Maroubra is big enough that a garden near the beach and a garden a kilometre inland are different jobs. The exposure changes completely across the suburb, and what we specify changes with it.
Maroubra is the largest suburb in the City of Randwick by both area and population, with 30,722 residents at the 2021 census, sitting about 10 kilometres south-east of the city at around five metres above sea level. Its beach runs for roughly a kilometre, and Magic Point to the south is rugged heathland cliff.
Close to the beach and up on the headland, salt and wind are as hard as anywhere in Sydney. Planting, fixings and finishes all have to suit it. Gardens here fail when they are specified as though they were a few streets inland.
Back from the water the exposure drops away quickly and a much wider range of planting works. On those blocks we are not limited to the toughest coastal species, and it is worth taking advantage of rather than defaulting to them.
Residential subdivision here began in the 1910s and the blocks are generally larger than the eastern suburbs closer to town. That means there is room for a proper lawn, a real entertaining area and a garden with more than one zone in it, rather than the single courtyard decision a tighter eastern suburb forces on you.
Most Maroubra projects combine three or four of these, specified for where in the suburb you are.
Entertaining areas, paths and pool surrounds paved to a level, free-draining finish. Near the beach we choose mortar, fixings and sealers that hold up in salt air rather than generic products.
How we approach pavingWalls to hold a change of level and square a block into usable flat yard, built with drainage behind them. Closer to the water we specify corrosion-resistant fixings as standard.
How we build retaining wallsNew lawn over prepared and graded ground. In sandy soil we improve it first, because turf laid straight onto sand will not carry a dry summer.
How we lay new turfBoundary screens and front hedges cut to a clean line, kept dense low down where they are doing the privacy and wind work.
How we trim hedgesMulch at a depth that holds moisture in sandy, exposed ground, and at a grade that does not blow around on a windy block.
More on mulchingLifting canopies off roofs and gutters and thinning growth so light reaches the garden. On exposed blocks we prune to balance the windward and sheltered faces rather than cutting every side to one line.
See our pruning and trimmingBeds, paths, paving joints and gravel cleared back to a clean finish, roots included.
More on weedingOld paving, broken concrete, cleared planting and green waste taken away. On a larger block a clean-up fills real volume and we size it honestly.
See our rubbish removalRemoving a tree that threatens a structure or has outgrown its position. The City of Randwick controls removal and significant pruning of many trees, and we check before quoting.
About our tree lopping workWhere in the suburb you are does more to the specification than anything else.
Three steps, a fixed written price, and the site left clean.
Call or send photos and your street. On a suburb this size, how far you are from the water changes what we would recommend.
We measure up, check the exposure, the soil and the levels, then put a fixed written price and a staged plan in front of you.
One crew from start to finish, and all old material and green waste removed when 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.
Maroubra sits in the City of Randwick with Coogee, Randwick, Malabar, Kensington and Pagewood around it.
For upkeep rather than a build, see our garden maintenance in Maroubra or everything we do across the City of Randwick, and browse every Sydney suburb we service.
Exposure, almost certainly. Maroubra is a big suburb and the salt and wind load near the beach or up on the headland is far harder than it is inland. We specify for your actual position, which is the main reason we come out before quoting.
Yes. Sand drains too fast to hold water or nutrient, so it gets improved before anything substantial goes in. Skipping that step is why replanted gardens here fail twice.
Usually, with a low retaining wall, and it often recovers more usable space than people expect. We measure the change and price it when we quote.
Yes, and on the larger blocks here it is often sensible. We set the work out in phases with a price against each, so the structure can go in now and the planting later.
Often yes. The City of Randwick controls removal and significant pruning of many trees. We check what is permitted before quoting rather than starting and stopping.
Yes. We work across Maroubra 2035 and the surrounding eastern suburbs including South Maroubra, Coogee, Randwick, Malabar, Kensington and Pagewood.
Send us the basics and we will come out, check the exposure, the soil and the levels, and give you a fixed written price. The visit costs nothing.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 0451 267 287.
Whether it is planting that keeps burning off or a block you have never been able to use properly, we will come out and price it.