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Landscaping in Gilmerton
Landscaping, Done Properly
From developer minimum to proper garden: patios, lawns and planned layouts across Gilmerton. Fixed prices, phased builds available.
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Landscaping in Gilmerton
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Gilmerton
Gilmerton landscaping splits between two kinds of garden: older village plots ready for a proper refresh, and new-build rectangles that came with a fence, a path and nothing else. Both respond to the same discipline: plan the whole plot once, then build in the order that makes sense.
On the new estates we deal with compacted ground before anything decorative, then add the pieces that turn a plot into a garden: real patio, defined lawn, beds with actual soil, storage placed on purpose. In the older streets it is more often renewal, tired slabs up, modern surfaces down, borders reshaped.
Gilmerton is on our daily south-side route. Free walk-round, a plan you can push back on, fixed price, tidy build.
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.
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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 Gilmerton Folk Say About Us
Real reviews from Landscaping customers around Edinburgh and the Lothians.
After 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 reviewDSM 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 review
Landscaping in Gilmerton: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Gilmerton
Village and estate
Gilmerton landscaping serves two briefs: refreshing the older village gardens, and building the new-build rectangles into their first real gardens. Different starting points, same discipline: plan the whole plot once.
The estate build
Compacted ground opened, levels set, then the essentials: a patio that fits the family, beds with actual soil, storage that is not an afterthought, and a lawn on ground that gives it a chance.
The village refresh
Older plots usually need editing more than expansion: tired surfaces lifted, layouts simplified, planting renewed with structure. The budget goes on what shows and what lasts.
Starting
Daily south-side route. Free walk-round, honest priorities, fixed price, phased when useful.
Landscaping in nearby towns
Just Down The Road From Gilmerton
The same service and the same standards in the towns around Gilmerton. For the full local picture, see everything we do in Gilmerton.
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