THE BLOCK 2024 Landscape Winners! House 2 – Courtney & Grant. Learn more!
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Looking for landscapers who can take your project from a rough idea through to the final plant going in the ground? That’s what we do. KD Landscapes is a one-stop-shop for landscaping in Malvern, covering both residential and commercial work — design, structural landscaping, construction and every finishing touch — so you’re never chasing three trades to finish one garden.
We’re a family-owned and run business with more than 20 years across Melbourne’s south-east and a team whose combined experience runs past half a century.
We also hold a Domestic Builders License in Structural Landscaping, so the harder engineering-led jobs — retaining walls, level changes, load-bearing structures — are done properly and to code. Quality materials, deadlines that are actually met, and a crew that turns up when it says it will.
Malvern has its own character, and we design for it. The suburb’s established period homes, mature gardens and leafy streets deserve landscaping that fits the setting — complementing heritage architecture, working around blocks that aren’t always easy to access, and suiting Melbourne’s climate and soil so the garden still looks its best years on. From a full backyard transformation to a single standout feature, we tailor the work to your home, lifestyle and budget.
Every great landscaping project starts with a design. We sit down with you, listen to how you want to use the space, and turn it into a design that suits your home and budget. Expect sensible suggestions that build on your ideas rather than override them — front yards, backyards and complete outdoor layouts, all mapped out before a shovel hits the ground.
This is where the design becomes real. As fully licensed structural landscapers, we manage the whole build, from groundwork and hard surfaces through to structures and planting, and see it through to a clean, finished space. One team, one point of contact, and a project delivered on time and to the standard your Malvern home deserves.
Retaining walls do the heavy lifting on sloping and split-level blocks, holding ground steady and carving out usable, flat space. We engineer and build them to last in concrete, timber or feature stone, so they perform structurally while looking like a deliberate part of the garden, not an afterthought bolted on later.
The right paving ties a whole outdoor space together. Whether it’s travertine around the pool, bluestone for an entertaining area or a durable path through the garden, we work with trusted Melbourne suppliers and lay it properly, so it stays level, drains well and still looks sharp years down the track.
A pool is only as good as the space around it. We design and build pool surrounds that are safe, low-maintenance and genuinely inviting — paving, decking, planting, screening and lighting worked together so the whole area feels like a resort corner of your own backyard rather than just a slab of water.
Done well, concrete is one of the hardest-working surfaces on a property. We pour driveways, paths, shed slabs and poolside areas in exposed aggregate, plain or coloured finishes, handling every stage ourselves — so you get a surface that shrugs off daily use, drains cleanly and sharpens the look of the whole home from the street in.
A deck or pergola turns unused yard into a room you actually live in. Under our structural landscaping licence we build both — timber decks made for year-round entertaining, and pergolas, arbours and shade structures sized and styled to your home. It’s the kind of feature that quietly becomes the natural centre of the backyard.
Planting is what turns a build into a space. Working with Malvern’s climate and soil, and some of Melbourne’s best nurseries, we choose a plant palette that suits your space and keeps looking good as it matures. Finish it with quality lawn, whether natural Sir Walter buffalo and kikuyu or low-maintenance artificial turf, and the space feels complete.
The details are what set a garden apart. Irrigation systems on automatic timers keep your beds and lawn green right through summer with zero effort, while a custom water feature, freestanding or spilling into the pool and finished with lighting, brings movement, sound and a real sense of occasion to the space.
A simple three-step process that keeps your Malvern project clear and stress-free from start to finish.
Have a think about how you'd like to use the space and save any photos or styles you're drawn to. Not sure where to start? No problem — we'll steer you with ideas to suit your home and budget.
We visit your property, measure up and talk through your ideas in detail — weighing up materials, layout and costs so the design fits your home, lifestyle and what you want to spend.
You'll have a detailed design and quote back within 7 days. Happy to proceed? Sign off the contract, we lock in your dates, and our team gets to work bringing it all to life.
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FAQS
A few of the things Melbourne homeowners ask us most before starting a landscaping project in Malvern.
We’re across Malvern and the wider south-east of Melbourne, so alongside Malvern itself we regularly work in Malvern East, Armadale, Toorak, Glen Iris and the surrounding suburbs. If you’re nearby and not sure whether we reach you, just give us a call — chances are we do.
Absolutely — it’s one of the things we love about landscaping in this part of Melbourne. Malvern is full of established Edwardian and Victorian homes, and we design outdoor spaces that complement that character rather than clash with it, from the plant palette down to the paving and materials we choose.
It depends entirely on scope. A smaller garden refresh might take a few days, while a full design-and-construction project can run several weeks. We’ll give you a realistic timeline at quote stage, and because we manage every trade in-house, we’re able to keep things moving without the usual delays.
Some works, like larger structures, certain retaining walls or projects on heritage-overlay properties, may need approval from the City of Stonnington, which covers Malvern.
We’ll flag anything likely to need a permit early and guide you through the process so nothing holds your project up unexpectedly.
Every Malvern garden is different, so we quote each project individually rather than quoting a flat rate.
After visiting your property and discussing your ideas, we put a detailed, fixed quote in writing within 7 days — no vague ballpark figures, so you know exactly what you’re getting and what it costs before committing.
Whether you're planning a full backyard build or just want to make more of the space you've got, Kris and the KD Landscapes team are ready to help. Give us a call for a no-obligation, free quote — and let's start bringing your Malvern space to life.
