For all your lawn and irrigation needs
Looking for Lawn, landscape & irrigation expertise?
Lawn Guru can transform your lawns.
The Lawn Guru provides tailored lawns and irrigation solutions to turn your landscaping vision into reality.
What we do
Your go-to experts for all your lawn and irrigation needs.
Unhappy with the condition of your lawn? We specialise in rejuvenating lawns and can help you achieve the vibrant, healthy garden you’ve always wanted.
Lawn Guru can design, install or fix any lawn and irrigation project.
We can transform your bare land into a quality outdoor landscaped garden that you can feature with pride.
The Lawn Guru is a Taupo-based turn-key lawn care and services provider catering in Taupo, Turangi, and surrounding areas. Our services include general landscaping and planting, new lawn design, lawn repair, maintenance, fertilisation, and irrigation system installation.
From initial consultation to execution, we work closely with our clients to make sure that we can work to transform your vision into reality.
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Let the Lawn Guru's Magic Transform Your Lawns
New Lawns & Instant Turf
We seed new lawns or install instant turf with fine fescue grass and other varieties to suit your backyard.
Landscaping & Landscape Design
From landscaping design to planning and installation. We can transform your garden and backyard with plants, stones, retaining walls, fences and decks.
Irrigation Design
We can upgrade an existing lawn and install an irrigation system for new gardens with minimal disturbance and mess.
Lawn & Turf Maintenance
Keep your lawns healthy and looking its best. Find out how we at Lawn Guru can help you upkeep your perfect lawn with our maintainance program and process.
Full Lawn Servicing
Landscaping with edging, weed mat, mulching and planting
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Your go-to experts for all your lawn and turf needs.
Who we are
Over 30 years in the turf grass industry. We are qualified professionals
Led by Chris Downes, our small team of qualified turf/irrigation experts started our lawns and landscape design working in the Golf course industry.
We love helping our clients with everything related to lawns! Whether it’s installing and sowing lawns for new areas, upgrading existing lawns, or designing and landscaping gardens with irrigation systems, we’ve got you covered.
Our team specialises in installing top-notch lawns and irrigation systems from scratch. We tailor the lawn to your specific requirements and ensure a flawless installation right from the start, so you can enjoy it for years to come!
The Lawn Guru has grown by word of mouth, and we are expanding to serve your needs.
No lawn is too big or too small for the Guru to transform!
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We love to take care of your lawns, turf, landscape design and backyard building needs.
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Why Choose Lawn Guru
Attention to Detail
We take pride in what we do to grow and groom your lawns and landscape.
Building Capabilities
We can build and repair fences, retaining walls, planter boxes and more.
Lawn contracting
Although we don’t provide mowing services, we do have contractors we work closely with.
Well-designed Landsape and gardening
From planting hardy grass, shrubs and ideas to minimise future weeding, your can count on us.
Quality Seeds & Lawns
We use quality seeds and products that are sow to your lawn use. From fine fescue to sports turf, we can advise the right greens.
Maintanance Program
We can keep your garden, driveway and irrigation systems maintained all year with our customised seasonal maintenance services and program.
Customer Feedback
What our customers are
saying about us.
Chris was recommended to us when we needed advice on how to achieve the lawn we wanted. He was very knowledgeable and listened to our ideas as well as making suggestions on options we could consider. We decided to get instant lawn and he researched availability and options for us was able to source the best quality lawn. He also recommended a watering system that will care for all our garden needs. In short, he did exactly what he said he would, in the time frame agreed. He went above and beyond to accommodate us. You won’t find a more genuine nice guy. We are stoked with the result.
Chris and Liza Cox-Hancy, Kinloch
Jude and I engaged Chris from Lawn Guru as we had heard from our neighbors of the good work he had done at their places. We had a new build underway and Chris helped us understand what layout and shaping would work well for our site, and developed a suggested landscape plan with base plantings. Chris organized everything for us, including working with our builder to coordinate when irrigation piping should be laid before concrete driveway installed. Chris secured large rocks and placed these around our section including shaping the land and spreading with topsoil, bark, river stones, then planting and laying turf. Chris is an amazingly hard worker who will work under challenging climate conditions with energy and a smile on his face. He has access to an array of landscaping equipment and can operate most of this himself. Overall Chris was great to deal with. He is very knowledgeable and willing to do any work from design to landscaping and planting, to produce an optimal outcome for his client. I look forward to continuing to avail myself of his services to ensure our lawns and gardens are kept in optimal condition.
Cheers Ray
We engaged Chris the Lawn Guru to design and carry out our landscaping at our new home on The Fairways Kinloch. The covenants on The Fairways require a well-designed landscaping plan, as Chris used to be the head green keeper on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course here, it made sense to use him.
We weren’t disappointed, Chris did a magnificent job. From interpreting our ideas, sourcing plants like hardy grasses, picking up our shrubs that were in store, then delivering and installing them. He built a spectacular rockery laying weed mat to minimize future weeding. True to his business name he prepared, laid and now maintains our magnificent lawn, that is the envy of our street.
We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Chris “The Lawn Guru” for all your gardening needs.
Rob & Carole Ellis
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Establishing a healthy lawn takesattention and care. Follow these key steps to ensure your newly seeded lawn thrives and stays healthy for years to come: 1. Watering: Initial Stage: Keep the top 20mm of soil consistently damp, but not waterlogged. During the...
Guide to establishing newly laid lawn
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Announcing our new Health and Safety Policy
At Lawn Guru, our comprehensive health and safety policy demonstrates our commitment to clients and team members. We understand that inviting professionals onto your property requires a high level of trust. That’s why we have implemented a rigorous safety protocol that covers every step of our service, from initial assessment to project completion.
Our team is trained in safety procedures, adept at hazard identification, risk assessment, and mitigation. Operating machinery or chemicals, they prioritise safety and quality. Regular updates align us with industry standards and best practices, preempting risks. At Lawn Guru, we’re more than just a landscaping service; we’re your partners in creating a safe and beautiful outdoor space. Our health and safety policy reflects our dedication to providing top-notch service without compromising your well-being.
Thank you for choosing Lawn Guru, where your safety is our priority!