Planting design -

the process from concept
to completion

We are specialists in planting design and with over 25 years of experience in selecting and growing plants we think we might know something about this. Plants are always selected for the right plant, right place ethos and considerations of soil type, soil pH, aspect, soil health and personal preference are taken into account, along with the genus loci. Planting can be tailored to be child or pet friendly. We can also create low allergen planting to aid hayfever, asthma, sensitive skin sufferers and those with perfume sensitivity. Foliage contrast, texture and form is combined with structure and seasonality. Our planting schemes are plant rich and encourage biodiversity.

Initial consultation

The process starts with an initial consultation to chat with you about your planting and what you hope to achieve from it and enable us to realise your gardens potential. Following on from this meeting we can then send you our Design Fee Proposal.
Site survey

Completing a detailed questionnaire with you to ascertain your needs, likes and dislikes and the property setting along with gauging how much time you have for maintenance regimes will begin the design process. A survey to record photos, measurements, aspect, level changes and soil type also needs to be completed. For larger gardens we may use a topographical survey.
Planting plan & visual

The Planting Plan along with a Plant Moodboard will set the colour scheme for the planting and highlight key features such as structural plants, flowers, foliage and form. Location, spacing and the number of new plants are detailed along with any retained planting based upon your soil type and aspect and of course your personal tastes. A Seasonality Chart can also be provided to convey the seasons of interest for each plant.
Planting

We can source plants for your garden from an extensive range of nurseries. We will prepare all planting beds, lay all of the planting out onsite and plant up for you to enable the plants to get off to the best possible start. If you are keen to learn gardening skills then we offer the chance to shadow us in this process and we can impart our extensive horticultural knowledge upon you.
Maintenance plan

For those with little or no gardening knowledge, being left with a beautiful garden to care for can seem daunting, so a suggested maintenance plan can be created to enable you or your gardener to care for your plants to ensure they flourish in your new garden.
Aftercare

We would recommend a number of follow up visits are scheduled in between 6 - 18 months after the garden is completed, to ensure planting is working for you as a client and assess that it is fulfilling the design brief. Whilst we do not offer a regular garden maintenance service, we do offer maintenance tuition sessions where we can guide you through caring and nurturing your garden. We can also offer ad hoc maintenance sessions for specialist pruning requirements or further development of the planting if required.