Coastal gardens with sandy soil, tea-tree and hedges, from older homes near the beach to rental units and family blocks further inland.
Not a franchisee or a truck driver from a booking system. The bloke who quotes it is the bloke who loads it.
No bags to fill, no skip to load. Leave it in a pile and he loads it, sweeps up and takes it away.
Not a bin size. A heap beside the driveway and one at the bottom of a steep yard are different jobs and get different prices.
Standing tree, asbestos, or more rubbish than garden — he tells you before he starts, not after.
A pruning pile hauled away and a few bags of leaf litter collected is the usual combination on a Frankston block.
Piles of prunings, branches, hedge trimmings, leaves and weeds that won't fit in the green bin. Ross backs the trailer in, loads it himself and takes it away to be recycled — you don't lift a thing.
Tea-tree, hedge and shrub trimmings.
Doing a big garden clean-up — overgrown beds, a back corner nobody has touched in years, a rental between tenants or a property being tidied for sale? Pile it all up and Ross collects the lot in one visit.
Rentals, units and older coastal homes.
Fallen limbs, shed bark, leaf litter and dry prunings gathered up from around the house — the fine fuel that matters most in a grassfire or ember attack. Collected and taken away before the Fire Danger Period starts.
Litter and dry growth on bushy blocks.
A gum has dropped a limb across the driveway, or a windy night has left the yard covered. Ross collects what's come down and hauls it away. Standing trees and hung-up limbs are an arborist's job — once they've dropped it, Ross can take it away.
Limbs down after a southerly buster.
Frankston covers a lot of ground, from older homes near the beach and Kananook Creek to units, townhouses and family houses further back from the bay. The common thread is sandy soil and a coastal climate, which suits tea-tree, coastal shrubs and hedging, and also suits weeds.
Frankston also has a lot of rental properties, and gardens that get neglected between tenants. Whether it's an owner doing the seasonal prune or a property manager needing a yard sorted, Ross handles the green waste removal Frankston households need, loading by hand and sweeping up afterwards.
Tea-tree, coastal wattle and banksia grow well in Frankston and need regular cutting back to stop them taking over. Hedges of pittosporum and viburnum along boundary fences are common too.
Sandy soil drains well but lets weeds spread fast through garden beds and paths. A spring weeding session combined with a prune produces plenty for the trailer.
Frankston has a high proportion of rentals and units, where the garden is often small but neglected. Shared driveways and small courtyards can make access tight.
Ross works around neighbours and shared spaces without fuss. He loads by hand and can work with the property manager on timing and access for end-of-lease clean-ups.
Being right on the bay, Frankston cops strong winds, especially when a southerly change comes through. Older pines, cypress and gums drop limbs across yards and driveways.
Ross clears what's already on the ground. Anything still hanging or a tree that is unsafe is a job for an arborist, and many trees need a permit before removal, so check with Frankston City Council first.
Spring growth is quick in Frankston, and by December many people want the yard tidy for summer — for guests, for the holidays or for a lease change. Book in October or November to beat the rush.
Suburb, roughly how much there is, and what the access is like. A photo saves a lot of back and forth.
Ross comes back with a number. On big or awkward jobs he has a look first rather than guessing.
Loaded by hand, driveway swept, and off for proper green waste disposal.
Ross runs this on his own. He quotes the job, he turns up, he loads the trailer and he takes it away — the same bloke every visit. There is no office in between, no skip company, and no franchise cut coming out of what you pay.
It also means he will tell you when something isn't his job — a standing tree that needs an arborist, or a pile that is more rubbish than garden — rather than taking the money and leaving you with half a problem.
The suburb, roughly how much there is, and how easy it is to get a trailer to it is enough to work with. A photo of the pile gets you a price fastest.
Prefer to talk? Call or text Ross on 0416 030 925. Monday to Saturday, daylight hours — weather permitting.
Get a price on your pile. Takes a minute — Ross reads them himself.
Thanks — that's gone through to Ross. Spring is his busiest time, so if it's close to fire season he may take a day or two.
