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Large blocks, acreage and rolling leafy terrain
Landscaping The Hills Shire
Room to do it properly, on the blocks that have the space.
The Hills is where Sydney gardens get room to breathe: big family blocks, semi-rural acreage on the fringe, and rolling leafy streets. All Green has spent over ten years designing and building gardens at that scale, from full backyards to pool surrounds and acreage grounds. Licensed, 4.9 rated, open seven days.
Licence No. 353827C
4.9 from 52 reviews
10+ years
Open 7 days
The lay of the Hills
Big blocks on rolling, leafy ground
The Hills Shire runs from established leafy suburbs like Castle Hill and Baulkham Hills out to genuine acreage around Dural and Kenthurst, with prestige new estates at Kellyville, Rouse Hill and Box Hill in between. The common thread is space: blocks here are large by Sydney standards, the ground rolls and undulates, and the soil is a mix of sandstone and shale that shapes both drainage and planting.
That scale is an opportunity and a responsibility, because a big garden done poorly is a big problem. We plan the whole site, levels, drainage, structure and planting, so the space works as one considered garden rather than a set of unrelated pieces. For tree removal and any vegetation controls check current rules with The Hills Shire Council, and acreage and bush-fringe blocks should follow NSW Rural Fire Service guidance.
What we deliver across the Hills
The full range, at the scale these blocks need
Landscape Design The Hills Shire
On a large block, design is what stops it feeling like a paddock or a patchwork. We plan the whole site: entertaining and pool zones, generous lawn, layered planting, levels and sightlines across acreage or a big backyard. You get a considered master plan and plant list before we build.
Mulching The Hills Shire
Big gardens mean big beds, and mulch across them is what keeps the whole thing low-maintenance and moisture-holding through the seasons. We supply and spread at scale, feeding the soil and keeping large planted areas clean rather than a weekly chore.
Paving The Hills Shire
Extensive paving, patios and pool surrounds are a Hills staple, and they only stay true if the base is right on undulating ground. We prepare and lay durable, generous hard landscaping that ties a big garden together and lasts.
Retaining Walls The Hills Shire
Rolling Hills blocks almost always need retaining to create level lawn, terraces and usable zones. We engineer walls that hold and drain on sloping sandstone and shale ground, turning a hillside into structured, usable garden.
Land Clearing The Hills Shire
We clear large blocks, acreage and pre-build sites, from overgrown paddock growth to tired old gardens, and on bush-fringe properties we manage fuel while keeping the trees worth protecting. Clean, shaped ground to start from.
Turf Laying The Hills Shire
A generous lawn is the heart of a lot of Hills gardens, so we prepare and level properly and lay hard-wearing turf that stands up to family use and the sun across a big open block, rooting deep on prepared ground.
Tree Services The Hills Shire
Large leafy blocks carry significant established trees, so we prune and manage the canopy to keep it healthy and safe, shape for light and views, and remove only what has to go, working to the council’s tree controls.
Weeding The Hills Shire
Big gardens grow big weeds, and left alone they take over the extensive beds fast. We clear them at the root across the whole site and mulch over so a large planted garden stays under control between visits.
Garden Maintenance The Hills Shire
Scaled, reliable upkeep for large gardens and acreage: ride-on mowing, edging, hedging, bed care and seasonal work, so an extensive Hills garden stays sharp without ruling your weekends. One-off or regular, seven days.
Where a big Hills block gets demanding
Four challenges of landscaping at scale
A large space that has to hang together
Big blocks fail when they become a patchwork of unrelated bits. We master-plan the whole site so lawn, entertaining, pool and planting read as one garden, not a collection of projects.
Rolling ground that needs levelling
Undulating Hills blocks leave a lot of unusable slope. We retain and terrace to create the flat lawn, level entertaining and structured zones a big garden is meant to have.
Sandstone and shale underfoot
The mixed ground here drains unevenly and can be hard to dig. We read the soil across the block and build drainage and planting to suit each part of it.
Acreage and bush on the fringe
Larger and semi-rural blocks bring fuel load, distance and bushfire to manage. We handle the scale, keep the trees worth keeping and manage boundaries sensibly.
How a Hills job runs
From a big blank block to one considered garden
01
Survey the whole site
We walk the full block, read the slope, soil and existing trees, and understand how you want to use the space.
02
Master-plan the garden
One plan ties zones, levels, drainage and planting together across the block before any work starts.
03
Shape and structure
Retaining, terracing, drainage and hard landscaping build the bones a large garden needs to work.
04
Plant and establish
Layered planting, lawn and finishes go in at scale, then a care plan to bring the whole garden on.
The Hills landscaping, answered
What large-block owners ask first
On large blocks the scale drives the cost, and retaining, extensive paving and pool surrounds are usually the big items well ahead of planting. A full backyard is different again to acreage grounds. We assess the whole site and quote free, so the figure fits the block.
Yes, that is our strength in the Hills. We master-plan and build entire large blocks and acreage grounds, tying zones, levels and planting together, so the result works as one garden rather than a patchwork.
Bigger walls, structural work and anything affecting drainage often need approval and sometimes an engineer, which is common on rolling Hills blocks. We check the current The Hills Shire Council requirements and tell you what applies.
Yes. We run scaled maintenance for big gardens, ride-on mowing, hedging, bed care and seasonal work, so an extensive garden stays sharp without taking over your weekends. One-off resets or a regular schedule.
Yes. We are licensed under NSW Licence No. 353827C, with over ten years of landscaping and a 4.9 rating from 52 reviews. We are glad to share the details before we start.
We work right across The Hills Shire, from the established leafy suburbs to the acreage on the fringe and the newer prestige estates. We are open seven days for quotes, builds and ongoing garden care.
Coverage across the The Hills Shire
Expert landscaping throughout The Hills Shire
Landscaping Annangrove
Landscaping Beaumont Hills
Landscaping Bella Vista
Landscaping Box Hill
Landscaping Cattai
Landscaping Glenhaven
Landscaping Glenorie
Landscaping Kenthurst
Landscaping Leets Vale
Landscaping Maroota
Landscaping Middle Dural
Landscaping Nelson
Gardener Annangrove
Gardener Beaumont Hills
Gardener Box Hill
Gardener Cattai
Gardener Dural
Gardener Glenhaven
Gardener Glenorie
Gardener Kenthurst
Gardener Leets Vale
Gardener Maroota
Gardener Middle Dural
Gardener Nelson
Tree Services Baulkham Hills
Tree Services Castle Hill
Tree Services Kellyville
Tree Services Annangrove
Tree Services Beaumont Hills
Tree Services Bella Vista
Tree Services Box Hill
Tree Services Cattai
Tree Services Dural
Tree Services Glenhaven
Tree Services Glenorie
Tree Services Kenthurst
Tree Services Leets Vale
Tree Services Maroota
Tree Services Middle Dural
Tree Services Nelson
Tree Services Rouse Hill
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Ready to do the big block properly?
Free quotes across The Hills Shire, seven days a week. Tell us the scale of the block and we will plan a garden that works as one.
