Choosing trees is as much about foresight as it is about aesthetics. In this expert guide, Jon Muller explains how selecting the right species – and siting it carefully – can turn potential problems into long-term landscape assets When I visit more established gardens, there are often large trees on site. However, they are regularly not suitable for the location in terms of their size and position in the landscape. Estate agents love to say ‘location, location, location’ – an

Kūmānu Environmental has received the Special Feature Award at the 2025 Landscapes of Distinction Awards for its standout work on Te Pā...

A bold, resort-style garden in Strowan has won Onlandscapes’ Watford Street project the People’s Choice Premier Award for 2025 The...

Evie Smith took top honours with Rachel’s Garden, a layered and sophisticated response to a steep and community-connected site in Te...

Luijten Landscaping won for its vibrant and technically ambitious redevelopment of the Otāhuhu Primary School free play area – a project...

South Pacific Landscapes emerges victorious at the 2025 LOD Awards on completion of a five-year transformation of an historic Havelock...

Kūmānu Environmental’s epic undertaking helped transform a flood-ravaged valley into a thriving public asset and ecological success story...

Luijten Landscaping has won the Premier Design Award for its clever planning, lush planting and innovative pool fencing on a tight...

Second Nature’s verdant Ponsonby garden project – ‘Urban Sanctuary’ – was selected for this year’s Supreme Award and won both Best Softscape Project of the Year and Best Maintenance Project of the Year Celebrated for its serene structure, artistic planting and masterful upkeep, the ‘Urban Sanctuary’ project wowed judges across disciplines. What starts as an understated suburban driveway quickly opens into an expansive and immersive landscape, revealing one of the most detaile

The Kiwi backyard is a space for bringing people together to play, relax – and eat. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Rebecca Hughes...

As Kiwi homeowners push to get more out of their properties, adding basketball courts, tennis courts and putting greens, landscapers are increasingly running into a common problem – site coverage limits Most district plans across New Zealand restrict how much of a property can be covered by hard, impermeable surfaces, such as concrete and asphalt. For sites already at or near their maximum coverage, even a single additional paved court can push the build over the line – stopp

Traditionally, the provision of play (especially for children) has been limited to specific zones, such as parks, playgrounds and sports facilities. But these are not the only – nor always the preferred – places people play in. There is growing awareness of the need to better provide time, space and freedom for play in our cities. Dr. Damien Puddle, Local Play Advocate, Invercargill City Council, explores how landscapes can create play opportunities through design Traditional