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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jamie Reid talks about designing rood top gardens and terraces in Wellinton Roof gardens tend to have a good view, not always, and it’s generally something to do with being on top of a building. Unfortunately with that comes one or two other considerations, especially if you’re in Wellington, like the wind and privacy, or lack […]
This is the third article of a series of short pieces for landscapedesign.co.nz in which I look at current trends and ideas in garden design. I think there is a need to move ‘native’ design in NZ beyond the twin poles of revegetation. On the one hand and garden design with natives on the other to […]
Heritage Gates & Fences has been designing and manufacturing premium timber gates for near on twenty years. Our designs and manufacturing methods have been proven over many years. Our timber gates are constructed using mortise & tenon joints, waterproof structural adhesives and stainless steel fixings ensuring our products are strong and built to last a […]
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 […]
