A humble role model
Thirty years ago, when women in landscaping were even fewer and further between, Megan Wilson had dreams of starting her own business....
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- Jul 1
- 4 min
Paving the way
Auckland-based concrete and paving specialist ByDesign is an unusual but enthusiastic member of Registered Master Landscapers. Unusual...
- May 1
- 6 min
Onwards and upwards
Graeme and Michelle Hopkins started Hamilton-based Groundcover Landscaping 20 years ago and have never stopped looking for ways to...
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Passion set in stone
Barrow & Stone occupies a unique position among New Zealand’s landscaping firms, working with a product not widely seen across the...
- Dec 22, 2023
- 4 min
Life’s design
Whether he knew it or not, Luke Robertson’s life was leading him to a moment of choice – strike out on his own or take a job that...
- Nov 1, 2023
- 4 min
Combined passions craft new career path
Kate Campbell took an unusual route into landscaping and, like the gardens she now creates and looks after, she is flourishing in her...
- Jun 30, 2023
- 4 min
Second-choice career, first-class pro
Southern Landmarx director Joe Nutting has forged a fine career in a profession that wasn’t even his first choice, and, more than two...
- May 1, 2023
- 4 min
Branching out brings opportunity
As council-owned greenspace and conservation specialists, Nelson-based Nelmac branched out to commercial landscaping work 27 years ago....
- Mar 1, 2023
- 4 min
Boom and boom
Top Garden’s boom goes hand-in-hand with the explosion of construction work following the initial Covid-19 lockdown. Now, director Louis...
- Dec 22, 2022
- 4 min
Empire building
Goom Landscapes has been a fixture of the Canterbury scene in one way or another since 1981. It’s gone from strength to strength in the...
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Putting his body on the line
Green with Envy boss Robert Taku has put his body on the line for landscaping – literally. But the 30+ year veteran says he wouldn’t...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Green space masters
Espaso Verde do things a little differently. Even the name, which roughly translates from Spanish as green space, is unusual. As is the...
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
Green thumbs, fierce work ethic
Ben Thomas took the long road to landscaping, but now that he’s reached his destination, the WeScape director isn’t going anywhere –...
- Feb 28, 2022
- 4 min
RML veteran still going strong
Design and Garden Landscapes has been a member of the Registered Master Landscapers (RML) since it was called the New Zealand Landscape...
- Dec 31, 2021
- 5 min
Greene by name, green by nature
A veteran in the landscaping industry, David Clayton-Greene has owned his company for 26 years, and is currently putting all his...
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
A natural fit
Jon Russell kept things in the family when he bought Christchurch-based Sculptural Landscapes from his cousin nearly five years ago –...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
True to his Roots
In the midst of the current landscaping boom, Warwick Price is sticking to just five or so jobs a year, keeping his crew small and...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
Electric landscaping ladies join RML
Girls on Grass joined Registered Masters Landscapers (RML) this year, bringing fresh attitudes around sustainability and recruitment...
- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
From ‘boy-racer’ to President
A long-time industry veteran and former President of NZ Landscaping, Adam Pollard’s passion for landscaping is rivalled only by his...
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
Growing Together
Mace Landscape Group has been a feature of Auckland’s landscaping industry since 1975 – with Michelle Mace continuing to grow its legacy...
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