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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 […]

Ecological Garden Design -  Planning and planting for biodiversity and beauty

Ecological Garden Design – Planning and planting for biodiversity and beauty

This is the fourth article of a series of short pieces for landscapedesign.co.nz in which I look at current trends and ideas in garden design. Biodiversity and beauty. These vital ingredients of a sustainable human environment are the aim in ecologically designed gardens. In my ecological design approach I combine an understanding of how plants […]

Does natural = native?  Does native = natural? by Nick Robinson

Does natural = native? Does native = natural? by Nick Robinson

This is the  second of a new series of short pieces for landscapedesign.co.nz in which I  look at current trends and ideas in garden design. We live in a biodiversity hotspot (to find out more about what make this the case see the Conservation International website and especially here. What makes us so important to global […]

Design Trends - New Perennial Planting by Nick Robinson

Design Trends – New Perennial Planting by Nick Robinson

This is the first of a new series of short pieces for landscapedesign.co.nz in which I will look at current trends and ideas in garden design. I’ll focus on ideas of ecological design, using both herbaceous perennials and native plants in a new way and how we can realize the potential of home gardens and […]

A head for heights - Corokia cotoneaster 'Paritutu'

A head for heights – Corokia cotoneaster ‘Paritutu’

Phillip Smith from O2 Landscapes shares his journal Over the previous weekend, I made a trip to the Manawatu and Taranaki, in preparation for the next regional planting guide for Landscape Architecture NZ magazine. One of the Taranaki locals that I had come to see, Corokia cotoneaster ‘Paritutu’, emerges from the precipitous sides of a local landmark, […]

Green Wall for Auckland City gets the go ahead

Green Wall for Auckland City gets the go ahead

A Green Wall project from the Committee for Auckland’s Future Leaders Programme has received a funding boost to bring it to life.

Designers front for Auckland's new garden design event

Designers front for Auckland’s new garden design event

The inaugural Auckland Garden DesignFest will take place on the weekend of 19 & 20 November.

Influencing Design - Te Mata Peak Garden Case Study

Influencing Design – Te Mata Peak Garden Case Study

Philip Smith from O2 Landscapes designs a Te Mata Peak garden using a distinctive range of plants, including species found nowhere other than on the Peak itself.