Services

Whether your project is a planted bed or a full scale design, in a small urban courtyard or a large country garden, the design service is tailored to meet your needs. It might be that you want to utilise certain aspects of the services on offer, but they all begin with a consultation.

James Eckersley garden designer has consultation with client

Consultation

Before any projects can really take off we need to know what we are working with. All aspects of the garden and how we can affect its change are explored. Ideas and advice are exchanged and perhaps might be all that you require. Consultations last around 1-2 hours in order to thoroughly understand what you are looking to get out of your garden.

Survey and site analysis

Survey and Site Analysis

A site survey will be arranged for the garden to measure the dimensions and level changes with precision. This is required to make informed decisions when designing a project.

A site analysis follows, to record the existing features, climate, soil type, aspect, and other factors that might affect the design.

James Eckersley garden design creates concept plan

Concept Plan

A concept plan communicates the proposed ideas for the garden. Various images of the design will be delivered to give you the best impression of how the garden will look. The images are 3D rendered to appear photorealistic. The plan is produced to scale, meaning you have a realistic sense of how the garden will look when complete.

Concept Plan examples

James Eckersley designing Hard Landscaping plan

Hard Landscaping Plan

The plan that describes how your project will be built. Construction drawings, electrical plans, setting-out plans are all included to describe to a landscaper precisely how the garden will be constructed.

Hard Landscaping Plans examples

James Eckersley garden design planting plan

Planting Plan

A scaled plan identifying all the plants to be used in the garden and the precise locations they should be planted. A planting schedule is included for ease of ordering. The plants can be sourced, set out and planted personally, to ensure a quality service.

A plant maintenance schedule can be included to allow you or your gardener to care for the garden as it matures.

Planting Plan examples

Plants garden tendering

Tendering

The tender process can be overseen on your behalf to ensure that the right landscaper for your project is found.

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