"Thanks a million Melissa for your valuable and professional advice in transforming our home garden into a formal yet relaxed natural family environment. We love the blend of plant varieties and positioning you have selected for us. As the garden becomes more established we can now truly see what your vision and objectives were. We are so grateful for your assistance and guidance through this process".

"I like to think that as an Interior Designer, I have a good ability to visualize the finished product. However when it came to which plants to put in to our garden and the creation of a cohesive overall look, Melissa Grove of Ambrosia Grove certainly had the answers. When we moved into our property the garden was fairly unruly and the planting very random. But with Melissa’s expert help we now have a stylish yet easy care, family friendly garden that just seems to get better with age. It was not just the planting Melissa was able to help with. She also had some great ideas for features such as fencing, retaining, decking and so forth.. I have no hesitation in recommending her workand plan to get her help to make further improvements to our garden in the future."

- Jackie Jones, Jackie Jones Interior Design, Glendowie, Auckland.

"Mil was inspiring and passionate about our landscaping. She took ownership of our garden immediately and transformed it into a child friendly, lush, sub tropical oasis. She takes so much pride in her work and is so dedicated to all her clients. I have subsequently advised another 4 close friends to use her expertise with their landscaping and they have been as delighted with the outcome as we were. Thanks so much Mil."

- Fiona Houghton

"Melissa, thank you for the amazing job you did on our garden. We feel that you went above and beyond your role and due to your professionalism and hard work, the project ran very smoothly. We love using and enjoying the wonderful outdoor space you have created for us and know that you have added value to our property. We love the positive comments we are getting from our friends and neighbours and have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone. If at any time you wish to show the garden for inspection we are more than happy for you to do so."

- Annabelle

"We were referred to Melissa, and are so grateful for her assisting us with the landscaping of our new front garden for our renovation project of our 1960s Glendowie property. She listened and understood our needs and likes, and worked with us to create exactly what we dreamed of creating in our new front garden! She is so knowledgeable and with her ability to suggest the planting plan and arrange the delivery of plants and stones it made the entire process very seamless. We are totally delighted with the overall look of the garden, needless to say so too is the neighbourhood. It is very in keeping with the style of the house and with the light stones the natural light is reflected. Melissa also suggested a bench seat which was a wonderful addition to our front garden as we wait for friends to arrive, or watch the world go by. For the small cost in a renovation project it really has made a huge impact to the finished look of the home!! We have no hesitation in recommending Melissa to others for their small or large garden project."

- From Jane and Darren Pratley

"We have enlisted in Mill's expertise over the past few years with several garden renovations. Mill's extensive knowledge of plants, coupled with her ability to understand how you want to use your garden, allows her to come up with a garden plan both visually pleasing and practical. We have been thrilled with the results of each garden 'makeover' and would highly recommend Mill."

- Claire & Marcel Hutchinson

"We had Melissa design a tropical garden for us many years ago in Auckland and we were so pleased with it, that when we shifted to a new location in Taranaki I managed to contact Melissa and she has created another beautiful garden for us to suit the climate here."

- Julie Ewington

"We have been extremely fortunate to have Melissa design our outdoor area at Pakuranga Kindergarten. Melissa has innovative and imaginative ideas and has a flair for working collaboratively with parents, children and teachers to develop creative and practical designs. She put a lot of work into presenting a pictorial design for our parents to discuss and she valued their input. As a result our families have taken ownership and pride in the development of the space and several volunteered their time and effort to help achieve this vision. Our outdoor area has been transformed from a dull and uninteresting space into an exciting and challenging environment, with areas to explore, play imaginatively and garden. Melissa has incredible vision and an inspiring enthusiasm which is very infectious. We have loved working together with her and would highly recommend her work."

- Teaching staff at pakuranga kindy

"Thanks mill, the garden just looks amazing – lots of flowers out and everyone that comes comments on it! Thank you!."

- Tim & Vic Mayston

"Hi Melissa, just wanted to say how happy we are with the garden...it's looking truly fantastic! Kids are soooo happy with the tramp area, and the grass area is so large and luscious, it's all looking stunning. Thanks so much!."

- Jodie

"Mill you have outdone yourself, our outdoor living has been transformed. We didn’t realise how much we would enjoy our garden, but we do, we simply LOVE IT! Jason and i would like to offer this testimonial for Mill as she deserves credit for her creative and amazing talent. We engaged Mill to help us resolve our boring and un-inspiring backyard. She listened to our needs and bought to our attention issues that we hadn’t even considered. Mill came back to us with brilliant vision and attention to detail, a plan that would work for our lifestyle and could be implemented within our budget. We enjoyed Mills passion and beyond the call of duty attitude, we found her to have brilliant knowledge and resources too. We loved working with mill, it was fun and such a rewarding project."

- Amy and Jason

"We have a very large garden on a four acre section and our brief to Melissa was to break it down into small bites so that it would be manageable for us to achieve. As each project has been completed we have moved on to the next and we have been delighted with Melissa’s inspirational ideas for transforming dull and uninteresting spaces into creative and beautiful areas for us to enjoy. Melissa has a wonderful knack of interpreting her client’s ideas and designing gardens that reflect their personalities and the surroundings. I personally hope that I never run out of areas in the garden for Melissa to weave her magic!"

- Heather and Brian Brooke

"Melissa, I have to tell you that in the past in Bagdad I had beautiful gardens much bigger than the one I have now with beautiful flowers and plants tended to by gardeners and cherished by me..... but I have never loved a garden as much as I love mine now. You have created a small paradise for me and I thank you with deepest sincerity"

- Love Kawther

"We are absolutely loving the backyard. The kids are having a ball with some space to run round in. The edible garden has flourished and we are enjoying the herbs and we'll have lettuce to harvest in the next week or so. We've been enjoying lots of outdoor dinners, getting in as many as we can before daylight savings ends next week. Thanks so much for your amazing design and all your help. Let us know if you want to drop in at some stage!"

- Tash and Steve

"We have been extremely fortunate to have Melissa design our outdoor area at Pakuranga Kindergarten.
Melissa has innovative and imaginative ideas and has a flair for working collaboratively with parents, children and teachers to develop creative and practical designs. She put a lot of work into presenting a pictorial design for our parents to discuss and she valued their input. As a result our families have taken ownership and pride in the development of the space and several volunteered their time and effort to help achieve this vision.
Our outdoor area has been transformed from a dull and uninteresting space into an exciting and challenging environment, with areas to explore, play imaginatively and garden.
Melissa has incredible vision and an inspiring enthusiasm which is very infectious. We have loved working together with her and would highly recommend her work."

"We have a very large garden on a four acre section and our brief to Melissa was to break it down into small bites so that it would be manageable for us to achieve. As each project has been completed we have moved on to the next and we have been delighted with Melissa's inspirational ideas for transforming dull and uninteresting spaces into creative and beautiful areas for us to enjoy. Melissa has a wonderful knack of interpreting her client’s ideas and designing gardens that reflect their personalities and the surroundings. I personally hope that I never run out of areas in the garden for Melissa to weave her magic!"

"My husband are I have very limited knowledge about plants, and little time or inclination to spend on garden maintenance. We met with Melissa from Ambrosia Grove, and gave her our wish-list, which was to create a maximum impact garden, with minimum maintenance, for a family with children who enjoy playing sport in the garden. Our brief included the addition of a new deck, paving and a total plant revamp. Melissa created a detailed garden plan which was drawn to scale, which helped us visualise what it would look like.
The result was exactly what we were wanting - a garden that delivers an amazing ‘wow impact’ in what is a relatively small space, which has room for the children to play, and requires minimum effort to maintain. We love it!"

 

 

.. and many more ..