The The Heart Foundation's beautiful 'Urban Orchard' entrance garden and cafe with Ripe Deli opened in August 2023 following a transformational landscaping project at their Ellerslie, Auckland site thanks to support from a number of trusts and foundations.
LANDSCAPE PROJECT PROFILE
Brief: Entrance garden and cafe space for The Heart Foundation with Ripe Deli
Landscape Design: Richard Neville at Neville Design Studio
Landscape Construction & Planting: Feature Landscapes
Landscape Supplier: Central Landscape Supplies
Key Products: Nutra Soil, White Chip, Bark Fines, Premium Compost, Timber Sleepers
Photographer: Carme Aguayo
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BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
With an 'Urban Orchard' landscape design concept from Richard at Neville Design Studio carried out to perfection by Feature Landscapes, the results are striking.
Featuring a bright white limestone chip courtyard surrounded by an array of delicious edibles planted in premium compost and topped with bark fines as mulch, a stunning glass house dining room lies at the heart of this design.
Inside the sparkling glasshouse dining room at The Heart Foundation & Ripe Deli's 'Urban Orchard' site in Ellerslie, Auckland.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
By Landscape Designer Richard Neville at Neville Design Studio
The Landscape Design Narrative
The narrative for the Urban Orchard starts at the meeting place of the NZ Heart Foundation and Ripe Deli.
Platforms for healthy hearts, healthy food and healthy lives.
What better way to celebrate these two entities than a space that celebrates life itself?
Urban Orchard is a space that operates at the intersection of people and nature.
An edible garden that illustrates a healthy relationship with each other, with food and with Papatūānuku.
It provides life and food for people, bees, birds and all living organisms. A retreat from the concrete sprawl and endless impermeable surfaces.
A place for the Heart Foundation to celebrate friends & whānau, peace of mind, community, possibility, life and love.
A space that celebrates well-being and life.
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION
The team from Feature Landscapes consult site plans from Richard Neville at Neville Design Studio.
"Over the course of 6-7 weeks, Feature Landscapes built out our outdoor cafe area working hand in hand with our chosen Landscape Designer, Richard at Neville Design Studio." - The Heart Foundation & Ripe Deli
Large timber sleepers form the foundations, pathways and garden edges of the landscape transformation at The Heart Foundation's outdoor site at the corner of Kalmia & Sultan Streets in Ellerslie, Auckland, NZ.
Site foreman Chester surveys progress at the 'Urban Orchard' garden and cafe space for The Heart Foundation with Ripe Deli.
LANDSCAPE PLANTING
Planting Design by Neville Design Studio
Planting installation by Feature Landscapes
The team from Feature Landscapes hard at work on the entrance garden and Ripe Deli cafe site at The Heart Foundation.
"We really enjoyed working with all the crew members, they were extremely polite, friendly and walked us through the whole process to keep us updated." - The Heart Foundation & Ripe Deli
"Feature Landscapes went the extra mile on a number of occasions, and we couldn't be happier with the outcome." - The Heart Foundation & Ripe Deli
A mature olive tree was craned into position by Feature Landscapes at The Heart Foundation's 'Urban Orchard' entrance garden and cafe site with Ripe Deli.
THE FINISHED LANDSCAPE
By The Heart Foundation, Ripe Deli, Neville Design Studio and Feature Landscapes
On completion of this exceptional landscaping project The Heart Foundation and Ripe Deli said: "We're very proud of the work that was completed by the team at Feature Landscapes."
"We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Feature Landscapes to anyone, they know the business inside out, and we felt in great hands the whole time." - The Heart Foundation & Ripe Deli
