The man involved with it all
David Sole is the latest person to be handed a RML Legacy Award. From building a business to helping run industry organisations, David...
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Nov 12 min read
In the blood
Chris Goom’s landscaping legacy can be traced back to his grandfather, who gave him three pieces of advice that shaped him to this day –...
Nov 12 min read
An unexpected yet rewarding journey
Despite being a fully trained landscaper when he migrated to New Zealand, Robert Luijten was prepared to leave that world behind him....
Sep 25 min read
A humble role model
Thirty years ago, when women in landscaping were even fewer and further between, Megan Wilson had dreams of starting her own business....
Jul 14 min read
Paving the way
Auckland-based concrete and paving specialist ByDesign is an unusual but enthusiastic member of Registered Master Landscapers. Unusual...
May 16 min read
Onwards and upwards
Graeme and Michelle Hopkins started Hamilton-based Groundcover Landscaping 20 years ago and have never stopped looking for ways to...
Mar 14 min read
Passion set in stone
Barrow & Stone occupies a unique position among New Zealand’s landscaping firms, working with a product not widely seen across the...
Dec 22, 20234 min read
Life’s design
Whether he knew it or not, Luke Robertson’s life was leading him to a moment of choice – strike out on his own or take a job that...
Nov 1, 20234 min read
Combined passions craft new career path
Kate Campbell took an unusual route into landscaping and, like the gardens she now creates and looks after, she is flourishing in her...
Jun 30, 20234 min read
Second-choice career, first-class pro
Southern Landmarx director Joe Nutting has forged a fine career in a profession that wasn’t even his first choice, and, more than two...
May 1, 20234 min read
Branching out brings opportunity
As council-owned greenspace and conservation specialists, Nelson-based Nelmac branched out to commercial landscaping work 27 years ago....
Dec 22, 20224 min read
Empire building
Goom Landscapes has been a fixture of the Canterbury scene in one way or another since 1981. It’s gone from strength to strength in the...
Nov 1, 20223 min read
Putting his body on the line
Green with Envy boss Robert Taku has put his body on the line for landscaping – literally. But the 30+ year veteran says he wouldn’t...
Jul 1, 20224 min read
Green space masters
Espaso Verde do things a little differently. Even the name, which roughly translates from Spanish as green space, is unusual. As is the...
May 1, 20224 min read
Green thumbs, fierce work ethic
Ben Thomas took the long road to landscaping, but now that he’s reached his destination, the WeScape director isn’t going anywhere –...
Mar 1, 20224 min read
RML veteran still going strong
Design and Garden Landscapes has been a member of the Registered Master Landscapers (RML) since it was called the New Zealand Landscape...
Nov 1, 20214 min read
A natural fit
Jon Russell kept things in the family when he bought Christchurch-based Sculptural Landscapes from his cousin nearly five years ago –...
Sep 1, 20213 min read
True to his Roots
In the midst of the current landscaping boom, Warwick Price is sticking to just five or so jobs a year, keeping his crew small and...
Jul 1, 20214 min read
Electric landscaping ladies join RML
Girls on Grass joined Registered Masters Landscapers (RML) this year, bringing fresh attitudes around sustainability and recruitment...
Mar 1, 20214 min read
From ‘boy-racer’ to President
A long-time industry veteran and former President of NZ Landscaping, Adam Pollard’s passion for landscaping is rivalled only by his...
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