Complete Garden Design Service

Fully bespoke garden design service from initial concepts to finished garden, followed up with advice on garden care.

For private & domestic clients who want confidence they will love the outcome & feel supported through every step of the process with clear communication and attention to detail.

Every project & every client is unique. You set the project brief, we take care to test & communicate design options, co-ordinate the right team for your needs, and ensure you get the garden you have dreamed of.

Prices are tailored to the needs of the project. The individual steps of the process are outlined below.

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Romantic & Biodiverse Planting Design

Feel the air humming with life in your garden.

Our planet is changing and the way we make our gardens makes a difference. This is bespoke plant based design to provide a haven for you & for wildlife.

You may have a garden you have loved for many years that needs a planting uplift, or be starting a new garden to build memories in for years to come.

We believe in ‘right plant, right place’ and will always take light levels, soil type, available moisture and shelter into account to create a resilient planting scheme that thrives year round. You can choose to plant the garden yourself or use our plant sourcing and planting service.

We are also happy to work with architects, developers or private clients who may have a design and builders for the garden layout, but want a professional horticulturalist to design and install the planting

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The following steps provide an overview of a ‘typical’ complete design service.

As a guide, my design charges start at £450. A medium sized Cambridge domestic garden is likely to cost in the region of £45,000 + VAT to build with full design services charged at around 15% of the construction cost. This is a very rough guide as costs (both to build and to design) vary relative to size, complexity and the ratio of hard to soft landscaping.

1_Survey, Analysis & Client Brief

Along with an accurate topographical survey of the existing garden, every project starts with time spent getting to know the atmosphere and mood of the place and the specific needs of the client. Catriona will undertake a detailed site analysis & drawing up of the design brief together with you.

2_Concept Design

Informed by the client brief and analysis, we put together an outline design proposal for your new garden. Presented as a sketch plan supported by mood boards and perspective drawings.

3_Masterplan, Design Detail & Planting Plan

Once you are happy with the outline design proposal, we produce a final landscape masterplan drawing which refines the agreed layout design of your new garden. This stage may involve working closely with specialist makers / engineers / architects on bespoke elements of your garden. Planting mood boards and a final detailed planting plan are prepared. We develop to detail a package of working drawings to share with landscape contractors and prepare the cost estimate.

4_Choosing a landscaper & processing quotes

We can recommend a suitable landscape contractor once the design is completed or manage the tender process on your behalf. The construction package is prepared during the tender stage of the project.

5_Project Monitoring

Contractor co-ordination and close supervision of all aspects of the construction, planting and styling of your garden.

6_Planting

Plants are sourced from specialist nurseries and growers to ensure strong healthy specimens.

7_Completion & Aftercare

Once the project is complete and reviewed with the client, initial and after care advice is available for an agreed period of time.

A full service from the first meeting through to visiting to confirm that the construction is complete is an investment to create a beautiful, carefully considered garden that will provide enjoyment for many years to come.

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Our studio is based near Cambridge. Most of our projects are based in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Bedfordshire & London. However we will willingly travel further afield if required.