Patios & Paving
From contemporary porcelain to traditional Indian Sandstone, we lay durable, level surfaces perfect for a summer BBQ.
Landscaping in Newington
Landscaping, Done Properly
Turning long walled gardens into sequences worth walking: scaled paving, wall-wise planting, clean design. Free walk-rounds in Newington.
19Years Experience17Cuts Per Year100'sof Happy Customers
Landscaping in Newington
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Newington
Newington’s long walled gardens are design puzzles worth solving: narrow proportions, high stone walls, light that moves down the plot through the day. The right landscaping turns that corridor into a sequence, somewhere to eat near the house, green in the middle, a destination at the end.
We build in materials that respect the stone, scale paving and beds to narrow widths, and plant for the wall-shade gradient so every section thrives in its own light. Access is through the house or a lane more often than not, and we plan and price that honestly.
Newington sits on our daily south-side route. It starts with measuring the light as much as the ground, then a plan, a fixed price, and a build that treats a walled garden like the small estate it is.
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 Newington 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 Newington: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Newington
The corridor garden
Newington's long walled plots are sequences waiting to be composed: somewhere to eat by the house, green in the middle distance, and a destination worth walking to at the far end.
Designing for the walls
High stone changes everything: light arrives on a schedule, proportions run long and narrow, and materials need to defer to the masonry. We scale paving and beds to the corridor and plant for the light gradient along it.
The access plan
Everything arrives through the house or a lane, and the build is choreographed around that: quantities staged, floors protected, skips negotiated. It is part of the craft here and part of the quote.
Starting
Daily south-side route. We measure the light as carefully as the ground, then plan, fix the price and build.
Landscaping in nearby towns
Just Down The Road From Newington
The same service and the same standards in the towns around Newington. For the full local picture, see everything we do in Newington.
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