Gardens
Urban and rural sites up to 1 acre (4000sqm)
You can grow abundant food in your backyard, whether you are newly arrived to Taranaki, a local creating a first garden or you need help revitalising an existing garden. Our garden plans set you up to grow healthy, nutrient-dense food, with less pests, less disease, more joy and ease (and will save you from costly, discouraging mistakes).
Growing your own food is the biggest impact a household can have to help climate change and to transform from an industrialised food system, to a healthy and sustainable one. An edible garden can provide organic food, natural medicines and increase mental wellbeing. Shop less, reduce carbon miles and minimise your plastic packaging, all while eating fresher, healthier food.
There’s no one ‘right way’ to be a good food grower. Greenbridge designs an edible or ecological garden that is specifically and creatively tailored to your needs and site. You can move forward with confidence because the growing methods are tried and tested and sit within the bigger framework of regenerative practice. We offer varying levels of garden design depending on the amount of detail you require, your budget and how many garden options you wish to explore…
Looking to have it all taken care of? Check out our Install Service in the tabs below.
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Design
Concept Design $2995 + Developed Design $2995
Great for people who know what they want or who are budget conscious. We discuss possibilities with you onsite and come up with rough ideas for your feedback. We then go away and refine it, resulting in a single juicy sketch-Concept. It’s not about pretty pictures or perfection but rather about getting key information down on paper for you, so you can move forward with DIY confidence.
This sketch Concept can then be developed up into a simple Developed Design, with a higher level of key streamlined information provided. Often hand drawn and over aerial for expediency and to keep the cost as low as possible. Fruit and nuts are described by type ie Apple, but you’ll need to make your own selection of varieties. We’ll provide you with your choice of three of our Greenbridge Regenerative-Info Sheets, (generic topic based information) as relevant to your project. Total service time is 5 days – 2 weeks days depending on our schedule and your availability.
Prices exclude: GST / Travel / Out of Region Charge
Concept 
Design $5995 + Developed Design $5995
The sustainable eco-garden design is mid-level, a step up from the basic service, and is for people who would like more guidance from their ecological landscape designer. This service also includes a base plan and sector analysis which shows the influences on your site and informs the basis of your design. We spend more time assessing the site, researching and on idea generation, providing you with two concepts, so you can compare possibilities.
We then take your feedback, knit your preferred ideas together, and you are presented with a developed Master Plan, specific to your needs, site and vision. This plan includes additional detailing; fruit and nuts are specified by variety ie Apple Liberty on MM106 rootstock. You are provided with a written document outlining the Strategies and Recommendations to implement the design (like a roadmap to get you from A to B). There is also complimentary one hour of mentoring included in this service.
We also offer this service remotely (see tab below).
Prices exclude: GST / Travel / Out of Region Charge
Concept Design $7995 + Developed Design $7995
The regenerative eco-garden design is a high end service, is suited to people who want to ensure they choose the best solution for themselves and their site and would like to be led through the process. You receive the same as the sustainable service plus additional detail and time given to all areas, including research, feed back, a comprehensive site assessment which includes a solar map and written pros and cons of each concept. Three concepts are generated, so you can confidently know that a wide range of possibilities have been explored for your project and site (this maybe important with a larger site, difficult site or where development options are open).
We then take your feedback and knit your ideas together to create a Preliminary Plan, where there is opportunity for you and your landscape designer to undertake any final tweaks. We then generate a developed design pack and you are presented with a Regenerative Master Plan and a separate Planting Plan Specification and where applicable, details specific to your project such as water systems or elevations. The written Strategies and Recommendations document provides further details and assists with implementation. There is also complimentary two hours of mentoring included in this service.
Prices exclude: GST / Travel / Out of Region Charge
Other Services
$295-695 Walk & Talk + Written Report
This is a popular advisory service for those who do not require a full design plan, have an existing garden and instead are just after advice to head you in the right direction.
We come to your site and spend around an hour and a half with you, discuss your project, look at the site conditions and then come up with options and ideas that you can DIY yourself. This approach is sometimes all that’s needed to feel reassured by experts, that you are on the right path (or steer you clear of pitfalls). You then have the option for us to go away and write up a report for you (highly recommended), which captures these ideas, provides links, nurseries and references applicable to your project.
We also offer this service remotely (see next tab)
Prices exclude: GST / Travel / Out of Region Charge
Chosen Design Service + Out of Region Charge $695-995
Across the motu (Aotearoa / New Zealand), from Northland to Stewart Island, Hokitika to the East coast, we offer out of region services, where travel is prohibitive due to cost or accessibility by electric vehicle. For remote advisory or design services we recommend having an initial chat via phone or video call, to discuss your project with us and ensure the best fit or you and your vision. Costs are usually the above design fee (for which ever level of service you choose), plus an out of region charge to cover additional prep and research.
This service is particularly great for the ‘Walk and Talk’ advisory service and the ‘Basic Garden’ design. The Sustainable and Regenerative levels of services are also possible depending on the site, your needs and your designer.
Once you’re ready to move forward, you’ll have some prep to do, such as taking site photos and answering some preliminary questions. For larger or complex projects a drone flyover is often helpful, for up to date aerial photos and contour information. Either Bena or Kama (our two ecological designers) will set up a video meeting with you, take a project brief and if possible, do a remote walk around with you to look at the site conditions (we’ll even get you to dig a whole or two so we can do a visual soil assessment together!). Payment of a 50% deposit will book you into our schedule and allow us to make a start on your project.
Prices exclude: GST / Travel. Note: An out of region charge is not a travel charge, where we physically visit site.
Installing Your Edible and or Ecological Landscape Design
Are you are looking for your whole project to be taken care of?
Great design is not something that stops on paper. A large part of the value Greenbridge brings to your project is in this instal phase; by engaging us to project manage your install, the continuity of your projects intent is maintained, we get the best results and effectively manage costs.
Greenbridge specialises in installing edible and ecological gardens, which require specific knowledge and care. After installing food-scapes from coastal environments to the mountain’s ring plane, we know what plants and materials do best. We have become experts at pulling together the best team of contractors, products and suppliers needed to implement your landscape. From raised veggie beds, hot houses and wicking beds to chook coops, orchards and food forests, decks and fencing; we can show you your options around non-toxic and low carbon footprint materials. We also know the best nurseries to source plants specific to your project needs.
Have a chat to us about our quoting process and costs – we’d love to help your edible vision come to fruition!
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