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NEWSLETTER Laurenson Landscape Design has recently introduced a quarterly email newsletter. This will include topical opinions and comments, landscaping and garden design special offers, planting suggestions, places and gardens to visit around New Zealand, upcoming events and design tips for your garden. Subscribe to our free newsletter Your personal information will not be sold, given away or shared with anyone else. View the latest newsletter To see earlier articles on the following subjects, please click the links below: · Garden visits · Plant of the month · My garden transformation · My favourite places · Book recommendations · Sustainable garden design · Landscape Contractors · Heart of Beach Haven project Banks Peninsula track coastline Accredited member (Landscape Design) of The Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand (Landscaping New Zealand)			NEWS FROM LAURENSON LANDSCAPE DESIGN AUCKLAND LANDSCAPE GARDEN DESIGNERS May 2010 DESIGN YOUR OWN GARDEN We are about to open a Garden Design School in Auckland where we will run courses teaching home owners how to design their own gardens. These classes will be held in the Grey Lynn Community Hall at 510 Richmond Rd, with the first classes starting at the end of July. Check out The Garden Design School website for more information. April 2010 The work front continues to pick up after a very quiet year last year. We have several projects about to get underway. It’s always exciting to watch designs on paper become reality. In addition to working, I have had a trip away to walk the Banks Peninsula Track at the end of March, see below. JAGAS PAVING JAGAS Paving is building a new factory in Cryers Road, East Tamaki, and has engaged us to undertake the landscape design and project management. This is, of course, an ideal opportunity for JAGAS to showcase their products, a range of concrete pavers and Indian sandstone paving. The site was formerly a basalt quarry, so we have been able to make good use of rocks left on the site. Rocks in place on the JAGAS site The building has almost been completed, the landscaper is on site laying the paving, and will be planting in the next few weeks. JAGAS plan to move into their new premises on May 8th. ELLERSLIE COURTYARD The installation of a small triangular courtyard in Ellerslie has recently been completed. Ellerslie courtyard This shady courtyard was formerly totally overgrown, with a groundcover of pebbles, which were uncomfortable to walk on, and became green with slime. MISSION BAY TERRACES Terragona Landscape Contractors have begun a garden transformation for us in Mission Bay in the last week. We first became involved in this project in 2008, completing a Concept Plan at that stage. The property has a steep back garden, which was totally overgrown and of little use to the new owners. However, it is lovely and sunny, with beautiful views over the bay from the higher levels. The view from the top of the garden The design involves creating a series of level terraces by building a number of retaining walls. Most of last year was taken up with getting consents for the project, but now all regulatory requirements have been met and the project is underway. BANKS PENINSULA TRACK The Banks Peninsula Track is a 36km private walk, beginning and ending in Akaroa, east of Christchurch. This is luxury tramping, with accommodation provided along the way by the farm owners, including hot showers and the option to purchase food and drink. One property offered star-gazing huts as an alternative. There is also a pack transport option on the two longer days of the walk. Akaroa Harbour from the Banks Peninsula Track The Banks Peninsula was formed by volcanoes over 8 million years ago. Consequently, it is very stony. The track offers some spectacular views of the Akaroa Harbour, and of the Banks Peninsula Coast, a kayaking option at one of the bays, penguin viewing in season, and some lovely native bush reserves. The bird life was amazing – kereru (wood pigeon) everywhere, and a grove of bellbirds which were almost deafening – a delight to an Aucklander! We had fantastic weather, and thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip, the sometimes quirky accommodation, and the company we met on the way.
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