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A plea for flowers in the long grass

A plea for flowers in the long grass

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 […]

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 […]

Conceptual garden for the 2013 Ellerslie International Flower Show

Conceptual garden for the 2013 Ellerslie International Flower Show

Christchurch’s magnificent grand old trees have inspired a trio of multi-award winning British designers to design a second conceptual garden for the 2013 Ellerslie International Flower Show. The Sometimes you need to see what’s above you garden by Britain’s Garden Designer of the Year Andrew Fisher Tomlin, emerging garden designer Tom Harfleet and his artist […]

Hedonistic Sustainability

Hedonistic Sustainability

Hedonistic sustainability. In a society where the never-ending onslaught of buzzwords, catchphrase and ‘hot topics’ can become a genuine threat to one’s sanity, you could almost be forgiven for dismissing this concept as yet another empty marketing gimmick. However, grounding itself in the basic concept that pleasure is the only intrinsic focus for going green, […]

Subalpine beauty in the Mackenzie Basin - a Findaplant.co.nz article

Subalpine beauty in the Mackenzie Basin – a Findaplant.co.nz article

Subalpine scrub and dry grasslands serve as the basis for the planting at this Tekapo garden. By Philip Smith from o2 Landscapes.

Wally Richards: rain + wind = havoc in the garden

Wally Richards: rain + wind = havoc in the garden

Rain, wind and temperature extremes are battering our gardens – Wally tells us how to manage pests and plants.

Conservation Authority releases 'Protecting New Zealand's Rivers' paper

Conservation Authority releases ‘Protecting New Zealand’s Rivers’ paper

A recent report outlines proposals for improving river protection.

Urgent recall of strawberry kits sold by The Warehouse

Urgent recall of strawberry kits sold by The Warehouse

MAF is urgently recalling strawberry seed kits sold by The Warehouse due to biosecurity risk.