THE GARDEN COACH GARDEN DESIGN
Do you own a garden or a piece of land that needs sprucing up, but don’t know where to start? Love gardening, but need some landscape design advice? Perhaps you already have some good ideas for a space that isn’t quite working for you, and could do with some advice from an expert gardener? Maybe you’d like someone to do it all for you?
Whatever your gardening skills, whatever the goals for your outdoor space, The Garden Coach has got you covered with hands-on, practical support to help you make the most of your outdoor spaces.
LOCAL GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING ADVICE YOU CAN TRUST
Hello, I’m Justine Marra – The Garden Coach, and a Wanaka local. I’m in your corner. I’ve been transforming gardens and outdoor spaces for the past 30 years, and learnt from ground up all the little tips and tricks for success. You may remember me as the owner of the Garden Store on Aubrey Road.
With a passion for gardening from a young age, through to buying rural properties and renovating the land, I have refined an understanding of what works and what doesn’t. I can share this landscaping knowledge with you and help you to make the best choices for your land.
Maybe you need advice about what plants to choose or where to put the veggie garden? I offer guidance and mentoring to help you make the right decisions for your courtyard, garden or outdoor space setup.
Let’s create a place you can use, love and relax in!
Fine-tune
your existing garden
Vegetable garden designs & planting ideas
Indoor/outdoor flow & courtyard designs
LANDSCAPE DESIGN WITH A GUM BOOTS & SHOVEL APPROACH
Our process begins with a site visit to see exactly what we’re working with. This is where we will talk about how you plan to use your outdoor spaces and your garden ideas. I’ll take some measurements and we will discuss your visions and goals for your property. That’s when we get a solid understanding of the possibilities to tailor a solution that will work for you.
Next I sketch-up some stylised drawings onsite, providing you with a bespoke solution to suit your garden or piece of land and your budget.
I’ll also provide you with management advice for your landscape or garden, and you’ll receive instant insight into how to manage and care for your new space. Like a DIY project assist, I am onsite for you to bounce your ideas off and provide reassurance and guidance where you’d like it.
MORE THAN A GARDENER
When you work with The Garden Coach you are getting more than a gardener. I will look in depth at your garden or land. Soil comes first. We check different parts of the garden to assess soil quality and moisture levels, so that we can plant sections fit for purpose that will not only survive, they will thrive. This acts as a WOF (Warrant Of Fitness) for your garden, and ensures that what we’re planting is not going to have to be ripped out in 6 months for you to have to start again from scratch.
We then discuss seasonality for your plant selection and talk about how much time you want to spend maintaining your garden, so that we choose the right approach and don’t sign you up for a full-time job! Throughout the process we will always go back your garden ideas to find solutions that work for you and your outdoors lifestyle.
Whether you are after a finished product or a passion project that you can continue to tinker with over time, I always look for easy care garden solutions to make sure your garden is a place you can relax in at the end of the day.
PACKAGES
Laying the groundwork in your garden design is as important as putting the shovel in the ground. That’s why our garden coaching packages offer you a bespoke garden and landscape design service. Whether you want to understand more about the options for your garden, veggie patch or courtyard, understand more about your land or implement a complete new garden design, we have the solution for you.
