How much does landscaping cost in Christchurch?
Every landscape build is quoted after a site visit - cost moves with scope, grading, drainage, hard landscaping, soft landscaping and coordination with other works. A small planter-bed and edging refresh is our cheapest job. A full backyard remodel - demolition, earthworks, retaining, paths, deck, fence, turf, plantings - is our highest. See the Pricing section above for the variables.
Do you handle the full backyard, or just one part?
Either. We do full backyard remodels - demolition through to final turf and handover - and we do single-element jobs like a retaining wall, a set of steps, or a planter bed run. Works out cheaper and cleaner when the whole job is one quote, but we'll do a piece of it if that's what's needed.
Do you do landscape design, or do you build from a plan?
Both, depending on scope. Straightforward remodels we'll sketch and talk through at the site visit. For design-led jobs we work from a landscape designer's plan - either yours or one we bring in. We're not a boutique design studio, so if you want full CAD drawings and a five-page planting list, we'll pass that through to a specialist designer.
Do you do plant selection and planting?
Basic plantings, yes - hedging, structural plants, turf. For specialist horticultural selection (mixed-species mass plantings, natives with exacting soil needs, specimen trees) we'll sub-contract a specialist or work from a planting plan you've had drawn up. Honest about what we do well.
How long does a backyard remodel take?
Most residential backyard remodels run four to eight weeks on site once materials land. A full build - demolition, earthworks, deck, fence, retaining, landscape - can run eight to twelve weeks depending on scale and access. Single-element landscape jobs (planter run, path, timber edging) usually run three to ten days.
Do you service our suburb?
We work across the Christchurch urban area and wider Canterbury - Halswell, Fendalton, Merivale, Redwood, Rolleston, Papanui, St Albans, Prestons, Marshlands, Rangiora, Ravenswood, Casebrook, Harewood, Redcliffs, Sumner, Kaiapoi, Ohoka, Cust, Yaldhurst, West Melton and everywhere in between. We also travel further across Canterbury and the wider South Island.
What about drainage on a wet section?
Drainage gets worked through at the quote. If the section floods in a nor'wester, ponds in winter or has clay right under the topsoil, we'll design in subsoil drains, soakage pits or a re-graded fall. Fixing drainage up front is cheaper than pulling a landscape out in year two to redo it.
Can you do the landscape alongside our new deck and fence?
Yes - that's our strongest scope. Same crew, coordinated timeline, shared site setup. Transitions between deck, fence, retaining and landscape actually line up because the same team sets out the levels. See our deck building, fence builder, louvre and covered roof and timber retaining wall pages for the rest.
Do you do ongoing garden maintenance?
No - build only. We can recommend maintenance contractors in Christchurch for ongoing mowing, pruning and planting upkeep. Keeps us focused on the building side of landscaping, which is what we do best.
