For many years retaining walls in the South East Queensland and Gold Coast region have been constructed using timber. Untreated timber, railway sleepers, treated hardwood and treated pine have all been used or are still in use. Most of the old unteated and railway sleepers have been eaten by termites or rotted away, and the … Continue reading Gold Coast Retaining Wall Experts →

Value For Money Landscaping Consider a client who decides to take on their own landscape project. They engage various contractors to complete different stages of works. Looking for the best price they call three quotes for each stage of works, being earthworks, fencing, retaining walls, concreting, paving and turf and gardens. That is 18 quotes, … Continue reading Gold Coast Value For Money Landscaping →

The new year has started with a flurry. Construction seems to be busy and we are fielding plenty of enquiries from builders, investors and homeowners. Retaining walls, concreting, decks, pergolas and general landscaping being the majority of the enquiries coming through. This being the case the new year looks like being a lot busier than … Continue reading Happy New Year From Bluestone Landscaping →

There a plenty of people out there who are present themselves as landscapers, however potential customers need to be aware not all is as it seems. So how can you tell if you are engaging the services of a reputable contractor or some “fly by nighter”, who will change their phone number once your job … Continue reading Finding A Reputable Gold Coast Landscape Contractor →

We are often asked,” can we create a landscape that requires no maintenence?”. The simple answer is no. All landscaping will require some maintenece, unless your happy with a mess of weeds and overgrown shrubs.  Low miantenence landscaping is achievable however, even with the water restrictions we experience in South East Queensland. Properly selected plant material, application … Continue reading Low Maintenence Gold Coast Landscaping →