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Home Care Services

Light Gardening

Keeping your yard easy to use and enjoy

Light gardening for elderly people in Sydney keeps your home and yard easier to get around and enjoy. Glow Health Care Australia helps with lawn mowing, pruning and clearing paths. Support can be arranged through Support at Home, the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, DVA programs or private funding.

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About Light Gardening

What Is Light Gardening Support?

Light gardening is help with the outdoor jobs that keep your home and yard accessible, such as mowing the lawn, pruning overgrown plants and clearing paths and yards.

Under Support at Home, essential light gardening is part of the home maintenance and repairs service. It covers gardening needed to keep paths and yards accessible, rather than gardening for appearance. Our team can explain what applies to you.

At Glow Health Care Australia we plan regular visits around the seasons and what your garden needs, and we are happy to work alongside you if you enjoy being out in the garden.
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What's Included

How We Can Help in the Garden

Gardening support focuses on keeping outdoor areas clear and accessible. Your assessment and care plan set out the help you are approved for.

01

Lawn Mowing

Mowing and edging lawns so they stay easy to walk on.

Lawns
02

Pruning and Trimming

Cutting back overgrown plants and branches that block paths, doors or windows.

Pruning
03

Clearing Paths

Sweeping and clearing paths, steps and driveways of leaves and debris.

Paths
04

Yard Clearance

Clearing garden waste and rubbish so outdoor areas are clear to use.

Yard
05

Light Weeding

Removing weeds that make paths or garden edges unsafe.

Weeding
06

Gardening Together

Working alongside you if you enjoy being in the garden.

Together
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Good to Know

What Light Gardening Does Not Include

Some garden work sits outside this service. Our team can explain your options.

Gardening for Appearance

Landscaping, planting and work for how the garden looks rather than safety are not covered.

Professional Gardening Services

Work you would normally pay a professional gardener for is a general expense.

Tree Removal

Large trees and work needing an arborist sit outside light gardening.

Other Parties' Responsibilities

Garden upkeep that is your landlord's or strata's responsibility is not covered.

Who It's For

Who Can Access Light Gardening?

Support at Home Consumers

Older people assessed through My Aged Care with home maintenance approved in their support plan.

Entry Level Home Support

People who need a lower level of help, through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme.

Veterans and DVA Card Holders

Veteran Gold Card and eligible White Card holders, through DVA's Veterans' Home Care program.

People Finding the Garden Harder

Anyone for whom mowing, bending or carrying in the garden has become difficult.

Funding Options

How Light Gardening Is Funded

Light gardening can be funded in different ways. The right option depends on your assessment, your eligibility and your preferences.

Government subsidised

Support at Home

Essential light gardening is part of home maintenance and repairs, an everyday living service paid from your quarterly budget.

  • Must be approved in your support plan
  • Must be for access, not appearance
  • Everyday living services have the highest contribution rates
  • Your contribution depends on your means assessment

If you had a Home Care Package, or were assessed as eligible for one, on 12 September 2024, you will not pay more than under the old arrangements.

Costs and Payments
DVA funded

DVA Veterans' Home Care

Home and garden maintenance is one of the services available through DVA's Veterans' Home Care program.

  • Arrange an assessment on 1300 550 450
  • For Veteran Gold Card and eligible White Card holders
  • Based on your assessed needs

Check with DVA about any copayment that applies.

DVA Services
Privately funded

Private Home Care

Pay privately for light gardening, on its own or alongside government funded services.

  • Support while you wait for government funding
  • Extra visits on top of your funded services
  • Fees set out in your service agreement before you start

Talk to us about current private rates and availability.

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Details are based on the Support at Home program handbook service list and DVA Veterans’ Home Care as at November 2026. Eligibility and approved services are decided through your assessment.
Getting Started

How to Start Light Gardening With GHCA

1

Check Your Eligibility

Contact My Aged Care on 1800 200 422 for an assessment. Veterans can call the VHC assessment agency on 1300 550 450.

2

Get Your Support Plan

Your assessment sets out the services you are approved for, including home maintenance.

3

Choose GHCA

Make a referral or call us on 1300 157 715 to tell us about your garden.

4

Plan Regular Visits

We agree what needs doing and how often, and adjust with the seasons.

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Enjoy Your Garden Again

Many people love their garden but find the heavier jobs harder over time. We can take care of the mowing, pruning and clearing so you can keep enjoying the parts you love. Tell us how you use your garden and we will plan visits around it.

Want to talk it through? Call us on 1300 157 715.

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Light Gardening

Talk to Us About Help in the Garden

Our team can talk through your options and funding. Call 1300 157 715 or send us a referral.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can’t find what you need? Call us on 1300 157 715.

What does light gardening include?

Essential light gardening needed to keep paths and yards accessible, such as lawn mowing, pruning and yard clearance. The exact help you receive depends on your assessed needs and your care plan.

Is landscaping or garden design covered?

No. Gardening for appearance rather than safety and access, and work you would normally pay a professional gardener for, are not covered.

Do I pay a contribution under Support at Home?

Usually, yes. Light gardening is part of home maintenance and repairs, an everyday living service with the highest contribution rates under Support at Home. How much you pay depends on your pension status and your means assessment by Services Australia. See our Home Care Cost and Payments page for more.

Can veterans receive help with gardening?

Home and garden maintenance is one of the services available through DVA's Veterans' Home Care program for Veteran Gold Card and eligible White Card holders. Call the VHC assessment agency on 1300 550 450 to arrange an assessment.

Can I pay for gardening privately?

Yes. You can arrange light gardening on a private basis, for example while you wait for government funding or to add visits on top of your funded services. We set out fees in your service agreement before services begin.

How do I get started?

For government funded aged care, contact My Aged Care on 1800 200 422 to arrange an assessment. Once approved, you can choose Glow Health Care Australia as your provider. You can also call us on 1300 157 715 or make a referral online and we will help you with the next steps.

I am an NDIS participant. Is this the right page?

This page covers gardening support for older people through aged care and DVA programs. If you are an NDIS participant, see our Disability Services page or call us to talk through your options.