Work has been coming in thick and fast and Nigel's been travelling far and wide. Recently in Wanaka he's been starting a 30 Ha re-vegetation project and in the greater Dunedin region he's had several jobs on the go. In his limited spare time he managed a little recreational photography. New Zealand. Click on any... Continue Reading →
Nigel came across this splendid bull sculpture in a field by the road when he was in the South Catlins on a work trip recently. The bull is life-size or bigger and constructed in Corten steel. In a conversation with the owners Nigel found the bull provides more than just artistic interest in a farm... Continue Reading →
At the end of Day One Nigel moved his Growplan tent and display to Site N14. If you visit the Wanaka Show on Sat March 13, please drop by Site N14 where Nigel's on hand to chat about landscape design and planning. There are also detailed information displays to see. Growplan site photos taken by... Continue Reading →
Nigel will be at the 2021 Wanaka A&P ShowFriday and Saturday, 12-13 March.Growplan has a new site this year >> Site H3 Now N14(livestock and show ring area, near Gate 7) Keen to talk landscape design and planning for large projects!
Today Covid alert Level 2 from 6am meant a local event was cancelled where Nigel was to have a display for Growplan. The car was already packed so he headed to Lawrence and set up in the main street! Had some good conversations. Lawrence, Clutha District, New Zealand. N.B. Wanaka A&P Show 12-13 March 2021.... Continue Reading →
This post is in response to NZ government's missed opportunity to mitigate rising atmospheric carbon. Despite access to the world's science, and despite the opportunity represented by 105,000 km² of farmland, government persists in denying farmers agency in helping solve the problem. Soil carbon is ignored in all govt. statements, there's a perception in govt... Continue Reading →
Tuesday morning I was working in my office when a call came in, "we've got a digger for a couple of days, can you pop up this afternoon?" I knew there was something in the works for this farm but with Covid-19 everything had been on hold. At Level 2 when a call comes in... Continue Reading →
To many eyes, plants look too simple to do anything but plants can remove most of our stormwater, lower council spending by 20% and store carbon, and everyone gets more real green-space too. But tradition and fear of the unknown mean few are rushing to do this. Also it is SO easy to dismiss planting... Continue Reading →
The carbon cycle and the water cycle - some surprises. When rain falls to Earth, some water is absorbed by plants, some is stored in the soil and some runs to the sea. Water then returns to the atmosphere via transpiration from plants and evaporation from surfaces. So far, so normal; this is the soil-plant-atmosphere... Continue Reading →
"You mean, plants are useful in stormwater systems?" Many decision-makers don't see plants as useful in stormwater systems. Sadly this leads to downplaying plants' role in stormwater mitigation and choosing a pipe instead. By treating water as a resource and designing water into the landscape from the start, all piped networks can be avoided and... Continue Reading →
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