Tony Milne from RMM Landscape Architects asks us to see the warmth in the big chill; ruminating on the changes brought about by winter and extolling the traditions that embrace the harshness of the season.

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'While a balmy day, I do enjoy seasonality and winter in the landscape. As parts of the landscape freeze, extra layers we adorn. A winter landscape can be one of beauty and bite. The crispness of the air heightens one’s senses and tingles the extremities of the body. Winter brings traditions. In Dunedin, the hardy and possibly mad continue to ride the ocean’s energy through the winter months. Throughout Aotearoa, on the first weekend of May, men, mostly, and often fortified to beat the winter chill, gather around ponds to shoot ducks. I am sure we all have memories of experiences we associate with a certain time or tradition in the winter landscape.'

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