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If you're looking for something to do in Christchurch, check out Re:Start Mall; an innovative and diverse shopping experience right in the heart of the city.
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The Plant People's CERA Team (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority) are responsible for maintaining Christchurch's red zone, and while it's certainly not a glamorous job, it's none the less an important one.
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In conjunction with CERA (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority), the agency responsible for leading and coordinating the ongoing recovery following the devastating Christchurch earthquakes, The Plant People's CERA team have been hard at work in Christchurch's New Brighton / Bexley areas.
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Our team of golf enthusiasts are hard at work... on the golf course.
From Senior Superintendent to a group of new cadets, these keen golfers are responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of one of the best golf courses in New Zealand; the Pegasus Golf Course.
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Take a look at this exciting project that The Plant People in Christchurch are working on.
The community reserve and playground located at Longhurst have been completely transformed into a haven for families, walkers, runners and children alike.
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For the last five years The Plant People have been involved in landscaping the exquisite gardens at the Lauriston Park Retirement Village.
Located in the heart of boutique country town Cambridge, Lauriston Park is more than just a care facility; the purpose designed independent living villas, flanked by impressive amenities and beautifully landscaped gardens, provide a peaceful home away from home for its residents.
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Planting a new business, or planting flax bushes... it's all in a day's work for the staff of BNZ Partners at the Highbrook Business Centre.
BNZ branches right across the country closed their doors for the day, as part of the bank's recent annual "Closed for Good" day.
This is the day on which BNZ volunteer their services to their local communities.
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The Plant People are involved in landscaping and creating an art walk adjacent to the Abbeville Estate.
This will be an open public parkland with walking paths around a lake, significant landscape sculpture and a tree allee linking between John Goulter Drive and the Abbeville Estate.
These photos see us soldiering on in wet conditions installing precast concrete steps, on the terraces of the Allee.
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Auckland is a city known for its style and stunning natural beauty spots.
Now, visitors arriving into Aotearoa's largest metropolitan city from around the world will see some breathtaking art work and stunning landscapes before even leaving the airport.
The Plant People have transformed the drive in and out of Auckland International Airport by converting one of their major roundabouts into a sculptural showpiece. A nine-metre kinetic sculpture known as 'Tuwing' now adorns a flat lawn round about which has been completely modernised by the Auckland based professional landscape company.
Simon Farrell, residential landscape manager at the Plant People, says the makeover of the plain traffic circle is part of Auckland Airport's whole movement toward beautifying the airport and surrounding industrial area.
The kinetic creation is a design by award winning Kiwi sculptor Phil Price, and was donated to the airport by Brick Bay Winery at Snells Beach, where it was previously displayed.
The wind driven showpiece will now be a permanent dancing display for visitors coming to and from the city.
"Tuwing is a landmark piece of sculpture," says Simon, adding that Auckland International Airport is "delighted with the project".
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At the Auckland International Airport a team of Plant People Landscapers have been working on transforming a flat lawn round about into sculpture show piece. The kinetic wind sculpture ‘Tuwing’ is a Phil Price creation made of steel, fibreglass, carbon fibre, and titanium bearings. Bespoke Landscapes are the designers of the installation, and Auckland International Airport Ltd are delighted with the project so far.
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The Plant People’s Canterbury team have farewelled their old Bobcat and upgraded to a new Cat 257B.
This new multi terrain loader has many features, including suspended undercarriages for lower ground pressure and superior traction.
The high performance power train, with its advanced hydraulic system improves productivity in even the toughest conditions.
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The Plant People’s ‘16 truck’ has been given a makeover.
The truck was a real workhorse for the company in Auckland,before being the first of the fleet to be sent on a journey southwards in December 2008.
It can now be seen around Canterbury sporting the new Plant People logo. If you see it on the road, give ‘16’ a wave.
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The Plant People have completed work on parks at the award winning Stonefields Development in Mount Wellington.
The parks are two of eleven recreational areas that are part of the 110-hectare residential development, a former quarry at the base of Mount Wellington.
At Fissure Park the art wall has just been completed, and the park is now open to the public.
The Plant People constructed the concrete paths, steps, walls, park furniture, and installed the lawns and plants.
The contemporary walls and pathways compliment the fresh landscaping, creating a fusion between the open green space and the urban surroundings.
The professional horticulturists have also recently completed a 24-month maintenance period at the development’s Wedge Park, which has now been handed over to Auckland Council for preservation.
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We have a GreenWaste recycler mulcher in at the Plant People, Otahuhu yard - turning all our greenwaste into mulch which we will age and mix with topsoil to make some treemix for future tree planting.
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Annual Kids Guyfawkes Party at Signature Plants Nursery - Dairy Flat. Second year running and was a fantastic night for the Kids and the "Big Kids" certainly enjoyed playing pyramaniacs. Mr Whippy was a huge hit. We look forward to doing it all again next year.
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Long Bay boardwalk taking shape.
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We have just purchased two new Cat machines through Gough Cat’s Auckland Branch
A Cat 305.5E Excavator & a Cat 274B3 Bobcat.
Both machines are already hard at work on projects around Auckland.
One of the photos shows the two proud operators of this gear.
Bob Gowland on the left, operates theBobcat and Craig Mitchell operates the excavator.
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In March 2010, The Plant People purchased their first diesel powered cut and collect Walker ride on mower for catcher mowing works at the Pegasus Town site in North Canterbury.
A high output machine was required to carry out the cut and collect mowing works on the Lake Reserve comprising 35,000 m2 of grass being cut approximately 32 times per year. In addition there is also 7 kilometres of stormwater treatment swales to be catcher mowed.
OMC demoed several machines but the diesel powered Walker MDD proved to cater best for our all round needs says Project Manager Jason Higgott. Two mowing decks (36 inch & 52 inch) were also purchased to cover the differing requirements of the tight swales and larger reserve areas. A high lift catcher was also fitted which makes emptying of the catcher a breeze. The mowing unit can also be used for cut and discharge work by fitting a deflector shoot in to the catcher. In it’s first year of operation over 800 hrs were put on the clock.
We have been rapt with the performance of this machine and the backup support provided by Manfred and Bernard Watt and their team at OMC says Jason.
The Plant People currently have 6 Walker mowers, 1 Kubota upfront and 2 Kubota tractors in their mowing fleet.
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The Plant People have recently completed the Landscaping works on a Housing New Zealand subdivision in Claverdon Road, Massey. The site was significantly overgrown when works commenced in late 2010.