A key part of any design process is to get a full understanding of the requirements of the client or the end user, and this certainly...

The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show stands out as the ‘must see’ southern hemisphere landscape event, and over the years...

Over summer you may have visited a friends house and admired the landscape design of their property. Chances are that a large part of...

If a property is visible from the street most homeowners will want to create a frontage that has ‘street appeal’. What surprises me, is...

As property values have increased over the years, a natural consequence has been the reduction in size of the average plot of land. This...

Of all the elements available in the landscape designers toolkit, an open expanse of lawn can have the biggest impact on a property. A...

Landscape design is often thought of as the treatment of horizontal surfaces around a built structure where decks, paving and planting...

The winter months are now upon us and the impact of this is evident in your garden and outdoor spaces. By now most trees have dropped...

One of the key principles used in contemporary landscape design is the creation of an ‘Outdoor Room’. This is where an outdoor space is...

One of the joys of autumn in Christchurch is watching the many deciduous trees around our city head towards winter dormancy with a...