Landscaping & Light Earthworks

Smaller residential landscaping projects — rebuilding a tired front yard, reshaping a sloped section, putting in new garden beds, building a path or border, dealing with tree cuttings and the soil movement that follows. Anything one experienced operator with a small crew can do in a few days to a couple of weeks. We don't pretend to be a structural builder, but for the kind of work that quietly changes the feel of a yard, we're a good fit.

We do light earthworks — soil shifting, levelling, small retaining setups, mulch and gravel movement — using compact equipment suited to residential access. For anything that needs heavy machinery (large excavator, retaining walls over a metre high, structural drainage) we'll be honest and tell you upfront, and can suggest someone we trust if needed.

After an on-site visit, we put together a written quote that breaks out labour, materials and any disposal fees. For staged projects we can quote stage by stage so you can do the highest-priority work first and budget the rest later. Quotes are free, there's no obligation, and what you see in the quote is what you pay — no surprises at invoice time.

Yes. For most landscaping and earthworks jobs we plan disposal into the quote — tree cuttings, dug-out roots, old turf, builder's rubble in small volumes. Larger volumes go to council green-waste or transfer stations and we cover that as part of the job.

It varies from one or two days for a focused job (new front bed, path, mulch refresh) to one or two weeks for a bigger reshape (multiple beds, levelling, new turf, garden structure). When we quote we'll give you a realistic schedule and keep you updated if weather pushes things. Ivan does the work himself, so you're always dealing with one person.

We don't do formal landscape architect drawings — for big-statement designs we'd point you to a designer first and then quote on the build. For straightforward residential changes (where things go, what plants suit the spot, how a path should sit), Ivan can sketch the plan with you on site and the quote covers it. That's how most of our jobs come together.