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Resene Tangerine Resene Tulip Tree The season for outdoor entertaining is here, and this garden party look is ready to celebrate with warming bursts of citrus from Resene Tangerine and Resene Tulip Tree. Outdoor walls and fences don’t need to be black and white. Painting a colourful garden mural is a fun way to elevate your outdoor living and bring your personality into this often-neglected area to create a space to be enjoyed. The Ico Traders Orere Sofa from Ballantynes contrasts the bursts of colourful accessories with a picnic blanket and cushions to soften the mood for those long afternoons in the sun. This two-seater wire sofa is comfortable to sit on with or without cushions. Before powder coating, each wire has been sprayed with a special fluoropolymer PVDF base to ensure durability and rust resistance so that they can be used both indoors and in sheltered outdoor areas. The Celia Linen Cushion Cover by Città Design features a gestural hand-painted depiction of a summer’s day spent lying in the sun surrounded by the gentle lull of the wind and buzz of honey bees. The colours in this pretty pattern are key to connecting the orange, yellow, and green elements within the space. Stools really are cool, and this Martino Gamper Circus Stool is a modern design classic available in a wide range of colours, built with outdoor durability in mind. Here, used as a side table, this playful yellow creates a bold contrast with the tangerine walls and accessories in this vibrant picnic setting. The Qeeboo Rabbit chairs put the “fun” in functionality. Both whimsical and stylish, the rabbit is a symbol of love and fertility. This playful outdoor scene also includes Qeeboo Rabbit doorstoppers in yellow and a tangerine velvet finish to form a family and complement the bold citrus colour palette.

Ico Traders Orere Sofa, Qeeboo Rabbit XS Bookend Velvet Finish Orange, Qeeboo Rabbit XS Doorstopper Yellow, Bronte Harlequin Saffron Lambswool Throw, Città Design Celia Linen Cushion Cover, and Città Design Velvet Cushion Cover Custard from Ballantynes; Qeeboo Rabbit Chair in Black White from Nextdore; Cast Water Glasses Amber, Arnold Circus Stool Yellow from Infinite Definite; Resene Tangerine and Resene Tulip Tree from Resene ColorShops.

Kamo Marsh is a landscape architecture practice based in Central Christchurch and Queenstown. We take pride in offering a friendly and personal approach to each project we are involved in.

We have been involved in the planning, design and project management of a wide variety of commercial and residential property projects for over 40 years.

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Lynette McFadden Business Owner & Mentor, Harcourts gold @lynette_mcfadden

Idon’t think there’s any city in the world that celebrates spring as beautifully as our own. There’s a reason Christchurch is referred to as the ‘Garden City’, and a drive down Harper Avenue or a quick glimpse of the blossom trees around Hagley Park merely confirms this. It seems the city forefathers really looked to the future when they planted such incredible specimens way back in 1936 on Arbor Day. These and the massive drifts of spring bulbs evident throughout our parks and gardens rival some of the plantings I’ve seen overseas, including Japan with its blossom and the Netherlands with its bulbs. Remember that both these countries have international reputations for their displays. Tourists and locals alike are in a constant state of rapture because of our botanical treasures. But I don’t want to sound like someone delivering a ‘20 things to do in spring’ article, preferring instead to think about the two or three things I intend to do now that the weather’s warming up and the spring property market’s about to launch. It’s been a long, unsettled winter, and it’s a relief to come into the warmer months. Most importantly, I want to spring clean everything! In my environment at work, it’s time to repaint areas that need refreshing, reupholster chairs, give the outside a spruceup and get rid of the mountains of extra stuff that’s found its way into nooks and crannies you never knew existed. I’m giving fair warning to everyone: if it’s past its best, it’s past its time. Then it’s going to be our home’s turn. Having recently read a rather brutal book on clutter busting by Brooks Palmer, I’m going to endeavour to let go of items that we don’t need. The rationale is that it’s said to be liberating given you’re less likely to be weighed down by objects you no longer use or even like and, believe it or not, all of us have things that fit this description. Duplicates – make that triplicates – of some items for that ‘just in case moment’ that never arrives, books that no one has time to read, and magazines that can now go to a new life in medical waiting rooms. Given that I sit about as far away as possible from being a minimalist, tending instead towards hoarding, it’s likely to be a trying, if not vexing, experience. But, as spring is all about regeneration, I’m going to embrace the idea even if I can’t follow through with all the actions. For the rest of spring, I’m going to do what an Australian friend of mind does, and that’s to wear happy colours, floral ‘ensembles’ (her word), and no more – or make that not so much! – black. It’s spring in the best city in the world, and after an interminable winter, it’s time for all of us to get out and enjoy life.