Landscaping & Garden Design in Rose Bay
Rose Bay runs from the flat, sandy ground along the bay up steep streets towards Bellevue Hill and Dover Heights, and its prestige homes deserve gardens to match. We design and build pool surrounds, privacy hedging, sandstone retaining walls and lawns for Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Point Piper and Bellevue Hill. $20M insured, 10+ years experience.
Nearby Project
Court Road Estate, Double Bay
$20M Public Liability
Fully insured
Licensed & Qualified
Landscaping & Horticulture
100% In-House Teams
Never subcontractors
Landscaping Rose Bay — From the Waterfront to the Ridge
Rose Bay curves around its namesake bay on the southern side of the harbour. Some homes sit on low, sandy ground near the water, while others are perched on steep streets climbing towards Dover Heights and Vaucluse. Gardens here are expected to be polished, private and easy to live with: clipped hedging, pool landscaping, natural stone and lawns that look good all year.
Most of Rose Bay is in Woollahra Municipal Council, with a small part in Waverley, so we check which controls apply before design starts. Our nearest project is Court Road Estate in nearby Double Bay, where large-scale travertine paving and mature olive trees gave a harbourside estate an immediate sense of established luxury.
See the Court Road Estate project in Double Bay →
Planning a Rose Bay Garden
From waterfront flats to steep ridge-top blocks, Rose Bay sites change street by street. These are the things we plan for.
Steep Streets & Sandy Flats
Homes on the streets climbing towards Dover Heights and Vaucluse often need retaining walls, steps and careful drainage to make a slope usable. Gardens on the flats near the water sit on sandy soil that dries out fast and needs improving before planting. We design the structure and soil for the site you actually have.
Retaining walls →Pools & Privacy
Pool landscaping here is about more than paving. We detail natural stone surrounds and keep planting clear of the pool fence's non-climbable zone, then screen the pool and outdoor rooms from neighbours and the street with hedges such as lilly pilly, viburnum and murraya, chosen for your aspect and exposure.
Paving & stonework →Lawns & Ongoing Care
Lawns on sandy Rose Bay soil need regular mowing, feeding and watering to stay dense and green, especially through summer. Our in-house teams provide lawn mowing, edging, hedge trimming and full garden maintenance, so a new garden keeps looking the way it did on handover day.
Lawn care & mowing →Rose Bay & Surrounding Suburbs
We provide landscaping throughout Rose Bay and its neighbouring suburbs.
📍 Rose Bay
2029Pool landscaping, privacy hedging and lawn care for Rose Bay's harbourside and hillside homes.
📍 Bellevue Hill
2023Formal gardens, terraced lawns and retaining walls for Bellevue Hill's elevated estates.
📍 Point Piper
2027Natural stone, pool surrounds and salt-tolerant planting for Point Piper's waterfront homes.
📍 Vaucluse
2030Wind-hardy planting, formal hedging and sandstone work for Vaucluse's harbour- and ocean-facing homes.
📍 Dover Heights
2030Coastal gardens on the ridge above Rose Bay, designed for strong winds and salt exposure.
📍 Double Bay
2028Home of our Court Road Estate project, with luxury landscaping across Double Bay and the Eastern Suburbs.
Serving Rose Bay & Surrounds
Landscaping in Rose Bay — FAQs
It depends on the scope and the site. A natural stone pool surround, retaining walls on a steep block or mature screening plants cost more than a planting refresh or a new lawn, and difficult access adds labour. We provide a free, itemised quote after an on-site visit, and our pricing page shows typical ranges for common work.
Most of Rose Bay is in Woollahra Municipal Council, with a small part in Waverley Council. In either area, retaining walls over 600mm, removing or significantly pruning protected trees, and visible changes to heritage-listed homes or properties in heritage conservation areas can need approval. We'll check which council and controls apply to your address and manage any application.
Many Rose Bay homes sit well above or below the street, with steep driveways, long stairs or tight side access, and roads like New South Head Road are busy at peak times. We schedule deliveries around the traffic, use compact machinery where it fits, carry materials in by hand where it doesn't, and protect driveways, paving and neighbouring property while we work.
For tall screens we often use lilly pilly, viburnum and murraya, which clip into dense hedges. Gardens close to the water need plants that handle salt air, so we choose species for each part of your garden, and we install screens with drip irrigation so they establish quickly in sandy soil.
Yes. Our in-house teams provide lawn mowing, edging, hedge trimming, pruning and full garden maintenance in Rose Bay, Bellevue Hill, Vaucluse and nearby suburbs, on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. It's also the best way to protect a new garden after construction. See our Double Bay garden maintenance page for details.
Trusted in the Eastern Suburbs
See what our clients say about our landscaping and garden care.
Janet Tuft
“Ewan and his team turned my scrappy garden into a neat and tidy display in record time. Willing and easy to work with.”
Brad Cooper
“This Team does an outstanding job, tall hedges all around my property and pool! Gardens, lawns , even tidied up the fire pit. Great young guys attend and get in with it! Highly recommend.”
Jennie Finlay
“It is my absolute pleasure to recommend Ewan and his Team at Ethereal Gardens Landscaping. -Communication is very personable and excellent, -communicating openly is very helpful with ideas that might benefit the project and lessen time and sometimes cost if the outcome gives a good result which it has -friendliness, Courteousness and professionalism are very kind, supportive, and understanding and accepting of what is requested - attitude and work ethic are wonderful to experience and a credit to them -doing and through to completion of tasks are higher than expectation -outcomes show the care that is taken when performing the tasks -completion, which includes removal of rubbish and cleaning up, always leaves everything looking beautiful. I am very confident and, with my first hand experience, if you choose to engage Ewan and his team he/they will not disappoint. I have engaged other Landscapers for projects and Ewan at Ethereal Gardens has been by far the best. Thank you Ewan. Jennie”
Let's Create Something Ethereal
Ready to transform your outdoor space? Complete the form and we'll get back to you within 24 hours to discuss your project.