Latest News & Projects
Maintaining The Footy Field
Our team are proud of the standard of the billiard table-esque playing surface at The Footy Field and are delighted that it sees year-round action.
Mountain Bike Trail Construction at Auckland Airport
The Plant People were contracted by Auckland Airport to build the bike trail, aptly named Runway Mountain Bike Park, situated behind The Warehouse at Auckland Airport.
Keeping Te Kaitaka Cloaked in Fresh Foliage
The Plant People are responsible for the maintenance of the living roof as well as the gardens and lawns surrounding Te Kaituna.
Recreational Reserve Garden Maintenance
Our landscape construction team originally built The Esplanade, and now The Plant People provide ongoing landscape maintenance services to Auckland Airport. Our regular programme includes mowing and general garden maintenance tasks.
Bridge Construction at Ravenswood Development
The Plant People’s Christchurch division have a number of bridge construction projects underway at Ravenswood Commercial Subdivision in North Canterbury.
Environmental Team: Sustainable Coastlines Planting
Our Environmental Team assisted Sustainable Coastlines on Saturday 29th September at the Auranga Development in Drury.
Playground Construction for Totara Subdivision
Ngahau – it means fun – the simple, carefree word that provided the inspiration for this playground constructed in the new residential development at Totara Heights.
New Team Members – Environmental Team
Two new team members have come on board for the environmental team. Sophie and Sarah’s extensive volunteering and work based skill set will allow the team to [...]
Long Bay Communities Project
The Plant People have built a strong relationship with Todd Properties over the last few years which has allowed us to extend our works with the Long Bay [...]
Taking To The Skies
We are always looking for new ways to show case the work we deliver here at The Plant People. We recently enlisted the help from Hoverfly to help us [...]
Carbon Dioxide Uptake By New Zealand Native Plants
New research by scientists from NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmosphere), indicates that New Zealand’s forests absorb much more CO2 then previously thought.
Creating Best Practice in the Landscape sector
We all talk about “delivering best practices” and “working to best practices” but is that enough? Surely we should be striving to achieve higher levels?
Wetland Planting
Wetland storm water management systems play a huge role in today’s subdivision process. They are designed to slow the flow of water in addition to filtering pollutants which accumulate in suburban catchments.
Lynfield College sports fields and grounds maintenance
It’s already been a great start to 2017. Our landscape maintenance team have been informed that we have been awarded the contract to maintain Lynfield College sport fields and surrounding grounds.
The Plant People have been awarded ISO 18001
We strive towards best practise in all of our work. We are excited to announce that The Plant People’s commitment to Health and Safety has been recognised through the attainment of ISO 18001.
Entrance Landscaping
The entrance to your business is an important aspect; it’s the first sight your customers or clients see of you. The Plant People are here to help.
Celebrating a Successful Year: 2016
What a year 2016 has been! For The Plant People it has been incredibly positive. Our landscape teams have delivered some incredible projects.
Landscape maintenance: Hobsonville Coastal Walkway
The Plant People's landscape maintenance team are experts at assisting in landscaping projects and ensuring they embody the designers' intended vision. A prime example can be seen with the Hobsonville Coastal Walkway.