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The initial consultation is free and involves no committment on your part. It enables me to discuss your ideas and requirements with you
and to make an assessment of your garden. It's also an opportunity for you to have a look at examples
of my previous work and find out more about the design process.
Following the meeting, I will send you a short report which summarises our discussion and sets out the design
brief. It will also include an initial analysis of the site and broad recommendations on the direction that the
design should take. Included with the report is a quote for the design work.
Once you have decided to go ahead, the next step is a comprehensive survey and analysis of the site.
This includes accurate dimensions and levels and covers all the physical features that may affect the design.
If the site is large or complex, a professional surveyor will be commissioned.
Working to your brief and using all the information from the survey, I will then draw up a design proposal.
This outlines my ideas for the garden, and may be accompanied by 3d sketches and visual reference material
to give you a clear idea of how it would look. We use all this as a basis for further discussion, making changes
if necessary until we arrive at a final design that you are happy with.
When we have agreed the final design, I will draw up a layout plan. This is an accurate, detailed scale drawing that
shows the layout of the new garden and sets out all the structural features. It includes dimensions, levels and other
information required by the contractor to build the garden.
Detailed technical drawings are sometimes necessary in addition to the layout plan, to enable correct construction
of hard landscape features such as walls and water features. Specifications are drawn up to communicate the
scope and nature of works, and details of materials to be used.
Plants are chosen to take account of site conditions as well as the overall design objectives. Planting plans
show precisely where each plant is to be located, whilst planting schedules detail the type, size and quantity
of plants needed.
The building and planting will be carried out by a landscape contractor, and a number of firms may be invited
to tender for the job. The drawings and documentation are used as the basis for contractors to quote and then become
working documents to enable accurate implementation of the design. If required, I can monitor this work, liaising with
both the client and the contractor until the work is complete.
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