Best landscapers in Morley and Midland (2026)
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These are the ten best-rated landscapers working the Morley and Midland corridor, from the Swan River flats at Bayswater, Bassendean and Guildford, through the established belt at Morley, Maylands, Inglewood, Dianella and Noranda, and out to the newer estates and Darling Scarp foothills around Ballajura, Beechboro, Midvale, Stratton and Swan View. They’re ranked on real Google reviews, not on who paid us. Below the list you’ll find what turf, a retaining wall, reticulation, paving or a full backyard makeover actually costs around here in 2026, the red flags that tell you to keep your deposit in your pocket, and a quick checklist to run before you let anyone start digging.
Featured landscapers
These spots are for Morley and Midland landscapers who want to stand out on this page. None are taken yet, so the full review-ranked top 10 is right below. That ranking is earned off Google reviews and never for sale. Are you a local landscaper around Morley, Midland, Bayswater or Guildford? Featured spots start at $50 a year.
Get a Featured spot ▸How we ranked these
- Google reviews do the ranking. We start with every landscaper’s live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled fresh from Google Maps across Morley, Midland, Bayswater, Dianella and the eastern corridor.
- Rating, weighted by volume. A 5.0 from a handful of jobs isn’t proof yet, so we weight the score by review count. A proven rating from dozens of customers isn’t beaten by a perfect score from a few. It also means a very strong 4.9 backed by a big review base can sit ahead of some perfect scores with thinner bases.
- Some landscaping work needs a licensed trade. Landscaping itself isn’t a licensed trade in WA, but the bits attached to it are. A retaining wall over 500mm generally needs a building permit and engineering, garden lighting and pump wiring must be done by a licensed electrician, and anything plumbed into mains or bore water needs the right backflow and a licensed plumber. A good landscaper organises all of that. We show you how to check in the checklist.
- Designers and maintenance crews sit in their own lane. This corridor has some design-led studios (Landscape By Design carries a big base) and plenty of good garden-maintenance and mowing outfits (Phillip’s Local Gardening, Homegreens, Elliott’s and others). They do real, useful work, but this page ranks the crews who design and build gardens, so pure design studios and mow-and-go maintenance rounds are named here rather than ranked against the builders.
- Supply yards and other trades left out. Landscape supply stores, soil and paving yards and garden nurseries (Midland Sand & Soil, Swan Valley Landscape Supplies, Coast Road Palms and the like) show up under these searches. They’re real businesses, but they’re not the contractor you book to do the work, so we’ve kept them off this list along with any listing carrying only a review or two.
- Paid spots are labelled, and never jump the queue. When a business pays for a “Featured” spot it’s marked as such. The review-based order below does not change to favour a payer. Right now, no spots are sold.
Retic’Tech
A perfect 5.0 held across 90 reviews is the single biggest body of proof on this page, and in a part of Perth where the reticulation is half the job that counts for a lot. Ninety clean reviews tells you they can lay out a whole garden and its watering so it actually thrives through a Morley summer on the two-day roster, not just look good for a month. The volume weighting puts them first by a clear margin. If you want a proven crew that treats the retic and the soil as seriously as the turf and the planting, this is a sound first call.
View listing & contact ▸The Greenscape Collective
A 4.9 across 57 reviews is one of the deepest books of work up here, and the weighting rewards that: a strong rating earned over that many finished gardens sits right with the perfect scores from thinner sheets. A design-and-build outfit holding close to a perfect record across fifty-plus jobs points to tidy site work and a finish that matches the plan, which is exactly what you want before someone reshapes your backyard. If you want a considered design tied to a crew that builds it, this is a strong option.
View listing & contact ▸A2Z Gardening and Landscaping Services
A perfect 5.0 across 40 reviews is a solid, proven sheet for the Midland end of the cluster, where a lot of the work is reviving tired established gardens and taming bigger blocks. Forty clean reviews across landscaping and ongoing garden work means plenty of local homeowners you can ring around before you commit. If you want one crew that can build the garden and keep it looking sharp afterwards, they cover both ends.
View listing & contact ▸4.8 (64)
5.0 (27)
4.8 (21)
4.7 (26)
A note on the ranking: the top of this list is genuinely close. Retic’Tech leads on the single biggest base of proof up here, a perfect 5.0 across 90 reviews, which the volume weighting keeps clearly ahead, and in an area where reticulation makes or breaks a garden that depth counts. The Greenscape Collective sits second on a 4.9 across 57 and Revell Landscaping fourth on a 4.8 across 64, both rewarded for strong ratings over big books of work, while A2Z’s perfect 5.0 across 40 splits them at third. From there down the scores tighten to a whisker, so treat positions five to ten as a strong, closely matched pack rather than a firm pecking order. Perth Landscape Construction and WA Turfmate are a genuine tie on identical 5.0-over-27 sheets, and Jeff’s Landscaping (5.0 across 6) ties ADD Gardening and Landscaping (5.0 across 6) at the bottom, edged in only on trade category. We list only real, review-bearing landscapers and never pad the list. Busy maintenance and mowing rounds like Phillip’s Local Gardening (5.0 across 46) and Homegreens (4.7 across 70) sit in their own lane, and Westcoast Limestone Walls (4.9 across 22) is a retaining-wall specialist rather than a full landscaper. Near-misses just outside the weighted top 10 include Back to Eden (4.7 across 11), J & B Landscaping WA (4.5 across 8) and OZ Commercial Maintenance (5.0 across 39, but commercial-focused). Landscape By Design is a well-known name with the biggest base of the lot (4.5 across 76), but the 4.5 rating sits right on our baseline, so the weighting gives it no lift over the pack.
What landscaping actually costs around Morley and Midland (2026)
Nobody likes ringing a landscaper blind on price. These are honest ballpark ranges for the common jobs around Morley and Midland, GST and standard labour included. They’re a guide to keep you from being overcharged, not a quote. Landscaping pricing swings a fair bit on materials, site access and how much muck has to come out before anything goes in, so always get the job priced in writing before work starts.
| Job | Typical range | What pushes it up |
|---|---|---|
| Lay natural turf (rolled lawn, supply & lay) | $12-$22 / m² | Soil prep, levelling, premium buffalo varieties, small awkward areas |
| Artificial turf (supply & install) | $70-$120 / m² | Pile quality, base build-up, cuts around beds and paths, courtyard access |
| Reticulation, new system (per station/zone) | $180-$350 | Bore vs mains, number of zones, controller, trenching through clay or limestone |
| Retaining wall, limestone block (per m² face) | $300-$650 | Height, engineering & permit over 500mm, drainage, slope near Swan View and Midvale |
| Paving (supply & lay, per m²) | $80-$180 | Paver type, patterns, cuts, base and compaction |
| Garden bed prep, soil improvement & planting (per m²) | $45-$95 | Plant size and choice, garden mix and wetting agent, clay-breaking and drainage |
| Limestone or rendered feature wall | $350-$700 / m | Height, footings, render and capping finish |
| Mulch supply & spread | $60-$95 / m³ | Mulch type, spread area, wheelbarrow access |
| Garden design / landscape plan | $500-$2,500 | Concept vs full documented plan, site survey, 3D render |
| Ongoing garden maintenance (visit) | $60-$120 | Yard size, frequency, green-waste removal, hedging |
| Full backyard makeover (small-medium) | $15,000-$45,000+ | Retaining, paving, turf, retic, planting, lighting combined |
The Morley and Midland corridor is its own kind of job, and the ground changes a lot across it. The Morley, Bayswater, Bassendean and Beechboro side sits on Bassendean sand, so it drains fast and wants proper garden mix and wetting agent or the lawn and beds cook off in the first summer, much like the rest of Perth. Drop onto the Swan River flats at Guildford, Viveash and Woodbridge and you hit heavier alluvial soil and reactive clay in patches, where drainage and clay-breaking matter more than watering, and the heritage streetscapes around Guildford often mean working around established and protected trees. Out towards the Darling Scarp foothills at Swan View, Stratton, Midvale and Koongamia the blocks start to slope and turn to gravel and clay, so retaining and terracing to make a flat, usable yard is common. Perth’s long dry summers and the two-day sprinkler roster make a well-designed reticulation system and hydrozoned planting worth every dollar right across the cluster, and the City of Bayswater and City of Swan both sit in the Waterwise scheme worth asking about. The older established suburbs like Bayswater, Maylands, Inglewood, Morley and Guildford are usually tired mid-century gardens getting a reno around existing trees, while the newer estates around Ballajura, Beechboro and Caversham more often want low-maintenance courtyard gardens, artificial turf and clean paving. A good landscaper should give you a fixed price or a not-to-exceed figure, in writing, before starting. If they can’t, that’s a red flag (see below).
Don’t get ripped off: red flags
- A big deposit up front, then they vanish. Landscaping is the classic trade for a dodgy operator to take a fat deposit for “materials” and never come back, or drift off mid-job. Keep the deposit modest, tie payments to stages you can see finished, and never pay the lot before the work is done.
- A retaining wall over knee height with no permit or engineering. In WA a retaining wall over 500mm generally needs a building permit and an engineer’s design, especially if it holds up a neighbour’s ground or props a sloping block out towards Swan View, Stratton or Midvale. “We’ll just stack the blocks” on a serious wall gets you something that bulges, cracks or fails, and a fight over who pays to fix it.
- No plan, no measurements, just a number. A good landscaper measures the site, checks levels and drainage and gives you a scope you can hold them to. A vague verbal “about ten grand should do it” with nothing on paper is how jobs blow out and turn into arguments.
- Reticulation or lighting done without the right trade. Anything wired for garden lights or a pump needs a licensed electrician, and anything plumbed into mains water needs the right backflow prevention and a licensed plumber. A cheap quote that quietly skips this leaves you to sort it, or leaves it done wrong.
- No soil prep and no drainage on our mixed ground. On the sandy Morley and Bassendean side, laying turf or garden straight onto builder’s sand with no mix or wetting agent looks fine for a month then dies off. On the heavier Guildford and Midland flats it’s the opposite problem: skip the drainage and clay-breaking and the water sits, drowning roots and pooling on paving. Ask exactly what goes in under the green stuff and how they’re handling the drainage for your block.
Before you hire: quick checklist
- Right trades for the attached work. Confirm a licensed electrician does any garden lighting or pump wiring and a licensed plumber handles any mains-water connection and backflow. For a retaining wall over 500mm, ask about the City of Bayswater or City of Swan building permit and engineering.
- Insurance. Ask for current public liability cover. Landscaping moves a lot of soil, machinery and heavy materials around your and your neighbour’s property, so it matters.
- Written quote with a scope. Itemised and in writing, including materials, quantities (m² of turf or paving, wall height and length), what’s excluded, and a stage-based payment schedule, before work starts.
- Soil, drainage and planting spelled out. On the sandy Morley side confirm the garden mix and wetting agent; on the Guildford and Midland flats confirm the drainage and clay-breaking. Make sure the planting suits your block and the sprinkler roster.
- A realistic timeline. Get start and finish dates in writing, and tie payments to visible stages (retaining done, paving done, turf laid) rather than dates.
- Recent, specific reviews. Look for recent reviews that mention the actual work (retaining, paving, retic, turf), not just a big number. A steady stream of detailed jobs beats one old burst.
Frequently asked
How did you rank these landscapers?
By their live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled from Google Maps across Morley, Midland, Bayswater, Dianella and the eastern corridor. We weight the rating by review volume so a proven score from dozens of customers isn’t leapfrogged by a perfect score from a handful. That weighting is why Retic’Tech (5.0 over 90) leads clearly, and why The Greenscape Collective’s 4.9 across 57 and Revell Landscaping’s 4.8 across 64, two of the biggest bases on the page, sit near the top. All ten are working landscapers, not design-only studios, maintenance rounds or supply yards.
Are these paid placements?
No. This list is ordered on Google review data. Businesses can pay for a “Featured” spot at the top, which is clearly labelled, but paying never changes the review-based order below. As of this update, no spots are sold.
Do I need council approval for a retaining wall?
Often, yes. As a rule of thumb in WA a retaining wall over 500mm high, or any wall that holds up a neighbour’s land or a driveway, needs a building permit and an engineer’s design, and here that’s the City of Bayswater or the City of Swan depending on your suburb. A good landscaper will tell you when a permit is needed and organise the engineering rather than just stacking blocks and hoping, which matters on the sloping foothill blocks out towards Swan View, Stratton and Midvale. Low decorative walls under half a metre usually don’t need approval, but check before you commit.
Artificial turf or natural lawn?
Both work, they just suit different people. Natural buffalo lawn is cheaper to lay, stays cooler underfoot and handles our sandy soil well once it’s prepped, but it needs reticulation, mowing and fertiliser and drinks water on the sprinkler roster. Artificial turf costs more up front and gets hot in full summer sun, but there’s no watering, mowing or roster to worry about, which suits the small courtyards and townhouses around Ballajura, Beechboro and Morley infill, poolside and rentals. On a shaded or high-traffic strip where nothing grows, artificial often wins; on a big open backyard, natural usually makes more sense.
What grows well around Morley, Bayswater and the Swan flats?
It depends which side of the corridor you’re on. On the sandy Bassendean soils through Morley, Bayswater and Beechboro the trick is building up the soil with mix and wetting agent so it holds water, then leaning on tough, low-water plants: natives, grevilleas, lomandra and other grasses, succulents and hardy shrubs that shrug off a Perth summer on the two-day roster. Down on the heavier Guildford and Midland river flats you can grow a wider, lusher range once the drainage is sorted, and the established streets often already carry big shade trees to plant around. A good landscaper matches the planting to your soil and how much water you want to commit to, rather than dropping in thirsty feature plants that struggle by February.
How much does a full backyard makeover cost?
It depends heavily on what’s involved, but a small-to-medium Morley or Midland backyard combining retaining, paving, turf, reticulation and planting typically lands somewhere from $15,000 to $45,000 and up, with lighting, a patio, a pool surround or a lot of retaining pushing it higher. The single biggest swing is how much retaining and levelling the block needs, which is why a sloping Swan View or Midvale block can cost more to start than a tidy-up of a flat Bayswater garden. Get the job scoped and priced in stages so you can see where the money goes.
How often is this page updated?
Monthly. Ratings and review counts move, new landscapers earn their spot, and we re-pull the data so the list stays honest and current.
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