Chic interiors with wilding exteriors in Mt Victoria

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Majoribanks St: a current
project - close to nature

Garden design

services & prices

Organic

garden tips

Lasagna layering &

no dig gardens

Bird friendly gardens

Buxus Green Gem

balls & topiaries

White Hydrangea

Bridal Bouquet

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meeting

I received a welcome call from an existing customer, who had just moved her family into a new home in Mt Vic

Cool architecture in Mt Victoria, Wellington

The garden is in the heart of the city, with lots of beautiful architectural details, copper & iron work, sultry colours, and 70s crazy paving

Wilding seasonal garden in the heart of a city

Bare front garden before makeover in Mt Victoria, Wellington

Wilding, seasonal plants, Verbena bonariensis, hellebores, Japanese anemones

Structural plants & succulents, yucca and Agave attenuata

The brief was
to create a wilderness garden - they wanted to feel private and immersed in nature

Buxus Green Gem balls , hydrangeas and rengarenga lilies

Buxus Green Gem topiary in pots, Hydrangea Bridal Bouquet & NZ native rengarenga lilies, crazy paving

A big draw card was a new studio flat being built in the back garden, designed by Studio Pacific Architecture

Stylish studio designed by Studio Pacific clad in sho sugi ban burnt cedar

Modern black garden studio in a lush garden setting

The burnt cedar shou sugi ban cladding, has a smokey black crackle finish ...

Japanese burnt cedar shou sugi ban cladding and Cercis Forest Pansy pink blossom

... which echos the crazy paving and twiggy branches in the garden

Building renovations can ruin gardens and lawns

Tidy building site and dead lawn after renovations and before planting

Building works can be tough on lawns and gardens, with soil compaction, the accumulation of dust & debris, unwitting damage to plants, and intrusive foundation work

Timber studio, planters built in old sleepers, cedar decking in a woodland setting

Raised planters made from old railway sleepersmade

However, the materials selected cleverly included lots of natural, textured and stained timbers, which give the garden a lovely woodland feeling, in touch with nature

Studio design & landscape architecture : Studio Pacific ● Builders : Overton & Associates

Garden & planting design : HEDGE ● Gardeners : Good Natured Gardening Services

Majoribanks St: a current project - close to nature

Majoribanks St: a current
project - close to nature