Best Landscapers in Tauranga
We assessed 60 landscapers in Tauranga and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. The businesses listed below hold 657 Google reviews between them. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 3 October 2026. How we rank →
Before you hire
Whether you need landscape design, hard landscaping or ongoing garden and lawn maintenance, a good landscaper will consider drainage, soil quality and upkeep, not just how a garden looks on day one. Ask for a planting plan with maintenance notes, check whether they handle consenting for any structures, and get a breakdown of materials versus labour in the quote.
Top 5 Landscapers in Tauranga
The top 5 landscapers in Tauranga are #1 BOP Lawns & Gardens, #2 Tauranga Landscaping, #3 Woman@work, #4 SK Mowing, and #5 Magnolia Landscape Design, ranked by Top5 score. Scroll for our take on each, plus what to ask before you hire.
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BOP Lawns & Gardens ltd
↑ 1★ 4.9 112 reviews +7 Top5 Score 165 +25★ 106 4★ 4 2★ 1 1★ 1BOP Lawns & Gardens keeps lawns, edges, shrub removal, and greenwaste cleared on a recurring schedule, making it a practical fit for rental properties and busy households that need reliable upkeep without chasing follow-ups. Jot texts clients the day before each visit so gates are unlatched, pets are secured, and nothing is left out to get damaged.
location_on 43a Humber Crescent, Gate Pa, Tauranga
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Tauranga Landscaping & Pools
↓ 1★ 4.9 124 reviews +3 Top5 Score 1645★ 118 4★ 2 3★ 1 1★ 3Tauranga Landscaping takes on retaining walls, drainage shaping, artificial turf, garden planting, and deck work, keeping clients in the loop at each stage rather than going quiet between visits. Matthew meets on site to build the plan, adjusts to client ideas as the job moves forward, and the crew finishes with the area left tidy.
location_on 37 Alach Street, Gate Pa, Tauranga
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Woman@work Ltd
↑ 1★ 4.9 85 reviews +3 Top5 Score 160 +25★ 81 4★ 3 3★ 1Woman@work gets stuck into heavily neglected gardens, tackling work like weeding dense plantings, cutting back trees with a chainsaw, clearing steep banks, and laying new landscaping, often completing large jobs within a single day. Jay and the team arrive with written quotes, confirm the scope on site, and take garden advice into the visit so clients leave with a plan for keeping things manageable.
location_on 258 Grange Road, Otūmoetai, Tauranga
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SK Mowing Tauranga | Lawn Mowing Service Contractor | Affordable,Reliable & Professional lawn mowing company near me Tauranga
↓ 1★ 5.0 92 reviews +4 Top5 Score 159 -25★ 90 4★ 2SK Mowing turns around lawn mowing, hedge trimming, shrub cutting, and garden tidying within days of first contact, often quoting and completing the work in a single visit. Larger or more difficult jobs, including paddock mowing that other Tauranga operators turned away, get the same fast response and a tidy finish.
location_on Cameron Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga
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Magnolia Landscape Design Ltd
★ 5.0 59 reviews +5 Top5 Score 157 +45★ 59Magnolia Landscape Design produces garden planting plans, hardscaping concepts, and full landscape designs for sections of all sizes, translating a client's brief into a detailed plan they can build out at their own pace and budget. Michelle asks extensive questions upfront and uses reference images to lock in the aesthetic before presenting a draft, which multiple clients have received without needing any revisions.
location_on 123 Oceanbeach Road, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga
Before you hire a landscaper in Tauranga
Drawn from 266 customer reviews collected for this page. The first answer is what it costs.
What does landscaping typically cost in New Zealand? expand_more
Basic garden tidy-ups and planting in New Zealand start from around $500 to $1,500. Full design and installation projects range from $5,000 to $50,000 or more for larger sections.
Paving, decking, and concrete work runs between $80 and $250 per square metre depending on materials and site conditions. Retaining walls, drainage work, and steep-site projects sit at the higher end due to engineering and compliance requirements.
What should a landscaping quote include to protect me if the scope changes? expand_more
A solid quote should itemise every element: specific plants by name and size, materials by grade and supplier, and a clear payment schedule tied to project milestones. One reviewer noted that a detailed written estimate with exact specifications was central to resolving a dispute when the work deviated from what was agreed, so that level of detail matters more than it might seem.
The quote should also state how variations are handled, including who approves extra costs and in writing before work proceeds. Ask explicitly whether site reinstatement, green waste removal, and cleanup are included, as some reviews highlight that these were left incomplete until the client chased the contractor.
Do any landscaping works require council consent? expand_more
Retaining walls over 1.5 metres tall require building consent under the Building Act 2004, and walls over 0.5 metres within one metre of a boundary or public space also trigger consent requirements. Decks more than 1.5 metres above ground at any point need consent, and earthworks moving significant soil volumes, often around 50 cubic metres or more depending on your council, require resource consent under your local district plan. Structural retaining walls and certain decks qualify as restricted building work, meaning a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) must carry out or supervise that work, which gives you legal protections as a homeowner.
What are the warning signs of a landscaper you shouldn't hire? expand_more
- –A quote that lacks itemised materials, plant species, or dimensions gives you no basis to dispute changes later.
- –Going quiet after an initial quote or site visit, as one reviewer experienced, is a reliable signal of poor follow-through on the actual job.
- –Sending an unsupervised worker to lead a job beyond their competence, without telling the client, is a serious red flag documented in local reviews.
- –Missed appointments with repeated excuses before work even starts suggest the same pattern will continue once you have paid a deposit.
- –No written variation process means any scope change becomes a verbal dispute with no paper trail to protect you.
- –Leaving excavation spoil, stones, or debris on site without cleanup, then requiring the client to request return visits, points to a contractor who treats finishing details as optional.
What should you ask before hiring a landscaper? expand_more
- –Ask for a written quote that names every plant species, size, and material grade so you can compare it against what is actually delivered.
- –Confirm who is responsible for obtaining any required building or resource consent, and ask to see evidence it has been lodged before earthworks or wall construction begins.
- –Ask what happens if a specified plant is unavailable or dies within the first growing season, and get the answer in writing.
- –Find out how green waste, soil spoil, and construction debris will be removed and whether that cost is included in the quoted price.
- –Ask whether the contractor holds any trade qualifications or membership of a recognised body such as the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) or Horticulture New Zealand, as neither is mandatory but both indicate a professional standard.
- –Request a breakdown of the payment schedule and confirm that no single upfront payment covers the full job cost before any work has been completed.
Also recommended landscapers in Tauranga
Ranked 6 to 10 on the same public review record.
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Tauranga Lawn Chief Limited
★ 5.0 64 reviews Top5 Score 1545★ 62 4★ 1 3★ 1Tauranga Lawn Chief runs ongoing lawn mowing and garden maintenance, including weed clearing around trees and detailed edging, for clients who want regular visits without having to follow up. Timo keeps communication tight, responds quickly to urgent requests, and several clients across multiple properties have handed the job over entirely after their first season.
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Trees & More
★ 5.0 33 reviews Top5 Score 1465★ 32 4★ 1Trees & More stocks a broad selection of trees, shrubs, hedging plants, and grasses at various stages of growth, including mature specimens, and can order in what is not on-site. Bob and Christine meet clients with photos in hand, work through planting design for specific garden spots, and factor in budget so buyers leave with plants that suit both the space and what they want to spend.
location_on 520 A Pyes Pa Road, Tauriko, Tauranga
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Friends Lawn & Garden
★ 4.9 34 reviews Top5 Score 1445★ 31 4★ 2 2★ 1Friends Lawn & Garden delivers regular lawn mowing, edge trimming, hedge work, pruning, and green waste removal, with clients noting visits arrive on the same day and around the same time each cycle. Pardeep and the team are responsive to custom requests, whether that means squeezing in an extra mow before Christmas or adjusting cut length to suit how a client wants their lawn kept.
location_on 9 Sterling Gate Drive, Bethlehem, Tauranga
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Yard Barbers
★ 5.0 30 reviews Top5 Score 1445★ 30Yard Barbers books garden tidy-ups, hedge trimming, tree pruning, weeding, and rubbish removal at short notice, with multiple clients quoted and on-site within 24 hours of first contact. Storm and the crew work through large, overgrown sections in a single visit, haul away the waste, and leave the property tidy enough that neighbours have stopped to ask who did the work.
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Tui Song Gardening Ltd
★ 5.0 24 reviews Top5 Score 1445★ 24Tui Song Gardening draws on Andrea's science and agribusiness background to handle work like full garden design from scratch, fruit tree pruning, weed spraying, lawn mowing, and large clearance projects including overgrown ivy and hedging. Remote clients get progress photos sent through as the job moves forward, and several have retained Andrea as their regular gardener after a one-off project.
About this ranking
What the 10 landscapers listed above hold, at the 3 October 2026 check.
We first assessed landscapers in Tauranga in March 2026 and have rechecked the ranking four times since. Three different businesses have held first place; BOP Lawns & Gardens has held it since October 2026. The same five businesses have been in the top 5 at every check. Across the 14 locations we assess landscapers in, the 140 businesses listed have a median rating of 5.0, and one-star reviews are 1.5% of their total.
What has changed since March 2026? expand_more
- Oct 2026
Scoring method updated. New first place: BOP Lawns & Gardens. Tauranga Lawn Chief, Trees & More, Friends Lawn & Garden and Yard Barbers entered the list. Tui Song Gardening returned to the list at #10.
- Aug 2026
Tauranga Landscaping returned to first place.
- Jul 2026
Scoring method updated. New first place: SK Mowing.
- May 2026
Scoring method updated. Tui Song Gardening entered the list at #9.
- Mar 2026
First check. SK Mowing #1.
How are the top landscapers in Tauranga chosen? expand_more
We build this page from Google Maps results for landscapers in Tauranga. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out, and a business whose main Google category is a different trade is held back until a person has checked what it does. A business whose website no longer resolves and that has had no Google review for six months is treated as dormant and left off the page until either changes. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. A location with a subscribing business is rechecked every month, and the whole page updates with it. See how we rank for the full method.
What does a business subscription offer? expand_more
No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Claiming and verifying a listing is free. It adds a phone number to the card and a small trust bonus (+3 points) to its score, for confirming a real operator stands behind the listing. The owner also gets a dashboard showing how their score is made up. A paid subscription provides an enhanced card with more ways to reach the business, including a website link and a detailed profile page. It also refreshes this page monthly and adds ranking history and competitor analysis to the owner's dashboard. The subscription adds nothing to the score. Claim your listing or see what a subscription includes.
Why isn't my business listed? expand_more
We build this page from Google Maps results for landscapers in Tauranga. The usual reasons for missing out are a Google Business category that does not match, too few reviews to score near the top, or an address outside the area we cover. Sometimes we miss a business that should be here. Check where you rank first. If you are not there and think you should be, get in touch.