by Rebecca Wilson from Earthwork Landscape Architects in Wellington This charming early 1900’s cottage had a distinctive central axis and structure yet the garden consisted of meandering rose gardens which, whilst beautiful, did nothing to enhance this feature. Also, typically for this era, the outdoor living was non-existent. The new owners wanted a more structured, simple […]
In both a visual and practical sense lawns add to the quality and comfort provided by our living space.
Autumn is the ideal time to sow new lawns or patch up existing ones. When the autumn rains begin to moisten up the soil is the perfect time to sow lawn seed. With a little additional watering you can keep the soil moist allowing seeds to germinate and establish. Then the new grasses have the rest of autumn, […]
With the first month of spring very near, now is the time to sort out any lawn problems that you may have. Lawn problems include; sparse grass coverage, lawn weeds, patchy areas, moss, soil insects, ponding, thatch and the health of grasses. The first thing to do is an inspection of all your lawn areas […]
Bryophytes and Embryophytes are the botanical names given to mosses, lichen, liverworts, hornworts, molds, algae and slimes. These are what one could label primate plant-like forms which were the first land type plants on the planet, millions of years ago. It was as a result of these primitive plant forms that began the process of […]
