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Robyn Laurenson Subscribe to our free newsletter Your personal information will not be sold, given away or shared with anyone else. View previous newsletters Accredited member (Landscape Design) of The Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand (Landscaping New Zealand)			ABOUT LAURENSON LANDSCAPE DESIGN LANDSCAPE GARDENERS, AUCKLAND Robyn Laurenson, principal designer of Laurenson Landscape Design, is a multi-award winning Auckland landscape garden designer who has been designing gardens since 1998. Robyn has a Bachelor of Science and a Diploma in Landscape Design. Robyn has a deep love of New Zealand’s wild landscape and a strong belief in the restorative quality of nature, and of gardens. She is inspired by nature, absorbing landscape design ideas from this environment and incorporating them into her garden designs. Robyn was great to work with - she spent time really listening to our aspirations for the garden, gave us options, and was able to point out pros and cons - without being tied to her own sense of best design.  Lyn McDonnell & Hans Buwalda, Hillsborough, Auckland Learn more about Robyn’s Philosophy on Garden Design. ACCREDITED MEMBER OF LANDSCAPING NEW ZEALAND We are Accredited Members of Landscaping New Zealand. This means our work has been assessed by our peers and found to meet the required professional standard. Landscaping New Zealand has a complaints procedure in place, tailored specifically for the protection of our clients, in the unlikely event that there will be a dispute. INSURANCE We are fully insured with professional indemnity, public liability and statutory liability insurance. AWARDS Robyn received the Premier Research Recognition Award in the 2008 Landscaping New Zealand Awards for her work on ‘Searching for Soul in New Zealand Gardens.’ In addition she won a bronze award at the Ellerslie Flower Show 2004 for her garden ‘City Sanctuary’, and a gold award at the Ellerslie Flower Show 2003 for her design ‘Philosopher’s Garden’. Check Laurenson Landscape Design’s Testimonials to see what their clients have to say about their work. HISTORY Robyn grew up on a farm in Northland. Here she had the freedom to roam and explore wide open spaces, and developed a love of our natural environment. She was also strongly influenced by her grandparents’ home and garden, a beautifully landscaped half acre in the East Coast Bays of the North Shore, where she holidayed as a child, across the road from the beach. This was a wonderful garden for hide-and-seek, for large family meals in the shade of trees, and for romance. Robyn began her career as a Mathematics teacher before undertaking her OE. It was while working in London that she discovered there were easier ways to make a living than teaching! She began working in the computer industry, initially in the Planning Department of Shell Exploration and Production, where she worked on planning for the construction of oil drilling platforms in the North Sea. After returning to New Zealand, Robyn worked for Fletcher Construction, processing accounting and payroll systems. After taking a few years out of the workforce to raise a family and develop her own home and garden, she retrained as a landscape designer. Robyn has recently moved to Beach Haven, on Auckland’s North Shore. This is close to the inner Waitemata Harbour with numerous walking tracks through significant mature native bush reserves. Robyn takes advantage of these tracks whenever she can. She also loves to travel throughout New Zealand, enjoying landscape photography and exploring back-country roads, and walking or tramping into wilderness areas. Robyn has 3 grown children, of whom she is immensely proud. Find out more about the Services offered by Laurenson Landscape Design.
P: 09 483 5621 M: 021 480 562 E: robyn@LLDesign.co.nz © Copyright Laurenson Landscape Design 2011