I am a passionate and creative landscape architect with an entrepreneurial mindset, dedicated to delivering high-quality designs on time and with attention to detail. With strong communication skills and a talent for abstract problem-solving, I excel at building relationships and collaborating effectively with both clients and colleagues. I thrive on challenges and am constantly seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth. I’m committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, where a sense of whānau and community is at the heart of everything I do.
Education
2022 - 2024 Lincoln University
2019 - 2020
2016 - 2019
Victoria University
Victoria University
Work experience
2024 - Now
Busy Lizzy Gardens
Masters in Landscape Architecture
Masters in Conservation Biology
Bachelor’s of Science, majoring in Ecology & Biodiversity and Environmental Science
2023 summer
2022 summer
In my role as a Landscape Architect and Gardener, I engage in a dynamic workflow that enhances my communication and time-management skills. My dual responsibilities allow me to oversee the entire design and installation process, from conceptualization to execution. I take pride in transforming 2D illustrations into vibrant, functional outdoor spaces, ensuring that each project aligns with client vision and environmental considerations. I proactively identify areas for improvement and innovative solutions, which enhances project outcomes and client satisfaction.
Morgan and Pollard
- Christchurch - Auckland
I worked closely with the company director and senior and intermediate landscape architects on a range of commercial, private and retirement village development projects. My responsibilities ranged from drafting plans to creating conceptual 3D visualisations for client approval. This experience taught me the importance of professionalism, time management and effective team communication.
Diverse Building & Developments Limited
- Tauranga
In my role at a small company, I collaborated closely with the CEO, gaining valuable insights into daily operations. I regularly communicated with clients, guiding them through the redesign process and ensuring they felt involved in the creative journey. This experience highlighted the importance of punctuality and a proactive attitude, both of which are essential in a client-focused industry.
2020-2022
Habitat
2020-2021
2019-2020
2016-2019
Software
Adobe suite
Lumion
Vectorworks
Sketchup
Archicad
In my role as a Field Ranger/Technician, I led the restoration of waterways and riparian buffers under challenging seasonal conditions. Collaborating closely with a dedicated team, we successfully planted over 60,000 native plants each season. This achievement was driven by our strong communication and teamwork. Through this experience, I gained valuable insights into the importance of selecting the right plants for specific environmental conditions.
Penguin Rescue
Working as a Penguin Field & community Ranger and Advisor presented me with the unique opportunity to work closely with a taonga species. I liaised and collaborated between Ngai Tahu, the Department of Conservation, and the Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust to understand the needs of the groups regarding the future conservation of the Yellow-Eyed penguin. I advised on the creation and design of an app to better track and monitor individual penguin health. In addition, I was tasked with the daily handling, health checks and care of an endangered species. This experience taught me the impactful cultural value a species can have on our identities.
Kaitiaki o’ngahere
Working as a Field Ranger and Ecological Advisor, I regularly worked closely and collaborated with DOC and Ngati Koata Iwi on a range of restoration projects. This work taught me the importance and value of building strong relationships to achieve shared visions of a healthier whenua for all.
Bunnings Warehouse
- Moeraki - Nelson - Wellington - Dunedin/Southland
Working as a Team member within the Hardware department meant I needed an in-depth knowledge of the hardware provided and correct installation methodology, in addition to simply and clearly answering customer questions. Other responsibilities included stock management tasks, effective listening, communication and cooperation with team members.
Other skills
Microsoft package
Interests
Sketching/drawing
Photography
Graphic design and business marketing
In-depth knowledge of native and exotic flora & fauna
Auckland: Graduate works
Tauranga: Tomorrows City
Pulse of the City
13-20
Smith Street Community Garden
Lincoln University Green Spine
Moments
Photographic works
25-28
29-30
31-32
Alberton Avenue
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Design brief:
The client, expecting a second child, sought a low-maintenance tropical garden design that aligns with their long-term commitment to the property. With a limited budget, they required a planting plan that would adapt to their growing family’s needs.
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Plant List Simple
Alberton Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025
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Design brief:
Facing limited space and towering neighboring buildings, the clients desired a striking, lush tropical design that ensured privacy while remaining low-maintenance.
Plant List
Plant List
Alectryon
Stre Bird
Rho Rho
Cyc Sag
Ligularia
Muehlenbeckia
Ligularia reniformis Tractor seat
Lomandra 'Lime tuff'
Alectryon
Strelitzia reginae Bird of paradise
Rhododendron vireya 'tropic glow' Rhododendron
Cycas revoluta Sago palm
Dypsis baronii Sugarcane palm
Chamaedorea costaricana Bam boo palm
Vriesea hieroglyphica Brom eliad
Lomandra 'Lime tuff' Lom andra 'Lim e tuff'
Muehlenbeckia axillaris Creeping W ire Vine
Visualisations
About:
Each client has unique needs, and effectively communicating design concepts can often require visual aids. In this project, clients struggled to visualize the final outcome of the planting plan. To bridge this communication gap, we developed quick visualizations that illustrate the proposed design, facilitating a smoother project progression. The clients expressed a preference for a blend of pet-friendly, resilient native plants that would offer seasonal interest throughout the year.
Tauranga: Tomorrows City
Project vision
100 years from now, Tauranga City will be a vibrant, people and community-centric urban environment.
Tauranga will be a highly adaptable, prosperous city, a mosaic celebrating and intertwining the natural and built forms into its heart. Landforms and vegetation within the CBD will speak to the pūrākau (legend) of the place and the bicultural relationships that form Tauranga City.
Digital hand drawings have been used to emphasise the ‘feeling’ of Tomorrows City through the use of colour.
Rediscoverin g ecosystems
Reconnectng communites
Coastal walkway
Coastal stairway
Tauranga CBD Masterplan
Proposed
Tauranga is a much-loved coastal city situated within the northwest corner of the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Over 10 years (2012-2022), Tauranga has swelled with an additional 40,000 residents to become New Zealand’s 5th largest city. Enabled by the private car, Tauranga has shifted from a monocentric to a polycentric city, expanding into greenfield areas. This expansion has left neighbours and communities spatially and socially disconnected. By 2130, the climate and the needs of its residents will change. This design seeks to meet the transport, housing, social and environmental needs of future Tauranga residents.
House typology change with distance
The concept of mixed-use
Regional Planting Strategy
The large shoreline of Tauranga is a unique feature and forms part of its character. It is imperative to maintain high-quality habitats to preserve the delicate ecology and the land uses inland that they protect. Plant species have been selected that maintain the shoreline’s integrity and local identity.
For Tauranga to be successful as a city for all, creating a high-quality living environment that facilitates a strong connection to nature and builds communities is imperative. Chosen plant species build into the pūrakau of Mauao whilst serving utilitarian and ecological purposes.
Foredune
Incipientdune Beachberm
Nearshorebar
Hinddune
Urban Transport
The aesthetics and functionality of city streets are crucial to the experience of pedestrians. Beautiful plantings that provide textural and seasonal colour changes are interesting to residents and visitors alike. Streets present an opportunity to showcase plants from different cultures and start conversations.
The plant palette selected at the regional scale largely consists of species partially to completely tolerant to saline conditions. These saline conditions will become increasingly harsh as climate change progresses. The added advantage of wetlands is the ability to store water and reduce the risk of flooding, functioning similarly to sponges.
2mbikelane
3mraingarden
Mixedusebuilding
Brackish Wetland
Tauranga CBD Detail Plan
The exploded isometric illustration shows the complexity of the Tauranga waterfront redesign, its relation to water and potential pedestrian circulation patterns throughout the site.
Looking from south to north, the site’s dynamics and pedestrian circulation are clear. The impressionistic, overhead chiton-like structure contracts as users exit the train station and enter the CBD, creating a sense of arrival.
Looking inland from the harbor, the connection between the train station, waterfront stairs, and rain gardens becomes clear.
Pulse of the City
Cathedral Square will once again be the vibrant, beating heart of Christchurch City.
To reimagine and revitalise Christchurch City Centre, addressing the ecological and cultural shifts that have occurred post the 2011 earthquake.
About
This Urban Design project focused on responding to the declining use of Cathedral Square within Central Christchurch. It was the designers’ role to explore ways of encouraging people back to this historic part of the city. It was up to the designer to identify and determine what to address and how
Goals
• Create a welcoming and vibrant hub for locals and visitors alike to congregate.
• Integrate biophilic design into the CBD
1 year
• By the end of year one, work will be underway on creating visual interest through the use of colourful paving, leading to the square 5 years
• Over 5 years, plant and establish trees creating green corridors that reflect the diverse people and landscape of Christchurch
Existing Proposed
Phormium tenax
Dacrydium cupressinum
Sophora microphylla
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Plagianthus regius
Cordyline australis
Elaeocarpus dentatus Concrete
Smith Street Community
The entrance to Smith Street Community Garden will be an inviting space, providing a pleasing sensory and visual experience that the wider community will enjoy regardless of whether they use the site or pass by.
Vision
Smith Street Community Garden is part of the Woolston East area. This neighbourhood is of lower socioeconomic class, consisting of diverse nationalities and ethnicities. The community garden itself is largely used by immigrants, who use the garden to grow food for their families and the wider community.
About Issues
Access to the garden is via a shared driveway between pedestrians and cars. Presently, the site is poorly lit and with no conflict-free pedestrian access points. Garden beds are poorly defined and circulation through the site is difficult.
Griselinia littoralis 6 x 2.5m
Lavender Dentata 1 x 1m
Day lilies. Mixture of Hemerocallis Buttered Popcorn and Chestnut Lane – 1m x 1m
Daphne Eternal Fragrance 0.6 x 0.9m
Rhododendron Anna Rose Whitney 2.5 x 2m
The proposed design plan features a mixture of deciduous and evergreen plants that will provide year-round seasonal change and colour. The strongly scented flowers will entice passers-by, regardless of whether they use the garden.
Rhododendron Anah Kruschke 2.5 x 1.5m
Hydrangea Blue Diamond 1 x 1m
Rosa ‘Iceberg’ (Iceberg rose). 3 x 1.5m
Yoshino flowering cherry (Prunus yedoensis) 5 x 6m
Lincoln University Green Spine
Vision
To create a landscape that reflects and acknowledges Lincoln Universities’ surroundings, both spatially and temporally within its wider context.
To achieve this, there will be an emphasis on mahinga kai within the design whilst also alleviating existing stormwater issues on the site.
To exceed the cultural and functional needs of the site Aim
Design justification
Lincoln University is located on the edge of Lincoln Township (population of 8,920) and is approximately a 30 minute drive from Christchurch City and 8.5km from Te Waihora
Lake Te Waihora was once a highly valued resource, abundant in mahinga kai (fish and birdlife) as well as materials which were heavily relied upon for Māori to survive and succeed as well as they did. Harvested/gathered resources were then bartered and exchanged with other tribes.
Given the immense importance of this natural resource and its close proximity to the Lincoln Universities campus, much of the proposed plant design will focus on mahinga kai. The intention is to better connect the University to the rich cultural and natural landscape that it is located within.
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Design justification
Part of a larger project, “Moments”, this project aims to create a space that encourages people to sit, reflect, contemplate, and take a ‘moment’ for themselves out of their busy lives.
The design draws inspiration from the meandering serpentine line of beauty, the river, tuna and its surroundings. The intent is to create a piece that evokes the feeling of safety in the public realm. The design will wrap around the user and guide their vision towards the river.
