Landscape Construction in Sydney North Shore, NSW

Design-and-Build Landscape Construction for Sydney North Shore Homes, Pools and Sloping Blocks

A full backyard rebuild involves several trades working in the right order. Excavation, drainage, retaining, a pool surround, paving, a deck, a pergola and planting all have to fit together, and the levels need to line up from the house slab to the back fence. We design, build and project-manage the whole scope as one job, so the sandstone steps meet the travertine coping at the right height and the stormwater has somewhere to go. This suits new builds, major renovations and established homes in Sydney North Shore where the garden has never matched the house.

The ground shapes every project here. Many blocks sit on sandstone, with rock shelves close to the surface, while some ridgetop suburbs of the Upper North Shore have heavy clay that swells after rain and shrinks in dry spells. Summer storms can dump a lot of water quickly, so we plan subsoil ag lines, collection pits and grated channel drains before any paving goes down. On steep and sloping sites we build retaining walls as part of the design, often in split sandstone or rendered blockwork, so the slope becomes usable terraces for lawn and entertaining.

We lay sandstone, travertine, granite and bluestone on properly prepared bases. We also pour exposed aggregate, burnished and honed concrete for driveways, paths and alfresco slabs. Decks go in as hardwood or composite boards on subframes with good airflow, because timber in coastal humidity stays damp longer and needs ventilation underneath. A common scenario: the pool is in, the yard is bare clay and rubble, and you want finished coping, a shaded lounge, an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven and a fire pit for winter nights. Our pool landscaping work ties those pieces together with the fence line, turf and screening plants.

• Whole-site design, set-out and project management from excavation to final planting
• Sandstone, travertine and natural stone paving for terraces, steps and pool surrounds
• Exposed aggregate, burnished and honed concrete driveways and paths
• Pool coping, surrounds and pool-side entertaining terraces
• Outdoor kitchens, built-in barbecues, pizza ovens and fire pits
• Hardwood and composite decking with pergolas and shade structures
• Retaining and terracing for steep, rocky and waterfront blocks
• Stormwater drainage, turf and planting integrated into the wider build