Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers

“I have used the services of Michelle McDonnell Landscape Design at both our current and previous residential properties In our former property we required a total redesign of the full 900m2 site. The design was completed by Michelle, with her hard landscape subcontractors undertaking the hard landscaping, with us doing the extensive planting. The design was precise, easy to follow and exactly what we wanted. It was structured, easy to maintain and had a good balance of foliage colour, evergreen and decidious planting. The new owner, and the subsequent, say the garden was a significant influencing factor in their decision to purchase the property. At our current residence - set on a 1.5 acre plot, Michelle has undertaken design on different areas including the design of our outdoor room, fish pond and is about to design a mediterranean edible garden area to complement our existing vegetable and berry gardens. Michelle has also provided advice around hard and soft landscaping in other 'rooms' of the garden. Michelle is skilled at translanting our ideas into reality. She listens, applies something with 'extra interest' and realises an obviously professionally designed garden.”

“Barry and Micah did a fantastic job at our home. They brought ideas to the table which we didn't think of and have made our home and trees look amazing at night. We have them planned to come back and light our drive next. On budget and on time! Thank-you. Ben and Mich”

“I interviewed a number of different garden design firms before settling on Kate Ryan and her team from Zones Landscaping Specialists to direct and manage our project. My brief to Kate was to create a sub tropical garden that gave the feel of being continually on holiday in a tropical resort (in the heart of Remuera). The sloping site was challenging and the project required the complete removal of all pre-existing trees and shrubs. Kate and her team came up with the perfect solution. Plants were chosen with care to create a layering effect. The tradespeople used were very professional and great to deal with. Their knowledge of garden design and the quality of their workmanship were excellent. I would have no hesitation in recommending Kate Ryan and her team from Zones Landscaping Specialists.”

“JM Landscape Design impressed me on their first visit with their knowledge and creativity. After consulting with a few landscapers I committed with confidence to JM and my once messy, unusuable back garden has been transformed to my sanctuary for entertaining or just chilling. The area for my clothesline and storage area under the stairs works beautifully too and I actually enjoy hanging the clothes out now!”

“This job started with a concept plan (which Lynn prepared) for a very difficult long, narrow sloped area which we wished to convert into an entertainment area. Lynn consulted during the construction process and liaised seamlessly with our builders. She then provided the plant materials, placed the plants and helped my wife and I plant them. The final result more than met our expectations. Lynn interpreted our challenging brief brilliantly, delivering an outcome that has added the WOW factor to our outdoor area whilst adding significant value to our home. Lynn's approach to our project allowed us to get our hands dirty while achieving a very professional result. Our investment in Fusion Landscape Design was more than offset by savings in plant procurement, design and effective project management.”

“Martin has recently installed an irrigation system and planting on my balconies in my central Auckland home. Despite interruptions from Covid19, communication has been excellent, and work was completed very smoothly once we entered level3. I'm looking forward to seeing my plants grow, without the worry of leaving them when I eventually manage to travel.”

“We first engaged with Donna early in 2012 when we wanted to transform our dark, overgrown and uninspiring back garden and deck area. We are not gardeners and we wanted something simple, elegant and easy to maintain. Donna's design exceeded all our expectations and the transformation was more than we could have hoped for. Now, 6 years on after enjoying our lovely deck, patio and garden area, we are renovating and extending our house which means we have to redesign the deck and garden. We didn't hesitate to enlist Donna again and we feel confident that she will once again create the perfect space. Glen and Rebecca”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Nigel on several projects. His projects are always well thought out with the planning and communication is excellent. The clients that haven been present at the time of the work have been pleasant and friendly which indicates to me they are having a good experience when dealing with Nigel. Kyle SkyHooks NZ”

“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.”

“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!”