Dk landscapes

After >>> Before

Sometimes life gets in the way and weeds take over. We were so happy to help get this garden bed thriving again with a mix of peat moss, decomposed bark fines, azalea potting mix and magic mix from prospect timber and landscape. Blueberries replanted afterwards 😊

Little refresh for this Evandale home. Sandstone pavers at the entrance, fresh decorative gravel for garden path and replaced the old asphalt driveway with ironstone, steel edging and improved drainage.

We recently dropped back into this customers place for a small job, and seeing the garden & veggie beds we put in all planted out and thriving put a smile on my face, had to share.

Restoring a heritage garden to its former glory.
You may remember seeing the first stage of this job we completed last year however we came back to tackle the top tier which included a derelict pool the previous owners covered with decking. We love the outcome and so do the owners, who have been an absolute pleasure to work for.

Thank you Blackstone Excavations and Danny Leary Rendering for your work on site 👌

Big update for this place. These guys had a narrow and awkward driveway leading into their double garage which just wasn’t practical. Their retaining wall, fence and concrete was getting a bit rough around the edges and needed updating. We took down the old wall and widened the driveway as much as we could and topped it off with a new fence and plants. Can’t wait to see how those ground covers go growing down the wall this time next year 🌱
Thanks for trusting us Bruce & Janny 👌

New retaining wall and stairs with garden beds for Laura to replace poor work by another company. This wall will stand the test of time. More garden beds and fencing to come!

Loved doing this brick herringbone paving and rendered wall with sandstone capping.

Sandstone supplied by

Thank you Danny Leary for rendering 👍

A recently finished fire pit entertaining area for Scott & Bron ✌️

We finished this little beauty in Grindelwald 🌲

Brendon on the rock work 👌 Blackstone Excavations

An update on Rod & Jill’s Deviot property 🌾

We added crushed granite paths, ‘ice rock’ decorative gravel driveway, steel edging, many more plants and rock retaining & steps.

Rock selection and placement courtesy of Brendon Blackstone Excavations 👌

Update on this beautiful heritage Invermay home. This week we got to add instant turf, plant the ground covers, created some gravel paths with steel edging and auto irrigation system installed. Up next - another brick paved area and customers to complete planting 🌱

Thanks to for their assistance with irrigation and for the landscape design

We are currently working hard at it on a job in Invermay. Here’s a few progress shots! Planting, turf and more to come.

The start of a large project by the river.
Rock work by Blackstone Excavations

Earlier this week we completed Jarrod’s outdoor gym surface.
Concrete slab followed by wet-pour rubber.

Note to self, keep shoes on next time. 🧦

1 year on….
Look at that growth!

It‘s so satisfying seeing the love and care customers have given their new gardens and how the plants have been able to flourish and worked in with the design so well.

Thanks Carolyn!

Another satisfying job completed last week for fantastic customers, Lin and Colin, at The Scented Garden in Newstead.
Lin and Colin have created such a beautiful serene garden that transports its visitors as you walk through the gate. It was a pleasure to add to that experience by giving them a path to suit.

Go check it out 😉

One of our favourite jobs from 2022 was this transformation at Deviot for Rod and Jill.

We used a lot of rocks on this property to retain the steep banks, provide seating for the fire pit and to create stairs between the house and gardens.

We gave the customers two flat entertaining areas; a fire pit and a seperate seating area overlooking the beautiful Tamar River.

A mix of native and South African plants throughout, crushed granite paths and steel edging all adding to the earthy colour pallet.

Big shout out to Brendan at Blackstone Excavations for all his earth moving and rock placement 👌

Some more recent photos

Thanks ARTIS contracting+hire for your help on this job.

We are powering through this job on the north coast and the yard is starting to transform. Most importantly our customers are very pleased. We are turning an eroding sand dune environment into a revegetated coastal bush setting complimented with useable spaces to be enjoyed by our clients for years to come. We are happy to be working working in this great little spot. More pics to come upon completion. A big thanks to the team, Levi Jacyno and Blackstone Excavations for all your hard work. 👊

After a big few weeks this job at Summerhill is nearing completion. More photos to come.

Basalt crazy paving completed this week. A durable and timeless option for an entertaining area or garden path.