Patios & Paving
From contemporary porcelain to traditional Indian Sandstone, we lay durable, level surfaces perfect for a summer BBQ.
Landscaping in Colinton
Landscaping, Done Properly
Terraces, steps and retaining done properly on Colinton’s slopes. Drainage first, fixed prices, and a free walk-round to start.
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Landscaping in Colinton
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Colinton
Colinton landscaping is slope work, and slope work is what separates real landscapers from slab-layers. Gardens here step down towards the Dell or climb away from it, and the best of them turn that gradient into the design: terraces, steps, retaining walls and planting that holds the banks.
We build on slopes properly: retaining structures engineered for the load, drainage planned so water moves around the garden rather than through the house, and level platforms created where family life actually happens. Mature trees are worked with, not against.
Colinton sits on our southwest runs off the bypass. Sloped projects start with levels and a plan, then a fixed price, and often a phased build, terrace first, planting later, so the budget breathes. First step is a walk round with a tape and an honest eye.
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 Colinton 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 Colinton: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Colinton
The gradient gift
Colinton's slopes are the reason its gardens can be spectacular. A gradient done properly gives you terraces, steps, retaining walls with presence and a garden that unfolds instead of just sitting there.
Water first
Every slope build starts with where the rain goes. We design the drainage before the aesthetics, so terraces stay dry, walls stay sound and the lawn at the bottom stays a lawn rather than a bog.
Working with the trees
The Dell's mature trees are assets to build around, not obstacles. Levels, footings and planting all get planned with root zones and canopy shade respected, which keeps both the trees and the structures healthy.
Starting
Southwest runs off the bypass. Survey walk with levels first, then a plan, a fixed price and a build phased however the budget breathes.
Landscaping in nearby towns
Just Down The Road From Colinton
The same service and the same standards in the towns around Colinton. For the full local picture, see everything we do in Colinton.
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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