Onsite DIY Landscaping

Instant Greenscene Landscaping, established in 1998, provides onsite DIY landscape consulting services across Brisbane North through to the Sunshine Coast. We also offer landscape consulting by phone throughout South East Queensland, drawing on decades of industry experience.

DIY Landscaping – Consulting Brisbane North to the Sunshine Coast

Landscaping and DIY landscaping can be a highly rewarding achievement. However, poorly planned or poorly executed works can negatively impact both functionality and property value. Instant Greenscene Landscaping offers a professional landscape consulting service for homeowners considering either professional installation or a DIY approach.

A “hybrid approach” is often the most effective solution—combining professional guidance or partial installation with DIY execution. Many homeowners underestimate what they can achieve themselves, while others overcommit and face unnecessary time, cost, and physical effort. Before spending weekends on hard labour, it’s worth getting the right advice to ensure your effort is well directed.

Our onsite landscape consultancy services cover Brisbane North through to the Sunshine Coast. We specialise in landscape drainage solutions, while also providing expert advice in landscape design, lighting, decking, retaining walls, turf selection, garden planning, material selection, and general construction guidance.

In addition to our onsite services, we also offer a dedicated landscape consulting phone service which covers all of South East Queensland. While it does not include the benefit of an onsite visit, it can be an effective and convenient option in many situations, particularly for planning advice, troubleshooting, and early-stage project guidance.

By consulting with us before starting your landscape works—and ideally even before your home build—we can help minimise costly mistakes by ensuring your landscape plans align with other site and construction requirements. The right design and material selection from the outset can save significant time and expense.

Whether you’re still in the planning stage or have already started and encountered challenges, we can assist in finding practical solutions and getting your project back on track.

DIY landscaping consultations- What we offer

A QBCC licensed, fully qualified structural landscaper and Irrigation plumber will visit you onsite for up to two hours (* additional time available) to discuss any facet of landscaping- whether that be design ideas, material selection, structural building advice (eg. retaining walls, footings, paving), horticulture or drainage issues.

In most cases, we can provide a pricing indication for professional works during the onsite consultation also. This indication may be for the landscape works in its entirety or any facet of the works the DIY landscaper may prefer not to undertake. Assuming you are satisfied with discussed scope of works and price indications, we can proceed to a formal quotation to have your works professionally completed.

DIY Landscaping consultation Fees-* landscape consultations include up to two hours onsite, additional hours are available at $250 inc. gst 

Brisbane North $495 inc GST MON-FRI, $550 inc GST weekends.
Sunshine Coast $495 inc GST Mon-FRI, $550 inc GST weekends.

Payment options- Cash, debit cards, Visa, Mastercard  **fees apply to credit transactions

DIY Landscape consulting by phone - South east Queensland

Telephone DIY Landscape Consultations – Practical Landscape Advice by Phone

TELEPHONE LANDSCAPE CONSULTATIONS – $148 inc GST per hour (1 hour minimum)

Looking for practical landscape advice without the need for an onsite consultation? Our telephone DIY landscape consultation service is ideal for homeowners seeking professional guidance, ideas, budgeting assistance or specific construction advice from an experienced QBCC licensed structural landscaper and irrigation plumber.

This service is designed to provide many of the same practical benefits as our onsite DIY landscaping consultations, but in a convenient phone-based format. Telephone consultations are ideal during the early planning stages of your project or for DIY landscapers requiring advice on a particular landscaping issue.

Our telephone landscape consultations may assist with:

  • Landscape ideas, planning and project staging
  • Budgeting advice and realistic project expectations
  • Plant selection and low maintenance garden advice
  • Privacy screening and feature planting ideas
  • Retaining wall and drainage advice
  • Paving and material selection guidance
  • Irrigation and sprinkler system advice
  • Landscape lighting concepts
  • DIY landscaping “how to” advice
  • Construction sequencing and practical landscape solutions
  • Troubleshooting existing landscaping or drainage issues

Telephone consultations are particularly useful for clients wanting an initial overview of their project prior to booking an onsite consultation or obtaining professional landscaping quotations.

To get the most from your consultation, clients may email photos, plans, measurements or inspiration images prior to the scheduled phone appointment.

Telephone Consultation Fees

$148 inc GST per hour
(1 hour minimum)

Payment options – Cash deposit, debit cards, Visa and Mastercard.
**Fees apply to credit card transactions.

To arrange a telephone landscape consultation please contact us on 0408 770 646 or complete our online enquiry form.