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Locally owned · Nelson & Tasman

Garden Maintenance & Landscaping in Nelson

Your garden looking its best - without the work or weekends spent on it. Down 2 Earth is a friendly Nelson team handling everything from planting and pruning through to full landscaping and property care. Reliable, hardworking, and easy to deal with.

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  • Free, no-pressure estimates
  • Gardeners from $55/hr · Landscapers from $65/hr
  • Landscape & planting designs
  • Servicing Nelson & Tasman
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Garden, landscaping & property services across Nelson & Tasman

Everything outdoors, sorted. Whether you need a one-off tidy or ongoing care, we've got the gear and the team for it.

Finished stone path with timber retaining alongside a Nelson garden

Garden Maintenance

Regular tidy-ups, pruning, weeding, hedge trimming and seasonal garden care.

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Full-scale landscape build across a Nelson section

Landscaping

Paths, retaining walls, raised beds, fencing, decking and instant lawn (official Instalawn installers) - complete outdoor transformations.

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Phormium bank planting with warm afternoon sun

Planting

Smart planting plans using natives and ornamentals suited to Nelson soils and conditions.

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Premium outdoor living vignette with layered planting

Design

Landscape and planting designs tailored to your property, helping visualise transformations before work begins.

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Down 2 Earth crew member on-site clearing a rural section

Property Care

Section clean-ups, extra helping hands and practical property jobs done with care and attention to detail.

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The process

Simple, transparent and easy from day one. We work on a charge-up system - you only pay for the time and materials actually required, rather than locking you into fixed-price quoting.

  1. 1

    Game Plan

    We'll walk the property, talk through ideas, understand your goals and figure out the best approach for your space.

  2. 2

    Estimate

    We'll put together a clear estimate outlining expected labour, materials and project requirements so you know exactly what to expect.

  3. 3

    Action

    Once you're happy with the plan, we'll lock in dates, organise materials and get the transformation underway.

Nelson garden & landscaping rates

Simple, transparent pricing. We'll always provide an honest estimate after taking a look.

Landscaping & Construction

$65/hr

+GST per landscaper

For landscaping, construction, property transformations, retaining walls, fencing, garden builds, planting projects and larger outdoor works.

Plant (tools & transport) and any materials required charged separately.

Garden Maintenance

$55/hr

+GST per gardener

For regular garden maintenance, weeding, pruning, small-scale planting, property tidy-ups and ongoing garden care rotations.

Area-based travel day-rate and any materials required charged separately.

Plant covers transport, tools and equipment required to complete the work.

"We would highly recommend them for any exterior home improvements."

- Claire & David Souter

Transformations

See before & after transformations

Real Nelson landscaping projects — drag across the photo to reveal the difference we can make to your outdoor space.

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Backyard reset

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Recent Nelson garden & landscaping jobs

Freshly oiled hardwood deck
New timber fence alongside an established garden
Pole retaining wall with steel balustrade detail
Warm timber privacy screen from the street
Transformed backyard - completed landscape
Refreshed driveway and property frontage
Custom timber deck build in a Nelson garden
Bespoke timber planter box with fresh planting
Rear-yard privacy screen with layered planting
Veggie garden reset with fresh raised beds and planting
Timber retaining wall build in progress
Lomandra planting along a landscaped border
Down 2 Earth Nelson - landscaping in action
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