Quality Landscaping
We provide free initial site survey & comprehensive design service
The initial step is to meet you and gain a proper understanding of your requirements for your perfect landscape garden. We will look to discuss objectives, personal preferences and your vision for your ideal outdoor space.
During this meeting we will:
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Outline the remaining process.
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Agree a convenient time to visit for the site survey
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Discuss with you the likely costs in producing a design (if this is necessary)
There is no charge for this service.
If you proceed, a full topographical survey is prepared by our landscape designer at a cost. Typical design costs for a standard sized garden will start at £150. This ensures that all aspects are considered including position of property, boundaries, existing planting, ground levels and drainage issues. This is when the design ideas come together on paper and our proposed design is presented to you in person. This is in the form of a sketched plan. It gives a very clear indication of how things will look and invites further discussion regarding materials and planting detail. An indication of materials and planting specification is also provided.
At this stage most of our clients wish to proceed to construction and are happy to discuss any remaining issues verbally with us as the project progresses. The next stage is for us to provide a written estimate of the cost of the works;
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Outline the construction detail and estimated time-scales
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Confirm the full materials specification
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Agree the planting concept
Many of our clients are happy to approve the design in Concept form and discuss the planting verbally, without the need for a detailed planting scheme. This is a personal choice to keep costs to a minimum and we are more than happy to proceed this way. However, we would be delighted to also offer a highly detailed full planting plan taking into account conditions, soil type and aspect. Unlike many garden design consultancies we offer an entire design and build service in-house.
Under most circumstances it is not necessary to prepare detailed construction drawings and you can therefore avoid the expense of this. Our designer and builders work closely together and agree all aspects of the hard landscaping with you before proceeding to construction. However, should you require more detailed construction drawings we can produce these for you. We constantly review our fees and services to ensure that they remain of the highest quality, and at appropriate competitive levels. Naturally however, should our clients wish us to provide a design service in isolation; we are more than happy to prepare construction detail, materials specifications, planting plans as above, and any further technical drawings.
For frequently asked questions that our client's ask us, please see our FAQ page.