JD Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architects
About us
JD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE JD Landscape Architecture is based in Whangarei has been providing beautiful and meaningful landscape designs in the Whangarei, Far North and Kaipara regions since 2015.
Its Director James McLean Graduated from Lincoln University with honours and has a strong passion for residential landscape design and coined the tag line "Landscapes for Living"
The idea of creating a Landscape for Living is to develop a landscape into a meaningful and enjoyable space specifically designed with the users' values, wants and needs in mind and respect for the landscape and its potential and limitations.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Innovative and On-trend
Each landscape designed by JD Landscape Architecture is built with the future in mind. Every single one of their recommended plantings is designed to complement your buildings on site. They are designed to grow and become more beautiful with time.
Landscapes designed with you in mind
JD Landscape Architecture can work with your existing landscape, meaning that they can work to enhance the features you love and replace the ones you don’t. Landscape architecture can be a very personal thing, JDLA will complete a number of consultations with you and communicate throughout the whole landscaping process.
PROCESS
When confronted with the daunting task of planning a new outdoor living space, you may find yourself unsure about where to start. It’s a good plan to always resort back to what works in nature. What works in your natural landscape?
Making the wrong plant choice or using the wrong material can be time-consuming. Locating a structure in the wrong place can be stressful, time-consuming, and costly. JD Landscape Architecture break the process down into four steps and make your Landscape Design project easy.
Consult
Whether it is advice with plant choice or help with design and construction, JD Landscape Architecture can come to you and help you work out what it is you want out of your landscape. Landscaping consultations will typically take between 1 to 2 hours and are best held on-site. The landscaping consultation service can help you by giving the advice you need to make the right decisions.
This helps the architect and client better understand the landscape requirements and what they want for their dream outdoor living area. Style, likes and dislikes- along with plant choice and functionality, are all discussed so that there is a clear understanding of what the final outcome will be.
Landscape Design
To make sure you keep everything in check and to make sure you get everything you want and need out of your landscape, you need a landscape plan. Landscape projects both large and small all benefit from having landscape plans. They enable accurate quoting and ensure you get what you want and where you want it. Most importantly they make sure you get a landscape that will be a space you will enjoy and use. JD Landscape Architecture will provide you with your landscape design, from conceptual plans through to detailed plans and planting plans.
Project Management
Investing in a new landscape can be costly. The last thing you want is for mistakes to be made. JD Landscape Architecture can be there to help make sure things go according to plan.
JD Landscape Architecture will ensure the construction of your landscape is carried out to the highest of standards and to the plan.
Compliance
The final step is ensuring that everything is compliant with council regulations.
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Business details
- Category:
- Landscape Architects
- Business focus:
- Residential & Commercial
- Verified ArchiPro member since:
- 2019
Meet the Team

James McLean
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