The Processes

• Consultation
  This is a meeting with the designer where requirements for your garden/ outside space are ascertained, and possible design solutions are discussed. They will advise you on planting areas, hard landscaping, shape and structure for the garden, plus specific features such as seating areas or pergolas/gazebos. This will leave you with lots of ideas for the design of your garden/ outside space, as well as general maintenance suggestions for existing planting or enhanced planting required for any 'problem areas' needing attention.
  This may be all you need to get going on you own project, or you may wish to continue to the next stage with a Design Plan or Planitng Scheme.
• Formal Quotations for Design Work
  After the initial meeting, a quotation is prepared and sent to the customer to check over. This document is a statement of what services the designer will provide, outlining the design requirements and the costs of plans.
• Design Plan
  When the quotation is agreed, we will start with surveying the garden, assessing existing planting and landscape features/properties using notes and pictures. This enables the production of a number of 'rough' (although well detailed) hand drawn designs which will then be discussed with you. We can then decide on a final design idea and produce a final Design Plan. This will be a scale hand drawn Design Plan with plant suggestions and notes to advise contractors on materials etc. This plan is used as a working plan and to obtain quotations from landscaping contractors, and will then be used by the appointed contractor as a basis from which to construct the garden.
• Planting Scheme
  When the Design Plan has been approved, work will normally commence on the Planting Scheme which adds considerable plant detailing. However, we can provide a Planting Scheme as a stand alone product.
  After discussing colour, texture, foliage, plant likes and dislikes, plus maintenance requirements, we can produce a detailed Planting Scheme to reflect either seasonal interest, or a year round display, using trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs tailored to suit your site situation and soil type. The Planting Scheme is a hand drawn plan with exact positions of plants with quantity, latin and common names, carefully worked out for height, colour and interest.