Is it time to rethink your landscape design? Get inspired by habitat's collection of garden projects.
From rambling rural gardens to tiny city courtyards, there's a garden design to inspire. Each issue of habitat features a garden with tips and ideas to stimulate your imagination. Create a garden to relax and unwind in nature, a social spot to hang out with family and friends or carve out a nook where you can enjoy a quiet coffee in the corner of your favourite spot outside.
As always, learn how colour brings each project's unique vision to life - from formal to whimsical or to an oasis of calm. Colour truly can transform the look and feel you want to achieve. We hope the following featured gardens help you get inspired for your own project!
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Bold Resene paint colours inject vibrancy into this Waikato garden, regardless of whether the flowers are in bloom or taking a seasonal break... more
For landscape designer Zöe Carafice, developing a garden on a small plot in Auckland's Grey Lynn was a passion project... more
habitat 39, spring/summer 23/24
A landscape designer has created a calming zen garden where Resene colours and plants work harmoniously.... more
habitat 38, autumn/winter 23/24
This courtyard garden is filled to the brim with colour thanks to its owners' magic touch with roses and a paintbrush... more
habitat 37, spring/summer 22/23
It's impossible to count the many different shades of green that appear in Claire Talbot's garden... more
habitat 36, autumn/winter 2022
A charming garden in Drury is planted with roses, annuals, perennials and a sprinkle of whimsy... more
habitat 35, spring/summer 21/22
A structured garden created by an avid DIYer bursts with pops of Resene colour... more
habitat 34, autumn/winter 2021
A 1930s bungalow gets refreshed with Resene, both inside and out... more
habitat 33, spring/summer 2020
When Flint and Celia Ainsworth built their home in Hawke's Bay, they approached the project with a unique point of view, working their design from back to front... more
habitat 30, autumn/winter 2019
So often, house exteriors are painted in a restrained palette of tonal neutrals... more
habitat 29, spring/summer 18/19
It’s a widely held assumption that courtyard gardens have to be minimalist... more
habitat 28, autumn/winter 2018
Most people who buy a house with a well established garden would be tempted to let it be. Not so with Louise Dunning... more
habitat 27, spring/summer 17/18
This peaceful garden is a tribute to the design and philosophy of a far-away tropical island... more
habitat 26, autumn/winter 2017
Behind Juliet Nicholas and Ken McAnergney’s house lies a garden that keeps the inhabitants fed... more
habitat 25, spring/summer 16/17
It's not hard to guess which is the landscape designer's garden as you drive down this quiet suburban street... more
habitat 24, autumn/winter 2016
Rugged, earthy colours take the lead in this stunning mountainous garden... more
habitat 23, spring/summer 15/16
We’ve all heard of infinity swimming pools but one architect has created his very own ‘infinity kitchen’... more
habitat 22, autumn/winter 2015
Moving north to the sunny climes of Hawkes Bay inspired Steve and Annie Harrington to give their garden a radical makeover... more
habitat 21, summer 14/15
Long grass and broken down sheds have been transformed into a whimsical oasis for this historic homen... more
habitat 20, winter 2014
Bold colour, fun planting and structural good looks are the signatures of a garden owned by an architect and an artist... more
habitat 19, summer 13/14
The tree-covered Waitakere Ranges in Auckland are the perfect setting for a serene garden... more
habitat 18, winter 2013
Simple yet stylish was the approach taken by this seasoned gardener to her small site... more
habitat 17, summer 12/13
Splashes of red and a black house are perfect ingredients for an oriental style garden... more
habitat 16, winter 2012
After a barren dirt garden in their Nigerian home, this family wanted to immerse themselves in colour and greenery... more
habitat 15, summer 11/12
For 16 years, the ideas for a garden were forming in Sara Noble’s mind... more
habitat 14, winter 2011
If you are born under the star sign Taurus, chances are you are going to be a colour freak... more
habitat 13, summer 10/11
This smart easy-care garden beautifully complements the iconic Art Deco architecture of the house it surrounds... more
habitat 12, winter 2010
An easy-care garden, great indoor/outdoor flow and a sun-drenched pool... more
habitat 11, summer 09/10
A 'dreadful' Christchurch garden is remodeled into a soothing sanctuary... more
habitat 10, winter 2009
When it came to creating a garden for their new home, Tony and Deb Wilson were inspired by a recent trip to Bali... more
habitat 09, summer 2008
After generations in the same family, a cliff top garden now boasts a cosy outdoor dining setting complete with fireplace... more
habitat 08, winter 2008
With the addition of a roomy living room/kitchen opening out onto a large deck and back garden... more
habitat 07, summer 07/08
The retired couple have always been keen gardeners. They lived in Wanganui for more than 30 years, where they developed a large garden... more
habitat 06, winter 2007
A family visit to Queensland provided the inspiration for Jo and Craig Howe's garden and pool, on their lifestyle block... more
habitat 05, summer 06/07
A Lower Hutt garden offers an inspiring example of the way texture and colour can be used to turn a formerly bare lawn into an unusual and dramatic space... more
habitat 04, winter 2006
The beach is a great place to live and it's so quintessentially Kiwi. Seaside homes enjoy an outlook that's constantly changing... more
habitat 03, summer 05/06
A well-designed garden pathway is like a good friend, leading you confidently through the landscape and ultimately brining you to a clear destination... more
habitat 02, winter 2005
It was a fairly typical backyard – slightly sloping lawn, foliage around the edges, a few failing fruit trees and neighbours on all sides... more
habitat 01, summer 04/05
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From #8 onwards, copies flow wrapped and sent to Resene ColorShop Cardholders are flow wrapped in environmentally responsible material from epi-global. This product when discarded in soil in the presence of microorganisms, moisture and oxygen will biodegrade decomposing into simple materials found in nature, as described in ASTM D6954-04.
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habitat is printed on environmentally responsible paper using environmentally responsible ink.
From issue 8 onwards, copies flow wrapped and sent to Resene Cardholders are flow wrapped in environmentally responsible material from epi-global. This product when discarded in soil in the presence of microorganisms, moisture and oxygen will biodegrade decomposing into simple materials found in nature, as described in ASTM D6954-04.
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