How much does garden design cost in Corstorphine?

Garden design in Corstorphine typically starts at £195+VAT for a Design Consultation, £495–£950+VAT for a Concept Design and £1,500–£3,500+VAT for a Full Design + Build Pack. If you proceed with installation, your design fee is credited against the final build cost.

Do I need a garden designer in Corstorphine?

If you're investing £15,000 or more in your Corstorphine garden — or dealing with sloped sites, drainage issues, or planning a complete transformation — a designer pays for themselves several times over by avoiding costly rebuild errors. Maybury offers design and build under one roof from our Kirkliston base.

What is the best garden design style for Corstorphine homes?

The best style depends on your property age and lifestyle. Period and stone-built Corstorphine homes suit traditional or heritage planting schemes. Modern and new-build properties work well with contemporary porcelain, corten steel and architectural planting. We design to suit the property — not a fashion.

How do you handle the clay soil and drainage problems common in Corstorphine gardens?

Most Corstorphine plots — especially around Clermiston and Drum Brae — sit on clay-influenced soils that hold water in winter. Every design we issue includes an engineered drainage layer: French drains where needed, free-draining sub-bases under all hard surfaces, and raised beds with structural soil to lift planting clear of waterlogging. Without this groundwork, even the best-looking patio fails within a few winters.

Can you redesign my Corstorphine garden to match a new house extension?

Yes — this is one of our most common Corstorphine briefs. When clients extend at the rear (especially the 1930s and 1960s detached stock around Manse Road and St John's Road), the existing garden rarely flows from the new architecture. We design rear gardens that visually anchor the extension, resolve any new level differences from the threshold, and integrate kitchen-extension sightlines, outdoor dining and lawn proportion.

Do you design gardens on the slopes near Corstorphine Hill?

Yes. Sloped gardens toward Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston Road and Drum Brae need proper structural design — retaining walls (engineered, not stacked sleepers), terraced levels, and surface drainage that doesn't dump rainwater onto the lower terrace. We design and build retained-level gardens regularly across this part of West Edinburgh.

Are there planning or tree restrictions to consider in Corstorphine?

Several mature gardens around Corstorphine Hill, Manse Road and the conservation pockets contain TPO-protected trees. Our design phase always includes a check against City of Edinburgh Council's TPO register and any conservation area designation, and we'll advise if a planning application or tree works consent is required before construction begins.

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Garden design for Corstorphine's 1930s villas, modern detached homes and the larger plots toward Corstorphine Hill. Buildable, engineered designs from Edinburgh's design-and-build specialists.

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Garden Design in Corstorphine

Garden design in Corstorphine covers 1930s villa gardens, modern detached plots and the larger gardens toward Corstorphine Hill. Maybury Landscaping designs and builds with engineered drainage, retained levels and material specifications suited to West Edinburgh's clay-influenced soils. Design fee credited against installation.

Garden Design in Corstorphine

Corstorphine gardens range from compact 1930s villa plots near St John's Road to substantial mature gardens on the slopes toward Corstorphine Hill. We routinely engineer for clay-influenced soils, mature tree root systems and the level changes around Drum Brae and Clermiston. Many of our Corstorphine clients are extending and want the rear garden redesigned to match the new architecture.