Advise, Inspire, Plan

Drawing on four decades of specialised horticultural and arboricultural expertise, Urbanscape Digital Landscaping provides comprehensive landscape strategies that bridge the gap between high-end design and everyday accessibility. Urbanscape digital approach to landscape management is derived from a deep foundation of "on-the-ground" experience and a true passion for Flora within the New Zealand landscape. Formal NZ and international horticultural qualifications and real-life landscape experience support Urbanscape Digital’s ability to deliver low-maintenance, site-specific solutions for residential, industrial, and rural lifestyle properties across New Zealand.

By transitioning traditional on-site consultation to a streamlined digital platform, Urbanscape Digital offers a bespoke service that optimises convenience and affordability without sacrificing technical precision. Correct methodology emphasises "the right plant in the right place," ensuring that every design—from simple conceptual sketches to detailed implementation plans—integrates seamlessly with the local environment while respecting the client's specific budgetary requirements.

The service facilitates a collaborative planning environment through remote consultations, allowing for the flexible review of bespoke plans and specialised problem-solving advice. From urban landscape management to the sourcing of region-appropriate plantings, each project is managed with a commitment to ecological suitability and long-term durability, ensuring measurable improvements in both aesthetic harmony and landscape value.

Key Service Pillars

  • Expert Virtual Consultancy: Professional landscape and arboriculture advice via phone, WhatsApp, or email, tailored to homeowners, lifestylers, planners, and construction and development firms.

  • Customised Design Solutions: Production of bespoke illustrations and comprehensive step-by-step implementation plans ranging from minimalist gardens to more complex landscape solutions.

  • Technical Problem Solving: Specialising in low-maintenance designs, urban tree management advice, and site-specific plant sourcing.

  • Scalable Engagement: Online-first delivery for nationwide reach, with specialised on-site layout and visitation services available upon request.

  • Pre and Post Property Purchase Support: Engage US to assess your most valuable vegetative asset.

Qualifications

I bring 40 years of real experience in the horticultural, landscape and arboriculture sectors. Qualifications have accumulated over the years, some but not all are listed.

·       NZ Trade Certificate in Horticulture and Gardening

·       London City and Guilds in Horticulture / Arboriculture

·       NZ Diploma in Horticulture / Arboriculture

·       National Certificate in Horticulture (Distinction)

While I have certificates which support my knowledge, I have something more valuable. “Experience on the ground”. Over 40 years of designing clients landscapes. Specialist in low maintenance garden design.

Past Principal of Guardian Tree and Landscape Services - Palmerston North and of Urban Scape Tree and Garden ltd - Hawkes Bay.

Autumn trees with orange and red leaves, green grass with scattered leaves, sunlight filtering through the branches.