A one-person landscape design practice run by a landscape architect from 24 Ensign Street in Halswell, Christchurch, Design Me a Garden makes garden designs for homes and lifestyle blocks, and takes on some commercial work. The designer holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Honours from Lincoln University and has run the business since 2008. The designer also offers a soft-gardening service for ongoing or one-off jobs such as weeding, shrub and small hedge trimming and topiary clipping. The first visit is free, and the designer spends time with clients at the design stage so that their wishes are part of the final plan. The practice has a particular interest in New Zealand native plants, and the designer was involved in a book on native planting.
Clients from Christchurch and Rangiora have described the plans as clear and easy to follow, and the design process as personable and collaborative, with ideas built into a realistic plan. The practice works with clients across the Selwyn district and North Canterbury, and has taken on jobs on the West Coast and the Chatham Islands. Phone 027 359 5060 to arrange a visit.