Xanthe White was born in 1976 in Wellington (New Zealand). She lives and works in Auckland as a landscape gardener and has 25 years experience. Her agency XWD was founded in 2005, and now has eight employees. For Xanthe White, the role of the landscape artist is to act as a catalyst for the relationship between man and nature, through beauty and wonder. For this project, she has teamed up with Zoë Carafice, landscape architect at XWD and Charmaine Bailie, an eco-restoration expert.