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These 5 landscape design tips will help you get the best out of your garden

These 5 landscape design tips will help you get the best out of your garden

Is your garden a bleak vista inhabited by a few straggly citrus trees on the lawn, or do you live in a house where the outside areas feel disconnected from the inside? From creating a good first impression to planting for the future, our expert landscape designer has some sage advice Like anything worthwhile, the […]
Living room with brown leather couch, floral pillow, tall cactus, fan, and decorative artwork on dark walls.

Inside landscape and interior designer Michael Mansvelt’s verdant home

Moving to a property with four glasshouses prior to last year’s lockdown turned out to be a blessing for Michael Mansvelt If you’re looking for Michael Mansvelt, you might find him under a palm tree surrounded by tropical and sub-tropical foliage and vibrant-coloured blooms. And no, he won’t be in some Far North hotspot or […]
How this 11-bedroom Taranaki holiday home got its luxurious country feel

How this 11-bedroom Taranaki holiday home got its luxurious country feel

For the owners of this sprawling Taranaki holiday home, comfort – not least that of their many house guests – is paramount. We meet the interior designer who has helped them realise their vision in magnificent style In his early 20s, Michael Mansvelt worked at Britain’s largest privately owned home. His job was to look […]
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