Patios & Paving
From contemporary porcelain to traditional Indian Sandstone, we lay durable, level surfaces perfect for a summer BBQ.
Landscaping in Bruntsfield
Landscaping, Done Properly
Small-space landscaping for walled gardens and basement plots: precise paving, raised beds and seating corners. Fixed prices, closes no problem.
19Years Experience17Cuts Per Year100'sof Happy Customers
Landscaping in Bruntsfield
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Bruntsfield
Bruntsfield landscaping is small-space design: walled back greens, shared gardens and basement-flat plots where every metre has to earn its place. The right moves are transformative precisely because the space is tight.
We build small gardens with precision: paving scaled to the plot, raised beds that bring planting up to usable height, seating corners placed where the light actually falls, and surfaces that cope with shade without turning slick. Materials come through closes and lanes, and we plan and price that honestly.
Shared gardens are familiar ground, including working with neighbours on scope and access. We cover Bruntsfield on our south-side runs, most projects run days rather than weeks, and it starts with a look at the space and a straight conversation about what it can become.
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 Bruntsfield 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 Bruntsfield: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Bruntsfield
Small-space stakes
Bruntsfield gardens measure their wins in metres: walled back greens, basement plots and shared spaces where three good decisions transform everything. Small-space design is its own discipline and we enjoy it.
The moves that work
Paving scaled to the plot, raised beds that lift planting to eye level, a seating corner placed where the sun genuinely lands, and surfaces that stay grippy in wall shade. Every element earns its place or stays out.
The practicalities
Materials come through the close, so we plan quantities and protection like a removal firm and price the labour honestly. Shared gardens get shared-decision patience as standard.
Starting
Daily south-side runs. Free look at the space, honest talk about what it can become, then days rather than weeks of tidy building.
Landscaping in nearby towns
Just Down The Road From Bruntsfield
The same service and the same standards in the towns around Bruntsfield. For the full local picture, see everything we do in Bruntsfield.
Next season starts now
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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