details from Planting Plan, Hilltop Bungalow, Rear Garden
I offer a variety of services including Garden Design (paper plans), Design and monitor (working with other trusted hard landscapers), Soft Landscaping, Planting and Mulching, and Garden Maintenance - I have many years of experience working in private gardens maintaining and evolving them.
The process of doing a design generally includes :
Site Survey. I visit and make an assessment of the site, measuring the spaces and making note of existing objects and plants, type of soil, soil acidity, garden aspect, levels. For some projects I like to also use a land surveyor to do a topographical survey. I use this information to create a Site Survey Document drawn to scale to work with.
-Agree a Brief for the design.
-Meetings to discuss a Concept Plan/sketches in B&W , discuss choices of plants and materials, style etc
-Meeting to hand over A1/A2/A3 scaled drawings pending project size :
--Garden Layout Plan GLP ; colour
--Structural Plan SP ; black and white
--Planting Plan PP (example shown above A1) ; black and white
--Coloured Illustration (see below) optional
--Detailed Construction Drawings (useful for specific instructions to landscapers)
In the first instance, a GLP is a useful summary of the 'new design' describing different areas of the garden and suggestions for plants. The SP and PP are black and white plans, drawn to scale. The SP gives measurements and detailed instructions for the landscapers to help them accurately build the design, with no plant information. The PP includes very detailed positioning, quantities and naming of plants.
Once the design is finished :
I offer my services to help clients source a trusted landscaper
I also offer my plant sourcing and planting services, working either with the landscaper or individually on my own or with an assistant. For most projects I like to involve myself with the planting. Sourcing, positioning, planting, mulching.
I can also offer a Project Monitoring Service which involves making regular visits during the construction to help check on progress
For gardens that wish to have lighting, I can create a Lighting Plan and introduce clients to my electrician
Part Design
Some clients have a limited budget but would like me to create a new design that leaves room for planting to come later by themselves or others. This means doing a Structural Plan only, showing the new flower borders, types of surfaces and objects etc.
Alternatively, you may have a blank canvas with recently created flower borders and wanting a Planting Plan only.
Consultation
If you would like to meet up to discuss your requirements, please send me an email to arrange to have a meeting, preferably with your address and any photographs you may have. There is a contact form on this website, or feel free to text or phone. This allows me an opportunity to look at your garden, share ideas and to show and discuss with you examples of my design work.
Some clients have a limited budget but would like me to create a new design that leaves room for planting to come later by themselves or others. This means doing a Structural Plan only, showing the new flower borders, types of surfaces and objects etc.
Alternatively, you may have a blank canvas with recently created flower borders and wanting a Planting Plan only.
Consultation
If you would like to meet up to discuss your requirements, please send me an email to arrange to have a meeting, preferably with your address and any photographs you may have. There is a contact form on this website, or feel free to text or phone. This allows me an opportunity to look at your garden, share ideas and to show and discuss with you examples of my design work.
Design Example...From A1 Paper Plans... to watercolour illustration ... to final garden...
Maintenance
I am also available for maintenance work. Perhaps you have an existing garden that you would like to evolve in stages. Chelsea Cottage (below, and see Projects) is an example of a long term project that I worked on with an assistant, where we helped an old garden come to life again. In that instance, much emphasis was put on a somewhat limited palette of flower colour, a strong focal point, with a 'modern cottage' feel. It was a joy to work on.... and to revisit each time.
