Feature Gardens
incredible edibles®
Design: Sandi MacRae Landscape Design. Christchurch
www.sandimacrae.co.nz
www.edible.co.nz
A family garden that is both productive and beautiful using combinations that contrast and blend from entirely edible plantings. Every plant used has a function; some familiar; some unexpected. The garden provides shelter, food, fun and a place of either quiet contemplation or play in an urban setting. Our aim is to use container plants; easy care plants, has child appeal and is achievable for everyone.
Site number EG1
Japanese Garden
Koji Ninomiya
Site number EG2
Sustainability with Style.
Design: Phil and Linda Ducker;
Ph: 03 322-7225 or email :- willersley@snap.net.nz
'Soil & Health Canterbury' and 'The Good Gardeners’ Association, Christchurch' have combined to create this inspirational garden, demonstrating that beauty and sustainability can go hand in hand. Organically grown fruit & vegetables nestle alongside herbs and flowers in abundance. They thrive in healthy soil, which has been enriched with compost and mulch. Ornamental structures have been constructed from recycled materials and provide a sanctuary for the gardener to rest and contemplate the bountiful fruits of his labour. To see the design click here
Site Number EG3.
Peace by Piece
Designed by Carl Pickens, One Earth Matters, Christchurch
Ph (03) 382 6667 or www.oneearthmatters.co.nz
Peace by Piece is essentially a garden of hope, inspiration, and ideas. 1,675 ideas for creating a better world are displayed in a garden room shaped in the form of a flower. The experience we hope to create is one of heartfelt inspiration, and will be most felt on approaching the walls and selecting messages to read. We hope to facilitate this by opening the garden late in the show. To see the garden design, click here
Site number EG3
Finding Solace in the Skyline
Design: Gareth Ford, Des Stock, Cameron Mclean
Email: landscape.solace@gmail.com
Gareth: 021577061
Des: 021804011
Cam: 0276434776
In the not too distant future, Christchurch’s city centre will become home to 25,000 new residents. As the heart of the city expands, utilization of space becomes essential, and a diverse response is required to create sanctuaries amongst chaotic surroundings.
To provide a little perspective on the situation, an unused rooftop is retrofitted into a private residential retreat. As the Pacific Ocean, Banks Peninsula, and the Southern Alps become our only boundaries, we address the fundamentals of inner city life, and apply elements of urban paradise, to find solace in the Christchurch skyline. To see the garden design, please click here
Site number EG4
Design: Mat Ransom and Matt McIsaac from Auckland ph 0211712222; 0274656401
Email: wtslandscapes@gmail.com or see www.watchthisspacelandscapes.co.nz
My Little Corner of the World encapsulates our objective to create a garden that is inviting and inspires reflection and relaxation. When retreating to this garden oasis, the pressures of everyday life will vanish. We have incorporated a circular focus throughout the garden. The circle is an object of nature, considered a symbol of unity and encourages relaxation. The elevated deck allows for a contemplative outlook over the garden, with its calming stream, waterfall and circular pool. To see the garden's design click here.
Site number EG5
“Jungle Fever”
Designer: Scotty Fletcher
ZISK Design & Paving Nature Ltd
“Jungle Fever” is a representation of a liveable, workable, controlled and eco-friendly jungle at home!
Imagine walking up a rock waterfall spanning over 12.5 thousand kms apart, onto a suspended platform and surrounded by lush green jungle, with your own ensuite!
This garden is full of life literally, with fish, turtles and an abundance of micro climates that is crucial to the survival of this type of garden. It has form, function and all the sensors to make you never want to leave and of course every garden needs to have sculpture. Wire balls blend in beautifully with the softness of its surrounds. ENJOY!! ♥
Site number EG6
0800 POOL HIRE
Design: Pocock design:environment limited, Royal Associates Limited, Christchurch
ph: 03 0583040 (pocock); 03 3799645 (royal)
email: craig@designenvironment.co.nz; royal.architects@xtra.co.nz
see: www.carbonlandscape.co.nz; www.designenvironment.co.nz
This project came about by wondering what the life expectancy of an average garden exhibit was after the show. We have focused on a cradle to cradle approach that takes the unexpected and turns it into a piece of art that gives cool relief before returning it back to its original and mundane industrial function. This project is not about the exhibition days at the show but how a process was created to deliver the final exhibition to the show and what happens to it after the show. Come and dip your feet.
Site number EG8
North & South
Landscaping NewZealand
The North & South Landscape build -off is a demonstration event to be held in conjunction with EIFS. The aim is to put on a public display of Excellence in Landscape Practice and in effect, promote our new 'Landscaping NewZealand' brand of Excellence. To see the garden's design click here
Site number EG9+10
Tohunga’s Garden
A medicinal and spiritual place
Letz Go Native --Native Plant Nursery Governors Bay ph-3299 322 E letzgonative@xtra.co.nz
Design: Olive Screen. Landscape Architect ph 0272891006
Tohunga derived from 'whakato' to plant. 'Kahunga' to hide Planting the seed of information and guidance for the benefit of the people that seek it and then to step back, or hide, so that the guidance given is the main focus. And it is so with this garden, that the plants we use can be learnt and their properties be taught. We can draw from this what we need.
Site number EG11
Four Play
Designers: Lincoln University 4th year students: Emily Kelly, Joshua Hunt, Megan Inder and Myles Rabbidge
Contact: 0273010495, lincoln.design10@gmail.com
Childhood memories bring us back to a simpler, naive way of viewing the world; this display will appeal to the child within us all. The overall objective is to evoke memories of childhood throughout the garden. The garden conveys a virtual realm into a 3-dimensional reality and brings the quest to life. To see the design, please click here
Site number EG12
ELLEGANCE
Design: Mark Hutching of Allwood Trees Limited, 366 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch and Bryce Robb of Beaver Landscapes, 744 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch
www.allwood.co.nz. 03 349 9240
www.beavertree.co.nz. 0800 422 328
Designed for ellegant outdoor living and entertaining with privacy and protection from wind. Reflecting our Canterbury heritage this garden displays simple but elegant lines with an emphasis on a delightful year round display from the trees and shrubs incorporated in the planting areas.
A relaxing space to enjoy a quiet moment reading a book or alternatively entertaining friends and family. A garden that all can enjoy and relax with and the added feature of being low maintenance will appeal to all. To see the design please click here.
Site number EG13
An Englishmans Retreat
Chris Beardshaw, United Kingdom – www.chrisbeardshaw.com info@chrisbeardshaw.com
Chris Beardshaw’s design for the international show garden exhibit for 2010 is inspired by the quintessential English style of garden. It draws on the contrasts between formally structured herbaceous walks and more open parkland setting, together with classical architectural references. Click here to find out more EG14
