Expert Garden Design to Transform Your Outdoor Space
Tailored garden design services to fit your style, space, and budget — bringing your garden vision to life!
Welcome to Luxe Gardens, where your dream garden becomes a reality.
Whether you're looking to completely transform your yard or simply refresh a few areas, I’m here to help.
Meet your Garden Designer & Tutor!
Yvette
Michalska
Kia ora! I am so glad you have found me!
I’m a professional garden designer with a passion for landscaping.
My goal is to create custom garden designs that truly reflect your personality and style.
After back-breaking hours in the garden and expensive attempts to create my own dream outdoor space, still nothing was right. So, I decided to just “get it done, get it right” and signed up for professional garden design.
And with no real budget to speak of, I now have a gorgeous garden! I love it - it suits my character, the environment and my family’s needs...
From experience I know the enjoyment of having a beautiful area outside in nature – whether it’s a small courtyard, a pocket-sized patch or vast sweeps with vistas. I have a deep down need to spread the joy of having a beautiful outdoor space and helping to design a garden that is no longer just a hope.
I’ve seen dreamed-of-spaces become reality through valuable advice and intentional, personalized design support.
Whether you’re rich and famous, or broke and willing to give it a go (or anything in between), I’m dedicated and will get you to the finish no matter your budget!
Let’s make your dream garden a reality!
Services
Luxe Gardens offers two options to help transform your garden and bring your vision to life.
Select between Luxe Gardens Customised Designs & Consultations or design it yourself through Learning and Guidance.
Customised Garden Designs & Consultations
Select Luxe Elite and Luxe Lite Designs for a tailored service that designs your garden for you.
Select 1:1 Luxe Consultations for advice and guidance. In person or on-line, a short “hour of power” can make all the difference.
Learning & Guidance
Design your own dream garden in a course or workshop.
Join the 6 week courses starting soon:
Landscaping Design 17 June 2025
Planting Design 29 July 2025
Do both and get a 10% discount on the second.
Workshops are also held based on popular demand.
Register here to receive information on the next hot topics and trends!
Community & Inspiration
Join our social field trips to local Wellington gardens and garden centers, exclusively for those who attended in-person courses. Stay connected, get inspired, and see how others are bringing their gardens to life.
The perfect way to continue learning, share ideas, and stay motivated on your own garden journey.
Case Studies
Upcoming Garden Design Classes in Karori, Wellington
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June 2025 - Landscaping Design
This is all you need to know about how to lay out your garden.
You’ll finish with a hand drawn design that includes what you need and want. The course will set you up to do it once and get it right before you lift a spade.
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July 2025 - Planting Design
This course will create your planting dream.
No matter your style, climate or soil you’ll get professional knowledge and learn what’s needed so your plants thrive, not just survive.
"The course was very good and provided some very good advice and ideas. The discussions with others and being inspired by each other was great!"
— Linda F.
"Empowered me to get into action. There was a sense of inclusion and not criticism - a relaxed feeling. Yvette helped me be open about my own property and structure my thinking. Wonderful and valuable."
— Tessa B.
kind words from clients & students
kind words from clients & students
"I really enjoyed this landscaping course; sharing of experiences and ideas were great. Yvette is very knowledgeable and great at sharing her knowledge. She’s highly personable and approachable. Nothing is ever a chore!"
— Helen T.
"Yvette transformed our jumbled garden ideas into an impressively coherent design, patiently listening to our vision while guiding us with her encyclopaedic knowledge of plants and their visual impact. Her gift for design and collaborative approach made her the perfect partner in re-designing our previously utilitarian space into something we hope will be truly special for years to come."