Native by Design

Description

In this lavishly illustrated book, 20 of New Zealand's top landscape architects and designers offer their wisdom and advice on landscaping with native plants. These personal narratives showcase some of our country's most beautiful out-door environments, from private gardens to public recreation land, urban and industrial spaces, and even farmland. Stunning photographs by John Maillard capture the uniqueness and splendour of each location, from Kaeo in the Far North to Queenstown in the south.

Ian Spellerberg is a professor of nature conservation, the director of the Isaac Center for Nature Conservation at Lincoln University, and the former president of the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Michele Frey is a recreation and environmental planning consultant. John Maillard is the program leader of photography and multimedia at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology.

"Magnificently illustrated ... this is compulsory and pleasurable perusing for anyone interested in contemporary landscape design." --Rosemary Smith, Southland Times "There are native planting tips aplenty in this collection of essays from top New Zealand landscape designers." --Sarah Lang, North and South Magazine