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Ficus tuffi availability - Specimen Tree Company

Ficus tuffi availability – Specimen Tree Company

This is the time of year when many of us start planning changes to our gardens so we thought it worthwhile to introduce you to a tree that we are growing in the nursery called Ficus tuffi.  Ficus tuffi is a very popular tree as creates an excellent hedge and is also ideal for topiary. […]

A Cozy Coastal Bungalow Garden

A Cozy Coastal Bungalow Garden

By Jamie Reid of Jamie Reid Landscape and Garden Design Ltd, WELLINGTON The Situation This lovely early 1930’s cottage is positioned on an East-West axis with a small, potentially private garden at the rear; and a larger part of the section including off-road parking at the front had an existing garden which at best could […]

Historic Cottage Charm

Historic Cottage Charm

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 […]

Mandatory heat treatment of imported railway sleepers could affect price

Mandatory heat treatment of imported railway sleepers could affect price

From 3rd June 2013 the Ministry for Primary Industries is implementing mandatory heat treatment for all new and used wooden sleepers imported into New Zealand. The heat treatment required is more than 4 hours at a minimum continuous core temperature of 70°C.  This follows several detections of exotic, regulated or unwanted organisms on imported railway […]

Leading garden designers to showcase work in November Festival

Leading garden designers to showcase work in November Festival

Up to 25 gardens designed by some of the country’s top designers will be showcased in the two-day Auckland Garden Design Fest on November 16 and 17, 2013. The two-yearly Fest, which began in 2011 and was inspired by Melbourne’s renowned Rotary Garden DesignFest, is organised by Garden Design Society of NZ and the Rotary […]

Q & A with president of Landscaping New Zealand

Q & A with president of Landscaping New Zealand

President of industry body Landscaping New Zealand  and director of Design & Garden Landscapes in Dunedin; Wayne Butson tells us about his background and vision for the future of the industry. What is your background within the industry? I have been involved in the horticultural and landscaping industry since school, as I did my pre entry work for Lincoln […]

Insect Pest Control

Insect Pest Control

It is not often that I get excited about some gardening aspect these days but this week I am very much so. It all started off recently when the local community newspaper published an article on insect pests which I had written. Along with the article they placed a picture of a garden with a raised […]

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 […]