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Landscaping in Nelson

Official local Instalawn installers

Nelson landscaping done right - from a tidy path to a full section transformation. Practical hard work and builds that look great. We work to your brief and your budget, and as official local Instalawn installers we can round the job off with a Nelson-grown ready-to-lay lawn.

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What's included

  • Paths, steps and stonework
  • Retaining walls (timber and rock)
  • Charred gum planter boxes and vegetable gardens
  • Fencing and gates
  • Decking and staircases
  • Drainage and ground levelling
  • Garden bed shaping and edging
  • Large-scale planting projects - feature planting, screening, native restoration and full property plant-outs
  • Instant lawn installation - official local Instalawn installers, from ground prep and levelling through to laying locally grown ready-to-install turf

Good for

  • • New builds needing the section finished
  • • Tired backyards wanting a refresh
  • • Sloped sections needing retaining
  • • Anyone wanting a useful outdoor space
  • • Creative property transformations
  • • Homeowners wanting a complete outdoor transformation

Landscaping & Construction

$65/hr

+GST per landscaper

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

Additional transport, tools, equipment and materials may apply depending on project requirements.

Instant lawn

Instalawn - your local installers

Down 2 Earth are official local Instalawn installers. From ground prep and levelling through to laying Nelson-grown ready-to-install turf, we roll out lawns that look established from day one.

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Instalawn install in Marsden - finished lawn and deck
Front-yard Instalawn install on Nile St
Fresh Instalawn photo coming soon

Transformations

Before & after

Real Down 2 Earth projects across Nelson & Tasman. Drag across each image to wipe between before and after.

Backyard reset

Transformed backyard after landscapingAfter
Tired backyard before landscapingBefore
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Driveway & frontage

Refreshed driveway and frontageAfter
Property frontage beforeBefore
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New access steps

Finished access steps - handshake with clientAfter
Steep bank before new stepsBefore
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Garden seat & schist path

Schist path, boulders, bench and plantingAfter
Sparse understory beforeBefore
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Case study

Pond restoration

A three-stage restoration - clearing the overgrown pond, exposing the edges, and finishing with stone edging and a dark boardwalk.

Stage 1 - clearing

Cleared pond - stage 1 resultAfter
Overgrown pond before restoration - stage 1Before
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Stage 2 - edging

Pond with stone edging - stage 2 resultAfter
Pond before edging - stage 2Before
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Stage 3 - boardwalk

Pond with dark timber boardwalk - stage 3 resultAfter
Pond before boardwalk - stage 3Before
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Recent work

Full-scale landscape transformation
Covered timber deck framed by fern planting
New timber fence and established garden
Pole retaining wall with steel balustrade
Warm timber privacy screen from the street
Charred timber planter box build detail
SurePave cellular base laid as foundation prep alongside a driveway

Other services

Garden Maintenance
Planting
Design
Property Care

Ready to love your garden again?

Get a free, no-obligation estimate from our friendly Nelson team.

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