Service 04
Advice for DIY
Doing it yourself? Independent landscape and planting advice that helps you save thousands on design and install, and get it right the first time.
On your side
Advice that pays for itself
Many of our clients take a plan and run the install themselves. We are happy to help. Ten years of managing landscape projects means we can steer you past the expensive mistakes and toward the decisions that matter.
Where advice helps most
Three ways we save you money
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Spend where it counts
We flag the moves that add the most value and the ones you can safely skip.
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Avoid costly mistakes
Independent advice on levels, drainage, materials and plant choices before you commit.
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Buy the right plants
A schedule you can take to any nursery, sized and specified so nothing is wasted.
Quick questions
DIY, answered
Do I have to use you for the install?
No. Many clients take our plan and manage their own install to save money. We draw on ten years of managing landscape projects to give independent advice that helps you spend well, whoever builds it.
Do you work outside Auckland?
Yes. We are Auckland based and produce plans for residential and commercial clients nationwide.
What plants work well in a low-maintenance Kiwi garden?
Hardy natives like flax, hebe, corokia, pittosporum and grasses such as carex are tough and need very little fussing once established. They handle our wind and dry spells, feed the birds and don't need much watering after the first year. We pair them with a good layer of mulch to keep weeds down and lock in moisture, which cuts the upkeep right back.
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Get independent advice
Tell us about your project and we will be in touch within 24 hours.