Welcome to Artisan Garden Land

Kia Ora

Please Make like Cows and Browse!

Hi, my name is Simon. Welcome in to the home of the Artisan Garden.

Artisan - a person engaged in or occupied by the practice of a craft,... using his hands, mind and heart in his work and what he creates.

Garden - a plot of ground, usually near a house, where [trees,] flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.

This is an enterprise that we've established through our passion for interacting with plants and soil (and just about all creatures great and small) as well as our fascination with designing and constructing nice things. 

We specialise in ecological garden designs that reflect your dream, your site's nature, and our inimitable style of course.

Our designs are carried through to reality by us or tailored for those keen on DIY style.   

Our priority is to help take proper - truly sustainable - care of your patch of earth so that you can relax and enjoy it. 

To know more and set off towards a gorgeous garden for good…

Please make like Bees and give us a Buzz like!:

artisan.garden@gmail.com or 04 3890404.

Soggy Lawn Transformed!

Nature knows whats best and is persistent at getting its way. As we got to know Susie's backyard we observed that much of it was quite puggy and one zone was a veritable bog aka a wannabe wetland. We made a proposal to Susie and, once she could afford it, gave us the go ahead to create a miniature wetland skirted by moisture liking edible perennials - nature now seems happy.




















Try walking through here in your best black dress shoes and they'd come out brown all over, not to mention your backside as you slip.









Now things are shaping up. Earth trenched from pathways (to allow drainage base course) goes into the wetland 'well' (pictured in centre)












The path is clear now. Ponga edging and greywacke pea-metal paving are ideally suited to the wetland atmosphere and extremely practical, natural, and lasting.























Indeed those red gems are gorgeous strawberries, sweet and juicy.




























Rhubarb and sour cherry crumble anyone?




















And of course, the whispering wetland in full glory only three months after planting.


For more images please look at our Port Folio page or go to our facebook page to see something you might Like!