For the Love of Landscape
Landscape Architecture & Design
Portfolio
Process
Our approach emphasizes collaboration, ensuring your vision is at the heart of every project. We integrate sustainable practices throughout our design process.


Design Consultation
Initial Site Meeting & Briefing
During the consultation phase, we take the time to understand your site and unique aspirations for your outdoor space, setting the foundation for our design journey.

Design
We begin with preparing Precedent Images or a mood board to show the style or character of landscape we are aiming to create, and also prepare a Plant Palette showing proposed trees, shrubs, grasses , climbers and groundcovers. Once client has approved I get underway -
• Residential and Lifestyle Landscape Masterplans
• Planting Plans
• Plant Procurement
• Pool Design and Pool Fence Consent Plans
• Vegetable and Edible Garden Design
• Cut Flower Garden Design
• Hourly Garden Consultations
• Lighting Design
• Consent, Tender and Construction Documentation for council
• Revegetation Schemes
• Wedding and Event Venues
• Project Management, Site Supervision and Contract Management



Execution
Plans provided have enough detail to build yourself or we can project manage and liaise with contractors throughout construction.
About
Virginia Watt
Director & Landscape Architect
For the Love of Landscape was established in 2012 by
Virginia Watt ( Ginny)
With over 20 years’ experience in Landscape Architecture, Ginny designs outdoor spaces that people love to spend time in, which reflect the client’s style and the sense of place.
Since graduating from Lincoln University in 2003, Ginny has gained a wide range of experience, starting in Local Government as a Landscape Architect for the Taupo District Council.
In Dubai, working in a New Zealand-owned design and construction company, she gained experience designing and project managing the construction of gardens in the Middle East.
At Context Landscape Architecture in Sydney, she was part of a multi-disciplinary team working on large-scale commercial, residential and infrastructure projects across Australia.
Back in New Zealand, at Warren & Mahoney Architects, she collaborated on projects throughout the country. Then gained more local residential design experience with Tony Murrell from TV Show Kiwi Living. In 2010 she became a Registered Landscape Architect with NZILA.
For the last 12 years she has designed numerous gardens throughout the Waikato.


