The Ellerslie International Flower Show has begun a nation-wide search for a couple to get married in the Straight from the Heart exhibition garden at this year’s Show. Christchurch Landscape ArchitectOlive Screenhas designed a wedding-themed garden for Ellerslie 2012 and is hoping the garden will host the first-ever wedding to be held at the [...]
One of the most interesting challenges associated with designing gardens for progressive buildings is bedding them back into the context of the neighbourhood in which they are situated, writes Philip Smith from O2 Landscapes.
Rachael from HEDGE Garden Design & Nursery reveals her favourite trees, plants and flowers, including winter flowering Camellias, Buxus and Corokias.
Fads come and go over time and some linger on such as Silver Dollar trees and garden gnomes. Recently I came across a Silver Dollar tree, bringing back memories of a time when these trees were really popular. The tree was Eucalyptus cinerea. A fast growing specimen that can grow up to six metres in [...]
A very popular ornamental shrub commonly known as Buxus or Boxwood and often grown as a border plant, trimmed to keep compact for a more formal type setting. In the past thousands of these plants have been produced by nurseries to satisfy the demand from gardeners wanting to establish box hedges. The same plants have [...]
