For landowners, farms, businesses, developers and organisations with larger planting projects.
Large-scale planting takes more than good intentions and a trailer load of plants. It takes local knowledge, careful planning, the right species, proper site preparation, experienced planting teams and follow-up care.
Kūmānu provides complete planting services across Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough — from site assessment and planning through to site preparation, plant supply, planting and maintenance.
Whether you are protecting a waterway, creating shelter, retiring land, restoring native habitat or planting a subdivision, we can help you make good decisions from the start and carry the work through on the ground.
The best planting projects are planned well before the first shovel goes into the ground.
Every site has its own challenges: soil, slope, exposure, weeds, access, moisture, pests and timing. Larger projects also need lead time for plant ordering, site preparation, fencing or stock exclusion, and scheduling planting crews.
Get this right, and your planting has a much better chance of establishing strongly. Miss these steps, and projects can quickly lose time, money and plant survival rates.
We visit your site, listen to what you want to achieve, and consider your goals, budget, timeframe and site conditions.
From there, we can advise on plant selection, project timing, site preparation needs and funding pathways where relevant.
Prep
We help get the site ready before planting begins.
This can cover weed or gorse control, spraying, access planning, fencing, stock exclusion measures, site preparation, and early plant protection.
Plant
We supply the right plants and provide experienced planting teams for larger-scale projects.
Plant choice, timing and placement are matched to your site, conditions and project goals.
Care
Planting is only the beginning.
We support establishment with aftercare, maintenance, monitoring, weed and pest control, and follow-up work to give plants the best chance of survival.
Built for bigger planting projects
Kūmānu works with landowners, farms, lifestyle blocks, developers, businesses, councils, community groups and organisations across the Top of the South.
We support riparian and wetland planting, shelter and erosion-control planting, native revegetation, land retirement, subdivision planting, commercial sites, public spaces, restoration areas and ongoing maintenance.
For larger sites, the real work is not just getting plants in the ground. It is planning the project properly, preparing the site, planting at the right time, and following through after planting day.
If your project needs to work — not just look good on the day — we can help you deliver it well.
Start with a free site assessment
You do not need to have all the answers before you talk to us. That is exactly what the free site assessment is for.
We will visit your site, talk through what you want to achieve, assess the conditions and recommend the next step.
If Kūmānu is the right fit, we can then provide a quote for preparation, planting and ongoing care.
With ecological expertise, landscape architecture, nursery knowledge and an experienced conservation team, Kūmānu brings the right people together to make good decisions from the start and carry the work through on the ground.
