Landscape Design Days Offered

At Miller House, in addition to hosting guests, Hilary Smythe has a landscape design practice. In response to guest requests for more extensive discussion about a range of garden topics, for guests staying two nights at Miller House a more detailed garden focus is offered.

A guest, (or up to four persons staying), wanting more in-depth landscape input for their own project or general interest, can book a dedicated 3hours, with detail across a range of garden subjects.

The guest/s can enjoy the garden surroundings and gain information on landscape topics that interest them from designing their own landscape, making plant choices, use of colour, garden history, design styles etc. with a light lunch and glass of wine provided.

It is structured to be an enjoyable and relaxed series of conversations with the focus able to be directed across a variety of subjects of interest to the participant/s.

Fee for a single guest $300, additional guests $200 per person, (inclusive of light lunch and wine)

Booking for this can be arranged by contact though Hilary’s landscape website www.hilarysmythe.co.nz  (bookings essential).

Or by contacting Miller House:

Miller House (luxury B and B accommodation) www.millerhouse.co.nz

Hilary’s Landscape Background:

Holder of 10 major national landscaping awards including:

•   Supreme Award for Horticultural Excellence
•    Landscape Industries Association NZ Award for Professional Excellence
•    4 Gold Awards for major exhibits designed and built at Ellerslie Flower Show (Auckland)

Clients include Michael Hill International, Beiersdorf (Nivea), Central South Island Tourism, Tropifolia, (all design and build).

Tourism NZ Chelsea Flower Show exhibit design, and a wide range of public and private outdoor sculpture park exhibits.

Practicing landscape design for over 30 years

Worked in NZ and Europe

Judge for NZ horticultural and art events

Design influences are many and various, my landscapes are designed to suit the site, client and buildings.

Admired is the work of Russell Page, Carlo Scarpa, Mirei Shigemori, Fernando Caruncho, Vladimir Sitta, Joseph Paxton, among many others.

Please note I have not engaged in depth with xeriscapes, hydroponics, organics, vegetable growing in general or what might be killing your lawn. My areas of interest are design centred and driven but broad ranging, rare plants, art in the garden, rabbit proofing…