When the bones are good

Garden Makeovers & Replants

Not every tired garden needs a $60,000 rebuild, and we will tell you when it does not. A makeover keeps the sound structure you have and renews everything green: planting, edges, mulch, small repairs, at a fraction of full construction.

Photo: garden makeovers & replants job
Scope

What this job includes.

  • Honest assessment of what stays and what goes
  • Clear-out, soil renovation and composting
  • New planting to a designed schedule
  • Edging, mulch and lawn repair or replacement
  • Small structural fixes: a step, a screen, a gate
Our system: The first job of a makeover quote is telling you whether a makeover is right. If a wall is failing under the garden, we say so before you spend on plants above it.
How we quote it

Seven lines, every job, no allowances.

Whatever the service, the proposal itemises the same way, so you always know what you are paying for.

The 7-line quote
  1. 1 The scaled design. A measured plan of your block, drawn to scale and signed off by you before anything is dug or ordered.
  2. 2 Site prep & drainage. Excavation, soil improvement and where the water goes. Priced as its own line, never buried in "site costs".
  3. 3 Structures, itemised. Deck, pergola, retaining walls and steps, each with its spec, footing detail and engineering where required.
  4. 4 Materials, named. Spotted gum or blackbutt, sandstone or block, named in the proposal so nothing gets quietly substituted.
  5. 5 The planting schedule. Every plant by species and pot size, chosen for your soil, sun and salt exposure, not a "$3,000 planting allowance".
  6. 6 Approvals & certification. DA, CDC or exempt, stated up front. Where approval or engineering is needed, the path and the cost are in the proposal.
  7. 7 Warranty & handover care. The 5-year structural warranty in writing, plus a 12-week establishment plan so the planting actually survives.
If a quote doesn’t show these lines, you can’t compare it, and you don’t know what’s been cut.
How it runs

What happens, step by step.

1

Design visit & measure

We walk the block with you, measure it properly, and talk budget honestly. How you live outside drives the design.

2

Design & itemised proposal

A scaled plan with structures, materials and a full planting schedule, priced line by line. You sign off the drawing, not a guess.

3

Build, staged and tidy

Earthworks, drainage, structures, then planting, in that order. The site is left safe and tidy every single evening.

4

Plant & hand over

Planting to the schedule, mulch, irrigation checks, then a walkthrough against the plan and a 12-week establishment guide.

Insured, covered, guaranteed

The paperwork behind the price.

Public liability to $20M, and a 5-year structural workmanship warranty, all in writing, all on request.

Structural landscaping over $5,000 in NSW legally requires a licensed contractor, and our licence number is on every contract. Public liability to $20M protects your property while we work, and the 5-year structural workmanship warranty covers the decks, walls, paving and drainage we build. Every plant on the schedule is backed by a 12-week establishment guarantee. Certificates of currency are yours on request before any deposit.

The cover, the guarantee, and how to check each one.
Proof · recent work

Garden Makeovers & Replants jobs we’ve done.

A Narrabeen backyard with waterlogged lawn, muddy patches, cracked edging, and overgrown shrubs Before
The same Narrabeen backyard makeover: native ground cover, fresh mulch, stone edging, brick wall cleaned and kept After
Narrabeen drainage-first makeover, Narrabeen. Ag-line drainage, rebuilt soil and a replant that finally survived winter, for half the budget of a rebuild.
Questions, answered

Garden Makeovers & Replants: common questions.

What does a garden makeover cost?
Most Northern Beaches makeovers land between $8,000 and $25,000 depending on size and planting density. The proposal itemises planting, soil and materials line by line, so you can trim scope to budget honestly.
How long does it take?
Typically 3 to 7 days on site once the plan is agreed. We schedule around weather windows for planting so the new garden establishes well, not just fast.
Get started

Start with a design visit, not a guess.

Tell us about your block. We walk it with you, talk budget honestly, and design the garden on paper before anyone digs.

✓ Licensed structural landscaper✓ Landscape Association member✓ Licensed & insured✓ 112 five-star reviews✓ 5-year structural workmanship warranty
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