Helpful Tips
Before commissioning a Garden Design there are a few things you can do to get the most out of your garden design and to ensure that your Garden Designer knows exactly what you want:
- Spend some time deciding exactly what you will
want to use the garden for. It may be that different members
of the household will have different needs. For example you may want
me to design an area for relaxing, entertaining and having barbeques
and your children may want an area in the garden for playing games.
- Think about what sort of things you like and
dislike in a garden. For example traditional or contemporary
styles, themes (such as mediterranean, oriental or exotic), water
features, colours etc. Sometimes making a simple 'mood board' of your
favourite images can be invaluable to a garden designer by representing
your personal tastes.
- If you have access to old plans of your garden
it is worth checking for signs of underground structures that
you may not have known about, such as air-raid shelters, wells & old
foundations. These old structures may well have a bearing on the design
regarding the work that can be carried out in the garden.
- Often there are drains, pipes, cables & inspection
covers in the garden. Try to make a note of where these are
and point them out to your garden designer so that they can be factored
into the design and disguised if necessary.
- Decide what sort of planting you would like to
have in your garden, whether it is architectural & exotic or
soft & romantic. If possible make a note of any plants or flowers
you particularly like or dislike. Consider how much time you want
to spend maintaining the garden as it can be designed to be either
high or low maintenance to suit you.