6 Top Rated Landscapers in Lisburn and Castlereagh for 2026

The list above ranks 6 landscapers across Lisburn and Castlereagh by their Google reputation. Between them they hold 289 Google reviews with an average rating of 4.93 out of 5, and 4 of them are rated 4.8 or higher. The list covers landscape gardeners, garden designers, fencing and paving firms, driveway installers and businesses that offer regular garden maintenance and tree work.

When many landscapers score highly, the star rating alone will not separate them. The better questions are how many customers that rating rests on, whether the business has done work like yours before, and whether it will give you a written, itemised quote. A 4.9 from 200 customers tells you far more than a 5.0 from five.

A good way to use this page is to be clear first about what you need. That might be a design, hard landscaping such as a patio, driveway, wall or fence, soft landscaping such as turf and planting, or regular maintenance. Then shortlist three landscapers near you who do that work, ask to see photos of similar jobs, and ask all three to quote for the same plan. The sections below explain what to look for at each step.

Based on Google reviews, the highest ranked landscapers in Lisburn and Castlereagh are SC Gardening (5.0 from 202 reviews), House and Surrounds (5.0 from 29 reviews) and Mcallister landscape contracts (4.8 from 26 reviews).

The 6 landscapers listed here hold 289 Google reviews between them, with an average rating of 4.93 out of 5. 1 of them has 50 or more reviews, which gives a rating far more weight than a handful of five star reviews.

The services listed most often by landscapers in Lisburn and Castlereagh are garden maintenance (2 businesses), patios and paving (2 businesses) and driveways (2 businesses). Each profile shows that business's main services, taken from its own website.

Every landscaper on this page is ranked by one score built only from their public Google reviews. The score starts from the average star rating and weights it by how many reviews it rests on, so a business with a handful of five star reviews does not jump ahead of one that has kept a high rating over hundreds of jobs. A small extra boost goes to businesses with more reviews overall.

Ratings and review counts are refreshed from Google across the whole site. Nobody can pay to move up the ranked list. Businesses marked as a Featured Partner appear in a separate, clearly labelled box above the list, and the ranked order below it is not changed.

Gardeners do not need formal qualifications to trade, so the checks you make before work starts matter. Trade body membership gives some assurance. BALI, the British Association of Landscape Industries, says its Accredited members are vetted for workmanship, skill and health and safety. The Association of Professional Landscapers says its members are assessed, regularly inspected and accredited by TrustMark. For design work, the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers lists registered members.

Before you agree to any work, check these points:

• Examples and references. Ask for photos of similar jobs and the contact details of two or three recent customers.
• A written quote. A quote is a fixed price, while an estimate is only a rough guess. Ask for a breakdown for each part of the work, and whether VAT is included.
• Insurance. Ask to see public liability insurance, and professional indemnity insurance if you are paying for a design.
• Waste. Agree in writing who removes rubbish and who keeps surplus materials, which are common causes of dispute.
• Payments. Pay in stages rather than everything upfront, keep any deposit small, and consider keeping back a part of the price until any faults are put right, as the RHS suggests.

Anyone using weedkillers or other pesticides in your garden should hold Safe Use of Pesticides certificates. Our guide to choosing a landscape gardener you can trust covers this in more detail.

Most garden work does not need planning permission, but tall fences and walls, large paved front gardens, raised decking and work on mature trees are the jobs most likely to need a check first. The limits often quoted online come from the guidance for England, so check with your council's planning department before work starts if you are unsure, and ask your landscaper whether they have done similar jobs locally.

Talk to your neighbour before any work on a shared boundary, and agree who owns the fence, wall or hedge before anything is taken down or replaced.

Before any hedge cutting or tree work, check for nesting birds. The RHS says the nesting season usually runs between March and August but can be longer, and work should wait if you find an active nest.

Most landscaping is priced per project, so a written quote is the only reliable figure. As a rough guide, national cost guides put a landscaper outside London at about £200 to £400 a day, or £320 to £600 a day for a two person team, and a gardener for maintenance at about £25 to £45 an hour.

For whole projects, the same guides put a small garden refresh at about £2,500 to £8,000 and a mid size redesign at about £8,000 to £25,000. Laying turf is about £15 to £30 per square metre, a patio about £80 to £120 per square metre, and most fences £90 to £150 per metre fully installed. VAT is often added separately, and restricted access can add to the price.

Prices rise over time, so compare written quotes from two or three landscapers for the same plan. Our full guide to how much garden landscaping costs covers more jobs and timescales.

A clear plan makes quotes easier to compare and the finished garden more likely to match what you pictured. Our guide to planning a garden design before you hire explains how to brief a designer or landscaper.

• Patios and driveways. Most of the quality is in the groundwork you never see. A complete block paving quote should cover excavation and removing spoil, a compacted sub base of at least 150mm for anything carrying vehicles, edge restraints set in concrete, jointing sand and any drainage needed. A permeable driveway needs a contractor who knows the system, and a door to door caller offering to lay one is best turned away.
• Turf. The RHS says turf is best laid in mid autumn, and can go down any time from mid autumn to early spring when the soil is not too wet or frosty. It advises against laying turf from mid spring to early autumn, when it struggles in hot weather and needs repeated watering.
• Hedges. Formal hedges usually need trimming two or three times a year and informal hedges once or twice. Cutting costs climb fastest once a hedge is over 2 metres tall.
• Aftercare. Agree in writing what aftercare is included before the final payment, along with who removes rubbish at the end of the job.