The Design Process

INITIAL VISIT

When you contact me we can arrange an initial visit to discuss the garden. During the visit we will discuss your requirements and I will show you a portfolio of previous work.

Before the meeting it is a good idea for you to spend some time thinking about what you would like from the garden, discuss this with the whole household and draw up a list of likes and  dislikes, how much time will you spend in the garden - would you rather spend time relaxing or do you enjoy planting out and pruning ?  What will you use the garden for - will it be an area for entertaining or a safe space for the children to play ?  Would you like to encourage wildlife into the garden ?

It would also be helpful if you have some idea of the budget you would like to spend on developing the garden, this will determine the type and style of materials used within the design.

I will then go away and prepare a written quote to produce the plans.

Once this quote has been accepted I will return to survey the garden. (the survey may be carried out at the same time as the initial visit if it is a small area)

 In the case of very large gardens or those with more complex levels it may be necessary to bring in a Land Surveyor - the cost of this would be included within the quote. 

I will then produce some preliminary ROUGH SKETCHES offsite. 

We can then discuss the sketches and make any amendments as necessary.

A LAYOUT PLAN will then be produced, this is a hand drawn , fully labeled plan showing the shape and structure of the garden including terraces, trees, ponds and other features such as paving type and patterns, walls and pergolas. This is drawn to scale on A1-A2 paper.

HAND COLOURED presentation plans are available if required.

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS, written specifications, sketch drawings and cross sections may be required and will be quoted for where necessary.

Suggestions of planting themes will be shown on the layout plan.

DETAILED PLANTING PLANS - showing exact location of plants with a schedule listing quantities of plants and plant information and care are priced separately.

CHARGES

FREE first visit to discuss requirements and view garden. This is not a full consultation visit.

Each plan is priced individually on an hourly rate and the cost will be determined by the complexity of the design and the amount of detail involved.  But as a very basic guideline plans start from £4 per sq.m for gardens up to 50 sq.m then start at £250 for a layout plan covering a garden of up to 100 sq .m. Construction details and planting plans are priced separately.

A written quote will be given before any design work is carried out.