It's nice to keep your front lawn nice and tidy. But one Oakleigh South resident has taken the idea to whole new level.

Since planting his first grass seeds in 2009, Chris Sadowski's immaculate front yard has caused "hundreds" of passers-by to stop in their tracks and scratch heads in disbelief. "I've had people pulling up, getting out of their car, taking photos, feeling it," says Sadowski, 55.

Chris Sadowski on his near perfect front lawn at his Oakleigh South home. Credit:Joe Armao

"I'll be mowing it and they'll be going, 'Is that real? Good job. Looks beautiful!' "

The former electroplating manager began his quirky hobby when he moved back into his childhood home to care for his late mother, who had developed Alzheimer's disease.