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Competitions
To enter a competition, click on the link, answer a question and voila, you're in the draw.
We have 2 x one year subscriptions to Homestyle magazine to give away. For details click here .
 Beautify your outdoor space with a piece of Selao Garden Art. We have a $100 gift voucher to give away - for details click here.
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 Digger Dan - preparing for Spring in the garden
There's plenty to do in the garden including weeding and digging over your veggie patch, planting out new season fruit trees and fertilising your lawn.
Read all of Digger Dan's tips here.
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Wally Richards - God on Lawn Care
Wally retells a funny story about God and our obsession with lawns.
Read the story here.
Read more gardening advice from Wally here. |
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NZ's online nursery and plant finder - have you checked it out ?
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 Strawberries - everyone's favourite
Ginny Clayton from Ginny's Herbs tells us how to grow great strawberries and shares her pick of the bunch.
Read the article here. |
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An 80s classic but still fabulous -
Schnitzel & Coleslaw
Ingredients
4 pieces beef schnitzel 1 egg 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs 2 tblsp oil 2 tblsp butter 1 tsp wholegrain mustard 2 tsp lemon juice 1/2 cup aioli salt and pepper 1/2 green cabbage 1 red onion 1/2 cup grated cheese 2 tblsp chopped parsley 2 tblp chopped chives 1 carrot, grated 1 lemon, quartered
Method
Whisk the egg lightly with a little milk and place in a shallow bowl. Place flour and breadcrumbs on separate plates. Coat schnitzel with flour and then egg and then crumbs. Stack on a plate with a piece of baking paper between each and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Mix mustard and lemon juice with aioli and set aside. Season if needed with salt and pepper. Shred cabbage and finely slice onion. Mix cabbage with onion, cheese, chives, parsley and carrot. Drizzle with aioli and toss to combine. Heat half the butter and oil in a large frying pan and cook the schnitzel in batches until golden on both sides, drain on paper towels. Add more butter/oil to the pan as needed. Serve schnitzel with lemon wedges and slaw on the side. |
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Greetings!
Here comes that smell again, that soft sweet smell of Spring.
After last week's wintery blast we now have stunning clear blue days and you can feel the new season arriving.
If you are familiar with Hawke's Bay you will know iconic Te Mata Peak. Usually the "sleeping giant" is parched to a crisp in the hot summer but last week it was covered in snow. This is such a rare event I took this shot on my way to work. My hands were so cold I could hardly open the camera bag - I really needed a Man Shawl that morning!
Things are really on the move for us with a daily hikes in traffic to our site. Over the last couple of months, we have had a 19.4% growth in visitor numbers!
Enquiries about products and services are also on the up with people enquiring about large design projects, lawn rejuvenation and driveways amongst other things. It is all very positive.
Enjoy this month's Groundwork and if you are interested in finding out more about what we do please feel free to call or drop us a line.
Regards
Tim Durrant and the Landscapedesign.co.nz team
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The wildflowers of Waikumete cemetery
Philip Smith from O2 Landscapes explores the wildflowers in Auckland's Waikumete Cemetery and discovers the way in which some seemingly unlikely places can act as repositories for our natural and horticultural heritage.
Read the article here.
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A Kelburn beauty - design case study
For the past year in Rachael Matthew's neighbourhood of Kelburn, Andrew and Samantha Murray's family home has been undergoing extensive alterations.
As part of the renovation, the builders did much of the external landscaping including creating retaining walls, steps and paving.
The Murrays asked Rachael, owner of HEDGE Garden Design & Nursery, to come and "finish off"the outside areas and complete the planting.
 Read the article here.
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A warm welcome to our new clients
This month we welcome three new clients to Landscapedesign.co.nz - make sure you check them out.
McCallum Bros.
Auckland based McCallum Bros  specialise in red rock products and are the leading supplier of sand and marine aggregates in the country.
Read more about McCallum Bros here.
 Cinettee Fencing Systems
Cinnette is an innovative fence panel system incorporating the very latest in composite wood and aluminium technology.
Read more about Cinettee here.
Blackgold Palms
 Blackgold Palms in Auckland grows thousands of premium landscape grade palms in bags with individual irrigation systems.
Read more about Blackgold Palms here.
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 Apres landscaping attire for the gentleman.
Functional yet ruggedly fashionable, the Man Shawl is like a Nana Blanket for Men, a Knee Rug for Blokes.
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You know you want it........
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Made from 100% wool in military grey and brown and finished with handy eyelets. It is the ideal companion on road trips, camping trips or for wrapping around your shoulders while you poke a fire with a large stick and down a cold one.
Read more about the fabulous Man Shawl that no man should be without.
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Crisp, clean lines in the landscape.
Defining spaces is an essential aspect to landscape design projects writes editor Tim Durrant.
For designers, finding great solutions stimulates creative juices and whilst defining spaces can often be a challenge, it's always great to see what devices designers use to meet this challenge.
Specialist landscape supplies company Terrascape has launched two products into the market; Rite Edge and Stable Edge - edging solutions that are elegant, durable, easy to install and which are being used throughout the country.
Read the article here.
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This month's YouTube pick:
Humpback whale shows amazing appreciation after being freed from nets
A general interest video from YouTube - the commentary is a bit epic but the footage is kinda cool. Watch it from 4" in for the best footage. Not in the same league as Double Rainbow Man but it's up there!
Enjoy. Watch it here.
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Join us on social and business networking sites
If you don't know your Wall post from your Tweet, we can can help demystify social networking. We'll show you how social media like Facebook and Twitter can help you profile your business and work in with your existing marketing activity. |
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That's all for this month!
If you have any feedback or comments, we'd love to hear from you.
Kind regards,
Tim Durrant
Adv. Cert. Landscape Design & Construction
Editor | Managing Director
Landscapedesign.co.nz Limited | Findaplant.co.nz
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