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Gardening & Outdoor Support your outdoor space matters.

Whether it's keeping a safe path to your door, maintaining a garden you love, or growing your own food, having support to care for your outdoor space makes a real difference. Delivered through our partner Diverse Nature.

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Therapeutic gardening, not just lawn care

Your outdoor space is part of your home. For many people, a safe and maintained yard means better mobility, less anxiety, and a connection to something living and growing. That matters.

Gardening support through Diverse Nature isn't just about keeping things tidy. It can include hands-on therapeutic gardening: growing food, tending to plants you care about, and maintaining sensory garden spaces designed for calm and engagement.

Diverse Nature's team understands NDIS participants and works with your needs, not against them.

Funded under

Assistance with Daily Life (Household Tasks) NDIS Core Supports, Category 01

Available to

  • Plan-managed participants
  • Self-managed participants
What's Included

Outdoor support from ground to garden bed

    • Lawn mowing and edging Regular mowing and edging to keep your yard safe, neat, and manageable.
    • Weeding and garden beds Clearing weeds and tending to established garden beds so plants can thrive.
    • Hedge and shrub trimming Keeping hedges, shrubs, and established plants shaped and healthy.
    • Therapeutic gardening Growing food, tending to plants you love, and caring for sensory garden spaces. Active participation, not just maintenance.
    • Rubbish removal and yard tidying Clearing yard waste, green waste, and general outdoor clutter.
    • Safe and accessible outdoor spaces Making sure paths, steps, and outdoor areas are clear and navigable.
Delivered In Partnership

Delivered by Diverse Nature

Diverse Nature

Thrive Pathways Partner Provider

Diverse Nature specialises in gardening and outdoor support for NDIS participants. Their team understands the needs and preferences of participants and delivers practical, reliable outdoor assistance across Melbourne.

From straightforward lawn maintenance to hands-on therapeutic gardening, they work at your pace and respect your relationship with your outdoor space. Thrive Pathways chose Diverse Nature because they share our commitment to genuine, person-centred service.

  • Gardening
  • Therapeutic garden care
  • Yard maintenance
  • NDIS specialist
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NDIS funding for gardening

Gardening and outdoor maintenance is typically funded under Assistance with Daily Life (Household Tasks, Category 01). This is part of your Core Supports budget and covers outdoor home maintenance as an extension of keeping your home safe and liveable.

Plan-managed participants: your plan manager handles invoicing directly with Diverse Nature. Self-managed participants: you pay and claim through the NDIS portal.

Gardening is not always listed explicitly in plans, but it can fall under household tasks. If you're unsure, we can help you check with your plan manager before you start.

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Getting Started

Get your yard sorted

  1. Reach out to Thrive

    Contact us by phone or email. Tell us about your yard, what needs doing, and what your plan looks like.

  2. We connect you with Diverse Nature

    We make the introduction and confirm funding before anything starts. No surprises.

  3. First visit booked

    Diverse Nature confirms the visit schedule with you directly. It's that straightforward.

Let's get your outdoor space looking after you.

Reach out to Thrive Pathways and we'll get things moving.

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