Our Story | Groundcover Landscaping

Founded by Graeme and Michelle Hopkins, Groundcover has been breathing new life into the Hamilton landscaping scene since 2004.

Both Graeme and Michelle were raised in the mighty Waikato. Graeme originally started his career as a quantity surveyor, and Michelle’s background is in graphic design.

During their OE, Graeme landed a position at London’s renowned Covent Garden Flower Market, and discovered he enjoyed working with plants. He subsequently moved into a landscaping role at a central London garden centre, and continued in this career on their return to New Zealand.

Ready to bring their skills, expertise and vision to life, Graeme and Michelle decided the time was right to start their own business and created Groundcover Landscaping Ltd. These days, in addition to the overall management of the business, Graeme’s role includes meeting new clients and helping bring their landscaping ideas to life, while Michelle focuses on the admin and marketing side of the business.

Over 15 years later, Groundcover has evolved into Hamilton’s leading landscaping company with hundreds of projects at a standard matched by none.

When they’re not busy transforming outdoor dreams into realities you may find Graeme and Michelle outdoors with their two daughters Libby and Clara swimming and bike-riding.

With a team of 10 of the finest local landscaping talent NZ has to offer we can ensure your project is completed to the highest of standard. From concept to completion enjoy peace of mind knowing that you are backed by the GROUNDCOVER 7 POINT 2 YEAR GUARANTEE.

Paul Ayson

Project Manager

Paul is one of our foremen, and is our longest-standing team member - he's been with us since 2008. He is married to Tracey and they have two kids, and an anti-social cat. He tries not to swear too loudly when Tottenham Hotspurs lose a game, and reckons that if he wasn't doing landscaping, he'd be a surfing instructor. He's also a bit of a whiz at decorating birthday cakes. Who knew?!

John Wilson

Estimator

John joined the team in July, and has taken on the role of pricing our quotes. Some of you may recognise John from his time at Complete Landscape Supplies - not surprisingly he's got an extensive landscaping background, so is a perfect fit for Groundcover.
He's currently doing up a 1963 Chevrolet C10, and is actually pretty keen on restoring all sorts of things - from houses and caravans to vehicles. John's ``lesson from Mum`` that he still lives by today, is to treat others how you would expect to be treated, so great customer service comes naturally to him. Apparently his hidden talent is singing - but only after a few beers, so our team social events could become rather entertaining!

Simon Mason

Foreman

Simon joined Groundcover in February 2018 as one of our Foremen. Apparently he's been told he has a ``face for radio``, and was known as ``nefariously handsome - from a distance`` in his High School yearbook. There seems to be a theme emerging here! He follows the Brazilian Women's Volleyball team closely - for their style and grace naturally, and reckons that if he could spend a week anywhere in the world it would be in Antarctica. Not too hot, no phone reception and no traffic are what appeals to him about that chilly destination. It's not difficult to work out that Simon has a great sense of humour, so he's fitted in with the rest of the team nicely.

Luke Mills

Foreman

Luke has been part of the Groundcover team since the beginning of 2015 and is our resident basketball player (every company needs one!). He's travelled to Australia to play with his team, and is a keen fan of the Boston Celtics. Not surprisingly, he's rather tall, and was known as the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) at high school. He reckons if he wasn't a landscaper, he'd have been an accountant. He's obviously got a thing for numbers, because he's also a master sudoku player!

Ben Davidson

Landscaper

One of two Bens that work at Groundcover, Ben Davidson started with us in June 2016, and quickly became a valued member of the team. Like a few of our guys, Ben is keen on the ocean and is a fan of skim-boarding. When he's not at the beach, Ben is kept busy with his wife and three kids. He's also a fan of Slam Poetry, which is a competition where speakers recite original works and get awarded points for their efforts - we just love the fact we have a poetic landscaper in our midst!

With a skilled and capable team of guys, Groundcover Landscaping has all the resources and expertise available to meet and exceed our clients’ needs and expectations.

The company’s continued success is due to the high standard of customer service, with workmanship that is second to none. This is verified by written testimonials, many repeat clients, and our 7 Point Guarantee which our customers love.

We are based in Frankton and have a workshop for all of our machinery and office space for our key staff.

We are pretty excited about what’s ahead for Groundcover Landscaping and have big plans for the future.

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.

To request an onsite consultation please fill out the enquiry form to the left.

You can also book online at a time that is convenient for you via 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: info@groundcoverlandscaping.co.nz

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

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