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8 Ways to Protect Your Trees Before Heading Into Winter

Posted 29/04/15

Many homeowners are under impression that the vast majority of winter damage to their trees comes as a result of unusually cold temperatures. While this can be an aspect, there are other factors at play and we explore them... What causes most damage is the drying due to cold air and the u

Autumn Planting Tips & Gardening Ideas

Posted 08/04/15

Autumn is the perfect time to plant almost any type of plants and trees, it's an especially good time to put down new lawn and is the only time you can plant spring bulbs... As you will agree, a garden without any trees and shrubs feels pretty desolate and lonely when winter arrives. With a

Achieve Success with Our Spring Landscaping Guide

Posted 04/08/16

Spring is the perfect season for undertaking landscaping projects in your garden. The soil is still soft, weeds are easily treated before they multiply, transplanting conditions are right. Most importantly, it is a fabulous time to start a landscape design project for your outdoor entertainment

How to Fix Your Retaining Wall Aesthetics with Landscaping

Posted 10/10/16

Retaining walls are often perceived as uninspiring or an eyesore. But a little landscaping can go a long way to improving the aesthetic appeal and/or blend a retaining wall in to the surroundings... Blending existing retaining walls into your landscaping Many of us have existing retaining

Successfully Incorporating Retaining Walls Into Your Landscaping

Posted 27/10/16

Retaining walls play an important role in our landscaping efforts. Every wall is carefully planned and constructed to ensure it is able to withstand the required load. But all too often, the aesthetic aspect of it is not considered. This leaves many homeowners with unattractive landscaping featu

6 Smart Tips for Hiring a Gardener You Can Use Right Now

Posted 15/09/16

Hiring a gardener may seem like a luxury for some, but having your garden tended to on a regular basis can be a game changer for many homwowners. Freeing up time and allowing space to do the other jobs our modern lives demand... We’ve gathered our best 6 tips to make hiring a gardener

Stage 6 Life Stages of Home Ownership - Caring For Your Home During Your 80s

Posted 07/12/17

Owning a home at any age is a commitment, but when you're caring for your home during your elderly years there are more things to consider... In our final article of our Home Ownership Article Series, we discuss the types of decisions you'll need to make and how to get the best value for

Planting Bulbs for Spring

Posted 22/04/15

The autumn months of March, April and May are the best bulb planting months. The more effort you can put into planting bulbs for spring, the better the rewards during winter and spring... Planting bulbs for spring If you’re planning to planting bulbs for spring, look out for bulbs arriving

Ultimate Winter Ready Checklist

Posted 30/04/18

Autumn is a great time to get stuck in with preparations to get your home in the best shape and be a healthy place to be during the challenging winter months. Mould & mildew control Prevention is easier than treatment. Check around your house for spots that are prone to leaks, condensation or

Stage 5 Life Stages Home Ownership - Getting Your Home Ready for Retirement

Posted 30/11/17

Thinking about whether the house you're currently living in is suitable for retirement is an important to consider. Many downsize, but should you?... While your house remains your castle, there comes the time we need to adapt it. Getting your home ready for retirement is all about thinking

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Outsourcing Housework Freed Up Precious Time For This Busy Homeowner

Posted 27/11/18

Busy homeowner Michelle holds down parenting, full-time work and studying towards her PhD. She shares with us how she used Builderscrack to outsource her housework so she could focus on the important stuff... How It Started To say Michelle is a driven person is an understatement. Sitting across from a woman that packs so much into her days is inspiring, not only because of that drive but the clever way she has arranged her life to make it possible. She tells me "I’m doing a full-time PhD and I’m doing full-time work, so for me, I have lots to do and absolutely no time. I also have a teenager who’s almost 16, who is extremely social. Every weekend there are at least five to seven friends invited, and they are having a sleepover. I come home, and I'm like, “I left it nice and tidy, what happened?”. Michelle and her son moved into their home three years ago, and with a laugh explains “how things were starting to fall apart and in need of repair”. It wasn't only hard finding the tim

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Hedge Trim

Posted 1 year ago

Need a professorial hedge trimmer to trim and tidy large hedge around house , also to top a tree in back yard

Gardening Mayfair, Hastings

Small courtyard hedge trim

Posted 5 months ago

A lonicera hedge in the courtyard and a small hedge in front of the house requires trimming , with trimmings swept up and removed. A garden tidy up could also be done depending on the cost involved.

Gardening Havelock North, Hastings

Pittosporums and conifer to tidy up

Posted 6 months ago

Cut to tidy up one side only of a pittosporum hedge - about 12 m long x 2.5 m high. Cut down and remove two trees - one is a large dead pittosporum and the other a rounded, prickly conifer, about 2 m high (see photos).

Gardening Havelock North, Hastings

Lawn rescue

Posted 1 month ago

A previous tenant in this Flaxmere rental neglected the back lawn to the point it turned into a meadow/jungle. We need someone with a grunty weedeater/mower to sort it out and turn it back into a lawn again. It has been partially weed-sprayed but not everything died. The back lawn has a depression in the centre that would benefit from some fill, to level it out. We have a huge sack of grass-seed to re-sow it. There is also a side area of cobbles and a grass strip that has been weed-sprayed and...

Lawn Mowing Flaxmere, Hastings

Hedge tidy

Posted 9 months ago

We need our hedge on one side of our property trimmed back, on our side and the neighbours side, have attached photos, please contact to quote. thank you

Gardening Saint Leonards, Hastings

Stu’s hedge

Posted 1 year ago

Looking for hedges to be trimmed - around 80 meters long. Half of which is 2 metres high (but only top and one side to do)

Gardening Frimley, Hastings

Fencing

Posted 1 year ago

Fence to be constructed at front of property with gate

Gardening Hastings Central, Hastings

Lawn mowing, gardening

Posted 2 months ago

Small office garden needs weekly attending. Mowing tiny patch of grass, small garden bed to weed. Probably 30mins a week.

Lawn Mowing Havelock North, Hastings

Weeding / Mowing

Posted 3 months ago

We need some help to maintain our 2ha property (mainly trimming weeds).

Lawn Mowing Longlands, Hastings

Garden Tidy

Posted 6 months ago

Clearance of ivy in front garden, along with tidy up of existing shrubs/trees. Removal of a silk tree in the back courtyard area. Trimming of a kowhai and roses in the back garden. Weeding of grass left to grow in gardens.

Gardening Havelock North, Hastings

Casual gardener

Posted 3 weeks ago

Section divided into 3 areas around house, trees & fruit trees, established small gardens, I need someone to maintain gardens & lawns ( weeding, pruning, lawns & spraying ) on a regular casual basis ( no need to take green waste away & I will supply lawnmower, spray, sprayer ) Available Tues - Fri only, isn’t afraid of security dogs, who naturally, will be secured while you are here. Am more than happy for you to view for a quote. Central Hastings area.

Gardening Hastings Central, Hastings

Lawn and Garden Tidy

Posted 5 months ago

My lawn and garden have got away from me over the last couple of months with the spring growth. Immediately I need a good tidy up of everything, which would be at least half a day. Ongoing lawns and weeding if possible too (fortnightly lawns, monthly weeding).

Gardening Mahora, Hastings

Lawn - Frederick

Posted 7 months ago

Mow back and front lawns and berm of this property on a fortnightly basis. This is a new lawn this year.

Lawn Mowing Mahora, Hastings

Re do small garden

Posted 6 months ago

small garden that has compacted down - would like some plants removed and new soil put in - cut back some flaxes and remove some grasses in garden

Gardening Raureka, Hastings

Pruning, shrub relocation, rubbish removal.

Posted 4 weeks ago

Need grape vine pruned back to fenceline. Large agapanthus removed, and disposed of. 2 small rhododendrons to be re-sited on property. 1 tree limb to be pruned and removed. 1 compost bin to be resited or removed.

Green Waste Removal Hastings Central, Hastings

Weed spraying +/- water blasting a courtyard

Posted 1 year ago

. I need two small areas to be weed sprayed and possibly have the courtyard water blasted ( depending on the cost involved)

Gardening Havelock North, Hastings

Hedge trimming

Posted 1 month ago

We need a competent person in the next week or two to give our tall Photinia hedge a trim so it can put out some new growth before winter. It is quite high, so most of the work will need a ladder. Clippings to be tidied up and removed too please.

Gardening Akina, Hastings

Weed Spraying

Posted 1 year ago

We have a residential property that has had the garden let go and now has a lot of weeds sprung up all around it. There are also weeds on the paved driveway which need spraying. We would like a quote to clean out all the weeds. This could be an ongoing opportunity.

Spraying Saint Leonards, Hastings

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Joined February 2018

HI my name is Mark and I have been a registered drainlayer for the past 15 years. My wife and I have recently moved to the Hawkes Bay and set up a new business, Bay Groundworks ltd. We do any small digger and tipper truck work, drainlaying, trenching, site/section clearing and any grounds maintenance work, be it re-contouring driveways and paths, green waste removal etc. We pride ourselves in pr...

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