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Perfect contractor, highly recommended!

Landscape garden design

$200

Jason did a garden plan for me. Had some great ideas, heaps of detail in the sketch and the plants to use. Will use again to put the idea into action.

Front yard garden design

$150

Very easy to work with Responsive to feedback

Garden designer for courtyards

$800

Lauren was lovely to work with and very accommodating.

Garden design

$300

Good communication and punctuality

Garden design and landscaping

$5

Emma went over and above to deliver a top garden design. Would highly recommend and use again.

Garden design

$200

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$80

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$200

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$400

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Why hire a garden design service through Airtasker?

If you're searching for local garden designers near you who can help bring your vision to life, look no further than Airtasker. With our user-friendly platform, it's easy to find a design specialist who can plan and design your garden based on your style and taste. No more searching online or going around town looking for garden design companies near you.

It doesn't matter whether it's designing a vast front garden or designing a small yard at the back of your home–we have plenty of garden and backyard designers who are seasoned in working on all types of residential gardens and outdoor spaces. You can even check each profile and browse their portfolio, so you can hire someone who best fits the job you need.

When putting up your task, let us know the details of your request. Feel free to post your schedule, set your ideal rate, and layout the services you need. We'll then connect you with garden designers near you who can work with you to build the garden of your dreams.

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Top Garden Designers related questions

Hiring a garden designer can help you layout your ideas in both an artistic and practical way. Planning and designing gardens is a complex and challenging process requiring creative and technical skills and expertise. These include knowledge of construction techniques, horticulture, landscaping materials, and building costs. When you hire a garden designer, they can help you create a garden and outdoor space that achieves your vision, within your budget, and is safe for you and your family.

How long it takes to plan and design a garden all depends on the size of your garden and the complexity of the design. If it’s a simple garden design for a small garden, the design process can be completed roughly around two to four weeks. Additional time may be needed if your garden is larger in scale and features more hardscapes and other landscaping features.

If you want to upgrade or renovate a part of your garden, that's no problem. We can help you find an expert for a garden design that complements your aesthetic and your overall garden's conditions. Whether it's reducing your lawn size, installing a patio, or redoing your paving, your designer can help you plan the required work so your contractor can get the job done quickly and safely.

You can have your garden designed at any time of the year. Our garden designers can readily work in any season. Once you reach out to your garden designer, they can advise you on the best time frame for your garden project–from design planning to building and planting. This is mainly because plants, flowers, shrubs, and other greenery are ideally planted during colder weather conditions.

Definitely! If you need help designing your kitchen, living room, or bedroom, we also have skilled interior designers who can work on your indoor space. From choosing the right floor plans to picking ideal wall colours and coming up with innovative storage solutions, they can work with you to create a home that's both functional, beautiful, and livable for your entire family.

Once your garden has been designed and built, you can also hire Taskers who can help with your garden's upkeep. We have qualified gardeners who can help you with all your gardening tasks–from grass cutting and lawn mowing to even planting new greens in your garden. You can also book a lawn care service in case you need specific work such as pest control, soil testing, and fertilisation.

If you’re looking for related services near you, some of the most popular on Airtasker right now include Weeding, Garden Tidy Up, Garden Maintenance, Garden Planting, and Hedge Trimming. Whatever you need done, you can post a task and get offers from local Taskers near you.

What do garden design services include?

Garden design services include a wide range of tasks to make your dream garden come to life. When you book your garden design through Airtasker, you can save time, minimise stress, and achieve the output you're looking for. Whether you just moved into a new home and want to develop your garden or you want to spruce up your outdoor space, our design experts can help you out. Here's what to expect when you hire garden designers through Airtasker:

Initial consultation and site survey

Your garden design project starts with a consultation with your garden designer so they can find out your needs and talk about what you want to achieve with your dream garden. Are you looking for wildlife garden designers who can help you create an outdoor space where birds, butterflies, and bees can thrive? Or maybe you're aiming for a modern garden design to suit your new home?

Since every garden and home is unique, your garden designer will survey your space to spot possible opportunities that can be maximised or analyse potential challenges that can arise throughout the project.

Planning and designing

After the consultation, your garden designer will then use all the information provided to create a detailed master plan for your garden. You can visualise where to place specific landscape surfaces such as paths, lawns, and patios, as well as suggested materials, colour schemes, water features, and lighting systems.

The plan also comprises a plant and flower bed design where your trees, topiary, and other greenery are located, depending on your personal preferences and which species best fit with the conditions in your garden. Other aspects such as construction details are also included complete with exact measurements and specifications so your contractor can build your garden exactly as you envisioned.

Project monitoring

Once your garden build begins, your garden designer will be on-site to oversee the project. Together with your landscape designer, the entire build process is regularly monitored to ensure that all hardscapes and external features are implemented following the design plan and with high standards. In case something unexpected arises during the garden build, your garden designer is at hand to answer any questions and offer quick and effective solutions. 

If you want to prolong the look and quality of your newly built garden, you may also ask your garden designer for a garden maintenance plan. You can use this yourself or freely pass it on to your gardener for their reference.

Recent Garden Designers tasks

Planting, garden designing

$400

Aveley WA 6069, Australia

17th Sep 2026

Planting and garden design Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: No

Garden design and landscaping

$1,000

North Beach WA 6020, Australia

14th Sep 2026

We have a small 16 x 4m garden with astro turf Rendered block with planting to create a bamboo privacy screen Landscaping around our 3 x 4m pool Additional landscaping and open to ideas Unsure of budget so that's just a placeholder amount - please feel free to offer what makes best sense

Garden design

$3,000

Bonbeach VIC 3196, Australia

14th Sep 2026

Fresh open space for planting and garden design looking for semi retired or retired to craft an open space over time Must have knowledge of plants Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Garden design planting advice

$180

Sunbury VIC 3429, Australia

10th Sep 2026

Would like some advice on designing garden and what plants would be recommended for our home.

GARDEN DESIGNER needed to redesign & replant large balcony planters

$2,500

Erskineville NSW 2043, Australia

8th Sep 2026

Hello, I am looking for someone to redesign and restore the large planters on our wrap-around apartment balcony. The scope of work includes: - Design & Selection: Creating a high-impact "WOW factor" design using a combination of resilient, attractive, and complementary plants (varying textures, sizes, and colors). The design should include screening plants along the northern and (possibly) western boundaries too. Note that the balcony receives direct sunlight all day and is subject to high winds, so all proposed plants must tolerate these extreme conditions. - Labor & Execution: Removing current dead plants/weeds, clearing out old material, and replanting. - Materials & Disposal: Supplying all plants, potting mix/soil, bark mulch, and handling full waste removal from the site. Please provide a detailed quote that includes a description of the proposed design, plant selections, and an itemized breakdown of all costs (design, labor, materials etc). I have attached photos showing the balcony's original look (which we liked) as well as its current state. A video walkthrough of all the planters is also available upon request. I look forward to hearing from you.

Garden design

$5,000

New Lambton Heights NSW 2305, Australia

6th Sep 2026

Back yard needs sleepers

Front & Backyard Garden Design – Family-Friendly Layout

$350

Blackburn North VIC 3130, Australia

5th Sep 2026

We have recently moved to Blackburn North and are looking for someone to help us design a practical and attractive layout for our front and backyard. We have two young children and would like to create a garden that works well for the whole family. We would like the design to include ideas for: * 🥕 A productive veggie/herb garden * 🛝 A kids' play area, including a swing set * 🏖️ A sandpit * 🌿 Suitable plants, trees and garden beds * 🌳 Lawn/open areas for the kids to play * 🌸 Attractive, low-maintenance planting * ☀️ Consideration of sunlight, shade and positioning * 📐 A practical layout that makes good use of the existing space We are happy to do the gardening, planting and construction work ourselves. What we need is someone with landscaping/garden design experience to come up with a thoughtful overall plan and advise us on what to plant and where to put everything. Ideally, we'd like: * A simple scaled or reasonably detailed garden layout/plan * Suggested locations for the veggie garden, play equipment, sandpit, lawn and garden beds * Planting suggestions suitable for Melbourne * Advice on materials/finishes where appropriate * A design that we can implement progressively ourselves We can provide photos but suggest measurements will need to be taken from maps satellite view or similar Please include examples of previous garden designs you've completed and your price for the design consultation/plan. Thanks!

Eileen was wonderful to work with. Her design was detailed and well considered. She was fast and thorough. We would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a landscape design.

Courtyard garden design

$30

Molonglo Valley ACT 2611, Australia

2nd Sep 2026

Looking for an outdoor area planner to help me design my courtyard space. Total space 37m2 - approximately 4.6m x 8m. ‘Grass’ space in picture is 1.8m x 6.1m which is actually mulched.

Garden design

$50

Plenty VIC 3090, Australia

31st Aug 2026

Backyard needing some inspiration.

Garden design

$4,000

Baringa QLD 4551, Australia

11th Aug 2026

Front Yard Landscaping I want to redesign my front yard. The old lawn is completely gone, so lawn removal.is needed. However the yard has a slope. I am looking for help with: 1. Design ideas/suggestions for the slope 2. Plants suggestion Yard size is about 30-50sqm. Please send me a message or contact me to set up a site inspection. Thanks!

Garden design

$200

Holland Park West QLD 4121, Australia

17th Jul 2026

Garden bed design 14x1m along fence Privacy sub tropical scrubs 4m max height

Garden design and makeover

$300

Annerley QLD, Australia

6th Jun 2026

Makeover of small corner in garden. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: No Would like to co design the makeover together - I’ve included what Chat GPT suggested for an idea of the service I am wanting (not necessarily that it has to look like one of these exactly)

Garden design

$500

Morley WA, Australia

28th May 2026

Need to redeisgn the garden Type of gardening: Lawn mowing, Weeding, Hedge trimming, Whipper snipping, Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Garden design for front yard

$1,500

Thorneside QLD, Australia

9th May 2026

Garden design for front yard Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Landscape/Garden Design, Planning & Execution

$1,000

Fernvale QLD 4306, Australia

20th Apr 2026

We are looking for a Landscaper/Gardener to assist with our 1-acre property. We have had some trees and hedges removed but unsure where to go from here. The photos are of the backyard but there is work required in the front yard as well. We are after a clean, low maintenance yard, fire pit, and pool area. Step 1 for us is tohave a professional come outand discuss ideas, options, and things to consider (ie drainage and irrigation). We will want to break the project into chunks but with an aim to complete most (in not all) work by the end of the year. The budget quoted in the ad is not reflective of the work that needs to be done. We can work through costs post the initial discussions. We are located in Fernvale, QLD.

Garden design

$1,000

Warranwood VIC, Australia

10th Apr 2026

We need a qualified horticulturalist or landscape designer to provide a basic planting / garden design for our house. The land is around 1200sqm, and on a sloping / battle axe block. The majority of hard scaping is done, now we just need to know what plants to put where.

Thanks so much, we love the design you did for us. Eileen was so friendly and helpful, and was able to create an amazing design. I would absolutely recommend using Eileen, she was fantastic.

Garden designer / landscaper

$10

Palmwoods QLD 4555, Australia

7th Apr 2026

I'm looking for a Garden designer or a landscaper to get clear of the existing ones. Thanks

Looking for a garden designer

$200

Wynnum West QLD, Australia

6th Apr 2026

I’m looking for an experienced garden designer to help transform my backyard into a calm, minimalist outdoor space. I’d love to include a small Zen garden corner as a feature, so someone with good plant knowledge and design experience would be ideal. I’m after: A simple, modern/minimalist garden design A Zen-style corner (e.g. gravel, stones, low-maintenance plants) Advice on suitable trees or plants that are hardy, long-lasting, and low maintenance Ideas that will suit an Australian climate The space is currently a blank canvas, so I’m open to creative suggestions, layout ideas, and plant recommendations. Bonus if you can: -Recommend where to source materials/plants -Help bring the design to life (optional) -Please share examples of previous work if you have them 😊 Thanks!

Native garden design help

$10

Warrandyte VIC, Australia

4th Apr 2026

Looking for someone experienced in garden design to help with a planting plan for a sloped garden area at my place. The space already has some established trees, shrubs and rocks. I’m mainly after help choosing the right native/indigenous plants and how to arrange them so it looks clean and works well in the space. What I’m after: • Simple planting design (layout + plant selection) • Focus on structure, layering, and a cohesive look • Recommendations suited to site conditions (slope, sun/shade, drainage) • Good understanding of native / indigenous plants Deliverable can be simple like a sketch, marked-up photo, or basic plan, nothing too formal, just something practical I can use to carry out the planting. This is for one section to start with and there are a few other areas around the property that may need attention down the track. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Garden design , mainly potting plants into pots

$200

West End QLD, Australia

23rd Mar 2026

potting plants and design or advice on which plants, which pots Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes