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PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND SUPPLIERS RECOMMENDED BY THE GARDEN DESIGN SCHOOL

 

DRAWING SUPPLIES

·      Gordon Harris - offer discounts on drawing materials to Garden Design School students

·      The French Art Shop - offer discounts on drawing materials to Garden Design School students

 

OUTDOOR FURNITURE

·      Alfresco Living

·      The Complete Garden

 

MATERIALS

·      JAGAS Paving – concrete pavers and Indian sandstone

·      Sanstone New Zealand – planters, outdoor furniture, pavers and water features

·      Elements Home & Garden – large pots, urns and water features

·      Contemporary Water Sculptures

·      StoneSet NZ – permeable paving

·      Bambusero – bamboo fences, screens and furniture

·      Mulch Man – effective application of landscaping products in awkward areas

 

LAWNS

·      Woolgro - lawn and vegetable wool matting with seeds embedded in it, fertilises, stores moisture and accelerates growth, natural and sustainable

 

LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS

We recommend working with companies who are Accredited Members of Landscaping New Zealand. This means their work has been assessed by their peers and found to meet the required professional standard. Landscaping New Zealand has a complaints procedure in place, tailored specifically for the protection of their clients, in the unlikely event that there will be a dispute. You can check the membership list at www.lianz.org.nz.

 

NURSERIES

·      Kings Plant Barn – large range of popular plants

·      The Plant Market – super specials

·      Naturally Native – large range of NZ natives, informative website

·      Palmco – palms and palm information

·      Incredible Edibles – fruiting plants

 

SCULPTURE

We strongly recommend visiting outdoor sculpture exhibitions to view what is available in contemporary sculpture in New Zealand.

·      Headland Sculpture on the Gulf on Waiheke

·      NZ Sculpture Onshore 

·      Sculpture in the [Auckland Botanic] Gardens 

 

Permanent outdoor sculpture exhibitions can be viewed at:

·      Brick Bay Sculpture Park

·      Connells Bay

·      Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens

·      Waitakaruru Arboretum and Sculpture Park

 

GARDENS TO VISIT

·      Auckland Botanic Gardens - home to over 10,000 plants from around the world

·      Eden Garden – a tranquil haven in the old Mt Eden quarry

·      Hamilton Gardens – Paradise gardens, productive gardens and much more

 

GARDENING AND ORGANICS COURSES

·      Kaipatiki Project  – North Shore based, composting, native plant propagation, gardening, cooking, keeping chickens

·      Green Urban Living – Hawke’s Bay, organics. keeping chickens, bee-keeping, urban orchards

 

 

 

P: 09 483 5621       M: 021 480 562       E: info@gardendesignschool.co.nz                   © Copyright The Garden Design School 2011