Patios & Paving
From contemporary porcelain to traditional Indian Sandstone, we lay durable, level surfaces perfect for a summer BBQ.
Landscaping in Duddingston
Landscaping, Done Properly
Sympathetic landscaping for the conservation village: natural stone, settled levels and planting that belongs. Free considered walk-rounds.
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Landscaping in Duddingston
What You Need To Know About Landscaping In Duddingston
Duddingston landscaping calls for restraint and craft in equal measure. Conservation-village gardens with old walls, established trees and real character reward work that looks like it grew there: natural stone, settled levels, planting that belongs.
We repair and rebuild sympathetically, paths and patios in materials that suit the old walls, edges and levels that keep the garden’s fall, and planting that fills gaps without fighting the mature framework. Where something modern is wanted, we place it so the village character keeps the casting vote.
Duddingston is minutes from our base via the bypass end of town. Projects start with a slow walk round and a conversation about what must stay, then a plan and a fixed price for work that treats the garden as the asset 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.
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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 Duddingston 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 Duddingston: the local detail
What Matters Here for Landscaping in Duddingston
The conservation brief
Duddingston landscaping answers to the village as much as the client. Old walls, established trees and a settled streetscape reward work that looks grown rather than installed.
Materials that belong
Natural stone, traditional detailing and planting with some age to it. Where something modern is wanted, we place and scale it so the village character keeps the casting vote.
The craft
Levels kept to the garden's historic falls, edges cut clean against old stone, and workmanship that stands up to being examined by neighbours who have seen a century of it.
Starting
Minutes from our base. A slow walk-round first, what must stay agreed before what might change, then a fixed price for work that treats the garden as the asset it is.
Landscaping in nearby towns
Just Down The Road From Duddingston
The same service and the same standards in the towns around Duddingston. For the full local picture, see everything we do in Duddingston.
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