Sustainable Garden
WHAT
Semi-rural garden
WHERE
Wellington, New Zealand
WHEN
Work in progress
The clients required a design that connected the various parts of their garden together. The planting needed to suit the local windy conditions and evoke the beauty of the property’s surrounding native bush.
Native plants from the local area enhance the established native trees that already grace the borders of the garden. The native planting increases the habitats for local wildlife, while the natural swimming pool provides an essential water source. Architectural tree ferns enclose the spa area with ground ferns to provide a secluded haven.
Water movement on the property is managed by dense planting, rainwater and grey water collection systems, and a swale to slow the flow of water to stormwater drains. Materials for the design are mainly reused or recycled to minimise waste.
View of the planting from the water feature. The client wanted a low maintenance garden, so ground covers such as scleranthus, pratia and acaena fill in the spaces between the plants and prevent weeds coming up.
The masterplan for this 1800m2 property in Lower Hutt, showing the circular shapes that make up the design. Garden redesign features a fenced vegetable garden, a shed with a green roof, native planting, a natural swimming pool and a swale to capture water run-off from the existing concrete driveway.
View of the planting from the water feature. The client wanted a low maintenance garden, so ground covers such as scleranthus, pratia and acaena fill in the spaces between the plants and prevent weeds coming up.