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Softscaping
gardens that stay green in August.

Palms, olive trees, flowering beds, lawns and irrigation — planted for the UAE climate.

Softscaping is everything that grows. We choose plants that survive a Dubai summer, set them in raised planters and beds with proper soil, and lay the drip irrigation that keeps them alive. Then we come back to check how they took.

Softscaping project by A&B Design & Build in Dubai
What's included

Softscaping — designed and built by one team.

Palms & Specimen Trees

Mature palms and multi-trunk olive trees, delivered and craned into place, planted with the right soil mix and support.

Planting Beds & Raised Planters

Layered beds of shrubs, grasses and flowers — bougainvillea, frangipani, canna, desert rose — set in clean concrete planters with white pebble mulch.

Lawns & Artificial Grass

Real turf where it can thrive, UV-stable artificial grass over a draining base where it cannot.

Drip & Spray Irrigation

Irrigation laid out for your actual planting, on a timer, so the garden does not depend on someone remembering to water.

Hedges & Privacy Screens

Dense green hedges and tall planting along boundary walls for privacy from neighbours and the street.

Garden Care After Handover

Advice on watering and pruning for the first season, and follow-up visits while the plants settle in.

On Site

How the work actually gets done.

Crane lifting a mature palm tree into a villa gardenOn site
Mature palm delivered by crane
Crew watering a newly planted multi-trunk olive treeOn site
Olive tree planted and watered in
Newly planted palm in a concrete planter with white pebblesOn site
Palm set in its planter
Tall palm planted in a new landscaped gardenOn site
Palm in place, bed planted
Questions

What clients ask us about softscaping.

Which plants survive a Dubai summer?+

Palms, olive trees, bougainvillea, frangipani, agave and most desert-adapted shrubs handle the heat well when they have drip irrigation and a proper soil mix. We plan the planting around sun, shade and wind on your actual plot.

Real grass or artificial grass?+

Real grass needs sun, water and regular care; artificial grass works in shaded areas, small courtyards and places that are hard to water. Many of our gardens mix both.

Can you plant a big palm or olive tree in an existing garden?+

Yes. Mature trees are delivered and lifted in with a crane truck, planted with the right soil and supported until the roots take.

Do you install the irrigation too?+

Yes. Drip and spray irrigation is part of the job, laid out for the planting so every bed gets the water it needs on a timer.

Free site visit

Send us a photo of your space.

A photo, a sketch or a voice note on WhatsApp is enough to start. We come to look at the plot and give you one clear scope and price.

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