Journal

Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail

is well known phrase holds as true for landscapes and gardens as for any other project. Saving time, money, and energy are just some of the benefits of employing an experienced professional. If you think it’s expensive, wait until you hire an amateur! Even if your garden is in hibernation mode, it is the perfect […]

California Dreaming

Today was spent on the slopes of Sandringham / Mt Roskill. I really like the view of the city skyline and volcanic cones from this northern side of Mt Albert Road. We created a cactus and succulent garden – a 3.0m long concrete planter box which, with its sheltered northerly aspect by the front door […]

Touch of the Tropics

On our garden maintenance round through the Eastern Bays today, many subtropical plants were still performing as if at their mid-summer peak.  Scented gardenia and frangipani, vireya rhododendrons in autumnal hues, blush pink brugmansia, and an outstanding – and uncommon – euphorbia were highlights.