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All in Garden
Over the top
Inventive design by Parsonson Architects sees two dwellings making the most of a sunny Eastbourne, Wellington site.
A layered landscape
Don’t it always seem to go, muses Tony Milne of Rough Milne Mitchell.
A growing business
Here’s why Garden & Tree Men is the go-to garden maintenance and arborist company in Otautahi Christchurch.
Fully engaged
In designing his own home in Tauranga, Stufkens+Chambers Architects’ principal Steven Chambers created a sensory feast for his neurodiverse children.
Life and soul
Designed with dual passions in mind, this home by Ben Hudson Architects and Ferguson Builders marries these homeowners’ love for entertaining and their appreciation of art.
The harbingers of autumn
Tony Milne of Rough Milne Mitchell takes delight in the changing of the new season.
Modest respite
Tony Milne of Rough Milne Mitchell on a little design that means so much.
Old-fashioned charm
A Cape Town creative has renovated a Victorian terrace house, infusing it with contemporary allure while honouring its heritage roots.
Where have all the daisies gone?
The tiny flower symbolises simpler, freer times to Tony Milne of Rough Milne Mitchell Landscape Architects.
Restorative nature
Tony Milne of Rough Milne Mitchell on the great outdoors and the pleasure of bringing it inside.
Step out in style
Sprucing up your space? Here’s your one-stop guide to the best backyard or balcony.
The making of an oasis
Green Therapy creates a leafy idyll centred around an outdoor fireplace.
Ahead of the curve
Kamo Marsh Senior Landscape Architect Emily Hastie updates us on the freshest trends in garden design.
Smart lawn for easy autumn living
Having a patchy, untidy lawn is a real deterrent to making the most of this season’s golden days. Retrofit with natural look SmartGrass and enjoy a beautiful autumn in your outdoor space.
The long house
Multidisciplinary designer Mia Widlake and her artist and adman husband Rui Alves have given an architect’s former home in Johannesburg a new lease of life.
The past informs the future
Tony Milne from Rough Milne Mitchell reflects on the return of Scandinavian minimalism and architectural simplicity in landscape design.
Gardens on high
Plants don’t have to be relegated to ground level. With the green roofs and walls from award-winning landscaping company Natural Habitats, gardens can defy gravity.
House on the river
This large and impressive home, designed by Wilkie and Bruce Architects and built by Hoogervorst Builders on the banks of the Avon River, is a masterpiece in the making.
Summer’s lawn
Our lawns take pride of place in Kiwi homes; SmartGrass shares with us the benefits of having their turf installed for summer.