New Zealand – clean and green, not to mention windy! In conservation terms, our wind is something we can be proud of. It’s a planet-friendly renewable energy resource and we own some of the best. With global warming, the prediction is that our weather is going to get even windier. It’s just as well then, […]
Are you looking for a Landscape Designer or Landscape Architect in Bay of Plenty? Including Rotorua, Tauranga, Mount Maunganui
On 11th of March the gates for the first Christchurch-hosted Ellerslie International Flower Show open, promising “the biggest and the best show” in Ellerslie’s 14-year-old history. With more than 80 horticultural exhibits, the stage is set to develop the Southern Hemisphere’s largest garden show into one of the top five garden shows in the world, […]
Are you looking for a Landscape Designer or Landscape Architect in Auckland? Including Panmure, Manakau, North Shore, Remuera, Howick and other suburbs.
Sustainability is a buzzword which permeates flower shows these days – and this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show is no exception. Waterwise planting, water recycling, intelligent use of water, low-energy gardens and restoring soil nutrients are all key international garden trends and many of these concepts will be seen in two exhibition gardens at […]
Many beautiful gardens and public landscape plantings owe their success primarily to restricting the colours of flowers, fruits, stems and foliage within a limited, related range. This is sometimes known as colour themes. Some of the first examples of colour theme borders, especially of white flowers and grey and silvery foliage, were created in the […]
The award of $35,000 costs to Federated Farmers from Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council), signals the end of an 11 year fight for the right to farm in Banks Peninsula. Federated Farmers Banks Peninsula Branch chairperson, Pam Richardson, said she is pleased at the $35,000 costs award, but remains frustrated at Environment Canterbury’s refusal to […]
Waikato Home & Garden Show NZ Landscape Design & Sculpture Awards 2008 2008 NZ Landscape Design Awards Gold: Project Landscape Silver: Matt Perry for Wintec Bronze: Tall Poppies Landscape Centre Highly Commended: Imagine Landscape Design, Tailored Environments Peoples Choice: Wintec by Matt Perry Night Light Award Gold: Project Landscape Silver: Tailored Environments Bronze: Tall Poppies […]
