Patios & Paving
From contemporary porcelain to traditional Indian Sandstone, we lay durable, level surfaces perfect for a summer BBQ.
Landscaping in Midlothian
Landscaping, Done Properly
Where DSM started: full garden builds, patios, terracing and planting across every Midlothian town. Free walk-rounds and fixed prices.
19Years Experience17Cuts Per Year100'sof Happy Customers
Landscaping in Midlothian
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Midlothian
Landscaping is where DSM started, and Midlothian is where most of that work still happens. The county’s gardens give us everything: heavy clay that needs drainage before design, sloped Esk-valley plots made for terracing, exposed high-ground gardens that need shelter built in, and new estates from Shawfair to Gorebridge where a fenced rectangle is waiting to become a garden.
We handle the full range: patios and paths on proper sub-bases, retaining and steps on the slopes, turf and planting matched to local soil and light, and complete garden builds phased across a season or two when that suits the budget.
Being based in the county means quick site visits, realistic scheduling and follow-up that does not involve a long-distance excuse. Every job starts with a walk round the garden and a fixed price, and the county’s towns each have their own page here.
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 Midlothian
Based here, working the same towns every week. We live here too.
Reviews
What Midlothian 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 Midlothian: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Midlothian
Where we started
Landscaping is DSM's founding trade and Midlothian is its home. The county's gardens taught us the fundamentals: clay that demands drainage, slopes that reward terracing, exposed plots that need shelter designed in from the first sketch.
The county range
Esk valley gardens under mature trees, new-build plots from Shawfair to Gorebridge waiting to become gardens, village plots meeting farmland, and everything between. We build across all of it on short travel and fixed prices.
The full service
Patios and paths on proper sub-bases, retaining and steps, drainage that actually drains, turf and planting matched to local soil, and complete builds phased across seasons when that suits the budget.
Starting
Quick site visits anywhere in the county, realistic scheduling, and follow-up from people who live here. Free walk-round, fixed price, tidy work.
Landscaping across Midlothian
Every Town We Cover In Midlothian
Every town has its own page with the local detail, or start from the Midlothian 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