Climate change support
Over my time managing gardens in the Wellington area, I have learned a thing or two about adapting garden designs to suit Wellington soils and climate.
Our gardens are mostly clay, rarely flat, and battered about by the wind. We are told to mulch, but we can’t keep mulch on a steep bank without some tricks. Many plants need full sun, which for Wellington comes with too much wind for the plants to be happy.
Our gardens used to be mostly moist and temperate, but in our changing climate our gardens are seeing more intense weather swings, hotter summers, and sudden cold snaps. All of these changes are causing our plants to struggle, especially in clay, where air and water levels are a bit less forgiving.
There are a range of techniques which we have been using to combat the weather changes, soil balance, and loss of ecosystem which comes with an excess of chemical use in the garden. We keep up with the latest technology and developments worldwide and are constantly trying out and refining new techniques.
For a more exhaustive list of what consultations cover, see below
Consultations used to be a large document which you could lug around and refer to in conversation but rarely read. We now offer an hourly rate for consultations, as well as phone, skype or in person visits at times which best suit you.
Full sustainability report
An in person consultation resulting in a document outlining recommendations.
Water tanks, natural water retention in the garden, ensuring your soil is moist in the summer and not a swamp in the winter
Sunlight and heat control- protecting delicate plants from the increasingly harsher conditions, ensuring that each plant gets what it needs in a low maintenance way
Tips and tricks to incorporate more edible plants into your garden in a low maintenance way
Pest control, from rats to aphids. How to use regenerative agriculture to support the good bugs and keep out the bad
Support on becoming more focussed on sustainable gardening and regenerative agriculture. Supporting our soils into removing contaminants and becoming healthy again.
$400
$200 for existing clients
“I’ll take my own notes” report
As you can imagine, most of the work involved in a sustainability report is the write up. You can have the same in person consultation as either the full sustainability report, or climate change support, but won’t receive a document, and we won’t charge you for the additional off-site time.
$200
Usual hourly rate charged to existing clients
Climate Change support
An in person consultation resulting in a checklist and a document outlining what changes we recommend and how to make those changes.
How to adjust your garden with careful landscaping and planting in order to support it through the significant rain, weather changes, and extreme heat/cold.
$400
Usual hourly rate charged to existing clients
Some disclaimers-
We are often able to provide consultations, but unable to fit you in for any physical work. If you would like us to do gardening work at your property or help you with taking action, we’re happy to chat.
Consultations can be done anywhere in the Wellington region, however gardening services are limited to Wellington City and the odd Hutt job.