Consultations

A typical consultation lasts for about an hour or so. During that time, most clients look to us for ideas and sound horticultural advice. It may be a completely new plot or a mature garden. It may need a new way to organise the garden, help with problem planting areas, or find ways of improving privacy. Whatever a client's requirements, we can offer practical advice and information, as well as looking at a garden with a fresh, designer's eye.

Outline Plans

The Outline Plan can be regarded as the "Grand Plan", the structure or architecture of the garden. It defines the garden design idea and marks where everything should be and how the garden should be laid out.

This involves looking at how the garden will be used and who will be using it - the needs of children, busy working couples, the retired, elderly or the disabled will be very different. This is where our design training and skills can be used to create a coherent and visually pleasing design, which meets the practical needs of our clients and their families.

We always visit your garden (usually as part of a Consultation), check the aspect, assess its strong and weak points, and conduct soil tests, so that we can give you the best advice. Unless a previous survey exists, we will usually measure your garden and photograph it to give us a clear idea of its shape and proportion. Views from inside windows are also checked, so that the garden always looks good, whatever the weather.

Site visits and dicussions are vital, to talk about your needs, about plants and materials, as well as maintenance and costs. All of these make a vital contribution to the final plan.

Our Outline Plans usually surprise clients because people are often unaware of the possibilities. The plans are accurate & drawn to scale, so that any competent landscaper can use them to construct the garden, though

additional construction details and Specifications can help to ensure that the garden is built to the highest standards.