--- title: "Sculpt Garden Design vs Shafer Design: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Sculpt Garden Design or Shafer Design more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland landscape design studios set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sculpt-garden-design-vs-shafer-design" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sculpt Garden Design vs Shafer Design: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Sculpt Garden Design or Shafer Design more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland landscape design studios set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Sculpt Garden Design and Shafer Design - **Competitive set**: Auckland landscape design studios - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Sculpt Garden Design Share of Search**: 7.5% - **Shafer Design Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Sculpt Garden Design or Shafer Design more popular in search? - In October 2026, Sculpt Garden Design had more branded searches than Shafer Design among Auckland landscape design studios in New Zealand. Sculpt Garden Design had about 70 branded searches, while Shafer Design had 10. Sculpt Garden Design made up 7.5% of all Auckland landscape design studio searches we track, and Shafer Design accounted for 1.1%. - Sculpt Garden Design was ahead of Shafer Design in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Sculpt Garden Design’s share of searches among Auckland landscape design studios in New Zealand moved from 11% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 70. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Shafer Design’s share of searches among Auckland landscape design studios in New Zealand moved from 2.4% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 10. ## Top Auckland landscape design studios in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Sculpt Garden Design was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Shafer Design did not appear in any of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Seed Landscapes | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Sculpt Garden Design | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Kirsten Sach Landscape Design | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Neville Design Studio | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | City Botanics | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Xanthe White Design | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Natural Habitats | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Shafer Design | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Auckland landscape design studios - Asked ChatGPT "Which landscape design studio should I hire in Auckland, New Zealand?": 1. Seed Landscapes, 2. Sculpt Garden Design, 3. Neville Design Studio - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best landscape design studios in Auckland, New Zealand?": 1. Kirsten Sach Landscape Design, 2. Neville Design Studio, 3. Seed Landscapes, 4. Sculpt Garden Design, 5. City Botanics - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best landscape design studio in Auckland, New Zealand for a garden makeover?": 1. Sculpt Garden Design, 2. Kirsten Sach Landscape Design, 3. Seed Landscapes, 4. City Botanics - Searched Google, AI Overview "landscape design auckland": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Xanthe White Design, Natural Habitats and Shafer Design. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Auckland landscape design studios in October 2026? - In October 2026, Sculpt Garden Design lost share of searches among Auckland landscape design studios in New Zealand, from 9.6% to 7.5%. - In October 2026, Shafer Design lost share of searches among Auckland landscape design studios in New Zealand, from 2.1% to 1.1%. ## How has branded search for Sculpt Garden Design and Shafer Design changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Sculpt Garden Design estimated searches | Sculpt Garden Design Share of Search | Sculpt Garden Design rank | Shafer Design estimated searches | Shafer Design Share of Search | Shafer Design rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 90 | 11% | 4 | 20 | 2.4% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 110 | 16.9% | 4 | 10 | 1.5% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 90 | 12.7% | 4 | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 90 | 10.1% | 4 | 20 | 2.2% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 90 | 10.3% | 4 | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 90 | 10.5% | 4 | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | | May 2026 | 90 | 11.3% | 4 | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 70 | 8.4% | 5 | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 70 | 9.9% | 4 | 20 | 2.8% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 90 | 6.4% | 4 | 30 | 2.1% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 90 | 9.6% | 4 | 20 | 2.1% | 8 | | Oct 2026 | 70 | 7.5% | 4 | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | ## How are Sculpt Garden Design’s and Shafer Design’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sculpt Garden Design’s and Shafer Design’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Sculpt Garden Design**: Measured on the search term “sculpt garden design”. - **Shafer Design**: Measured on the search term “shafer design”. - [Sculpt Garden Design profile](/demand/nz/brands/sculpt-garden-design) - [Shafer Design profile](/demand/nz/brands/shafer-design) - [All Auckland landscape design studios in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/auckland/landscape-design-studios): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Sculpt Garden Design or Shafer Design more popular in search? In October 2026, Sculpt Garden Design had more branded searches than Shafer Design among Auckland landscape design studios in New Zealand. Sculpt Garden Design had about 70 branded searches, while Shafer Design had 10. Sculpt Garden Design made up 7.5% of all Auckland landscape design studio searches we track, and Shafer Design accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Sculpt Garden Design vs Shafer Design: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sculpt-garden-design-vs-shafer-design This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sculpt-garden-design-vs-shafer-design. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.