Landscaping The Hills Shire

The Hills blocks range from large family yards to rural acreage to new-estate lots and Norwest courtyards, so we design to the site. Family gardens get room to entertain, acreage gets grounds with scale, and new blocks get built from the ground up. It is landscaping The Hills Shire families can grow into.

Reactive clay beds and larger Hills gardens both need mulch to hold moisture through hot summers and protect roots. We lay coarse mulch suited to family gardens and acreage. Beds stay healthy while the clay swings with the seasons.

Reactive clay moves under paving, so we build a compacted, drained base on every Hills block. We lay driveways, alfresco areas and paths that stay true, from family yards to long acreage drives. Structural work is checked against The Hills Shire Council rules first.

New-estate blocks and larger Hills gardens throw up weeds fast on disturbed clay. We clear beds, paths and paddock edges and keep regrowth down so planting gets ahead. Grounds stay clean across a big block.

Screening buys privacy on close new-estate blocks and shelter on open acreage in the Hills. We shape hardy screens and windbreak hedges to suit the block. Trimming keeps them dense for privacy and shelter.

Pebbles give a clean, low-water finish that suits family courtyards, new-estate blocks and dry rural spots. We use them along boundaries, in courtyards and as dry creek lines across clay that holds water. It handles the Hills clay and dry spells.

A raised deck lifts an entertaining space above reactive clay and suits a large family garden or acreage yard. We build hardwood and composite decks set out for ground movement and sized for the block. It turns a big yard into usable space.

Sloping family blocks, acreage and cut-and-fill new-estate lots all need solid walls in the Hills. We build sleeper, block and sandstone retaining walls with the drainage clay demands. Structural walls are engineered and lodged with The Hills Shire Council.

New builds, big family blocks and acreage all leave brick, clay spoil, timber and green waste. We clear it and cart it away, even from larger rural properties. One visit leaves clean ground ready to landscape.

Raw clay and new-estate fill both need work before turf will hold in the Hills. We rip, treat and level the ground, then lay tough buffalo that copes with summer heat. Laid on a prepared base, the lawn roots properly instead of sitting on hardpan.