Distinctive Landscapes Ltd

30/09/2026

Two things we love doi glass that keeps the view, and lawns that grow themselves

Frameless glass balustrade: The glass is spigot-mounted, with no bulky rails or posts blocking the outlook. It's clean, modern and suits any deck, especially one with a view like this.

Hydroseeding: A quicker, more affordable way to get a lawn going than roll-out turf. The seed goes on in a mulch mix that holds moisture and gives even coverage, even on tricky or sloping ground. The green colour fades as the grass comes through.

24/09/2026

All finished and ready to enjoy

We built a new deck with a built-in bench seat and glass balustrade to keep the view open. Below it, a paver path runs alongside the retaining walls and planted beds.

23/09/2026

Check out these before and afters

This steep, bare bank is now a proper outdoor space. We built timber retaining walls to hold the slope, mulched and planted the beds, and laid a paver path in white chip. New steps lead up to the deck. Round the side, the lawn strip was levelled, edged and hydroseeded, so it'll be green in no time.

25/08/2026

Aro Valley. What was a narrow strip of moss and odd stepping stones is now a fully paved path from front to back.

New pavers, new timber retaining, and a tidy edge the whole way through.

13/08/2026

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞.

A tough night at Hnry Stadium as North Harbour take the points in Round Three.

Wellington Lions 7
North Harbour 47

We’ll regroup, learn from tonight and get ready to go again.

Thank you to everyone who got behind the Lions. 🦁

10/08/2026

31/07/2026

What a night! We headed along to the Wellington Lions & Wellington Pride Season Launch and got a very nice surprise — the Distinctive Landscapes logo on the playing shirts. Seeing our name on there is a genuine honour.

Huge thanks to John and Steph at Assess It for welcoming us into the Wellington Rugby community, and an even bigger thank you to Tony, Tanya and Nicole for making it happen.

Bring on the season — go the Lions and the Pride! 🖤💛

30/07/2026

This fence used to be a floor.

Australian jarrah that spent decades underfoot, hauled out of a shed, de-nailed by hand and cut into slats by Jamie and Darrel. All that's left is a coat of oil to really bring out that dark red colour.

Timber this good deserved a second life. We just gave it one.

20/07/2026

The before shots don't look like much.
Dirt, string lines and edging blocks laid out.
A few stages later a curved lawn with a clean edge running right around it, bark borders and fresh planting wrapping the whole space.

17/07/2026

Before and after on this steep Cambrian section.
The bank had slumped and was washing out. We terraced it with timber retaining walls up the slope, added rendered planter walls, laid a new timber deck, and planted it out — lavender, veg beds and colour through the terraces.
A slumping clay bank turned into a proper usable garden.