There is a standard charge of 50 for the briefing, which is refunded if a design is subsequently commissioned. Garden survey to measure size, levels and the location of visible objects, such as manhole covers and overhead lines. For large, multi-level sites, I will recommend a professional land surveyor. I will also assess the site, making a note of existing plants and materials, views you want to see or hide, the direction of the prevailing wind and sun/shade areas. I will ask you to provide me with information you may have already, such as house plans, the location of underground services and planning restrictions.
Tracy really listened to what we wanted to use our garden for and came up with a design that nailed it! Her flexible pricing structure meant we just paid for the expertise we needed and she comes with a great database of reliable contractors to do the work. She also recycled as much of the old Garden materials as possible which was really important to me. We are delighted with our new outdoor space and can't wait for decent weather to start using it!
Wishing everyone well in these stressful times. Design work continues here in the home office with a few sanity breaks out in the garden.
Christmas greetings from Oregon. There aren't any festive red berries here but lots of blue Juniper ones with a lovely gin scent.
I'm out and about planting bulbs. This time for a talented client who designed her own garden while I consulted and came up with the planting scheme.
A soggy visit to Camelon's Forth Valley Sensory Centre where the Kitchen Garden I designed is almost complete. It's been a tricky project to transform a small, sloping site on a minuscule budget using free labour and inexpensive materials. But plants are thriving and vegetables are being harvested.
The blessing/curse of having a Garden Designer daughter: The planting beds are looking bonkers up at my parents' house. They get one of every plant I want to try out now that my own garden is full.
Sometimes minimal design interventions are all that's required. This garden just needed decking removed to reveal C… https://t.co/rsusmaIleg
I've been asked to find solutions for quite a few 'problem corners' this year. Parts of lovely, established gardens… https://t.co/2CHSxCpnWV
Lewis and Alex of Process Landscaping doing a super job building one of my designs. Thanks guys :) https://t.co/rfJWNPl3ZS
Now in Central Oregon where much of the vegetation is shaped by fire. Our entertainment is watching planes put out… https://t.co/H6MHsGMwhg
Travelling around the Pacific NW. First Vancouver, where they have: lots of tropical looking planters, a penchant f… https://t.co/IA2nBiGXAZ