Native Australian garden with kangaroo paws and a sandstone path at golden hour

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie

Gardens built to last.

Native, waterwise landscapes designed, built, and cared for by a local two-man crew who sweat the details.

See the work

“A good garden isn’t finished when we leave — it’s finished in five years, when it’s grown into itself and you can’t imagine the house without it.”

Sam & Dean Carter · founders

01

Native garden design

Waterwise plantings that thrive in NSW coastal conditions — designed around how you'll actually use the space.

02

Structural landscaping

Retaining walls, paving, decks and edging. Built once, built right, engineered where it counts.

03

Garden care

Monthly maintenance rounds so the garden always looks like the day we handed it over.

Projects

Recent ground broken

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Terraced backyard — Merewether

Terraced backyard — Merewether

Sandstone retaining, timber steps, native beds

Entertainer's deck — New Lambton

Entertainer's deck — New Lambton

Hardwood deck, pergola, festoon lighting

Full replant — Adamstown

Full replant — Adamstown

Lawn removed, 340 natives in, drip irrigation

Native showcase — Bar Beach

Native showcase — Bar Beach

Kangaroo paw, banksia, sandstone path

How we work

01

Walk the block

We visit, listen, and measure. You talk about weekends; we think about drainage.

02

Design & fixed quote

A plan you can picture and a price that won't move.

03

The build

Our own small crew, start to finish — no mystery subbies.

04

Handover & care

A watering-in guide, a follow-up visit, and optional monthly care.

Tell us about your block.

A few details and a photo — we’ll come back within a day.

Request a free quote

Start with a conversation.

Send the rough idea — the block, the budget ballpark, the dream. We’ll bring honest advice and a fixed quote.

Fully insured · structural work certified · references on request

Concept demo by Groundwork — back to site