Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers in Blenheim, Marlborough

“Rachel was awesome. We had done some work ourselves but got stuck with our challenging site. She completely got my brief. Her design absolutely nailed it. And my husband loved it too. She was extremely organised, everything in the design was costed and documented; plant varieties, sizes, labour, mulch, everything. And most importantly we love the finished result. We can't wait to move on to the next part of the garden. We will definitely enlist her help again. It was money well spent and we came in under budget!”

“Chris designed our garden in 2017. She balances creativity with pragmatism and has a deep knowledge of plants. Her innovative approach to the landscape design means that we have an easy care garden that looks amazing and is perfect for our home and site. Chris is professional and friendly and her passion for her work is engaging. She delivered on time, understood our budget and was committed to giving us a garden we love.”

“Shelley helped us plan our new garden project in a very friendly and professional manner. She brought her strong gardening and planting expertise to bear and provided us with a positive direction for the project, good design sense and helpful links to allow us to proceed with confidence. Shelly was always very communicative, prompt and courteous. At the start of the project we agreed a schedule for her services which was clear and unambiguous and which generally avoided any 'fluffiness' and allowed us to de-stress our project. Our project was a garden plan for three areas immediately surrounding our house - on three sides of the house - involving mixed planting / pathways / decking. It would have been around 200 sqm. Happy to employ Shelley again.”

“Louise prepared a plan for us to landscape our back garden and driveway, transforming it from a muddle of sloping gardens to a large flat lawn, retained hedges and usable parking space. From (several iterations of) the initial plan, Louise then gathered a number of quotes for completing the job and helped us track the progress of our construction, keeping the builder to his quotes and the plan. Her assistance throughout the process was invaluable. Her reliability and availability were much appreciated - as was her calm demeanour in the face of our (not infrequent) panic! Thank you Louise!”

“I have engaged the services of Jamie Reid Landscaping and Design on two separate occasions; one to provide a planting plan for the front garden and the other, to design a folly for a rear garden. Front garden: Jamie popped around for an initial consultation to understand my requirements. We negotiated our way through the consult and came to a mutual agreement of what was essentially, a remit for an English-style Cottage garden in Khandallah. There was regular communication from Jamie and I was kept apprised throughout the process. Jamie provided a comprehensive to-scale planting plan. Jamie also offered to not only source the plants but to also project manage the landscaping. It was, however, my preference to do the donkey work myself. The end results is a magnificent year-round English-style Cottage garden. We constantly get positive comments from locals and visitors alike at the rarity of seeing a Cottage garden in Khandallah. We also happily allowed the Khandallah School access for their bi-annual garden tour. Rear garden: Two years post-front garden completion, I engaged Jamie to design a folly for the rear garden and suggest some planting ideas. Being nestled into a native-dominant bank, Jamie suggested aromatic and colourful plantings, e.g. heuchera, clivia, hostas, etc. The folly design went through a number of iterations and we settled on a structure of Greywacke stone pillars with a Wedgewood blue metal framework for the 'roof' and Buttercup yellow bench seats and bearers. Once complete, the colurful folly just 'popped' against the background. Jamie suggested rebuilding the riverstone walls with the same stone as the pillars. This was a masterstroke as it tied the house and rear garden together. All-in-all an extremely satisfactory result. I have found Jamie to be very patient, knowledgeable and inclusive, and also willing to offer alternatives. I will certainly use Jamie's services again, regardless of where we are in the region.”

“We have worked for Sarah for a number of years now and she has transformed what was a pretty ordinary garden into a thing of beauty !! Sarah has always been great to work with and she goes the extra mile. I have no hesitation in highly recommending her.”

“We built a new house in Appelby Hills and engaged OBDesign to provide the landscape plan for the 2000 m2 site. Olivia is an excellent listener and came up with a design we loved. The follow up service is excellent and at the various stages of build and landscaping she suggested minor changes to enhance the garden. We are now at the planting stage and Olivia is assisting with scoping plant cost and staging to plant the site. OBDesign worked to agreed budgets for the design work and the detailed drawings and plans were of high quality.”

“Andrea's knowledge and suggestions to incorporate ideas into our design was both practical and accurate. We were delighted with the completed garden design.”