Residential
Residential landscaping Auckland, high-end residential gardens.
A home garden is personal. It is where you have coffee in the morning, where the kids play, where you entertain in summer, where the dog naps. At ForknHoe, every residential project reflects our clients’ lifestyles and personalities – down to the finishing touches. Seventeen years of high-end residential gardens across Auckland.
Landscape gardeners Auckland
Gardens that reflect your lifestyle and personality.
We’re the landscape gardeners Auckland homeowners send their friends to because we treat your section like our own. Plant choices that suit your soil and aspect. Construction details that hold up to twenty years of weather. A garden that truly represents you.
What residential landscaping with ForknHoe includes
All four services, through a homeowner lens.
All four services, through a homeowner lens: design tailored to family use; construction (decks, paving, retaining, fences) that holds up to real-life wear; planting and lawns selected for low maintenance and Auckland conditions; ongoing care so the garden you imagined stays that way.
Plan your home garden
Affordable landscaping Auckland
Staged payments for your project
Affordable landscaping in Auckland that suits family budgets that isn’t about cutting corners. It’s about well-planned, staged delivery. Most full-property residential projects can be broken into phases, with the design established upfront and the build spread over x months as budget allows. This approach makes quality residential landscaping achievable for everyday homeowners, not just high-end projects.
Residential projects
The projects we typically work on.
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Courtyards
Small courtyards and townhouse outdoor spaces.
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Family backyards
Lawns, decks, outdoor rooms, kid-friendly planting.
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Lifestyle blocks
Orchards, larger lawns, native restoration.
04
New builds
Landscape design integrated with the architect’s plans.
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Renovations
Turning a tired backyard into the centrepiece of the home.
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Pool surrounds
Non-slip, drainage-considered, beautiful.
Lifestyle gardens
Designed for how you actually live.
Entertainer’s gardens Low-maintenance gardens Family-friendly gardens Native gardens Edible gardens Pool surrounds
Timelines and budgets
Typical timelines and budgets.
[VERIFY: confirm current typical budget ranges.] A small courtyard refresh might be 4-6 weeks and $X-$Y. A full backyard makeover is typically 8-16 weeks and $Y-$Z. Full property transformations run 3-6 months and start around $Z. Design fees come off the build cost if you build with us.
Auckland landscapers ForknHoe
Transforming sections into the centrepiece of your property.
"The best outdoor designs come from collaboration between us and our clients. Their needs and creativity, honed by our experience and expertise, creates results we can both be proud of."
Cherie Newport-MackenzieFounder
What our clients say
Our process
Our process, step by step.
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Free consult.
We visit, you tell us what you want, and we walk the section together.
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Design.
Concept and detailed plans, costed, staged if budget calls for it.
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Build & plant.
The same team handles every trade, then plants and finishes.
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Look after.
Optional ongoing maintenance so the garden stays the way you imagined.
Begin a project
Make your dream garden
a reality.
Tell us about your home and how you want to use the garden. Free on-site visit across West Auckland, then a plan and quote that fit your budget.
Good to know
Residential FAQs.
How much does residential landscaping cost in Auckland?
Every project is scoped and priced individually. A small courtyard refresh runs over a few days or weeks; a full backyard makeover typically takes a few weeks to months; a full-property transformation runs longer again. Every project is quoted after a free site visit – the visit is free and there’s no obligation. If you want a rough indication before the visit, tell us your suburb, project type and approximate budget range and we’ll give you a ballpark within a business day.
Can you break a residential project into stages?
Yes. Most full-property residential projects can be split into phases. The design is locked in up front, but the build spreads across 12 to 36 months as budget allows. This is how we make quality residential landscaping achievable for everyday homeowners, not just high-end projects.
What's the typical timeline for a full backyard makeover?
Design usually takes 4 to 8 weeks. Build runs 8 to 16 weeks depending on scope. Planting and finishing sit at the end. Ongoing maintenance can start after that if you’d like us to keep it looking the way you imagined it.
Do you work on new builds?
Yes. We work with homeowners, architects and builders on new-build landscape design and installation. Integrating the landscape plan with the architect’s drawings early saves cost and gives a much better outcome than retrofitting a garden onto a finished house.
Do you do pool surrounds?
Yes. Pool landscaping needs non-slip surfaces, fence-compliant planting, and drainage considered around the surround. We’ve built pool projects Auckland homeowners come back to reference when they’re planning their own.
Do you handle small courtyard and townhouse gardens?
Yes. Small courtyards, townhouse outdoor spaces, and courtyard entries are a regular part of our work. Every square metre matters more in a small space. The design, plant selection and material choice all need to be right.
What's included in a residential landscaping project with ForknHoe?
All four services under one team, delivered through a homeowner lens: design tailored to family use, construction (decks, paving, retaining, fences) that holds up to real-life wear, planting and lawns selected for low maintenance and Auckland conditions, and ongoing care so the garden you imagined stays that way.
