What good landscape design gives you
A property that connects
Separate areas brought together as one clear composition: house, garden, levels and movement working as a whole.
Spaces designed for how you live
Outdoor rooms, circulation and planting designed around the way you actually use the property, through the seasons.
Clear priorities, confident decisions
A design brief that orders the work, prevents expensive mistakes and gives you a framework for every decision that follows.
Intelligent use of your budget
Good design tells you where to spend and what to leave out. It pays for itself in decisions avoided.
One part or the whole property
A project can be a single entrance, one tired corner, or a complete landscape plan. The scope fits your actual priorities.
Value that builds over time
A garden designed with the long view is still improving twenty years from now. That is the work I am interested in.
What clients say
"It takes a great deal of talent, empathy, and scholarship for a garden designer to step in the footprints of an award-winning architect… 100% recommended."Nigel Dalton & Lesley Melody · Haumoana · Read the full story
"Tim listened to the overall vision of our project and executed exactly what we wanted."Danielle Lowy & Tom Harper · Havelock North · Read the full story
"Tim is inventive and imaginative… no hesitation in recommending him for his creativity and ability to bring a garden in on time and on budget."Bill Ralston & Janet Wilson · Te Awanga · Read the full story
The Design Practice
Project consultant and manager. Designer of landscapes, pools, outdoor spaces, gardens and one-off features.
Over thirty years, the most important thing I have learned is to ask good questions and to listen. From there I help you make decisions and explore the options, working through to a clear concept and its installation. I enjoy working with people from all walks of life, and the fact that every property is different is what keeps the work interesting. At heart it is about creating spaces for people: practical, considered, and made to be lived in. It is a broad practice that draws on landscape architecture, design and planting, and that range is part of what I love about it.
Landscape and garden design
- Whole-property landscape design
- Garden renovations
- New-build landscape planning
- Concept design and spatial planning
- Small, one-off areas and problem-solving
- Direction and help with decisions
Outdoor living and structures
- Courtyards and terraces
- Decks and pergolas
- Outdoor rooms and shade
- Gates, screens and custom elements
- Bespoke and sculptural landscape elements
Pools, water and levels
- Swimming pools and poolscapes
- Pool surrounds and fencing
- Ponds and water features
- Retaining, drainage and level changes
Planting and project collaboration
- Planting plans
- Native and exotic planting
- Construction documentation
- Collaboration with builders and craftspeople
- Project management and on-site coordination
- Installation input and oversight
Collaboration
I also work alongside architects, builders and other project professionals, bringing an independent landscape design perspective, and I draw in trusted associates when a project calls for specific skills.
