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Contemporary planted garden beside a timber and brick home after rain
Landscape design · Build · Care

Outdoor spaces, properly grounded.

We bring planting, structure and everyday use into one considered landscape.

Featured project Hillside House Christchurch
Projects
New builds + established homes
Services
Design · Construction · Care
Area
Christchurch + wider Canterbury
Built around the way you live

From bare ground to a garden that belongs.

A strong landscape begins with the whole site. We consider the architecture, sun, shelter, movement and maintenance before resolving the materials and planting.

How projects take shape
01

Landscape design

A clear plan for how your outdoor space looks, works and connects to the home.

02

Landscape construction

Hardscape, planting and outdoor structures carried through as one coordinated build.

03

Garden care

Practical seasonal care that helps the planting settle in and develop over time.

Layered native planting and dark stone terraces at Hillside House
Residential · Christchurch

Hillside House

A restrained garden of native grasses, dark stone and precise outdoor rooms, shaped around an established home and its view.

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From first walk to final planting

One connected process.

  1. 01

    Read the site

    We start with how the property works now, what needs to change and what is worth keeping.

  2. 02

    Resolve the design

    Layout, levels, materials and planting are developed together so the plan is clear before work begins.

  3. 03

    Build the landscape

    The design moves onto site with the important details already considered and coordinated.

Demonstration testimonial

“Seeing the levels set out on site made the smaller lawn feel like the right trade. The garden now makes sense from the house all the way down.”

Fictional homeowner feedback · Hillside House

Timber steps climb through native planting beside a retained mature kowhai
Christchurch + wider Canterbury

The right ground for the work.

The strongest fit is a site where layout, levels, construction and planting need to be considered as one landscape.

  • New homes needing a landscape plan before construction finishes
  • Established properties with awkward levels, drainage or access
  • Gardens that need structure as well as a planting refresh
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