Mowing, Hedging & Garden Care
Your garden deserves more than just a trim. From precision lawn mowing and formal hedge shaping to fertilization and tree pruning, we keep every corner of your property immaculate — week in, week out.
Explore Our Garden Maintenance Services
Precision Lawn Mowing
A beautifully mowed lawn is the canvas upon which a stunning garden is built. At Gardenscape Kenya, we don't just cut grass — we craft outdoor spaces that make your neighbours stop and stare. Our experienced groundsmen use sharp, well-maintained commercial-grade equipment to deliver a crisp, uniform cut every single time.
The Gardenscape Mowing Approach
We tailor our mowing approach to your specific grass type. Kenya's most common lawn grasses — Kikuyu, Pemba (Buffalo), Zimbabwe, Paspalum, and Bermuda — each have their own ideal mowing height and frequency. We never cut more than one-third of the grass blade at a time, which prevents stress, disease, and browning that ruin the look of a lawn.
- Clean cuts every time: Sharp blades mean clean incisions — not ragged tears that invite disease and discolour your turf.
- Edge perfection: We run mechanical edge-trimmers along all walkways, driveways, and flowerbeds for that razor-sharp border that defines a premium lawn.
- Clippings collection: All grass clippings are raked, blown off hard surfaces, and fully removed from your property.
- Debris clearance: Before we mow, we do a sweep of sticks, stones, and debris that could damage equipment or become dangerous projectiles.
Scheduling Options
Best for fast-growing grasses in the rainy season. Keeps your lawn permanently show-ready.
Our most popular plan. Strikes the perfect balance between freshness and cost.
Great for slow-growing or dormant grasses in dry months.
Hedge Trimming & Shaping
A well-kept hedge is one of the most impactful elements in any garden — it creates structure, privacy, security, and architectural beauty. Gardenscape Kenya brings years of expertise in shaping a wide variety of hedge plants found across Nairobi and its surrounds.
Hedge Plants We Work With
Our team is experienced with all common Nairobi hedge species including:
- Bougainvillea: Vibrant and colourful; we train and shape to maximise flowering while keeping growth controlled.
- Kei Apple: Dense spiny security hedges that need careful, expert handling — our crew has the protective gear and skill for this.
- Duranta: Golden-green ornamental borders and formal box hedges — popular in estate gardens and office parks.
- Cypress: Tall formal windbreaks and perimeter screens trimmed to clean, flat-faced walls of green.
- Bamboo: Clumping bamboo privacy screens — thinned and shaped for elegance, not chaos.
- Ficus, Tecoma, Hibiscus and many more local and exotic species.
Types of Hedge Trimming
Done in the first 2–3 years of a hedge's life to establish a strong, balanced structure and encourage dense lateral branching.
Regular trimming to maintain the desired shape, height, and density. Keeps hedges looking sharp and promotes healthy, compact growth.
For neglected or overgrown hedges. We stage-cut back hard to rejuvenate the plant structure without shocking it to death.
For clients who want something beyond a box hedge — arches, columns, spirals, and custom shapes are available on request.
Garden Bed Care & Weed Control
A manicured lawn with overgrown flower beds and rampant weeds is like a sharp suit paired with muddy shoes. True garden excellence requires attention to every corner — and that's what we deliver.
Flower Bed Maintenance
- Hand weeding: Manual removal of invasive weeds from beds without disturbing your planted specimens.
- Mulching: Application of organic mulch (wood chips, dried leaves, compost) to suppress weed regrowth, retain soil moisture, and regulate temperature.
- Edging: Clean, sharp borders between lawns and beds defined using half-moon edgers and spades.
- Deadheading: Removal of spent blooms to encourage fresh flowering and maintain the visual appeal of ornamental beds.
- Soil aeration and topdressing: Light forking and organic compost topdressing to boost the vitality of your garden beds.
Weed Control on Lawns
Weeds compete aggressively with your lawn for water, nutrients, and sunlight. Left unchecked, they can overwhelm even the most established turf. Our weed management approach combines:
- Selective post-emergent herbicide application for broadleaf weeds that spare your grass.
- Manual pulling in sensitive areas near borders, driveways, and specimen plants.
- Pre-emergent treatments ahead of the rainy season to prevent new weed germination.
- Identifying and addressing underlying causes — thin, stressed turf is an open invitation to weeds.
Fertilization & Organic Topdressing
The difference between a surviving lawn and a thriving one almost always comes down to what's happening in the soil. Our tailored fertilization programs give your lawn the precise nutrients it needs, at the right time of year, without the risk of burning or over-applying.
Lawn Fertilization Programs
We offer seasonal fertilization plans that consider your grass type, soil condition, and Nairobi's two rainy seasons (long rains: March–May, short rains: October–December).
- Pre-season boost: Balanced NPK fertilizer applied ahead of the rains to prime growth.
- Mid-season nitrogen push: CAN or Urea application during active growth for deep green colour and vigour.
- Dry-season maintenance: Phosphorus-rich formulas to support root health when growth slows.
Organic Topdressing
Our most popular premium lawn care treatment — a light dressing of screened organic compost or well-rotted manure worked into the surface of your lawn. Topdressing delivers a cascade of benefits:
Fills in low spots, hollows, and surface undulations caused by traffic or soil settling.
Organic matter enhances drainage in clay soils and improves water retention in sandy soils.
A thriving soil microbiome is the engine of a healthy, disease-resistant lawn.
Stimulates tillering and thickens turf, crowding out weeds naturally.
Tree & Shrub Pruning
Trees and ornamental shrubs are long-term investments in your property. Proper pruning extends their lives, improves their health, enhances their beauty, and keeps them safe for the people and structures around them. Our trained team understands plant physiology and makes cuts that heal cleanly without weakening the plant.
Why Prune?
- Safety: Remove dead, broken, or crossing branches before they fall on people, vehicles, or buildings during storms.
- Health: Pruning removes diseased and pest-infested wood, improving air circulation and light penetration through the canopy — reducing the risk of fungal infections.
- Structure: Formative pruning in younger trees establishes a strong, balanced scaffold that supports the tree for decades.
- Light & views: Crown lifting (removing lower branches) and crown thinning open up your garden to more light and restore views that have been slowly closed off by growing canopies.
- Flowering & fruiting: Fruit trees and ornamental shrubs produce better yields and displays when selectively pruned to manage wood age and bud density.