Landscape design in Auckland
We price your design as it develops. The result? A design you love and can afford to build.
You don’t need a finished idea to start. Tell us how you’d like to use the space and what bothers you about it now. The design starts there.
Why so many garden designs never get built
You pay a designer, get a plan you love and take it to landscapers for pricing. The quotes come back well over budget, and the plan goes in a drawer. It happens often, because the person drawing the plan isn’t the person pricing it.
Our designer works with us on costs while the design is still taking shape. If a feature is going to push you over budget, we’ll tell you early and suggest something that gets you close for less. By the time you sign off, the design has already been priced.
How we design a garden
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Joseph meets you on site, asks how you want to use the space and talks through ideas as you go. He’ll look at where the afternoon sun lands and what you see from the kitchen window, along with the levels, drainage, soil and which existing trees and plants are worth keeping.
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You leave the consultation with a brief, design ideas, a price for the full design and an indicative cost for the build. The consultation is $299, and if you go ahead with us, the fee comes off your project.
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Once you’re happy with the design price, our designer develops the plan with you. You’ll see a concept first, and we’ll refine it together before anything is final. We design in a range of styles, including contemporary, native, subtropical and more traditional gardens, and we’ll suggest one that suits the house and the way you use the garden.
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A windy coastal section and a shaded bed on heavy clay need very different plants. We choose ones that suit your site and will still look good in five years.
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You get an itemised scope listing every part of the build and its cost, along with a timeline.
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One project manager runs the job, and the crew sends you a video at the end of each day.
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When it’s finished, we walk through the garden with you and explain how to care for it. Every project comes with a 5 year workmanship warranty.
What a design can include
Most of our designs bring several elements together, including decking, paving, retaining walls, fencing, pergolas, irrigation and planting. Because we build them all, they’re designed to work together from the start. If your project needs an engineer or council consent, we organise it.
Common questions
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The design fee depends on the size and complexity of the project, and we’ll give you a price for it at the consultation. As a guide to the full project, a deck, patio and planting usually sits in the mid five figures to design and build. A full outdoor space with retaining, paving, decking and planting can reach the low to mid six figures.
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For most homes, a landscape designer. A landscape architect is usually needed for larger or more technical projects, such as those that need resource consent. If yours does, we’ll bring in a registered landscape architect and manage that part of the project.
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Usually. We record what’s there at the start and tell you what’s worth keeping. A healthy mature tree can save you years of waiting for new planting to fill in.
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The design usually takes three to six weeks, depending on revisions. A focused build takes four to eight weeks on site, and a full outdoor renovation can take three to five months.
Start with a design consultation
Tell us about your property and what you’d like to change. Joseph will get back to you within one business day.