our monthly clients' gardens just quietly get better. A small weed pull this month prevents a full bed overtake next month. Pruning happens at the right time for each species rather than whenever you happen to book someone. Problems are caught early. The aphid colony on the new growth gets dealt with before it strips the whole plant. The result is a garden that genuinely improves over time, rather than one that oscillates between neglect and rescue.
The monthly difference
One-off care
Monthly program
Transparent Pricing
Simple, fair pricing, no surprises
Our garden maintenance service is priced based on the scope of work. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your garden.
Free
Initial Quote
No obligation site visit
Fair
Transparent Pricing
Clear quotes, no hidden fees
Flexible
Payment Options
Bank transfer, easy & convenient
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