Best landscapers & gardeners in Broome (2026)
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These are the operators keeping gardens, lawns and yards alive across Broome, from Cable Beach and Minyirr through the town centre, Djugun, Bilingurr and out to Roebuck Estate. We rank on real Google reviews, not on who paid us. Broome is a remote tropical town at the bottom of the Kimberley, roughly 2,200km from Perth, and a genuinely thin market for landscaping, so this is a short, honest page rather than a padded top 10. We’ll be straight with you up front: only one local landscaper here has both a solid rating and a real run of reviews behind it, and the rest of the field is either lightly reviewed, lower rated, or brand new to Google. So instead of dressing everyone up as “the best”, we’ve named the clear pick, then laid out every other real operator in town with their actual Google rating so you can judge for yourself. After that you’ll find what turf, a tropical garden, reticulation, a retaining wall, paving, cyclone-rated shade or a full yard rebuild really costs up here in 2026, why the Wet, the Dry, the red pindan soil, the termites and the freight matter more than almost anywhere else in the state, the red flags that tell you to keep your deposit in your pocket, and a quick checklist to run before anyone starts digging.
Featured landscapers
These spots are for Broome landscapers and garden crews who want to stand out on this page. None are taken yet, so the honest review-based list is right below. That order is earned off Google reviews and never for sale. Are you a local operator around Broome, Cable Beach or the West Kimberley? Featured spots start at $50 a year.
Get a Featured spot ▸How we ranked these
- Google reviews do the ranking. We start with every operator’s live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled fresh from Google Maps across Broome town, Cable Beach, Djugun, Bilingurr and Roebuck Estate.
- Rating first, then the weight of reviews behind it. A perfect score from a single job isn’t proof, so we read the rating alongside how many customers stand behind it. In a market this small that matters both ways: it stops one glowing review from crowning an operator, and it stops one grumpy review from sinking a good one. It’s why Broome Reticulation Gardening Service, with a 4.2 across five reviews, sits clearly ahead of the field here.
- One of the thinnest and most mixed fields we’ve covered, so we’re honest about it. Broome is a remote West Kimberley town, not a metro, and the landscaping market is genuinely thin. More than that, it’s mixed: one operator has a solid rating on a real base, and the rest are either lightly reviewed or sitting on lower scores. Rather than pretend a 3.0-rated outfit belongs in a “best” list, we name the clear pick, then show every other real operator in town with its true Google rating so you can decide for yourself. We list only real, review-bearing operators and never pad the list to hit a number.
- Landscaping, gardening and lawn care overlap up here. In a town this size the same crews handle mowing, hedging, garden tidy-ups, shade, mulching, tropical planting and reticulation, so the lines between “landscaper”, “gardener” and “lawn care” blur. We’ve grouped the review-bearing operators who do the hands-on yard work, and named the newer, no-review outfits and the local irrigation supplier separately so you know exactly who does what.
- 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 scheme water needs the right backflow and a licensed plumber. Up here, shade sails and pergolas also need to be built to hold in a cyclone, and any timber needs termite protection. A good operator organises all of that. We show you how to check in the checklist.
- Supply yards, cleaners and general services left out. Think Water Broome turns up strongly under these searches but it’s an irrigation and reticulation supplier rather than a landscaping contractor, so we mention it in the cost guide instead of ranking it. Cleaning outfits, a green-waste run, a carpenter, a garden-machinery shop and Bunnings all show up too, and none are landscapers, so they’re left off.
- 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.
Broome Reticulation Gardening Service Landscaping
Broome Reticulation Gardening Service is the clear pick in town, and the only local landscaper here with both a solid rating and a real run of reviews behind it: a 4.2 across five reviews. Just as importantly, it’s a genuine landscaping and reticulation outfit rather than a general grounds crew, so it covers the work that actually keeps a Broome garden alive, retic that copes with the Dry, planting that survives the Wet, and ongoing maintenance through the build-up humidity. In a remote town where good, review-backed landscapers are scarce, this is the first name to call for both a new garden and keeping an existing one going. As with any operator in a thin market, get the scope and price in writing before work starts, and if you want a big hardscaping job (retaining, paving, a full rebuild), confirm they take that on themselves or line up the right trades.
View listing & contact ▸Every other landscaper operating in Broome, honestly
Broome is a small, remote market, and beyond the pick above the field is thin and mixed. Here’s the rest of it, laid out straight. First, the operators who carry Google reviews, shown with their real rating and review count, so you can see exactly where they stand. On the lower-rated names, that’s a signal to vet carefully: read the actual reviews, ask for a recent local reference, and keep any deposit modest. We’re not dressing these up as “the best” in town, we’re showing you who’s out there.
A note on the ranking: this is one of the thinnest and most mixed fields we’ve covered in WA. Broome Reticulation Gardening Service (4.2 across 5) is the standout, and the only genuine landscaper in town with a solid rating on a real review base. Roebuck Pools and Landscaping (3.3 across 3), Sunset Garden & Pool Maintenance (3.0 across 2) and WET & WILD Property Services (3.0 across 1) all operate locally but carry lower or lighter review scores, so we’ve shown their real numbers rather than pad a “best” list, and we’d urge you to read their reviews and get a local reference before committing. Several other real operators, Kimberley Gardening and Landscaping, Grassroots Gardening, Tropical Lawns & Gardens Broome and Monsoonal Landscapes, are active around town but carry no Google reviews yet, so we’ve named them below rather than rank them. As more Broome crews build up reviews, this page will change.
Also operating in Broome (no online reviews yet)
- Kimberley Gardening and Landscaping – a local landscaping and gardening outfit, listed on Google but without reviews yet. Worth a quote alongside the pick above; ask to see a couple of finished local jobs.
- Grassroots Gardening – a local gardener for mowing, tidy-ups and ongoing garden care. No review trail yet, so ask for a recent local reference.
- Tropical Lawns & Gardens Broome – a lawn-care and garden-maintenance name built for the tropical climate. No Google reviews yet, so vet it the same way.
- Monsoonal Landscapes – a Broome landscaping name, listed without reviews so far. One to get a quote from and check finished work before you commit.
- Think Water Broome (4.9 across 31) – not a landscaping contractor but the town’s irrigation and reticulation supplier, and a strongly reviewed one. Handy for retic parts, controllers and honest advice on watering a garden through the Dry, whether you DIY or hand it to one of the crews above.
What landscaping actually costs in Broome (2026)
Nobody likes ringing a landscaper blind on price. These are honest ballpark ranges for the common jobs across Broome, Cable Beach and the surrounding suburbs, GST and standard labour included. They’re a guide to keep you from being overcharged, not a quote. Pricing up here runs above both Perth and most of the state, and freight is the biggest reason: Broome is roughly 2,200km from Perth, further than the Pilbara towns, so soil, turf, pavers, blocks and plants are all trucked a very long way before anyone lifts a shovel. On top of that the ground is red pindan, poor and hard, the Wet and the humid build-up rot soft plants while the Dry bakes them, termites are a constant threat to anything timber, and salt air and the huge Roebuck Bay tides come with a coastal town. Always get the job priced in writing before work starts.
| Job | Typical range | What pushes it up |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial turf (supply & install) | $85-$150 / m² | Pile quality, base build-up and compaction over hard pindan, cuts around beds and paths, remote freight. A common Broome choice because real lawn drinks water and struggles through the Dry |
| Lay natural turf (rolled lawn, supply & lay) | $18-$35 / m² | Deep imported soil prep over poor pindan, heat- and humidity-tough couch or buffalo, freight on turf trucked up the coast, heavy watering to establish it |
| Reticulation, new system (per station/zone) | $240-$450 | Scheme or bore water, drip vs spray, number of zones, controller, trenching through hard pindan, and careful water use through the long Dry |
| Tropical / waterwise garden bed (per m²) | $60-$130 | Imported garden mix over poor pindan, heavy mulch, hardy tropicals and heat- and salt-tolerant natives, freight on materials |
| Shade sail or garden shade structure (cyclone-rated) | $800-$5,000 | Size, cyclone-rated posts, footings and fixings drilled into hard ground, fabric grade to take fierce tropical UV. Near-essential up here and it must be built to cyclone standard |
| Retaining wall (block or limestone, per m² face) | $370-$820 | Height, engineering & permit over 500mm, drainage for the Wet, breaking into hard pindan, remote freight on block and stone |
| Paving (supply & lay, per m²) | $100-$230 | Paver type, patterns, cuts, base and compaction, heat-stable jointing, access, remote freight |
| Site clearing / earthworks (per day) | $1,200-$2,400 | Breaking hard pindan, cart-away, tip fees, machine access, larger blocks and remote day rates |
| Garden design / landscape plan | $500-$2,600 | Concept vs full documented plan, site survey, 3D render, larger rural sites |
| Full garden makeover (standard block) | $20,000-$60,000+ | Retaining, paving, artificial turf, retic, tropical planting, cyclone-rated shade and lighting combined, plus hard-ground excavation and remote freight on the lot |
Broome throws more at a garden than almost anywhere in the state, and it comes down to five things: the Wet, the heat, the pindan, termites and freight. The two seasons run your whole garden: the Wet, roughly November to April, brings monsoon rain, saturating humidity and cyclone risk, while the Dry, May to October, is beautiful but long and rainless. Anything above ground, shade sails, pergolas, patios, has to be engineered to hold in a cyclone or it becomes a projectile. The soil is red pindan, poor and hard, so beds need imported mix and anything dug, from retic trenches to footings, costs more. Termites are relentless in the tropics, so timber decking and structures need proper treatment or the right materials. And because Broome is a very long way from anywhere, freight sits on top of every material. That’s why tropical, humidity- and heat-hardy planting, heavy mulch, good drainage for the Wet, cyclone-rated shade and plenty of artificial turf are the norm up here, not the exception. A good operator 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. In a small, transient town like Broome, where trades and seasonal workers come and go, that risk is real. Keep the deposit modest, tie payments to stages you can see finished, and never pay the lot before the work is done.
- Shade sails or structures that aren’t cyclone-rated. This is the big one up here and southern operators miss it. Broome sits in a cyclone zone, and a shade sail, pergola or patio that isn’t engineered and fixed to hold in a blow will tear loose and become a dangerous, expensive projectile the first serious storm of the Wet. Any quote for a structure should spell out that it’s built to cyclone standard, with properly footed posts and rated fixings, not just bolted up for a calm Dry-season day.
- No Wet-and-Dry thinking in a tropical climate. Broome has two very different seasons, and a garden has to handle both. A quote that puts in soft southern stock with spray retic and no drainage will rot in the humidity of the Wet and cook through the Dry. Expect drip reticulation, heavy mulch, hardy tropicals and heat-tolerant natives, good drainage for the big rains, and often artificial turf instead of a lawn that needs constant water just to survive.
- Timber with no termite plan. Termites are relentless in the tropics. A deck, pergola or garden structure built in untreated timber with no thought to termite protection is a job you’ll be repairing in a few years. A local who knows Broome should be talking treated timber, steel or composite and proper detailing, not just the cheapest pine.
- 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, and one that holds up a neighbour’s land or a driveway almost always does. “We’ll just stack the blocks” on a serious wall, especially on hard pindan and with the Wet’s drainage load, gets you something that bulges, cracks or fails, and a fight over who pays to fix it.
- Reticulation or lighting done without the right trade. Anything wired for garden lights or a pump needs a licensed electrician, and anything plumbed into scheme 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.
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 scheme-water connection and backflow. For a retaining wall over 500mm, ask about the building permit and engineering with the Shire of Broome.
- Cyclone rating on anything above ground. For any shade sail, pergola or patio, confirm it’s engineered and fixed to cyclone standard, with properly footed posts and rated fixings. This is not optional in the Kimberley.
- Termite protection on any timber. Confirm treated timber, steel or composite and proper detailing for any deck, pergola or structure, so it survives the tropics.
- Wet and Dry sorted honestly. Confirm drip reticulation, heavy mulch, good drainage for the big rains, and a hardy tropical, heat- and salt-tolerant plant palette built for both seasons, over imported garden mix where beds are going into the pindan.
- 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, including freight. Itemised and in writing, including materials, quantities (m² of turf or paving, wall height and length), freight up from Perth, what’s excluded, and a stage-based payment schedule, before work starts.
- Recent, specific reviews or references. In a market this thin and mixed, don’t lean on a star average alone. Read the actual reviews, and on the lower-rated or brand-new operators ask to see a couple of finished local jobs and speak to a recent customer before you commit.
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 Broome, Cable Beach, Djugun, Bilingurr and Roebuck Estate. We read the rating alongside how many customers stand behind it, so one glowing or one grumpy review doesn’t decide everything in a small market. Broome Reticulation Gardening Service leads clearly on a 4.2 across five reviews, and it’s the only local landscaper here with a solid rating on a real base. The other review-bearing operators, Roebuck Pools and Landscaping, Sunset Garden & Pool Maintenance and WET & WILD Property Services, carry lower or lighter scores, so we show their real numbers rather than pretend they’re “the best”. Several more crews operate locally with no reviews yet, so we’ve named them instead of ranking them.
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.
Why is the list so short, and why are some ratings low?
Because Broome is a remote West Kimberley town, and one of the thinnest and most mixed landscaping markets we’ve covered in WA. It’s a small tropical town a very long way from the metro, so there simply aren’t many operators, and only one of them has both a solid rating and a real run of reviews. Rather than pad the list with names that hold no reviews, or dress up a lower-rated outfit as one of “the best”, we name the clear pick, show every other real operator with its true Google rating so you can judge for yourself, and list the brand-new crews separately. As more local operators build up reviews, we’ll update the page.
What plants and gardens actually cope with Broome?
Broome is a tropical monsoon climate with two hard seasons: a hot, humid, stormy Wet from about November to April, and a long rainless Dry from May to October, over poor red pindan soil and near a salty, big-tide coast. The gardens that thrive are built around hardy tropicals and heat- and salt-tolerant natives rather than soft southern stock. Think frangipani, bougainvillea, poinciana, heliconia, hardy palms, native hibiscus and other heat- and humidity-proof species, paired with heavy mulch to hold moisture through the Dry, drip reticulation, and good drainage for the Wet. Many yards lean on artificial turf and paving to cut water use. A landscaper who works Broome will already have a tropical, drought- and salt-hardy palette sorted.
Do shade sails and structures really need to be cyclone-rated?
Yes, and it’s the single biggest thing that separates a Kimberley job from a southern one. Broome sits in a cyclone zone, with the risk running through the Wet from roughly November to April, so any shade sail, pergola or patio has to be engineered and fixed to hold in cyclonic winds. That means properly footed posts set into the ground, rated fixings and, for permanent structures, often a building permit and engineering. A structure that’s just bolted up for a calm Dry-season day will tear loose in the first serious blow and can do real damage. Always confirm anything above ground is built to cyclone standard.
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 Shire of Broome. A good landscaper will tell you when a permit is needed and organise the engineering rather than just stacking blocks and hoping, which matters even more on hard pindan with the Wet’s drainage load. Low decorative walls under half a metre usually don’t need approval, but check before you commit.
When is the best time to landscape in Broome?
Most of the hard building work, retaining, paving, structures and earthworks, is easiest in the Dry, from about May to October, when it’s warm, rainless and comfortable to work and the ground isn’t saturated. Planting and establishing a garden often does best heading into or early in the Wet, when the warmth and rain drive tropical growth, as long as drainage is sorted so nothing drowns. A local operator will plan the job around the seasons, and it’s worth booking ahead, because the Dry is also peak tourist season and good crews get busy.
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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