Landscape design and
build in Auckland

Concrete terraced planters stepping up beside a stone stair, filled with ferns and shrubs

One team for
your entire job.

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  • 4.9 Stars on Google
  • Silver Medal, NZ Flower & Garden Show 2018
  • 5 Year Workmanship Warranty

The house is done.
The garden is next.

Most of our clients have spent years getting the inside of their home right, and the garden is still the part they’ll get to later.

You know it isn’t working. You don’t want another project to manage. That’s our job.

Water falling past cantilevered white steps into a dark reflecting pool, with dense green trees behind

Designed and built by the same team.

A lot of landscape projects go wrong in the gap between design and build. You pay for a plan, take it to a landscaper for pricing, and the quote comes back at twice what you wanted to spend. Plenty of Auckland homeowners have a garden design in a drawer they can’t afford to build.

We keep design and pricing together. Our designer works with us on costs while the plan is still taking shape, so the design you sign off on is one you can afford to build. Then our crew builds it. We look after the whole project, including consents, and you have one person to call.

A modern house with a deep roof overhang above stone planters, a sculptural boulder and layered shrubs

How a project works

  1. We turn the brief into a design, checked against real costs as it develops. Before you commit, you get an itemised scope showing what’s included.

  2. One project manager runs the job. At the end of each day the crew sends you a short video of what they did and what’s coming next, and the site is cleaned up before they leave.

  3. We walk through the finished garden with you and explain how to look after the planting. Every project comes with a 5 year workmanship warranty.

“Joseph was always great to deal with and offered practical advice and kept us updated throughout the project. I was trying to manage part of the process while overseas and it was a godsend to have a company you can trust and rely on.”

– Chris Adams, Mt Eden

Need a single job priced?

Not every project needs a design. If you already know what you want, like a new retaining wall, deck, fence or paved area, send us a short video of the space. We’ll take measurements from LiDAR and satellite imagery, and Joseph will get back to you with an indicative price within three business days. If anything needs a closer look, we’ll book a site visit.

Joseph McLean,
founder

Portrait of Joseph McLean, founder of The Auckland Landscape Co., in a garden

Joseph started The Auckland Landscape Company over ten years ago. He’s the person you’ll talk to first, and he stays involved until the final walkthrough. In 2018 his garden build won a Silver Medal at the NZ Flower & Garden Show.

What we design
and build

Most of our projects bring several pieces together: decks, paving, retaining walls, fencing, pergolas, irrigation and planting. We also build each of these as a single job.

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Curved concrete balconies stepping past a tall planted atrium of palms

Landscaping
across Auckland

Plenty of Auckland sections are steep or sit on heavy clay that stays wet all winter. Many are small, so every square metre has to work. We design for the site you’ve got and sort out drainage and levels before anything goes in on top.

We work across Auckland, mostly in , , , , , , , and the .

Common questions

  • It depends on the site and what’s involved. A focused project like a deck, patio and planting is usually in the mid five figures. A full outdoor space with retaining, paving, decking, planting and irrigation can reach the low to mid six figures. You’ll get an itemised scope before you commit to anything.

  • No. Most people start by telling us what isn’t working. We’ll work out the rest with you at the design consultation.

  • Yes. It’s $299, and it comes off your project if you go ahead with us. For single jobs like a fence or retaining wall, we can usually price from a video at no cost.

  • A focused project usually takes four to eight weeks from design sign-off. A full outdoor renovation can take three to five months. You’ll get a timeline before we start.

Layered curved concrete balconies with frangipani trees and trailing plants spilling over their edges

Been meaning to sort
out your garden?

Tell us about the space. Joseph will get back to you within one business day.