About Graeme
Graeme is from a well known horticultural family in the Waikato; his father John Burton set the scene back in the 1970/1980's for being the leading plant retailer in the Waikato. Burton was a household name in gardening, and at one stage the family had three retail plant outlets in Hamilton.
Graeme has been actively involved in the nursery industry for 35 years, most of it managing one of New Zealand's largest plant wholesale nurseries. This gave him a thorough grounding about what makes plants perform and what situation suits them best. His creative flair for putting different plant combinations and creative landscape ideas together see him well respected amongst his landscape clients and he is now a sought-after speaker on the subject, attending home and garden shows across New Zealand.
About the Homestead
Rukuhia Homestead is blessed to be surrounded by some of the oldest and most beautiful trees in the Waikato. Many of the trees are 120-150 years old including Camellias, Copper beech, Planes, Oaks, Rhododendrons, evergreen Magnolias and evergreen Oaks. These trees have given Graeme the back bone to create a variety of themed gardens, spread over 2.5 acres. The various styles of gardens that he has created include English Garden, Tropical Garden for a windy exposed site, Mediterranean, Balinese, Beach/Coastal Garden, Formal Potager, Shade Garden, Tropical Garden in a sheltered site, dry windy site, New Zealand Native Garden for an exposed site and a French Romantic Garden.
Graeme and his wife Val have recently completed their themed gardens project and is now ready to be used as a show garden for Graeme's landscape clients to view and get ideas / concepts for their own garden.
The Landscaping Process
Graeme explains what to expect when you embark on a landscaping project with Rukuhia Homestead Landscaping:
"Firstly, I visit your planned site and determine what sort of garden or planting you want to achieve. Next I return with plant samples selected for you to view, help you make a final selection, depending on budget, future concerns and maintenance needs and then we go from there.”
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