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Each project begins with a different site. The case studies show the decisions behind the finished garden, not only the final photographs.

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4 detailed demonstration projects

A planted terrace of native grasses and dark stone walls beside a timber and brick home after rain
New build · Cashmere, Christchurch

Hillside House

A sloping site reworked into three level terraces, planted to hold the bank and arranged around the afternoon sun.

Design · Construction

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A compact courtyard of wet honed-concrete slabs, layered shade planting and an integrated timber bench beside a charcoal brick townhouse
Urban courtyard · Christchurch Central

Laneway Courtyard

A leftover townhouse courtyard resolved as one quiet outdoor room, with a flush threshold, planted paving joints and layered shade planting.

Design · Construction · Garden care

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A broad family lawn beside a wet recycled-brick terrace, timber pergola and pale weatherboard home beneath a mature apple tree
Family garden · St Albans, Christchurch

Elmwood Family Garden

An established back garden reorganised around everyday family life, with a generous lawn, productive beds and a brick terrace that belongs to the house.

Design · Construction · Garden care

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A planted rain garden, concrete paths and timber seating between converted red-brick workshop buildings after rain
Commercial · Sydenham, Christchurch

Welles Street Studios

A former vehicle yard turned into a shared workplace courtyard, with roof water slowed through a planted channel and the daily route made social.

Design · Construction · Garden care

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