Garden Design Service
Designs can be provided for your whole garden or for specific areas. For a fixed fee (reflecting the size and complexity of your project), I will provide:
Initial Consultation
Free of charge within 30 miles of Birmingham city centre. Reasonable expenses for further afield.
Ideally I like to meet clients on site as this enables me to look at the site and understand its characteristics and the opportunities and challenges it presents. At this first meeting we will discuss your requirements; how you want to use your garden, your likes and dislikes, what you need to have and what you would like, preferred styles and budget. It also provides us with an opportunity to discuss initial ideas. Based on this discussion I will provide you with an estimated fee for producing your garden design and our discussions will form the basis for the draft design brief.
Design Brief
Following the visit I will send you a draft design brief. This will summarise our discussions and detail what you want to achieve from your garden, what features its need to include or what problems it is seeking to solve. Once agreed this will form the contract between us setting out what services will be provided and the agreed fee and timescale.
Site Survey and Appraisal
Once we have agreed the brief, I will need to visit the site to complete a full site survey and appraisal. This will ensure that I have all the detailed information and measurements needed to provide a successful design. If your site is very large or complex it may be necessary to commission a professional surveyor to provide this.
- Client brief
- Initial design sketches and mood images to finalise design approach
- Final design, drawn to scale
Initial Consultation
Free of charge within 30 miles of Birmingham city centre. Reasonable expenses for further afield.
Ideally I like to meet clients on site as this enables me to look at the site and understand its characteristics and the opportunities and challenges it presents. At this first meeting we will discuss your requirements; how you want to use your garden, your likes and dislikes, what you need to have and what you would like, preferred styles and budget. It also provides us with an opportunity to discuss initial ideas. Based on this discussion I will provide you with an estimated fee for producing your garden design and our discussions will form the basis for the draft design brief.
Design Brief
Following the visit I will send you a draft design brief. This will summarise our discussions and detail what you want to achieve from your garden, what features its need to include or what problems it is seeking to solve. Once agreed this will form the contract between us setting out what services will be provided and the agreed fee and timescale.
Site Survey and Appraisal
Once we have agreed the brief, I will need to visit the site to complete a full site survey and appraisal. This will ensure that I have all the detailed information and measurements needed to provide a successful design. If your site is very large or complex it may be necessary to commission a professional surveyor to provide this.
Design for a small courtyard garden
Initial Design Sketches
I will provide you with a minimum of two design sketches with accompanying mood images. These will be simple outline plans and sketches of potential designs which provide a visual medium for us to discuss ideas, clarify any areas and talk through any changes you may want.
Final Design
The final design will be drawn to scale and fully detailed to indicate hard-landscaping, planting areas and trees, features and any structures. I also provide supporting notes with practical information and guidance on implementing the design.
I will provide you with a minimum of two design sketches with accompanying mood images. These will be simple outline plans and sketches of potential designs which provide a visual medium for us to discuss ideas, clarify any areas and talk through any changes you may want.
Final Design
The final design will be drawn to scale and fully detailed to indicate hard-landscaping, planting areas and trees, features and any structures. I also provide supporting notes with practical information and guidance on implementing the design.