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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 […]

Think of trees

Think of trees

From Natural Habitats  Once upon a time, when Suzanne Paul reigned queen of the infomercial, calling someone a tree-hugger, was to imply they were a little bit out there – not quite the norm. Now however, as a by-product of a growing focus on sustainability, caring about the environment is no longer the domain of […]

New beekeeping service launched in Auckland

New beekeeping service launched in Auckland

Landscape company Natural Habitats is now a qualified provider and maintainer of beehives.

Beams & Timber Direct Ltd - building a solid reputation

Beams & Timber Direct Ltd – building a solid reputation

Julie from Beams & Timber Direct tells us about some of their recent projects.

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.

Rose named after city gardens blooms in awards

Rose named after city gardens blooms in awards

A rose named after Hamilton Gardens has claimed a category award at the annual Pacific Rose Bowl.

Auckland city's Maungarei Springs Wetland opens

Auckland city’s Maungarei Springs Wetland opens

The Maungarei Springs Wetland, a key amenity of the Stonefields urban village development in Mt Wellington, has opened.

NZ landscape architecture company selected for world expo

NZ landscape architecture company selected for world expo

Prorata has been selected as one of only 20 exhibitors in the 2013 World Landscape Art Expo in China.