Best landscapers in Joondalup and Perth’s northern suburbs (2026)
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These are the ten best-rated landscapers working Joondalup and Perth’s northern suburbs, from the Sunset Coast at Hillarys, Sorrento, Ocean Reef and Mullaloo, inland through Kingsley, Woodvale, Duncraig and Warwick, and up the growth corridor to Clarkson, Butler, Banksia Grove, Alkimos and Yanchep. 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 up 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 northern-suburbs 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 Joondalup, Wanneroo or the coast? 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 Joondalup, Wanneroo and the northern coast.
- 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.
- Supply yards and other trades left out. The north has landscape supply stores, soil and paving yards and garden retailers whose Google listings 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.
Dynamic Property Solutions WA
A perfect 5.0 held across 61 reviews is the biggest single body of proof of any landscaper working Perth’s north, which is why the volume weighting puts them first by a nose. Sixty-plus clean reviews for a full-scope outfit tells you they can take a tired northern-suburbs yard and hand back a finished job, from the retaining and paving through to turf and reticulation, without the wheels falling off halfway. If you want one crew to own the whole makeover rather than juggling separate trades, this is a sound first call.
View listing & contact ▸Sharp Yards
A clean 5.0 across 57 reviews is a whisker behind the leader and a genuine standout for a landscaping business. Holding a perfect sheet over that many jobs points to tidy site work and finishing that actually matches the render, which is exactly what you want before someone rips up your backyard. A safe, proven choice for a yard transformation anywhere across the northern suburbs.
View listing & contact ▸Gardens Australia
A 4.9 across 76 reviews is the deepest base of proof on this whole list, and the volume weighting rewards that: a strong rating earned over that many jobs sits right up with the perfect scores from thinner books. If you want the reassurance of the biggest verified track record up here, this is it. Any of the top few is a solid first call; the order between them comes down to review weight, not a gap in the work.
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A note on the ranking: the top of this list is genuinely close. Dynamic Property Solutions WA and Sharp Yards both hold perfect 5.0 sheets over the two biggest review bases of any dedicated landscaper up here (61 and 57), which the volume weighting keeps just ahead. Gardens Australia sits third on a 4.9 across 76, the single deepest base on the page, because a strong rating over a big book of work beats a perfect score from a thinner one. From there down the scores tighten to a whisker, so treat positions four to ten as a strong, closely matched pack rather than a firm pecking order. We list only real, review-bearing landscapers and never pad the list. Seabreeze Landscape Supplies and Greener Garden Supplies (landscaping supply stores rather than the contractor you book) were left off, along with near-misses just outside the weighted top 10 such as Silverfern Landscaping (4.6 across 52, the biggest base of the lot but a rating close to our baseline), West Coast Landscaping (5.0 across 6) and Lifestyle Landscapes (5.0 across 4).
What landscaping actually costs in Perth’s north (2026)
Nobody likes ringing a landscaper blind on price. These are honest ballpark ranges for the common jobs around Joondalup and the northern suburbs, 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 garden beds and paths |
| Reticulation, new system (per station/zone) | $180-$350 | Bore vs mains, number of zones, controller, trenching through limestone |
| Retaining wall, limestone block (per m² face) | $300-$650 | Height, engineering & permit over 500mm, drainage, site access |
| Paving (supply & lay, per m²) | $80-$180 | Paver type, patterns, cuts, base and compaction |
| Limestone or rendered feature wall | $350-$700 / m | Height, footings, render and capping finish |
| Garden bed makeover (soil, mulch, plants) | $40-$90 / m² | Plant size and choice, soil volume, edging |
| 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 northern suburbs are their own kind of job. Almost all of this coastal strip sits on the Spearwood and Quindalup dune systems, which means limestone and sand rather than soil, so a good landscaper builds up proper garden mix and wetting agent or your plants and lawn cook off in the first summer. Along the Sunset Coast at Hillarys, Sorrento, Ocean Reef, Mullaloo and Burns Beach the salt wind is brutal on soft-leaved plants and cheap fixings, so hardy coastal species and galvanised or stainless fittings earn their keep. Perth’s long dry summers and the two-day sprinkler roster make a well-designed reticulation system and hydrozoned planting worth every dollar, and the Waterwise scheme is worth asking about. Newer estates out at Butler, Alkimos, Banksia Grove, Tapping and Yanchep are usually a blank sand pad needing the lot, from retaining and levelling up, while the established suburbs like Duncraig, Padbury, Greenwood, Warwick, Kingsley and Woodvale are more often tired 1980s gardens getting a reno around existing trees and limestone walls. 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. “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.
- Cheap fill, no soil prep, no drainage. Laying turf or garden straight onto builder’s sand or unimproved limestone with no mix, wetting agent or drainage is the shortcut that looks fine for a month then dies off or floods. Ask exactly what goes in under the green stuff.
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 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 prep spelled out. On our sandy limestone soils, confirm what garden mix, wetting agent and drainage go in under the turf, beds and paving, not just the finished surface.
- 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 Joondalup, Wanneroo and the northern coast. 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 Dynamic Property Solutions WA and Sharp Yards, both on a 5.0 over the biggest bases, lead narrowly, and why Gardens Australia’s 4.9 across 76 sits right with them. All ten are working landscapers, not 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 your local council (Joondalup, Wanneroo or Stirling up here) sets the detail. A good landscaper will tell you when a permit is needed and organise the engineering rather than just stacking blocks and hoping. Low decorative walls under half a metre usually don’t need approval, but check before you commit.
Artificial turf or natural lawn for Perth’s north?
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 northern-suburbs summer sun, but there’s no watering, mowing or roster to worry about, which suits small courtyards, 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.
How much does a full backyard makeover cost?
It depends heavily on what’s involved, but a small-to-medium northern-suburbs 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 new sand pad in Alkimos or Yanchep can cost more to start than a tidy-up of an established Duncraig 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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