Landscape Design, for life

Design that collaborates with families to create unique gardens for entertaining and leisure — tailoring every design, and managing the journey from concept through to delivery.

Our Approach

We create outdoor spaces that are beautiful to look at, and even better to spend time in. We collaborate with families to create unique gardens for entertaining and leisure — tailoring every design to the people who live there.

Based in the Bay of Plenty and working across New Zealand, we streamline the entire journey from concept through to delivery, with design, implementation support, and project management to bring it all together seamlessly.

Coastal garden in Bay of Plenty

Our process is simple and tailored to you.

It all begins with an idea. Whether you want a complete garden design for an existing property or new build, guidance on planting for tricky areas or enhance what you already have, we can help revitalise your garden.

  • We start with a concept which is achieved in collaboration with the client to create your own unique garden.

    We supply technical design plans of the garden drawn to scale showing the hard landscaping and planting areas, including recommendations for materials and suppliers. These are either hand drawn in detail or CAD generated.

  • Colour, texture, scent and seasonality are key components of planting. We use our horticultural knowledge to combine plants that reflect the style, mood and aspect of your garden so that it looks its best in all seasons. The environment is important to us, we ensure our gardens incorporate good sustainability practises using native plants and water saving techniques.

    We produce scale drawings of the planted areas showing the name, precise position and number of each plants. We can also include a plant maintenance schedule to help you care for your plants once planted.

  • Once you have the design, we can help you bring it to life.

    We can continue working with you past the design phase to source and oversee hand-picked contractors and suppliers involved in the construction of the garden, ensuring the work is done according to the plans and to a high standard.

Our Services

February
Offer

Kickstart Lite
Sale Price: NZ$450.00 Original Price: NZ$600.00

A great option if you’d like professional guidance and a clear plan to move forward.

Includes

  • 60-minute on-site consult

  • A walkthrough of your space and how you’d like to use it (entertaining, family time, play, quiet corners)

  • Discussion of key site considerations such as sun, wind, privacy, access, levels and drainage

  • Kickstart Action Pack delivered within 48 hours, including:

    • your top 3 priorities (the three moves that will make the biggest difference)

    • a cohesive style and layout direction to guide decisions

    • indicative budget bands (good / better / best)

    • a practical checklist for next steps

    • common pitfalls to avoid

  • 10–15 minute follow-up call to confirm next steps and answer questions

February
Offer

Kickstart Plus
Sale Price: NZ$600.00 Original Price: NZ$800.00

Most popular
Ideal if you’d like a little more detail and something you can visualise.

Includes everything in Kickstart Lite, plus

  • Annotated concept overlay (photo or base plan) showing suggested zones and feature placement

  • Planting suggestions suited to your site, including guidance on the style of planting and what’s likely to thrive in your conditions (sun/shade, wind exposure, soil and maintenance preferences), this won’t be an extensive list, but a starting point.

Complete Landscape Design
NZ$0.00

From concept to planting, for clients who would like a complete, tailored service from first ideas through to a finished, cohesive garden.

Includes (tailored to your project):

  • On-site consultation

  • Concept development (site analysis, look & feel and garden proposal)

  • Technical landscape design plan (hard landscaping, materials, products and lighting guidance)

  • Detailed planting design plan (planting layout and plant schedule)

  • Optional project management to coordinate contractors, oversee quality, and support installation through to completion

Because every garden is unique, pricing is POA. I’ll confirm scope and fee after an initial conversation and a quick look at your site.

Close-up of purple lavender flowers in a garden with a pond and outdoor furniture in the background.

Kickstart FAQ’s

If you decide to proceed to a Complete Landscape Design package, your Kickstart fee is credited toward the design fee when you book within 30 days.

If you’d like to take it further


The Kickstart is designed to create clarity and momentum. It does not include:

  • a full measured site survey or CAD drawings

  • detailed planting plans, irrigation plans or lighting plans

  • multiple concept revisions

If you’d like these elements, contact us for more information

What’s not included


The Kickstart service is exclusive to local Bay of Plenty clients, and is currently available across Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Papamoa, Te Puke and nearby surrounding areas.

Kickstart pricing applies to residential properties up to 600 m² land area (standard complexity). Larger or more complex sites (for example steep sections, lifestyle blocks, or multiple distinct garden zones) may incur an additional fee — I’ll confirm this before booking.

Kickstart service area and site size

  • “Sarah did a fantastic job transforming our garden from a large and fairly unattractive set of disparate areas to a really cohesive design full of lots of features and ideas we would never have thought of. The results are great and people visiting the house are always wowed by the garden and always comment about how amazing it looks.”

    JP & Kate

  • “We engaged Sarah to create a courtyard garden for our B&B. It was a particularly challenging area for us as it was heavily shaded throughout the day. Sarah designed a planting plan that gave our guests a lush, tranquil space to relax in all year round.”

    Clare & John