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 Exeter's weatherboard cottages and rural-residential blocks in shape at 723 metres, where frost sets harder than almost anywhere else nearby.
Exeter sits at 723 metres, higher than anywhere else in this stretch of the Southern Highlands, and the cold shows in the ground. Frost sets in hard through the coldest months and warm-season grasses go properly dormant from May to September, so a mowing calendar copied from lower, warmer ground simply doesn’t fit here.
The shale-clay loam under Exeter (2579) favours cool-season fescue and rye blends, and frost-hardy Buffalo varieties like Sir Walter and Prestige generally outlast couch at this elevation. The village mixes weatherboard cottages and English-style estate gardens with larger rural-residential holdings, and our operators set the cutting height to suit whichever it is.
Book your free Exeter quoteEvery job flexes to the block — a weatherboard cottage garden near the station, an English-style estate lawn, or a larger rural-residential holding.
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly cuts with edges done around paths, drives and beds — frequency wound right back once the frosts set in.
Fence lines, garden borders and the corners a mower can’t reach, left as tidy as the rest of the block.
Buffalo and fescue lawns suited to Exeter’s cold ground get the right cutting height rather than a coastal setting that scalps them.
Clippings caught and carted, paths and driveways blown down, so a cottage or estate garden looks properly finished.
Larger rural-residential blocks around the village get the right gear — ride-ons and slashing where a push mower won’t manage.
Inspection-ready lawns for Exeter’s landlords and property managers, kept on schedule without you needing to be there.
The mowing keeps the lawn right; the gardening keeps the rest of the block right. Our Exeter operators handle hedge trimming, pruning, weeding, garden bed clean ups, mulching and green waste removal — from $70 for a basic visit, sized to an English-style estate garden or a smaller weatherboard cottage plot alike.
At this elevation the cold bites hard, so garden beds need a solid mulch top-up before the frosts arrive to protect root systems through winter. A tidy round the church and station precinct is a common seasonal request from locals who like the village kept looking its best.
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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 that need the right gear. |
Important: These are Exeter starting guide prices. Your final quote depends on lawn size, access, grass height, clipping volume and how often it’s done.
A weatherboard cottage garden near the station is a different job to a larger rural-residential block on the village edge. A free onsite look means we quote it right the first time.
Local operators who understand what 723 metres of elevation does to a lawn, and turn up when they say they will — not a call centre and a roster of strangers.
From the cottages near the station to the rural-residential holdings on the fringe, our operators know what this elevation and this frost 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 and rural-residential landholders alike.
Edges, trimming and a blow-down come as standard, so an English-style estate garden looks properly cared-for.
Weekly, fortnightly, one-off or seasonal upkeep — wound back over winter and picked up again once growth resumes.
Call 1800 FOX MOW or use the form. For mowing-only jobs we can often quote without you being home.
Spring brings a hard growth flush once the ground finally warms at this elevation, summer stays notably cooler than lower parts of the corridor, and autumn is short before the frosts return. By May the cold has properly set in and warm-season lawns stop growing until the following spring, often for longer than anywhere else nearby.
We mow right across the Bowral corridor of the Southern Highlands — Exeter itself plus Bowral, Burradoo, Welby, East Bowral, Sutton Forest, Bundanoon, Robertson, Berrima, Kangaloon, Avoca, Wildes Meadow, Fitzroy Falls, Wingello and Penrose. 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.
It changes a great deal — Exeter's 723-metre elevation brings some of the region's heaviest frosts, so a larger block can sit dormant for months at a time before needing much attention at all, then flush hard once the ground warms. We watch the season on each property rather than mowing to a fixed date.
Small, maintained Exeter 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 — hedging, pruning, weeding, garden clean ups, mulching and green waste removal, from $70 a visit. English-style estate gardens and weatherboard cottage plots both get the same attention.
Frost-hardy Buffalo varieties such as Sir Walter and Prestige generally do better than couch at this elevation, alongside tall fescue and rye blends. We set the cutting height to whichever the lawn is running, since each behaves differently through a Highlands winter.
Yes — ride-on mowing and slashing for the larger rural-residential holdings that make up much of the village. 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.