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From lifestyle blocks to suburban poolscapes members of the Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand (LIANZ) can help you make the most of your site

For rugged playground equipment, garden furniture and safety fencing consider the solid options from Adams Engineering

To create a resort feel to this outdoor living area, the designer specified a Balinese-style pavilion, and a fibreglass pool and sheer descent water feature from Mayfair Pools

Bring character to your home with hardwood beams from Kauri Warehouse

Mix one hot summer's day with an attractive outlook and a Weather Wise¢ sail or umbrella and you have a recipe for relaxation

Stone walls and fireplaces can create a relaxing, natural outdoor living area. Alpine Stone offers a quick and easy way to achieve such a landscape

The seamless outdoor extension of this home's living areas comes courtesy of Space Landscape

Geometric angles, stepping stones and fibreoptic lighting make this La Playa pool a visual spectacle

You can re-create the tropical lifestyle at home with the right setting. Jagas helps pave the way

Enjoy nature without being totally exposed to the elements with canopies from Fresco Shades

Ever-advancing technology continues to keep us on our high-tech toes

Inspired by the heritage of the surrounding region, this traditional brick-clad exterior conceals a more open and flowing interior floor plan