Hand Made Gardens · 8 Mudge St, McLaren Vale SA 5171 · 0413 115 680 · Quotes Monday to Saturday
Landscaping in McLaren Vale since 1981
Hand Made Gardens is based right in McLaren Vale, not just servicing it from further afield. Martyn Hand has been building Adelaide gardens since 1981, and quotes and builds every job personally with a small handpicked team. Being local means genuine familiarity with the area's conditions: McLaren Vale sits in South Australia's wine region, and ground conditions here range from typical suburban blocks to the heavier, more reactive clay soils found closer to the vineyards, which change how a base needs to be prepared for paving and retaining work to last. McLaren Vale is home base, not the limit. Hand Made Gardens works right across Adelaide's south, east, hills and western suburbs.
Services we do most in McLaren Vale
Paving
Driveways, paths, patios and courtyards.
Retaining Walls
Practical solutions for sloped blocks.
Timber Decks
Built to last, sized to your space.
Irrigation
Reliable watering systems for gardens of any size.
Garden Lighting
Highlight your garden after dark.
Garden Features
Water features, garden beds and finishing touches.
Lawns
Instant lawn for your front or back garden.
Small Earthworks
Site prep, levelling and drainage.
Landscape Design
Planting plans tailored to your soil, climate and site.
A McLaren Vale project
This winery garden makeover, just down the road in Willunga South, is a good example of the local ground conditions mentioned above: the site's highly reactive clay soil meant the paving base needed extra preparation (cement-treated rubble over geofabric) to stop the mortar joints cracking. See the full case study →
McLaren Vale landscaping questions
Are you actually based in McLaren Vale?
Yes. Hand Made Gardens is based at 8 Mudge St, McLaren Vale SA 5171. Martyn Hand quotes and builds every job personally, with a small handpicked team.
Do you take on small jobs in McLaren Vale, or only big projects?
Both. A deck or retaining wall gets the same care as a complete garden build, and every job is sized to fit your garden and your budget.
How quickly can you get to a McLaren Vale job?
We're based on Mudge St, so most McLaren Vale addresses are only a few minutes away, and McLaren Flat, Willunga and Aldinga are all within about 15 minutes.
Do you provide free quotes in McLaren Vale?
Yes, a free, written, no-obligation quote, usually about 15 minutes on site to measure up.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Builders Licence BLD 51302, covering all landscape construction work, and fully insured.
What clients say
Martyn and his team were amazing. Always on time, very clean and extremely approachable. They were happy to explain things along the way and nothing was too much trouble.
Jodie Ielasi, Google review
Read all our reviews on Google →
Other areas we cover
Southern suburbs
Reynella, Hallett Cove, Happy Valley, Aberfoyle Park and Port Noarlunga.
Eastern suburbs
Glen Osmond, Burnside, St Peters, Kensington and Unley.
Western suburbs
Seacliff, Somerton Park, Henley Beach, West Lakes and Semaphore.
Got a garden project in mind, right here in McLaren Vale?
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