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Garden Design & Landscaping Cost in Edinburgh

08 Aug 2026

  • Basic tidy-up: £1,150-£3,400
  • Mid-range redesign: £3,900-£9,500
  • Full landscaping: £9,500-£19,000 upwards

Private gardens are mainly a feature of Edinburgh's house-owning suburbs like Corstorphine, rather than the tenement flats that dominate Marchmont, Bruntsfield and Leith, where a shared back court is more typical than a private garden.

Communal back courts

Where a tenement does have a shared back court, significant landscaping work generally needs agreement from the other owners, since the space is common property under the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004.

What drives the price for house gardens

Access without a side gate adds labour time. Mature trees near the historic core are sometimes protected, and Edinburgh's hillier streets can add retaining-wall costs a flat-plot quote won't reflect.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does garden landscaping cost in Edinburgh?

A basic tidy-up runs £1,150-£3,400, a mid-range redesign £3,900-£9,500, and full landscaping £9,500-£19,000 upwards, mainly relevant to the city's house stock.

Do Edinburgh tenement flats have private gardens?

Rarely - a shared back court is more typical than a private garden, and that space is common property under the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004, so landscaping it needs agreement from other owners.