The design process

This free consultation will allow us both an opportunity to understand what you want your new garden to look and feel like. I will come to your garden & ask you a number of questions to help us shape a design brief and set out a budget to help us achieve your goals and desires.

After the consultation, I will confirm the brief and budget for your new garden. I will also produce a concept board, full of the types of plants, colour schemes and any hard landscaping ideas we have discussed to give you a visual representation of what the design will aim to incorporate.

The next steps are to measure up the site, which will then inform up to two concept designs, drawn to scale for you to consider. I charge a fee for my time spent measuring all aspects of your garden from perimeters to neighbouring walls and level changes. If you have a particularly large garden, a surveyor may be required.

Once we have agreed on the Concept Design, I can begin project planning for your new garden, drawing up the final plans to scale & start contracting any third party landscapers . I will confirm final costings, timelines and work towards the agreed budget.

If you would like me to go beyond suggestions of plants and colour palettes for your space, I can create a planting plan. This shows where the proposed plants will go, along with a details of the plants and costs to source them and plant them. The plan includes a mood board and aftercare plan.

Finally, professional landscapers / gardeners will be contracted to build and deliver your garden design. Or, you are welcome to suggest a contractor you already know. I can make regular site visits to project manage this phase if you wish to add this service. Planting happens once the build phase is complete.