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About Seed Landscape Designs
About Seed Landscape Designs
About Seed Landscape Designs
About Seed Landscape Designs

Turning Ideas Into Gardens – It All Starts With Seed

At Seed we believe that gardens are for living. I love working with clients to change how they live, relate and connect in the garden. It really does improve families lives having a garden that works for you. It gives me great joy and satisfaction to see how the garden experience for my family of clients is transformed. I am proud to be part of this and honoured to be able to share my expression in the form of beautiful living spaces for people.

Gardens are dynamic, evocative, touchable spaces. Change your environment and you will be transported. We aim to provide value to our clients by guiding them to visualise and achieve a garden they absolutely love

Seed’s director and principal designer is Donna Stanish. I graduated from Unitec in 1999 with a Diploma in Landscape Design and have been designing gardens for private homes and commercial clients, while gaining knowledge and experience ever since.

A hands-on passionate gardener, I have been very fortunate to travel and visit cultural and historical gardens throughout the world.

Read about Donna in NZ Backyard and Garden Design Ideas magazine.

Please feel free to call and have a chat about how we can work together to achieve your very own garden transformation.

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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

Jan & Pete PickeringMT ALBERT
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"We have redone our entire garden and Donna has done a wonderful job for us from start to end. Donna had so many great ideas on plants, many that would never had occurred to me to select. The whole garden has come together really well and I couldn't be more happy with the result. Donna's follow through was fantastic. "
Mary Coupe
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"Choosing Donna was easy for us to create a comprehensive design for our home here at Omaha: we know and admire her work. We wanted our new garden to be the “icing on the cake” enhancing the recent up-spec of our home. Our garden is now a stylish, weather resilient, little fuss, drought tolerant garden. Donna’s expertise has certainly delivered!"
Jon Lorentz
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"It was enjoyable working with Donna to re-design our garden. Her experience and knowledge, together with her enthusiasm, resulted in an excellent job. We are delighted with the outcome and the positive impact it has had on our outdoor living."
Celia Farnon
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"Donna is an absolutely fantastic landscape designer. She has a lovely warm manner and is incredibly 'in tune' with what people want for their gardens and a true professional. Her attention to detail is faultless, she turned our 'blasted heath/scorched earth' into a paradise. All our neighbours have commented about how lovely our garden looks - I simply cannot rate Donna highly enough. "
Clare & ScottEPSOM
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Our entire experience with Seed Landscapes was fantastic. Donna's expert advice was well appreciated. She is professional, clearly knows her trade, is prompt and clear with communication and is a lovely person. We needed our plants by a deadline and Donna achieved this making it an easy process. I dread to think of all the hours we spent at garden centres trying to organise the plants ourselves thinking it would save money - my advice... leave it to the experts at Seed Landscapes!!
Fran & VicBIRKENHEAD
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We continue to be amazed at how we are now so attracted to and utilize so often a part of our property that previously was completely unavailable to us. We love the new perspective across the pool, leaping in from the deck is also enjoyed by some - we have a chiminea and old kauri table and it is a delight to see our sons and their girlfriends enjoying our new garden under the stars.
Anne & RemkoREMUERA
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Donna has done an excellent job of the landscaping of our new home. We are delighted with the result. She is professional in her approach and knowledgeable in her area of expertise. We felt we could rely on her advice and liked her suggestions. She was speedy in responding to our questions and she quickly gained our trust. We would not hesitate to recommend her services and will use her again when the situation arises.
Lynn & NeilHERNE BAY
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Donna was fantastic! Punctual and attentive, she listened carefully and her service was excellent. The plan we received was comprehensive, she catered to our requirements in every way and offered suggestions for changes to suit our budget. We would have no hesitation in recommending Donna for any landscaping project.
MichelleAUCKLAND
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Thanks Donna for the highly efficient and professional service. I contacted Seed on Friday, Donna came to see us on the Monday and by Wednesday we had a detailed drawing outlining what plants are best where and also pictures of what species looked like. I would highly recommend Donna to anyone. Thanks :-)
Tony CutelliAMC HOLDINGS LTD
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Donna has landscaped five properties for me over the last four years. Donna has proven herself very capable over taking a brief from someone with no landscaping knowledge and turning this into a well conceived plan, that often exceed what I had envisaged. Donna sticks to budgets and completes the projects on time. I would highly recommend Seed Landscapes to anyone considering a landscaping project.
Christine & DaveORAKEI
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We are delighted with our new garden which is constantly changing with the different seasons. It makes the most of the available space and provides an area of peace and tranquility. The garden looks wonderful at night with lighting providing a relaxing atmosphere for barbeques and entertaining – something all the family can enjoy. We would highly recommend Donna as a professional, creative and knowledgeable landscape designer.
Glen & RebeccaHILLSBOROUGH
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Donna and her team of contractors were fantastic. My expectation of timings and service were high, but Donna and her team managed the project and process extremely well. 1yr on from the redesign and the planting that was recommended and implemented have worked fabulously. As have all the other aspects of design. If you’re looking for a professional that works to achieve your goals in design, planting and importantly cost, give Donna a call.
SimonELLERSLIE
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Donna responded quickly to my initial enquiry and her knowledge and professionalism was evident from the first meeting. Within the set timeframe Donna provided a comprehensive and detailed plan covering all aspects of the design e.g plants, garden preparation and post planting care as well as hard landscaping and additional suggestions to consider. The quality of the plan was first class and she was happy to discuss any parts I didn't understand or needed help with. The design met all my criteria and the value Donna provides is exceptional. I highly recommend Donna's services.