How Does it Work?

If you wish to go ahead after the initial contact I will arrange a no obligation visit your home. For this a flat fee of £45 is charged to cover time and travel costs. If you decide to proceed with a commissioned design this fee is waived.

At the meeting, which could take a couple of hours, I will talk through in detail what you want from your garden: how you wish to use it, what elements you want in it, any ideas you already have, your likes & dislikes with regard to plants and hard landscape materials etc.

I will agree the extent of input you want from me and give you an accurate quotation and timescale for the work. If you decide to go ahead I will prepare and send you a written brief, based on our discussions, to make sure I have fully understood your requirements.

I will then make an accurate survey of the site, take soil samples and photographs ready to start developing design ideas. At this visit I may also go through a 'computer scrap book' with you to get a good feel for your preferences with regard to different garden styles.

The next stage is for me to come up with a detailed design layout for your garden - a master plan. This will be drawn to scale and show the different areas and elements within the design - paths, planting beds, trees, structures etc. Detailed specifications will be given for the hard landscaping and some general idea of planting schemes. The plan will include some visual representations of the garden or features within it, to give you a better idea of how the plan will look in reality

Detailed planting plans showing exact species, numbers, sizes, location can be quoted for and prepared separately if they were not already agreed as a part of the brief.

Once complete I will talk you through the plans so that you fully understand them. You will be given a coloured, scaled master plan and two black and white copies for use with landscape contractors.
 

Step 4 - Implementation

The garden would need to be built either by yourselves or appointed landscape contractors. However I can provide support  throughout the build process - from helping you source contractors, preparing construction drawings to liaising with the appointed contractor during the build. The level of support you require I would discuss and agree with you when I present the final plans. The cost would depend on the work required and may be charged on an hourly or a fixed price basis. All costs would be agreed up front so as to avoid any surprises!
 

Who will supply plants and plant up the garden?

Step 5 - Planting

I can quote for supply and planting up the garden once construction is complete. Alternatively you can plant up the garden yourself using the detailed planting plans.
 

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