Landscaping & turf in Officer.
Officer is one of Victoria’s fastest-growing suburbs — estates like Arena and Timbertop are handing over thousands of bare new-build lots. We turn that bare dirt into finished yards: soil prep, instant turf, garden beds and irrigation, front and back.
The Officer landscaping story.
Bare new-build lots, by the thousand.
The Pakenham–Officer corridor adds around 255 dwellings a year, with Pakenham East alone planned for 7,000-plus homes. Estate lots arrive as bare, compacted clay that needs the full treatment — which is why landscape design and construction is our busiest service in Officer. We prep the base, lay instant turf, build the beds and run the irrigation.
Smart design for smaller blocks.
Officer’s newer lots are 350–600m², so we design tight, practical layouts — a usable lawn, slim privacy beds with advanced screening plants, and synthetic turf in narrow shaded side passages where a mower will not fit. An automated irrigation system keeps the whole lot green with zero effort.
Typical Officer jobs.
- Full bare-lot fit-out — soil prep, turf, beds and irrigation ($28K–$38K)
- Backyard instant turf with soil prep ($3K–$6K)
- Privacy screening beds with advanced lilly pilly planting
- Four-zone irrigation with smart controller and rain sensor
- Synthetic turf in a shaded side passage or pet zone
Officer landscaping FAQs.
Do you landscape new-build lots in Officer?
Yes — new-build landscaping is the core of our Officer work. Estates like Arena and Timbertop are handing over thousands of lots as bare, compacted dirt, front and back. We do the full fit-out: soil prep, instant turf, garden beds and planting, and irrigation — turning a bare new-home block into a finished yard. Finished yards are what buyers expect from day one.
How much to landscape a bare Officer block?
It depends how much you do. Instant turf is about $18–$30 per m² supplied and laid, and a full front-and-back landscape design and construction package commonly runs $15,000–$45,000. Worked example: a 400m² Officer block done end to end — soil prep, 150m² of turf, a paved patio zone, two garden beds and four-zone irrigation — typically lands around $28,000–$38,000. Turf-only or backyard-only jobs cost far less.
How do you fit landscaping into a small Officer block?
Officer’s newer lots are 350–600m², so every square metre counts. We design tight, practical layouts — a usable patch of instant turf, slim planted garden beds for privacy with advanced screening plants, and synthetic turf in narrow shaded side passages where a mower won’t fit and grass won’t grow. Smart irrigation keeps it all green with no effort.
Do I need a permit to landscape my new Officer home?
Soft landscaping on a new Officer lot — turf, garden beds, irrigation and planting — needs no Cardinia Shire permit. Permits are generally only triggered by structural retaining over 1m, drainage changes or a new crossover. We lodge Dial Before You Dig before excavation and tie into stormwater per South East Water requirements, and hand any structural retaining to our sister site Pakenham Retaining Walls.
Other service areas.
Free Officer landscaping quote.
Bare-lot fit-outs and smart small-block design. Fixed price in 7 days.