Services

Stage 1 — Site visit and site survey

I measure the house and garden, analyse the soil, look at how the sun moves in relation to your space, consider views from the house and where you are overlooked or lack privacy, and note everything to keep — outbuildings, trees, plants. I then draw up a scaled plan. I will need to know your budget at this point, so as not to over-design something you then feel you can't afford.

Stage 2 — First in-person meeting

We spend time talking about how you want to use the garden, how it feels now and what you'd like to change and include. I bring images so I get a feel for your style — materials, plants, furniture — and I encourage you to bring some too.

Stage 3 — Concept drawings

I explore ideas and draw them out roughly, and may begin to develop the idea I feel would work best.

Stage 4 — Second in-person meeting

We talk through the drawings, decide which parts of each feel best, and agree a final layout. I bring some materials so we can decide what will go into the final plan.

Stage 5 — Final digital plan

A plan drawn to scale, by hand or digitally, ready for you to hand over to your chosen landscapers.

Stage 6 — Planting plan

We discuss your likes and dislikes, colour preferences, how involved you want to be in maintenance, and the sun and shade your garden receives. I then put together a planting plan — looking at what is available and what will work in your garden, taking into account the eventual size of the plants. I provide a list of trees, shrubs and plants, the quantities of each, and a rough quote from my suppliers. I offer a 10% discount on plants I source myself, through trusted relationships with large, reputable nurseries, and try to arrange a single delivery to reduce the overall cost.

Stage 7 — Planting in

On the day of delivery we will be at your property to:

• Prepare the area (protecting ground and surfaces etc)
• Sign off the delivery (check the quantities are correct, that the health and sizes of the plants and that the exact names of plant correspond to those ordered) before signing off the delivery
• We will then move then into the garden and lay them out, according to the planting plan
• Plant, water and mulch them in
• Tidy up the garden before leaving

Stage 1 — Site visit

I look at the site and soil type, sun and shade, and any neighbouring trees and planting you want to keep. We discuss your likes and dislikes, colour preferences, how involved you want to be in maintenance, and the sun and shade your garden receives.

Stage 2 — In-person meeting

An in person meeting to go through a list of suitable plants, so we can decide on a final list.

Stage 3 — Planting plan

I produce a final plan alongside a complete list of the trees, shrubs and plants, the quantities of each, and a rough quote from my suppliers. I offer a 10% discount on plants I source myself, and try to arrange a single delivery to reduce the overall cost.

How it works

You may simply want to run through your own design ideas, talk through a planting scheme, or feel the need for a second set of eyes. Alternatively you may want a small area designed — a pergola, a seating space. This is charged at an hourly rate.