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How We Work

  1. Process
  2. Services

Steps to Creating Your Dream Garden

Click on the stages below to explore our design and build process.

1. Telephone consultation

We typically begin with a brief phone call to understand your aspirations, explain our approach, discuss the process, and provide an initial estimate for your garden design before scheduling a site visit.

2. On site design consultation

During a garden walk, we’ll discuss what aspects are working and what needs change. We’ll consider elements to retain and those to modify. While examining the terrain, we’ll offer advice and suggestions to help define your project.
After the garden tour, we’ll work with you to visualize your plans for the space, identify desired features, and explore potential opportunities. This information forms the foundation for creating a detailed design brief, providing a framework for the upcoming design phase.

3. Site survey

Whether large or small, a site survey is an essential part of the process. This document provides us with the necessary information outlining the boundaries, surface levels, utilities and permanent structures that need to be taken into account when designing your new garden. It also allows us to calculate all the aspects of the design to ensure we are utilising the space and budget to its fullest potential.

4. Concept design

Once we’ve completed the site survey, we begin the research and development process. This stage helps us envision how your garden will function in its location and complement the surrounding architecture. After carefully considering all project requirements, we proceed to formulate your garden design concept. This initial concept is supported by a mood board and presented to you using state-of-the-art rendering software. It serves as a visual interpretation of the brief, showcasing the proposed layout, materials, colors, and planting style.

5. Detailed design

Once we have established and agreed upon all the details related to the concept, we proceed to create a series of detailed plans that illustrate all the necessary information to support the construction phase of your garden. These plans enable us to calculate an accurate bill of quantities and work schedule, ensuring that every penny of your investment is used wisely.

6. Construction

We take great pride in our delivery, upholding the highest standards of craftsmanship through innovative construction methods, meticulous attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to achieving an exquisite level of finish.

Each project demands a unique approach and calls for craftsmen with multidisciplinary skills, extensive knowledge, and a problem-solving mindset to minimize risks and delays in the project’s timeline. Our construction team’s passion and unwavering commitment to each project allow them to bring your vision to life in a controlled and methodical manner, ensuring the creation of a garden with the most refined and sophisticated finish.

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Specialist Services

For projects we don’t design and build, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist services to complement your garden project. Click below for further information.

On Site Design Consultation

During a garden walk, we’ll discuss what aspects are working and what needs change. We’ll consider elements to retain and those to modify. While examining the terrain, we’ll offer advice and suggestions to help define your project.

After the garden tour, we’ll work with you to visualise your plans for the space, identify desired features, and explore potential opportunities. This information forms the foundation for creating a detailed design brief, providing a framework for the upcoming design phase.

Site survey

Whether your garden is large or small, a site survey is an essential part of the process. This document provides the designer with the necessary information outlining architectural elevations, boundaries, surface levels, utilities and permanent structures that need to be taken into account when designing your new garden. It also allows them to calculate all the aspects of the design to ensure they are utilising the space and budget to its fullest potential.

Concept plan & 3D visuals

After carefully considering all project requirements, we will formulate your garden design concept. Our concept design will help you envision how your garden will function in its location and complement the surrounding architecture. This initial concept is supported by a mood board and presented to you using state-of-the-art rendering software. It serves as a visual interpretation of the brief, showcasing the proposed layout, materials, colors, and planting style.

Presentation plan

After the completion and approval of the concept phase, we will furnish you with a presentation plan illustrating the general arrangement of the proposed design in relation to the site and its architecture. This plan clearly delineates the areas designated for hard and soft landscaping, provides material specifications and quantities, and includes measurements at key points to offer precise guidance to contractors for finished surface levels.

Construction plans

The nature of bespoke design often leads to the creation of unique features that may not have been constructed previously. Complex bespoke design elements necessitate additional construction drawings, which furnish contractors with precise building methods and material specifications. These elements can encompass bespoke furniture, structures, water features, lighting, or hard landscaping arrangements.

Planting Plans

Our approach to planting revolves around the preservation of existing wildlife habitats and the creation of new, improved habitats. In line with findings from local ecology reports and thorough research, our planting plans are meticulously crafted to enhance local biodiversity. These comprehensive plans outline our choice of plant specimens and the rationale behind our selections. They also specify the positioning of the chosen plants within their designated spaces, providing details on names, quantities, and sizes.

Lighting plan

Adaptive garden lighting serves to enhance the atmosphere, extend functionality, and ensure safety and security. Our lighting plans serve as a comprehensive guide for contractors, outlining the proposed circuitry layout, types of lights, their positions, cable routes, junctions, and control boxes. These plans also provide valuable insights for future developments and ground maintenance requirements.

Irrigation plan

Preserving the ecosystem created is of utmost importance. Rainwater harvesting systems serve as a valuable water source for your garden’s irrigation, safeguarding the plant life that supports local habitats. Automated irrigation systems are programmable to operate at specified times of the day. This not only conserves water but also provides peace of mind when your garden is unattended for any period.

Setting out plan

Our setting out plans provide precise measurements and positioning for both hard and soft landscaping areas. These plans serve as a guide for contractors, allowing them to accurately position and lay out the different design elements within the site’s boundaries. This ensures that the spaces are proportionate and harmoniously arranged as originally intended.

Planning

For architecture that is either listed or situated within conservation areas, it is often necessary to submit plans to local authorities for building consent. We understand that these processes can be time-consuming. Therefore, we offer a service to alleviate this burden by representing you in these matters.

Tender documents

For projects not handled by our own construction team, we prepare a tender package to obtain competitive quotes from various contractors. This package includes a complete set of drawings, bills of quantities, and specifications. After visiting the site, contractors submit itemised quotations. We then analyse these quotes and generate a written tender report, outlining any noteworthy aspects or concerns for each proposal.

Construction

We offer a full turn-key service, guiding you from concept to completion. Each project is approached with care and commitment by our exceptional team, dedicated to delivering a service of excellence.

Our construction and delivery team has spent years honing their trades, ensuring we provide the refined finishes you can expect.

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