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ABOUT LAURENSON LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Robyn Laurenson, of Laurenson Landscape Design, is a multi-award winning Auckland landscape designer who has been designing gardens since 1998. Robyn has a Bachelor of Science, a Diploma in Landscape Design, and an extensive plant knowledge.

 

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 enjoys being able to bring a sense of these qualities into gardens.

The end result is beyond a dream.

Maureen and Kevin Sceats, Te Atatu

 

SUSTAINABLE STYLE

Robyn also has a strong sense of responsibility towards the natural landscape, and aims to minimise the impact on the environment of any garden she designs.  However, she believes style need not be compromised in designing with an awareness for the environment. Her aim is to create gardens that are aesthetically pleasing as well as good for the broader landscape.

 

Click here to 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’ 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, 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.

 

Click here to find out 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 2009