PROCESS

Gardens are very personal spaces and every client is different. When I am in your garden I am in your home. My approach is to listen to you, observe the space, and work with you to develop plans for your garden that respond to your needs, give you joy, and is mindful of environmental sustainability.

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Consulting: Not sure if garden design is for you? Just want some basic garden advice? We offer a low-cost consulting service. This is friendly, expert guidance on anything and everything garden related. Drop us an email here to get started. 

 

Design: The design process is split in to three parts.

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• Site Survey and Analysis - a survey may be outsourced specialist contractor if the site is large or complex

• Concept Plan - providing initial ideas, style cues and mood boards for hard and soft landscaping based on consultation discussions and site analysis

• Detail drawings - consolidation of an agreed design to master plan, detailed specification documents, construction drawings, and Planting Plan

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Pre Build: All technical aspects of the design are finalised and a landscaper and associated other contractors are appointed. The design team will cost all specified plants and trees and offer a quote for supply and planting. These quotes together equate to the finalised build budget. 

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Hard Landscaping: The Principle Contractor delivers the build with input from specialist contractors when required. If agreed by the client the designer may oversee the process, liaising with the principle contractor throughout, to ensure the build is progressing as per the design specification.

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Soft Landscaping: After build is complete, including planting of larger trees and lawn, soft landscaping may commence. This is when the design team may return to plant your garden, or planting will be carried out by the Principle Contractor.

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Aftercare: We offer a range of in-house garden care packages plus an annual planting review service to touch in with how the scheme is progressing. We are also able to recommend expert services from our trusted network of gardeners. Please see our garden care page for more details. 

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