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Landscaping & Smart Irrigation in Civic and Inner Canberra

From heritage streets in Braddon, Reid and Ainslie to townhouses and apartments in the city centre, Smartscape Solutions designs and builds gardens that suit Canberra’s inner suburbs — and keeps them green with water-wise, weather-adaptive irrigation.

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Inner Canberra gardens

Working with mature trees, heritage streets and compact blocks

Canberra’s inner north and city fringe are home to some of the oldest gardens in the capital. Many blocks sit beneath large deciduous street trees, have shallow root zones close to the surface and back onto laneways with limited access. We plan every job around those constraints, choosing hand-dug trenching near established roots, compact machinery for narrow side paths and plants that cope with heavy summer shade and autumn leaf drop.

For townhouses and courtyards, space is the real luxury. We turn small, awkward areas into usable outdoor rooms with built-in seating, slim planter beds, feature lighting and pergolas that add shade without blocking winter sun.

Modern courtyard landscape design for an inner Canberra home

Popular projects in Civic and surrounding suburbs

Most of our inner-city work combines smart technology with careful, low-impact construction:

Courtyard makeovers
Paving, raised beds, screening plants and lighting that make a small yard feel larger and easier to maintain.
Irrigation upgrades for older gardens
Replacing tired, leaking systems with drip zones and a smart controller that adjusts to Canberra’s weather.
Pergolas and outdoor living
Motorised louvred roofs and decks designed to suit character homes and strata guidelines.

Planning a garden for an inner-city home

Before we quote, we walk the site with you to check access, existing trees, underground services and drainage. In established streets, the ACT’s tree protection rules can apply to large trees, so we design paving, trenching and structures to keep clear of protected root zones and let you know when an arborist report may be needed. We also think about neighbours: quiet equipment, tidy work areas and clear start and finish times matter when homes are close together.

The result is a garden that respects the character of the street, feels private and comfortable, and costs less to run thanks to efficient, automated watering.

Where we work around Civic

We regularly work in Braddon, Reid, Turner, Ainslie, Dickson, Campbell, Acton and the surrounding streets. Our team is based in Mitchell, only a short drive away, so site visits, quotes and follow-up maintenance are quick and easy to arrange.