Welcome to HEDGE
HEDGE is boutique plant nursery & an award winning garden design business. We grow plants that give structure and style to a garden - and have a wide selection of Boxwood | Buxus, native & edible topiary for sale.
We love plants & specialise in designing with plants using beautiful plant combinations. We will select suitable plants for your location and set them in a semi-formal garden design. We can also provide hard landscaping plans & construction detailing, and can work with a wide range of contractors and gardeners to complete your project.
Please visit our Design Services & Prices page for the full range of services we offer.
House of Hedge ...
Rachael Matthews
Owner | Director & Designer
LLb (Law), BCA (Economics)
Certificate of Landscape Construction (Merit)
Rachael has been working as a designer & grower for 20 years. She has degrees in law & commerce, and before children she worked in various legal and business management roles. After kids - she traded in her high heels for steel tips, and moved outside. She studied stage 1 horticulture at Massey University; gained a Certificate in Landscape Construction (Merit) from Weltec; and completed a Landscape Design Masterclass with Rosemary Alexandar's English Gardening School.
Rachael has won several awards for her designs: • Gold Medal & Supreme Award, Ellerslie International Flower Show 2013 • Gold Medal & Emerging Designer of the Year, Ellerslie International Flower Show 2012 • Winning Innovative Garden Designs & Use of Plants, Wellington Botanic Garden 2006 & 2010
Rachael is a consulting designer to the Wellington Botanic Garden, and has been working on several projects to transform the garden's collections.
Tim Matthews
Owner | Director & Operations
Tim has been a commercial lawyer for most of his working life, including fighting for fair at 2Degrees. With our kids now grown up, he too has stepped out of his city office, traded in his metro soles, and is helping run our business.
If you would like to see & know more, there are several articles about us, our lovely customers and their gardens in Media Stories.
We belong to .....
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Garden Design Society of New Zealand
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NZ Industry Association of Plant Producers
We are proud supporters of .....
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Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Predator Free Wellington, Capital Kiwi, Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden, Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust, Forest & Bird, Wellington Zoo, Kaibosh Food Rescue, Garden to Table, Variety Children's Charity, Womens Refuge, Wellington Free Ambulance, Life Flight Trust, Medecins Sans Frontieres.
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Over the last year we have also donated to or sponsored: Flower Growers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, Heavy Breathers take on Mental Health, and the Wadestown School Garden Walk.
We work with .....
A wide range of lovely & hard working design professionals, contractors, suppliers and specialists who we can recommend to our customers.
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