SurePave is a plastic cellular paving grid for reinforcing grass or gravel where a permeable or porous surface is required. The unique design of this system offers excellent ground reinforcement by creating a surface made up by an open cell structure that can be used with either grass or gravel. SurePave pavers are suitable for […]
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 […]
This is the time of year when many of us start planning changes to our gardens so we thought it worthwhile to introduce you to a tree that we are growing in the nursery called Ficus tuffi. Ficus tuffi is a very popular tree as creates an excellent hedge and is also ideal for topiary. […]
Premium Outdoor Screens at attractive prices 0800 Sunshade has reduced the price of its award-winning Ezytrak Outdoor Screen Systems from June to August 31st this year. Check out the Winter Promotion here… Typically winter is a time when we put away our BBQ’s, outdoor furniture, umbrellas and shade sails and with them take away the use and […]
A gardener with a good micro-climate; as a result of the terrain, or by established trees, making a sheltered hot spot which can be planting out a month or more before it is safe for another gardener to do so, just up the road. When you buy packets of seeds you will find on the packet […]
Tropical delight on the shore The brief on this Mairangi Bay property in simple terms was “I want to be in Fiji without leaving my backyard”. With this in mind and an openess for creativity we went about our task with a passion. The interest and challenge was the movement and placement of 40 tonne […]
Subalpine scrub and dry grasslands serve as the basis for the planting at this Tekapo garden. By Philip Smith from o2 Landscapes.
