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Auckland Garden Designfest 2015

Auckland Garden Designfest 2015

Come and be inspired by some of the country’s best garden designers at this year’s Auckland Garden DesignFest. This special two-day festival on November 14 and 15 will feature up to 20 private gardens across Auckland that are not normally open to the public.                       […]

2015 Landscaping New Zealand Seminar Series Announced

2015 Landscaping New Zealand Seminar Series Announced

The 2015 Seminar series Looking Forward – Opportunities and Challenges What is the future for the NZ Landscape Industry? Providing insights into the social, economic and environment influences that will shape the NZ landscape industry in the early 21st century. We will develop the theme as the seminars progress and advise of any changes. In a collaborative […]

‘Shrubland’ Gardens

‘Shrubland’ Gardens

Replace the woodchip and bark below your shrubs with a living layer of plants. My last piece was about allowing grasslands – mainly lawns, to grow more naturally and to include flowers both for our enjoyment and for the benefit of those crucial insects, the pollinators. Here I will look in a bit more detail […]

Welcome - about us

Welcome – about us

Welcome to Landscapedesign.co.nz – New Zealand’s premier online resource for landscaping, nurseries, furnishing, ideas, advice and outdoor lifestyle.

SH*** tradies say - funny clip we can all relate to

SH*** tradies say – funny clip we can all relate to

A short funny clip about “tradies”… Feel free to comment at the bottom…  

A plea for flowers in the long grass

A plea for flowers in the long grass

This is the fifth article of a series of short pieces for landscapedesign.co.nz in which I look at current trends and ideas in garden design.   There is a lot of intensively mown grass in New Zealand–road berms, parks and reserves, garden lawns and various types of ‘unused land’–even if we exclude sports pitches. Most of […]

Introducing the Landscaping New Zealand Mitre 10 Landscape Training Seminars

Introducing the Landscaping New Zealand Mitre 10 Landscape Training Seminars

Welcome to the Landscaping New Zealand Mitre 10 Landscape Training Seminars. This is a new initiative aimed at providing professional development to all members of the landscape industry. Open to anyone wanting to enhance their knowledge & professional practice   The first series, titled TAMING THE REGULATORY DRAGON, will be held in Auckland over the […]

A Challenging Waikato Design Project - Nicky Samuel

A Challenging Waikato Design Project – Nicky Samuel

Based in the Waikato I regularly carry out design projects in challenging places beyond the main Waikato basin. In 2011, I met with a young couple in the Taumarunui region, who had built a new residence on their farm and requested that I provide them with a Landscape Plan.  They wanted a “blueprint” to develop […]