A well thought out garden can positively transform the way you live and when you appoint a professional designer, you can be sure your project is in safe hands. With smaller gardens in particular where everything is on show, it is absolutely imperative that every design element and detail is well considered and justified - in small spaces there is no hiding place for bad choices made. Mistakes, however small, can be costly and will completely offset an otherwise successful outcome. Furthermore, the most challenging but exciting spaces, often the ones to create the ‘wow' factor, are the small gardens where expert design solutions are truly inspiring and tranformational.

Design costs vary according to the content and scale of the project. Garden Design Plans can range from £500 for simple makeovers to £ several thousand for complex projects. Planting advice and/or plans cost in the region of £180 to £1200 depending on the amount of planting. Consultancy advice is charged at £80 per hour respectively subject to the nature of the advice sought. In terms of actual build costs, most newly designed gardens including irrigation and lighting fall into the following categories: - £18,000 - £35,000 £35,000 - £60,000 £60,000 - £150,000 Small partial improvements are costed per job. For example, an existing garden 'revamp', a new planting scheme etc.

The full Design Process from the Initial Consultation to the final Presentation of the Master Plan & Supporting Construction Documents is usually a period of 4-6 weeks. The build stage depends largely on the scale of the project and ranges from two weeks to 7/8 months.

Yes, you can strike the healthy balance of urban development and preserving our environment. Even with very contemporary designs, there are always design solutions to ensure an ecological relationship between landscape and urban design and build. Part of our ethos is to always ensure that part of the Design Brief takes into account the nature and wildlife we are privileged to have living alongside us. Please see here for more information on our Environmental Commitment.

All our trees and plants are sourced from top quality industry standard trade nurseries and growers throughout the UK, and sometimes Europe where certain species are desired or specified. For large shrubs and trees, we personally visit the nurseries to choose and select them ensuring the perfect form and size for the jobs in mind.

Like everything if a good quality build and good materials are used at the outset, there is no reason why your garden shouldn’t continue to look fabulous years after the design. Of course there will be elements you need to maintain at certain frequencies such as repainting or re-oiling furniture, cleaning paving etc. The most important investment will be the maintenance of your plants. It is a very important part of the initial brief to fully understand the requirements of a garden once established and not to be over-ambitious with the amount or type of planting to be incorporated if you are unable to look after it yourself and/or appoint a gardener to do so. This will be discussed in detail with you by the designer and forms part of The Brief.

Yes - absolutely we can help! You’d be amazed at the results from a simple garden makeover of which we have done many. Please do get in touch and we can talk you through how we can make the most of your outside space.

There is no doubt that the introduction of artificial grass is damaging to our environment. Whilst it may have huge benefits for our everyday living in terms of low maintenance and time management, it is vey much to the detriment locally of the soil health, local wildlife, habitats and drainage (especially with the change in weather pattern we now experience) Wider, it of course impacts on carbon footprint in terms of its manufacturing & transport as well as final disposal into landfill. Companies are moving towards products less impactful but nothing quite replaces nature's best option. Notwithstanding the above, like everything, there are times and places where artificial grass is the suitable choice. Where this applies, we like to compensate by ensuring corridors for wildlife are maintained and plenty of wildlife planting is incorporated. You can read more about our Environment Commitment here.

Yes, light pollution is harmful to wildlife. It illuminates habitats they would otherwise use for their survival and protection and alters the relationships between predators and prey. Light and dark have the biggest influence on circadian rhythms. Most songbirds migrate at night and become very disorientated when travelling through excessive artificial light (ALAN) This is not to say you cannot have lighting in your gardens. A well thought-out scheme will mitigate unnecessary light polution.