Our Story | Groundcover Landscaping

With a love for horticulture, and a commitment to growing an outdoor living area’s potential, Groundcover Landscaping was founded by Graeme and Michelle Hopkins as a natural response to their shared passion: creating beautiful landscapes.

Graeme, a qualified quantity surveyor, and Michelle, a graphic designer, discovered plants and landscaping during their OE when Graeme joined London’s renowned Covent Garden Flower Market. Moving into a landscaping role at a central London garden centre, Graeme gained insight into the process of altering an existing outdoor space.

Ready to bring their skills, expertise and vision to life, Graeme and Michelle decided the time was right to start their own business, and founded Groundcover Landscaping Ltd upon their return to New Zealand.

Two children, 15 years, and the successful completion of hundreds of landscaping projects later, their dedication to service delivery and commitment to the community has allowed them to evolve their business. Today, Groundcover Landscaping is made up of a team of highly professional, experienced local landscaping talent.

At Groundcover Landscaping, we love to grow our talent. Our team share our passion for creating beautiful outdoor spaces and enjoy working with our clients to transform their landscapes. To give you peace of mind about who’s on your property, all our team are police vetted so your property is in the best hands possible.

Paul Ayson

Estimator

If it wasn’t for landscaping, Paul would be a surfing instructor. Lucky for his wife Tracey, and two beautiful children, Paul is one of Groundcover Landscaping’s longest-standing team members, with over a decade’s worth of landscaping experience in our close-knit team.
Paul is our go-to man for compiling your estimate for any upcoming project, calculating how much it is likely to cost, and creating budgets accordingly.
With a love for the Tottenham Hotspurs and decorating the odd birthday cake, he’s sure to spark interest in your next development.

Ross Nicolaas

Project Manager

Ross joined us in 2019, bringing with him a wealth of landscaping and management knowledge. Ross' role is to ensure all aspects of a project are properly co-ordinated, communication is maintained, and your timelines are met.

Simon Mason

Foreman

With years of experience under his tool belt, Simon is one of our highly talented foremen, bringing a great sense of humour along with his industry leading experience to our team.
His well-rounded skillset means Simon has worked across a wide variety of projects.
Given the chance, Simon would love to take his skills all the way to the South Pole. With its great outdoor environment, intermittent cell phone reception, and cold temperatures it’s a destination that combines everything Simon loves about travel and landscaping!

Luke Mills

Foreman

Our master of sudoku, and dubbed the Big Friendly Giant, Luke is one of our super-handy foremen. An international basketballer, Luke is known for his athleticism as much as his support for the Boston Celtics – a great combination when he’s out on the job.
As one of Groundcover Landscaping’s talented foreman, Luke brings his love for numbers into his onsite management, working closely with our project managers to direct, supervise and problem solve on the job.

Ben Davidson

Landscaper

Known for his poetic license and fondness for Slam poetry, Ben is Groundcover Landscaping’s resident poet, and is an integral part of the team. Like a number of our team-members, Ben is keen to spend time at the beach and enjoys a bit of skim-boarding.
His generalist skills within landscaping are vast; building and creating outdoor areas people enjoy living in.

If you’re looking for a talented team to transform your outdoor space, look no further than our team here at Groundcover Landscaping. They’re passionate about gardens, great at design and enjoy working with our clients to deliver outstanding projects.

So why else would you choose us?

We’re local. Based out of our “Global Headquarters” in Frankton, we’re dedicated to bringing exceptional outdoor landscaping to Waikato gardens.

We deliver quality. Our team approaches each project as an opportunity to showcase how landscapes can positively impact your extended space, bringing beauty and functionality into a green form.

We foster relationships. Our talented team are individually chosen for their ability to bring our company values as a local business, to the fore and that starts with putting our customers first.

We take pride in our work. Our combination of industry expertise, knowledge of what makes great landscaping, and a rapport grown from our collaborations, underpins each and every one of our projects, which we deliver to the highest quality of workmanship.

Our mission is to provide top quality work that is designed and built to last.

Our goal is to involve our customers throughout the project to ensure complete customer satisfaction
and a finished product that is tailored to their requirements.

We value the input of our staff and know that their contribution is important to the
success of our company.

Book an onsite consultation with the friendly Groundcover Landscaping team at a time that’s convenient for you – either fill in the Enquiry form, or book online direct using the green button below. This will show you what appointment times we have available, and you can book yourself into our diary.

Phone: (07) 847 0780

Email: office@groundcoverlandscaping.co.nz

Postal Address: PO Box 15549, Dinsdale, Hamilton 3204.

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