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Garden Design
So you want your garden redesigned? We are here to help. Whether its a new front drive or an entertaining area, we have the relevant qualifications for all of your needs.
We understand that every client has different needs and will try our best to find a solution that works for us both. We will try to accommodate most budgets this could be planning a garden to be built over amount of phases, find money saving solutions, etc. Large, small or courtyard, what ever the size we'll reflect the garden to your lifestyle and the house, making the fit seamlessly together.
The initial meeting will include a walk round the space, getting an understanding from the client for various details (how the space will be used, the type of garden you require, maintenance, budget), once terms are agreed, a sight survey shall be undertaken (size, elevation, pH test, soil test, etc).
Once all the necessary information has be taken on our part, now translating it to paper. We keep the customer updated with the design, having as many meetings to ensure all the garden is understood and can be adjusted till finalised.
Why choose us?
Many garden designers are very good at drawing, but have little understanding about hard landscaping, maintenance and plants. Some designers also use a similar template from one to the next.
Also, some having little experience of horticulture. Why is this important? This could save you money in the long term with understanding “right plant, right place”, a well know saying introduced by Gertrude Jekyll. From the start we look at maintenance and how to look after the finished piece, this can be overlooked as lots of money can be spent, but if this understanding is lack, after a couple of years the design could be a burden for the owner and unsightly if not kept in the right way.
Our designers have an in-depth understanding of plants with degrees in horticulture, as above, Right Plants, Right Place so plants will not overwhelm owners/space or reduced amount of replanting due to fatalities.
Other knowledge for designs that we hold are understanding of builds, different hard landscaping materials, project managing and more that may be required
What are the positives of having your garden designed?
This can provide clarity for the garden, space saving solutions that you did not think of, do not have the time to do this yourself. We will work with the client to produce a beautiful space that they've been longing for or some cases did not imagine and loved all the same.
Did you know that having your garden design can increase the property’s value? In some cases as much as 77%, below is an article from House Beautiful magazine produced in 2020, generally for the South East, between 5-20% depending on investment and original property value).
Also after 2020, gardens have not been more valuable for mental and physical health. Mixture having multiple lockdowns, News, having home & work now being one place and family on top of each other, having fresh air and greenery is well known for improving mental health and reducing blood pleasure.
Finally, you cannot guarantee what the British weather is going to do, but having a beautiful space to capitalise on when the sun does come out or even show off when you have guests over.
Majority of the designs we produce are drawn by hand, making the process more personable.
But other software we use are Sketchup Professional as our CAD (Computer Animated Design) software, generally to create the boundary and draw by hand after. This software is also used for 3D rendering allowing the client to see their garden design in various prospective as it can be hard to understand a drawing in 2D from a birds eye view.
Another software that is used is called Shoot, this software has 2D CAD built in, but used to show you plants that’ll be used in designs with images, some information on the plant and a task sheet allowing anyone to maintain the garden after being built for a month by month scheduling. Profile from Shoot below.
Returned visit 4 months after completion of the drawing above
Do you think having your garden designed will be expensive and is putting you off from having it? Please do contact us and we'll do what we can for you and your budget, some gardens do not need tens of thousands for your garden to look like one from the Chelsea flower show.
There are many options to get the most out of the space, could be a consultation of your garden allowing you to develop yourself, having a design plan with documents for the client to undertake, or if the budget stretches having the work undertaken for you.
As for our values, we will be honest with you to what can be done with the budget and suggest the actions to be taken. If this interests you, please get in contact with us and for further information on our workings, please clink the Case Studies link below.
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