While browsing around a garden centre the recently I spotted a number of flowering annuals and perennials that are perfect for small pot plants. At this time of the year most of the annuals in punnets or cell packs have grown to a good size and many are already flowering. Most packs have about 6 […]
The relationship of the natural world to both art and architecture is celebrated in the debut Ellerslie International Flower Show exhibition garden by designer Kevin Gillespie. The Manawatu landscape architect from GLD Architectural Landscape Design will create a garden of two halves – a studio and a gallery – set within the context of the […]
One innovative Hamilton restaurant has brought a living native forest right into their restaurant. The Foundation Bar and Kitchen has planted a stunning 15 metre-long wall of living pongas in the restaurant. The “living wall” is something special, and quite possibly a first for any restaurant. Following nature’s lead, the ponga fronds have created a […]
Subalpine scrub and dry grasslands serve as the basis for the planting at this Tekapo garden. By Philip Smith from o2 Landscapes.
Here are a few things that can really waste your time over the summer break (if it’s raining or you just want to fritter some time away when you should really be outside in the garden!) www.drawastickman.com –create an animated stick man To Create Jam labels and print them – pretty cool! Watch North Koreans weeping […]
Julie from Beams & Timber Direct tells us about some of their recent projects.
