Importantance of Garden Design

Garden design provides both creative and practical support to transforming your garden. Most clients are looking for inspiration, and this can be done by sharing 2 or 3 concepts on paper prior to deciding a final design. Typically, a client can expect a detailed plan and 3D perspective drawings to help them visualise the finished garden design. Pragmatically, the garden design also accurately scales the garden, helps anticipate problems and allows accurate costings for the landscape contractor. We work across London and the home counties. Including contemporary, small, city, roof terrace & decking garden design.

Typical garden design process

In most cases, the garden design process begins with an initial client / site meeting to look at the garden and discuss client needs and wants. This is followed by an accurate survey, noting existing trees, services, and garden levels. A second client meeting then takes place to establish a more precise brief and an indication of budget. The garden designer then starts to put together concepts and ideas in several sketches taken to a further consultation with the client to gain feedback and agreement on a lead design. The designer then produces a working masterplan with 3D perspectives, elevation drawings, material specifications, and additionally, planting plans on request. At this point, the client can also explore options of irrigation, lighting, furniture and planters. Once the masterplan is finished, the necessary specifications can be passed on to landscape contractors to price accurately.

How To Select Garden Plants?

Mostly people just visit the nursery and get whatever plants they wish for, regretting afterwards about certain things. There are few things that you need to consider while selecting the garden plants for yourself. You need to decide whether you would go for perennial or annual plants and does your garden get the right ratio of sunlight and shade. Then you need to know if your garden ground is well drained and is equipped with a good water system. You should also consider the pH level of the plants. Once you are through with this you can be safe from a whole lot of time and money waste.