Garden Design

I specialise in creating a garden design that gives you the garden you want. I use your existing space to its very best advantage.

What is the design process?

A free initial consultation to discuss ideas and for me to see the garden space. Followed by a fixed quote .If accepted, I visit the garden again to take a full site survey, soil samples and working photographs. I also take detailed notes on what you want from the finished garden, ask you and other members of your family lots of questions, and kick a few ideas around with you. It is at this stage that the client brief is finalized covering such topics as:-

• The budget for the scheme.
• Special features such as water, lighting , garden sculptures and other features.
• Issues unique to the site, for example the need to screen an unsightly view, or the need to promote privacy in a corner plot on a busy main road.
• Level of maintenance the client wishes the garden to require. A cottage garden with Box topiary is going to need an awful lot of maintaining, whereas a paved area with the occasional dramatic feature plant, imaginative lighting, reflections on water, and stylistic focal points can look just as stunning but be 1/10th of the work.
• Client's favourite plants and pet hates.
• The colour scheme.

The finished design will comprise of:-

• A complete design hand drawn to scale, detailing the hard landscaping and any building specifications, plus a list of volumes and costs for you or your builder to work from.
• A planting plan detailing the position, number, and full name of all the plants in the garden. A separate purchase list is also provided.
• A maintenance plan tailor made to your new garden gives seasonal information on how to care for your plants.

Liaison over building of hard landscaping

If you decide to employ a builder to carry out the hard landscaping for the design, I offer a liaison service to ensure the correct implementation of your plan.

A design to fit your garden