Interpret the brief
Review the design intent, destination, project stage, climate, maintenance assumptions and commercial constraints.
Who Ornatec is
About Ornatec International
Premium tree, palm and shrub procurement for ambitious landscapes where quality, timing and export confidence matter.
Founder-led / export fluent
Horticultural judgement for projects where living material cannot fail.
Ornatec International was established by Directors James and Barbara McGeoch to provide advisory, consultancy and procurement services for trees, palms and shrubs to international projects.
The business is built around a simple reality: a plant schedule is only useful when the stock, source, preparation, export route, receiving climate and establishment conditions have all been tested together.
48+ years horticultural and agricultural experience
34+ years exporting plants internationally
11+ major project references across Asia and the Middle East
Test source reality
Compare owned facility capacity and supplier access across Australia, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, New Zealand and Europe.
Plan the route
Check phytosanitary requirements, treatment, quarantine, packing, freight method, staging and receiving-site practicality.
Protect establishment
Consider rootball, acclimatisation, moisture management, site readiness and credible substitutions before supply is committed.
- FoundationHorticultural depth before export scale
James and Barbara built the company from practical agricultural, nursery and plant production experience.
- Export capabilityInternational supply became a core discipline
Decades of export work shaped how Ornatec thinks about source regions, preparation, certification and freight.
- Major project workDisney, Macau and Middle East destinations
Large resort, theme park, casino, roof garden and public realm work proved the need for specialist procurement judgement.
- Next chapterA permanent knowledge library
The new archive can turn printed project records into searchable plant intelligence for clients, staff and future projects.
Export of trees, palms, shrubs and indoor plants
Project procurement, sourcing and export support for living material that must arrive prepared for its destination.
Urban design and landscape master planning
Advisory input across destination landscapes, public realm, resorts, parks and complex mixed-use environments.
Nursery design and production systems
Practical production experience, supplier assessment and facility planning for advanced plant material.
Urban forestry and arboriculture
Technical support for tree assessment, transplanting, protection, diagnostics and establishment.
Ornatec International Consultancy (Beijing) Co Ltd
Provided horticultural advisory and consulting services to major Asian projects including Disney Shanghai and casino resorts in Macau.
Donkin Farm
Queensland farm capability for advanced Australian trees, hardy native material, project supply review and practical dispatch planning.
Export Registered Establishment
Australian export preparation and certification capability supports centralised dispatch, cleaner documentation and faster processing for international clients.
Responsible production heritage
The Australian farm network brings long-running production knowledge, environmental discipline and practical experience with project-scale living material.