Patios & Paving
From contemporary porcelain to traditional Indian Sandstone, we lay durable, level surfaces perfect for a summer BBQ.
Landscaping in Craigmillar
Landscaping, Done Properly
Turning new-build rectangles into gardens: real patios, better soil, planned layouts. Fixed prices and phased builds across Craigmillar.
19Years Experience17Cuts Per Year100'sof Happy Customers
Landscaping in Craigmillar
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Craigmillar
A lot of Craigmillar gardens are new-build plots that came with the minimum: a rectangle of builder turf, a slab path and a fence. Landscaping here is about turning that blank into a garden, and the ground needs help before anything pretty happens.
Construction compaction is the enemy. We break it, sort levels and drainage, then build the useful things: a real patio, defined beds with improved soil, storage that is not an afterthought, and a lawn laid on ground that gives it a chance. Budgets go furthest when the plot is planned once and built in stages.
Craigmillar is on our daily route from Midlothian. Free walk-round, a plan matched to how you use the garden, fixed price, and phasing options if the full vision is a two-summer project.
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 Craigmillar 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 Craigmillar: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Craigmillar
From plot to garden
Craigmillar's new streets hand over rectangles: fence, path, builder turf. Turning one into a garden is the whole job, and it starts underground, because construction compaction throttles everything planted above it.
The order of work
Break the compacted ground, set levels and drainage, then build the bones: a patio sized for actual use, defined beds with imported soil where needed, storage placed on purpose, lawn where lawn makes sense.
Phased by design
Most households build the garden over two summers, and that is fine when it follows one plan. The patio phase and the planting phase join seamlessly when both were drawn on the same page.
Starting
Daily route through the area. Free walk-round, a plan matched to real life, fixed price per phase.
Landscaping in nearby towns
Just Down The Road From Craigmillar
The same service and the same standards in the towns around Craigmillar. For the full local picture, see everything we do in Craigmillar.
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- Free on-site assessment
- Clear prices, agreed up front
- No contract, month to month