Gardening

Understanding the different types of landscaping, gardening and irrigation services offered by a garden and irrigation company will help you find one that suits your needs. Here is a list of the main services these professionals typically offer in New Zealand.

They can design a garden suitable to your taste, style and maintenance needs, as well as custom irrigation systems to fit any garden.

In New Zealand, they can create or modify an outdoor area, including everything from implementing landscaping designs to installing walkways, pruning and planting, weed control and garden bed creation.

They can often do this themselves or work in conjunction with professional arborists and tree services to carry out necessary tree maintenance, such as tree planting, moving, trimming and stump grinding.

Professional gardeners can maintain your garden in New Zealand on an agreed-upon schedule. This includes lawn mowing, pruning, hedging and ground cover maintenance like clearing dead and fallen twigs, branches and leaves.

Again, they can source these themselves or leverage their relationships with gardening suppliers to get all the tools, plants and chemicals needed to create and maintain your garden. They can also advise on what you should and shouldn't use in your garden. Gardening suppliers can advise on professional gardening equipment for planting and garden maintenance.

Working with lawn irrigation companies and irrigation system installers, they can supply and install irrigation according to what you need. They often also offer maintenance plans on installed irrigation systems.

They can check systems and gardens to detect problems, repair or replace existing irrigation systems, and treat plants.

When you employ a qualified gardening and irrigation contractor in New Zealand you get someone who understands the system inside and out. They can troubleshoot on the spot since they know your irrigation system. Gardening contractors are knowledgeable on how to conserve natural resources and may offer expert advice on what will and won't work. Professional gardeners deal with reliable suppliers and can get bulk items and materials, so they will do the task correctly the first time and may save money on supplies. Irrigation system installers may offer advice on the best plants for your environment and irrigation systems to utilise. The knowledgeable advice, no matter what the specialist, is invaluable and will lead to better and faster results for your garden.  

There are a few things to think about when picking a business to install, maintain, and repair your irrigation and garden system in New Zealand. Because every business is unique, you want one that will meet your needs precisely. Ask them what services they provide first and think about how that aligns with your needs. Their portfolio of prior projects as featured on their ArchiPro profile is a great way to see if the type and style of work suit what you’re looking for. Set up a meeting with them to obtain a quote and ask them questions like: Ask how the scope includes garden maintenance and irrigation system installation, along with any ongoing servicing. You can also ask whether they belong to an association of professional gardeners.

• What do you specialise in?
• What certifications and training does your team have in New Zealand?
• Do you offer weekly, monthly and seasonal maintenance?
• Do you supply everything needed for the project?
• How many years have you been in service in New Zealand?