Canterbury · Landscape, construction & earthworks

Architectural Landscape
Construction in Canterbury

Architectural landscape construction across Canterbury, from period gardens around Maling Road to contemporary rebuilds set into the suburb's established, leafy streets.

One in-house team from first consultation to final handover. Not three trades stitched together at the end.

In Canterbury

Landscape that belongs to a Canterbury street.

Canterbury is one of Melbourne's most prestigious and tightly-held eastern suburbs. Grand period homes sit on generous blocks under a canopy of mature elms and oaks, and heritage overlays are common. A landscape here works within a strong established character, whether it is restoring a period garden or settling a contemporary rebuild into a street that has looked the same for a century.

We deliver that with restraint. Levels, drainage and structure are resolved against the architecture and the existing trees from the first excavation. Hardscape and planting are chosen to sit comfortably with the era of the home and the leafiness around it. The result reads as though it was always there, not dropped in after the build.

Crazy paving terrace and lamp post on an architectural residence

Where we work

Around Canterbury.

Canterbury sits at the heart of our core service area, alongside Camberwell and Balwyn. We deliver across the surrounding established eastern suburbs.

Canterbury and nearby

  • Canterbury
  • Camberwell
  • Balwyn
  • Surrey Hills
  • Kew
  • Hawthorn East
  • Mont Albert

Part of our core eastern and south-eastern service area. See the full picture of how we work.

Common questions

Landscape construction in Canterbury.

Can you work sympathetically with Canterbury's period homes and established trees?

Yes. Much of Canterbury is heritage-sensitive, with significant established elms and oaks and period frontages. We plan access, levels and structure around tree-protection zones and overlay requirements, and detail hardscape and planting to sit comfortably with the era of the home rather than against it.

Do you work across Canterbury?

Yes. Canterbury sits inside our core eastern and south-eastern service area. We deliver architectural landscape construction, commercial works and builder external-works packages across Canterbury and the surrounding suburbs.

Is it one team or subcontractors?

One in-house team. Landscape, construction and earthworks all sit under one company with a single line of accountability, so the work resolves as a single piece rather than three trades stitched together at the end.

Where can we see your work?

Our portfolio includes recent residential work in North Balwyn and Sunbury and commercial grounds at Mernda Hills and St James, Vermont. Every project shown is real ANKS work.

Book a consultation

Start with a site walk in Canterbury.

Every project begins with a free on-site consultation. Bring the plans, the architect, the brief, or just the vision. We will walk the site and talk through what is possible.