Gary & co-designer Helen will listen to your aims for the garden, working with you to establish a bespoke brief for the project. From the first meeting to the final construction of the garden Gary will take a personal approach to closely guide you through each stage of the project. The typical design process is described here:
Initial Consultation
All projects begin with a consultation visit which usually takes around one hour. During which time we will listen to your requirements for the garden to establish a brief for the design.
The site will be viewed, comprehensive notes taken and sketches made. Spending time on site with the client enables us to get a sense of the place.
After this meeting an email proposal letter will be written which includes the design brief based upon the details of our meeting. With a full breakdown and explanation of the design process and what the likely costs of the project will be. Upon acceptance of this letter the design process will begin.
Feedback, Quote & Journey
You will receive your full quotation in writing, which is a quote, not an estimate and will be the price you pay at the end of the project. We believe in transparency, and also draw up a terms of business for both our customer and us to sign which brings additional piece of mind.
Site Survey
For each project a site survey is essential to record accurate measurements of the property and its boundaries and dimensions of existing level changes. The site survey will accurately locate positions of existing trees, shrubs, and the position of utilities to enable a scale drawing to be produced.
Normally during the site survey, we will start to also bring in various stone and other landscaping materials in relation to the project for you to view. With also being a member of the Marshalls Landscape Register, we can also arrange for Marshalls to deliver stone samples direct to your home.
Concept Plan
I then make a presentation of the proposed design. This is the Concept Plan drawn up to outline the proposal of the new design. The conceptual proposal is informed by your brief and technical information about the space, from the site survey and analysis, presented in the form of a 2D plan, 3D sketch. This is the first tangible visualisation of your garden. At this stage the plan is flexible and as the layout is discussed we may make several changes subject to your feedback.
Landscape Construction
With our company being one of the very few that offer both our garden design and landscaping service in-house, you will benefit from dealing with us from the very first initial consultation to completion. Gary personally project manages all his projects which is also inclusive of arranging skips, materials, work schedules and various other project matters.
