About Us

Surround is a passionate, award winning landscape architecture and garden design practice with extensive experience in the design of both residential and commercial landscapes.  We are based in beautiful, sunny Nelson but work throughout New Zealand.

Surround was established in 2012 by landscape architect, Jeremy Parlane.  The landscape design practice evolved out of Jeremy’s love of the New Zealand landscape, contemporary design aesthetics and his philosophy that we ought to surround ourselves with landscapes that enrich our lives and the surrounding environment they are a part of.

Our vision at Surround is to create contemporary and enriching landscape environments, with a strong emphasis on both form and function, to provide truly liveable and inspiring landscapes for our clients.

Our Design Philosophy

We believe that a personal and collaborative approach is essential to create a successful landscape; working with our client’s to reveal the maximum potential their site has to offer them.  Our landscape design projects evolve through thoughtful consideration of our clients design brief, budget, architectural aesthetic and the wider landscape environment to create lasting, enriched landscape environments.

Awards

2018 Landscapes of Distinction Awards _ Residential Landscape Design
Bronze Medal Winner _ Spencer Street

Personal Profile

Jeremy Parlane _ BLA

Director / Landscape Architect

Jeremy is a passionate, award winning landscape architect and has been in the New Zealand landscape industry for over 12 years.  He is the principal landscape architect at Surround and has extensive experience designing residential, rural and commercial landscapes throughout New Zealand.  With a wealth of plant knowledge behind him and a background in landscape construction, he also brings a practical element to the design table, that is essential, when creating a successful landscape.
Growing up on the foothills of Auckland's Waitakere Ranges, he has a strong sense of New Zealand’s natural environment and belief in preserving and further enhancing New Zealand’s unique landscape environments.  He is driven by contemporary design, enriching people’s lives through the creation of spaces and enhancing the wider environment they are a part of.  He is a big proponent of incorporating edibles within his projects and implementing, organic, sustainable practices, wherever possible.

If he is not designing a landscape, or out amongst one, he enjoys watching and playing basketball, gardening and landscape / travel photography.