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.
From the golf course flats to the basalt ridges above the quarry, Fox Mowing NSW handles Teven's house yards, paddock edges and acreage in one local visit.
There are only a couple of hundred residents spread across Teven, and barely a standard house lot among them. This is rolling farm and acreage country where Houghlahans and Maguires Creeks meet at Teven Reserve, better known for the Teven Valley Golf Course and the basalt quarry on the range than for streets and footpaths. Mowing here means house paddocks and long driveways, with lawn that fades into pasture at the fence.
The basalt being quarried out of the Teven Range tells you what the higher ground grows in — red volcanic soil, the fertile kind, with alluvial creek flats lower down that hold water after rain. Add a subtropical Northern Rivers summer and grass across Teven (2478) barely pauses; wet, warm weather keeps it moving for most of the year, so the cutting schedule has to keep moving with it.
Get a Teven property quoteEvery Teven property is quoted as the property it is — a mowed house surround, the paddock edges, the lot.
The kept lawn around the homestead cut, edged and blown down, so the part you see every day stays sharp.
Open ground, holding paddocks and the rough acres beyond the garden fence, cut with machinery built for it.
Brushcutting along fences, dams, drains and shed surrounds — the places that decide whether a rural block looks kept.
Come back after a wet month away and the place has jumped. We knock it back in stages and put it on a schedule.
Clippings, prunings and garden waste removed from the property rather than stacked somewhere to deal with later.
One operator covering the mowing, hedges and beds in a single run saves coordinating separate trades out to the valley.
Most Teven gardens sit around a farmhouse rather than in a courtyard, and they grow with the same enthusiasm as the paddocks. Hedge trimming, pruning, weeding, bed tidy-ups, mulching and green waste removal are all handled by the same local operator, from $70 for a basic visit.
On the fertile higher ground a hedge can put on serious growth between visits, and down near the creeks the beds stay damp long after rain. We work with both — pruning to keep shape through the growing season and mulching to even out the swings in the soil.
Add gardening to the visit
The guide prices cover the standard jobs; most Teven properties involve a mix, so the on-site quote is the number that counts.
| Lawn service | Guide price from | Typical inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Small maintained lawn — mow, edge & blow | From $50 | The occasional small kept lawn in the valley, cut, edged and blown down. |
| Medium to large — mow, edges & blow | From $70-$150+ | Standard house surrounds with edges, trimming and hard surfaces cleared. |
| Gardening basic visit | From $70 | Hedges, pruning, weeding, bed tidy-ups and waste carted away. |
| Overgrown lawn recovery | From $100-$250+ | Paddock-edge lawn that has jumped after rain, brought back in stages. |
| Acreage / ride-on / slashing | Quoted on site | The typical Teven job — open ground, paddocks and slashing sized up in person. |
Important: These are Teven starting guide prices. Final quotes depend on the mown area, terrain, access and growth since the last cut.
Acreage varies more than any suburban lawn ever does. Slope, trees, wet flats and how much is kept lawn versus rough all move the figure.
The valley isn’t on the way to anywhere, so it helps that the operator actually services it.
Rural blocks between Ballina and the plateau are part of the normal round, not a one-off detour.
From $50 for small maintained lawns and $70 for gardening; the rest quoted honestly against the work.
Full insurance across mowers, ride-ons and brushcutters, on every visit.
Nobody pushes a domestic mower around a Teven paddock; the right gear turns up the first time.
After heavy rain we hold off on the soft flats and cut the higher ground first, so nothing gets rutted.
Call 1800 FOX MOW or use the form; we’ll arrange a look at the property and have a firm number to you quickly.
Summer sets the pace in the valley. Warm, wet spells push growth so hard that a fortnight can undo a tidy property, and the flats can be too soft to cut for days after a proper downpour — so we sequence the work, ridges first, low ground once it firms. Winter is milder work; growth slows without stopping, and monthly visits usually hold the line.
From Teven the run reaches the localities around it — Tintenbar over the ridge, Cumbalum and West Ballina toward town, the plateau at Alstonville and Wollongbar, and through to the coast at Lennox Head and Ballina. Wherever the block is, if it grows, it’s our kind of job.
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.
For the rare small maintained lawn it starts from $50, with standard mow, edge and blow-down visits at $70–$150+. Gardening starts from $70, overgrown recovery from $100–$250+, and the acreage jobs that make up most of Teven are quoted on site.
Yes — that's the classic Teven job. We mow and edge the kept area around the house, then slash or ride-on the paddocks and rough ground to whatever standard you want, all quoted together after a quick look at the block.
We wait until the ground can take a machine without rutting — usually a few days after heavy rain on the alluvial flats near the creeks. The higher basalt ground drains faster, so we'll often cut that first and come back to the low sections.
Through the warm months, every one to two weeks on kept lawn and every few weeks on slashed ground; over winter it stretches out to monthly or longer. Subtropical growth means there's no real off-season, just a slower one.
Yes — hedges, pruning, weeding, mulching, bed clean-ups and green waste removal from $70, normally rolled into the same visit as the mowing so the whole property is done at once.
Call 1800 369 669 or put your details through the form. Because Teven properties vary so much, a local operator will arrange to see the block – the quote follows straight after.