Leppington is still halfway between farmland and suburb, so jobs here run from a standard new yard to a couple of acres with a paddock on it. The scale changes everything, including how water gets to what you plant.
Leppington sits about 52 kilometres south-west of the city, mostly in Camden Council's north ward with the north-west part in the City of Liverpool. It was identified as part of Sydney's South West Growth Centre in 2004 and its railway station opened in 2015, but much of the land is still large rural holdings from the original subdivisions.
On a semi-rural block the work is a different kind of job. Clearing is done by machine, driveways run a hundred metres or more, and planting is specified by the dozen rather than individually. We quote these by the area and the access, not off a suburban rate card.
On an acreage block there is often no mains irrigation reaching the far end, and watering by hand is not realistic. What gets planted has to survive on what falls, or the planting has to sit where water can actually reach it. That decides the design more than taste does.
Getting a truck in is rarely the problem here. Keeping a long gravel or unsealed driveway usable after we have run machinery over it is, and we allow for making it good as part of the job.
Acreage work and standard residential yards, scoped and priced quite differently.
Clearing scrub, old fencing, farm leftovers and green waste from large blocks. On acreage this is often the whole first stage and it is measured in loads rather than bags.
See our rubbish removalNew lawn over prepared and graded ground. On a large block we are realistic about how much turf you can actually keep watered, and will suggest concentrating it near the house rather than covering the paddock.
More on turf layingWalls to hold a fall, create a level house surround or terrace a sloping paddock edge into usable yard.
How we build retaining wallsEntries, alfresco areas and paths paved to a level, free-draining finish, with the base built for the vehicle traffic a rural block actually gets.
How we approach pavingMulch at a depth that genuinely holds moisture, which matters far more on a block where irrigation does not reach everywhere.
More on mulchingLong boundary screens and windbreak planting kept to a clean line. On an open block a windbreak is doing real work rather than just screening a fence.
How we trim hedgesShaping young trees so they establish into the right form, and reducing established farm-era trees that are now too close to a house or a shed.
See our pruning and trimmingBeds, paths, gravel and fence lines cleared back, roots included. On a large block we focus this where it shows rather than pretending to weed acreage.
More on weedingRemoving a farm-era tree that has failed or sits too close to a structure. The suburb straddles Camden and Liverpool, so we confirm which council's rules apply before quoting.
About our tree lopping workThe size of the block and whether water reaches where you want to plant.
Three steps, a fixed written price, and the block left tidy.
Call or send photos, and say roughly how much land there is and whether irrigation reaches the area you want planted.
We walk the area, assess the clearing, the levels, the water and the driveway, then put a fixed written price and a staged plan in front of you.
One crew, all cleared material removed by the load, and the driveway made good before we leave.
Terry and his team are fantastic to work with.
The team have been very professional with their work, communication and they were also fast paced.
They use very high quality materials and workmanship is flawless.
Leppington sits in south-west Sydney with Austral, Edmondson Park, Denham Court, Oran Park and Prestons nearby.
For upkeep rather than a build, see our garden maintenance in Leppington or everything we do across the Liverpool council area, and browse every Sydney suburb we service.
Yes, and they are priced differently to a suburban yard. Clearing is done by machine and measured in loads, driveways and access are a real part of the job, and planting is specified at scale. We quote off the area to be worked rather than a standard rate.
Only what will live on rainfall, and that is worth being honest about before you spend. The alternative is concentrating the planting and the lawn where water does reach and leaving the far end to hardier species or managed grass.
It marks an unsealed driveway up, which is why we allow for making it good as part of the job rather than leaving you with ruts to sort out afterwards.
On acreage, usually not. Turf you cannot keep watered becomes a liability rather than a lawn. Concentrating it near the house where it gets used and watered works out better and costs less to establish.
With clearing, as its own stage. We assess the volume on site, remove it by the load and then look at levels and drainage before anything is built or planted.
Yes. We work across Leppington 2179 and the surrounding south-west suburbs including Austral, Edmondson Park, Denham Court, Catherine Field, Rossmore and Prestons.
Send us the basics and we will come out, walk the area, assess the clearing and the water, then give you a fixed written price. The visit costs nothing.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 0451 267 287.
Whether it is two acres of scrub or a new yard behind a finished house, we will come out and price it properly.