Down the Rabbit Hole AUST provides DVA gardening services in Canberra for veterans, DVA Gold and White Card holders and their families. We take care of regular mowing, garden upkeep and tidy visits so the yard stays in order without anyone in the household having to chase it. Down the Rabbit Hole AUST is a registered DVA provider and a locally owned Canberra business. It is fully insured, ABN registered and locally operated, and has maintained 60+ Canberra lawns.
One thing first. Being a registered DVA provider means we can carry out DVA-funded work, but eligibility and approvals for lawn and garden help sit with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, not with us. We do not decide what is covered and we do not promise coverage. If you are unsure of your entitlement, confirm it with DVA before you book. Once that is settled, we give you a free upfront quote for the DVA gardening services you have in mind.
What our veteran garden care includes
Most of our DVA gardening services are built around a regular visit: mowing, edging and a general tidy, with garden work added as needed. Green waste removal is available with every visit, so nothing needs to be left in a pile for you to deal with.
If you need something outside this list, ask and we will tell you plainly whether we do it.
- Regular lawn mowing with edges and paths trimmed
- Garden bed weeding, pruning and general upkeep
- Hedge and shrub trimming to keep access clear
- Leaf collection and seasonal tidy visits
- Registered DVA provider for DVA-funded work
- Small clean-ups when a yard has got away from you
How the visits work and what to expect
It starts with a text or a quote request. We ask about the yard, the card you hold and what you would like done, then quote before any work starts. As a registered DVA provider, we can supply the quote and paperwork DVA needs for the job. We cannot tell you whether the request will be approved, because that decision is not ours.
Because this is a small, locally owned business, you are not explaining the yard to someone new every fortnight. Let us know about gates, pets or access when you book. If you are not home, that is fine, as long as we can reach the yard.
Reliable scheduling matters most to people who depend on DVA gardening services, so regular visits are booked on a schedule that suits you, within our weekday hours.
Canberra seasons and a year-round schedule
Kikuyu, couch and buffalo lawns slow right down through the hard frosts from May to August, then surge from September. Summers are hot and dry, so mowing height matters and we keep water restrictions in mind. Autumn brings leaf drop from deciduous street trees, often the busiest tidy-up season.
For most yards on DVA gardening services, that means fortnightly mowing through spring and summer, monthly visits through winter and an extra tidy in autumn. We adjust the schedule to your yard rather than running one plan for everyone.
Where we work for DVA card holders
We offer DVA lawn care Canberra wide, with Weston Creek our priority area, plus Woden Valley, Tuggeranong, Belconnen, the Inner North and Inner South, and across the border in Queanbeyan and Jerrabomberra. Suburbs we cover include Kambah, Wanniassa and Fisher.
Residential and commercial work are both welcome, so DVA gardening services can extend to a veterans' group or community facility that needs its grounds kept tidy.
Get a free quote for veteran garden care
Tell us your suburb and what the yard needs, and we will come back with a free upfront quote you can take to DVA.