Brisk Landscaping started as a small operation, and it grew for one fairly unglamorous reason: people kept ringing back, then passing our number on to their neighbours. Fifteen years later we’ve finished more than 2,000 projects across the eastern, western and northern suburbs, and we still run every job the same way we did when it was just a ute and a trailer.
If you’re shortlisting landscapers in Melbourne at the moment, you’ve probably noticed that most websites say more or less the same thing about passion and vision. Here’s where we’re actually different: we handle the design, the construction and the heavy machinery that goes underneath it, so there’s never a gap between whoever drew your plan and the crew who turns up to build it.
Residential Landscaping Melbourne
No matter how big or small your upcoming project is, our team will tackle it with ease!
We build verandah that embody a sense of relaxation and bliss of the outdoors, and combine it with the warmth of your residence.
A seamless, soft, and durable rubber surface that provides enhanced safety, comfort, and long-term performance in a variety of outdoor spaces.
We provide excavator hire, tippers hire, dingo hire services across all the areas in Melbourne.
Unlike natural grass, the main benefit of synthetic grass is that it is incredibly low maintenance and requires little upkeeping.
We build stunning pool landscapes which magnify the heart of your backyard. Having a swimming pool in your yard is refreshing.
Winner of “Top 25 Most Popular Home
Improvement Specialist Award for 2018”
SERVICING MELBOURNE WIDE
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Email: info@brisklandscaping.com.au.
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FAQs about Landscaping in Melbourne
Buyers make up their minds about a property fast, and the garden is part of that first read. A well-kept outdoor space signals that the rest of the house has been looked after too. We can’t promise you a specific figure back at auction, and anyone who does is guessing. What we can say is that a finished, functional garden sets a home apart from the three others open that same Saturday.
The final call is always yours. That said, you’re paying us for judgement as well as labour, so expect us to push back occasionally, usually when a material won’t survive the position it’s going in. We’ll normally bring you a few options across design, materials and budget, and then we decide together which way to go.
Partly, and it depends on the stage. Open excavations, steep drops and trip hazards get fenced or lit, and tools go away when they’re not in use. We do get more done when the area is clear of people without site footwear. If you need access to a particular part of the yard during the build, tell us early and we’ll sequence the work around it.
Yes. Some people just want a second opinion on a layout, help choosing plants that will actually survive their aspect, or advice on what to fix first. You don’t have to commit to a whole landscape construction project to book time with us.
Both. Schools are a regular part of our work, particularly wet pour rubber and soft-fall surfacing, and we install irrigation systems for commercial sites as well as homes. We also work with display home builders. Residential is the bulk of what we do, but the commercial jobs are where the compliance standards are strictest, and that discipline carries back into every backyard we build.
Working with a landscape designer in Melbourne saves money for a completely unromantic reason: changes made on paper cost you nothing, while changes made in week five of a build cost a great deal. Our landscape design process runs in five stages.
- Consultation on your property. We walk the site, talk through what you want and what the space can realistically carry, and match that against your budget. If we’re a sensible fit, you get a design services proposal with the scope and fees written down in plain language.
- Site analysis. Measurements, photographs, soil testing, building codes, and sun, shade and wind patterns. We look for drainage problems, noise issues and privacy gaps, then work out which existing plants stay, which go and which get relocated.
- Concept sketches. We develop one or more design directions for you to react to, often referencing previous projects so you can see the idea built rather than just drawn.
- Preliminary plan. This locks in every element on the site, including decking, walkways, fences, play areas, outdoor kitchens, pool and spa surrounds, planting beds, trees and lighting if you want it.
- Construction. Only once you’ve signed off does anything get dug, poured or built.
Almost nobody in this industry publishes numbers, which is why so many people ring around getting quotes that are impossible to compare. Here’s roughly where things sit:
- Lawn and garden maintenance: from around $100 a month
- Full landscape design and construction: typically $5,000 to $10,000, and it climbs from there with scale and material choices
- Custom landscape design with premium finishes: more again, because high-end landscaping in Melbourne usually means specified natural stone, feature lighting and built-in structures rather than off-the-shelf products
- Simple jobs such as turf laying or tree work: around three days
- Larger builds such as a big deck or verandah: several weeks
- Complex multi-stage projects: up to three months
On timing, spring is the best window to start most outdoor projects, summer suits finishing large builds, and autumn’s milder weather is ideal for planting trees. That said, we work year-round and plan around your calendar rather than ours.
We’re licensed landscapers, fully insured and certified, and we’ll hand over the paperwork whenever you ask for it. This matters more than most homeowners realise, because an uninsured contractor who damages a retaining wall or hurts themselves on your property turns into your financial problem very quickly.
Site safety runs the same way. Steep drops, open holes and trip hazards get fenced or lit, tools go away when they’re not in use, and if you need access to part of your garden mid-build, tell us beforehand and we’ll plan the works around it.
Our team has won multiple awards across fifteen years, including the Top 25 Most Popular Home Improvement Specialist Award for 2018. A trophy won’t make your paving any straighter, but it does suggest we’ve been doing this long enough, and consistently enough, for other people to have noticed.
