Absolutely fantastic service. The team transformed our lawn in no time at all, and the edging was completed with incredible precision. The attention to detail exceeded our expectations, and the finished result looks outstanding.
Fox Mowing NSW keeps Uranquinty lawns in shape through the hottest Riverina summers, from village blocks near the pub to rural-fringe properties out toward the power station.
Uranquinty sits on the Olympic Highway a short run south-west of Wagga Wagga, a village built up around the Uranquinty Hotel, the wartime RAAF training school and fuel depot that once stood here (a separate, older site from today’s RAAF Base Wagga Wagga at Forest Hill), and, more recently, the gas-fired power station on the highway edge. Our local operators keep lawns tidy across the village, from standard house blocks to the bigger rural-fringe properties nearby.
The ground here is Olympic Highway cropping country — clay loam and red-brown earth that grows a solid couch or kikuyu lawn but sets hard in a dry spell. Riverina summers are hot and dry and the winters cold and foggy, so we adjust the cut through the year rather than run the same height every visit. Postcode 2652 covers the village and the blocks around it, all on the one local run.
Book your free Uranquinty quoteEvery job is sized to the block, from a village house near the pub to a bigger rural-residential property on the highway fringe.
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly cuts with tidy edges around the pub, the shops and village streets, height lifted through the hot Riverina summer so the lawn doesn’t burn off.
Fence lines and the tight corners around sheds and power lines, trimmed as neat as the rest of the block.
Kikuyu that’s got away after a wet spell on the cropping plains gets multiple passes and a catcher, with a plan so it doesn’t happen again.
Clippings caught and carted and paths blown down, so a Uranquinty property looks properly finished, not just cut.
Bigger rural-residential blocks toward the power station and highway fringe get ride-on mowing and slashing where a push mower can’t keep up.
Inspection-ready lawns for Uranquinty’s landlords and property managers, kept on schedule without you needing to be there.
Mowing keeps the lawn right; gardening keeps the rest of the block right. Our Uranquinty operators handle hedge trimming, pruning, weeding, garden bed clean ups, mulching and green waste removal, from $70 a visit.
Clay loam beds dry hard through a Riverina summer, so a proper mulch top-up before the heat sets in holds moisture where the roots need it. Pre-sale tidy ups, general upkeep and one-off clean ups are all on the list, with lawn and garden usually booked together in the one visit.
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Honest starting prices so you know where you stand. A local operator quotes the real figure once they’ve seen the size, access and how long the grass has got.
| Lawn service | Guide price from | Typical inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Small maintained lawn – mow, edge & blow | From $50 | Small, regularly maintained lawns with straightforward access. |
| Medium to large – mow, edges & blow | From $70-$150+ | Mowing, edges and whipper snipping around paths and fences, plus a hard-surface tidy-up. |
| Gardening basic visit | From $70 | Hedging, pruning, weeding, bed tidy and green waste removal, sized to the job. |
| Overgrown lawn recovery | From $100-$250+ | Long, thick growth, multiple passes, extra catcher work and clean-up time. |
| Acreage / ride-on / slashing | Quoted on site | Bigger blocks toward the highway fringe that need the right gear. |
Important: These are Uranquinty starting guide prices. Your final quote depends on lawn size, access, grass height, clipping volume and how often it’s done.
A lawn mown every fortnight through summer is a quick job. One left six weeks after rain on the cropping plains is a recovery.
Local operators who know the Olympic Highway villages and turn up when they say they will — not a call centre and a roster of strangers.
From the pub to the power station fence line, our operators live and work on this stretch of the Olympic Highway and know what the clay and the heat do to a lawn.
Small maintained lawns from $50, gardening from $70; bigger or overgrown jobs quoted to the work, no surprises.
Every Fox Mowing NSW operator is fully insured — peace of mind for homeowners on standard blocks and rural-fringe properties alike.
Edges, trimming and a blow-down come as standard, so the place looks properly looked after.
Weekly, fortnightly, one-off or seasonal upkeep, worked around RAAF postings, farm routines and commuter schedules alike.
Call 1800 FOX MOW or use the form. For mowing-only jobs we can often quote without you being home.
Summer on the Olympic Highway plains is about survival — a higher cut, steady intervals and never scalping a couch or kikuyu lawn in the heat. Growth surges after any decent rain through spring and summer, when grass on this cropping country can put on serious growth in a week. Autumn is repair and tidy-up time before the cold, foggy Riverina winter slows everything down until it wakes again in spring.
We mow right across the Uranquinty operator run — Uranquinty, San Isidore, Big Springs, Mangoplah, The Rock and Yerong Creek along the Olympic Highway, and out to the Kyeamba Valley villages toward Ladysmith and Book Book. Nearby? Ask and we’ll sort a local operator.
Absolutely fantastic service. The team transformed our lawn in no time at all, and the edging was completed with incredible precision. The attention to detail exceeded our expectations, and the finished result looks outstanding.
The team arrived exactly when scheduled and took great care while trimming our hedges. Their workmanship was excellent, and they left the property spotless after completing the job. We would gladly recommend their services to others.
A truly professional gardening service. We needed a large amount of garden waste removed along with a general tidy-up of the yard. The team worked efficiently, completed everything quickly, and left the area looking neat and refreshed.
We have used several gardening and lawn care companies over the years, and Fox Mowing stands out as one of the best. Their service is reliable, professional, and consistently delivered to a high standard. We regularly recommend them to family and friends.
If you want a lawn that looks healthy, neat, and professionally maintained, these are the people to call. The difference they made to our property was impressive, and we couldn't be happier with the result.
We had been battling persistent weeds for months and tried numerous products from local hardware stores without success. After Fox Mowing treated the problem areas, the results were noticeable almost immediately. Our weed issue is finally under control, and the garden looks much better.
Yes — we mow standard village house lawns as well as the larger rural-residential and power-station-fringe blocks around Uranquinty, with ride-on mowing available for the bigger ground.
Small, maintained Uranquinty lawns start from $50. Mowing with edging and blow-down is generally $70–$150+, gardening visits start from $70, and overgrown recovery runs from $100–$250+, depending on size and access.
Yes — the cropping-country clay loam around Uranquinty sets hard in a dry spell, so we time visits around rain and lift the cutting height in summer to protect the couch and kikuyu roots.
Yes — hedging, pruning, weeding, garden clean ups, mulching and green waste removal, from $70 a visit. Most Uranquinty customers have the lawn and garden done together in one booking.
Yes — ride-on mowing and slashing for the larger rural-residential blocks on the village fringe. Those jobs are quoted on site so the price matches the ground.
Call 1800 369 669 or fill in the form and a local Fox operator will call you the same day. For mowing-only jobs we can often quote without you being home.