Patios & Paving
From contemporary porcelain to traditional Indian Sandstone, we lay durable, level surfaces perfect for a summer BBQ.
Landscaping in Edinburgh
Landscaping, Done Properly
Garden builds across the whole city: slopes terraced, walled plots tailored, coastal gardens built to cope. Free walk-rounds and fixed prices.
19Years Experience17Cuts Per Year100'sof Happy Customers
Landscaping in Edinburgh
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Edinburgh
We landscape across the whole of Edinburgh, and the city serves up every kind of site: walled gardens in Newington and Morningside, slopes in Liberton, Currie and Colinton, coastal plots at Portobello and Cramond, compact shared greens in Stockbridge and Bruntsfield, and new-build rectangles waiting to become gardens at Craigmillar and beyond.
The discipline is the same everywhere: drainage and levels first, foundations that outlast fashion, then the visible layer, paving, lawns, planting, lighting, built to suit how each household actually uses its space. Phased builds are normal, and we would rather build half a garden properly than all of it thin.
Each area we cover has its own page here with local detail. Wherever you are in the city, it starts with a free walk-round, then a plan and a fixed price you can hold us to.
What’s Included
Everything Your
Garden Needs
Hard and soft landscaping under one roof, from patios and fencing to drainage and turf, all built to the same standard on every job.
Fencing & Boundaries
Closeboard, slatted, or larch lap fencing installed to give you privacy, security, and a clean boundary line.
Decking
Timber or composite decking designed and built to create usable outdoor space and multi-level interest.
Driveways & Drainage
New driveways planned and installed with proper runoff management to protect your property from standing water.
Steps & Levels
Retaining walls, steps, and level changes built to make the most of your garden whatever the gradient.
Turfing & Seeding
Top of the range turf laid with rootzone for drainage and nutrition. Every new lawn gets its first cut included.
Landscaping advice
Davie’s Advice before you spend a penny
What Davie tells every customer, whether they book us or not. Free to ignore, but he’s usually right.
Drainage first.
Patios, decking and planting all fail on waterlogged ground.
Design for how you live.
Build around how you use the garden, not how it photographs.
Levels before looks.
Get falls and levels right before anything decorative goes in.
Access saves money.
Good machinery access takes serious labour cost off a bigger job.
Plant for the site.
Shade, soil and wind decide what thrives, not the catalogue.
Phasing is fine.
A good plan lets you build the garden in stages.
Got a question these don't cover? Ask Davie. He answers everything himself.
Why us
Why Folk Round Here Stick With DSM
Here’s what keeps our name getting passed around gardens we’ve built.
4.9rated across 46+ Google reviews
100'sof Happy Customers
Drainage and levels first
The boring work happens before the pretty work, because that is why it lasts.
Fixed price, not day rates
One agreed number for the job, phased if that suits the budget better.
Tidy sites
The garden is left workable every evening and properly clean at the end.
Fully insured
Public liability cover on every job, and we're happy to show you the certificate.
Built to be used
Designed around how you live in the garden, not just how it photographs.
Local to the Lothians
Minutes off the city bypass, working Edinburgh and Midlothian every week.
Reviews
What Edinburgh Folk Say About Us
Real reviews from Landscaping customers around Edinburgh and the Lothians.
DSM landscaped the area around our hot tub to a very good standard. They did what they said they would, when they said the would, for a reasonable cost. Absolutely no problems and would absolutely recommend them.
StuartGoogle reviewExcellent service. Highly recommend. Davy was very professional and I highly recommend
ClaireGoogle reviewAfter being let down by several landscaping companies, we were absolutely delighted to find DSM. Scott and Garry came out to quote one afternoon, and by 6pm that same day we had a confirmed price and start date. The quality of their work is exceptional and we couldn’t be happier with how our garden has turned out. The extra touches they added, including power washing our driveway once everything was finished, really show how much pride…
LoriGoogle review
Landscaping in Edinburgh: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Edinburgh
The whole city
We build gardens across Edinburgh: terracing Liberton and Currie, composing walled corridors in Newington, weatherproofing Portobello and Cramond, upgrading the bungalow belts and turning new-build rectangles into first gardens. Each suburb's page carries the local detail.
One discipline
Drainage and levels before decoration, foundations that outlast fashion, then the visible layer built to suit how each household lives outside. We would rather build half a garden properly than all of it thin.
Phasing as standard
Most real gardens get built across seasons. One plan up front means each phase lands as a finished stage, not a building site on pause.
Starting
Free walk-round anywhere in the city, a plan you can challenge, and a fixed price you can hold us to.
Landscaping across Edinburgh
Every Town We Cover In Edinburgh
Every town has its own page with the local detail, or start from the Edinburgh overview.
Next season starts now
Let’s Get Your Lawn On The Plan
A free assessment, clear pricing agreed up front, and a local team you’ll get to know. Twenty minutes now saves a season of guesswork.
- Free on-site assessment
- Clear prices, agreed up front
- No contract, month to month